MBLEX Pathology Problem-Set Questions with All Correct
Answers Provided 2025/2026
What type of insurance protects a business from alleged negligence by a
practitioner: Disability; General Liability; Malpractice; or Personal Injury? -
correct answer Malpractice
What substance aids the body in creating scar tissue: Keratin; Collagen;
Elastin; or Plasma? - correct answer Collagen
Which circumstance is an indication for the use of cold: Extreme Hyperactivity,
Cold Sensitivity, Frostbite, or Acute Inflammation? - correct answer Acute
inflammation
What hormone is responsible for an increase in focused attention after
receiving a massage: Cortisol; Epinephrine; Oxytocin; or Dopamine? - correct
answer Dopamine
A practitioner who is an independent contractor makes her own schedule also:
Receives a W-2 from her employer; purchases her own supplies; is exempt
from paying taxes; or must offer mobile massage sessions? - correct answer
Purchases her own supplies
Which of the following movements of the vertebral column will lengthen the
fibers of the external oblique on the right side of the body: Rotation to the
right; Rotation to the Left; Lateral Flexion to the right, or Bilateral Flexion? -
correct answer Rotation to the right
What best describes a strain: Ligament Tear; Joint Subluxation; Overstretch
injury to a muscle; or Hairline osseous fracture? - correct answer Overstretch
injury to a muscle
,Which of the following movements lengthens fibers of the trapezius: Extension
of the neck; rotation of the head ipsilaterally; depression of the scapula; or
flexion of the shoulder contralaterally? - correct answer Rotation of the head
ipsilaterally
Which of the following conditions are associated with pregnancy:
Dysmenorrhea; Hyperthyroidism; Gestational Diabetes; Pelvic Inflammatory
Disease? - correct answer Gestational diabetes
Massage elevates a client's mood by increasing which of the following
neurotransmitters: Norepinephrine; Cortisol; Glutamate; or Dopamine? -
correct answer Dopamine
A client complains of paresthesia and a week grip in her right arm and hand.
She occasionally feels pain in the neck and chest on the affected side. Which
of the following muscle groups would the practitioner target for treatment:
Scalenes; Intercostals, Intertransversarii; or Pterygoids? - correct answer
Scalenes
An injury to a ligament is best described as a: Strain; Sprain; Contusion; or
Subluxation? - correct answer Sprain
Which of the following is an ethics violation: Keeping client files locked in
fireproof safe; having sexual relations with a current client; a practitioner
flirting with a former client; or sharing fees and policies prior to a session? -
correct answer Having sexual relations with a current client
A practitioner passes the MBlex and immediately starts advertising as a
licensed massage therapist. What step may have been overlooked:
Completion of a background check; application for business license; securing
personal and professional liability insurance; or Obtaining a massage license
with his state of jurisdiction? - correct answer Obtaining a massage license
with his state jurisdiction
, A client says they'd like light pressure during their session. The practitioner
performs medium to deep strokes over a myofascial restriction on the back,
telling the client the area needs to be worked out. This is an example of what
type of violation: Ethics, Confidentiality; Boundary; Scope of Practice? -
correct answer Boundary
What form of marketing tool provides free media exposure for a business:
Print Advertising; Publicity; Radio Advertising; or Networking? - correct
answer Publicity
Maintaining clear and updated documentation pertaining to a client's
treatment: Supports Professional Communication between Colleagues; is not
necessary if the practitioner is an employee; does not ensure the safety of the
client; allows the client to return for another treatment? - correct answer
Supports professional communication between colleagues
Which of the following best describes Informed Consent: A form on which a
client provides health information to the practitioner performing the massage
session; the most popular method of recording client and session information
in many health care professions; an intake process that ensures in writing that
the client agrees to the nature and extent of the treatment; or the requirement
of a notary public's signature on a health history form? - correct answer An
intake process that ensures in writing that the client agrees to the nature and
extent of the treatment
What term is synonymous with prime mover: Fixator; Antagonist; Synergist; or
Agonist? - correct answer Agonist
What type of lubricant would a practitioner use for a client who has sensitive
skin: Petroleum based; Alcohol based, Nonhypoallergenic; or hypoallergenic?
- correct answer Hypoallergenic
Answers Provided 2025/2026
What type of insurance protects a business from alleged negligence by a
practitioner: Disability; General Liability; Malpractice; or Personal Injury? -
correct answer Malpractice
What substance aids the body in creating scar tissue: Keratin; Collagen;
Elastin; or Plasma? - correct answer Collagen
Which circumstance is an indication for the use of cold: Extreme Hyperactivity,
Cold Sensitivity, Frostbite, or Acute Inflammation? - correct answer Acute
inflammation
What hormone is responsible for an increase in focused attention after
receiving a massage: Cortisol; Epinephrine; Oxytocin; or Dopamine? - correct
answer Dopamine
A practitioner who is an independent contractor makes her own schedule also:
Receives a W-2 from her employer; purchases her own supplies; is exempt
from paying taxes; or must offer mobile massage sessions? - correct answer
Purchases her own supplies
Which of the following movements of the vertebral column will lengthen the
fibers of the external oblique on the right side of the body: Rotation to the
right; Rotation to the Left; Lateral Flexion to the right, or Bilateral Flexion? -
correct answer Rotation to the right
What best describes a strain: Ligament Tear; Joint Subluxation; Overstretch
injury to a muscle; or Hairline osseous fracture? - correct answer Overstretch
injury to a muscle
,Which of the following movements lengthens fibers of the trapezius: Extension
of the neck; rotation of the head ipsilaterally; depression of the scapula; or
flexion of the shoulder contralaterally? - correct answer Rotation of the head
ipsilaterally
Which of the following conditions are associated with pregnancy:
Dysmenorrhea; Hyperthyroidism; Gestational Diabetes; Pelvic Inflammatory
Disease? - correct answer Gestational diabetes
Massage elevates a client's mood by increasing which of the following
neurotransmitters: Norepinephrine; Cortisol; Glutamate; or Dopamine? -
correct answer Dopamine
A client complains of paresthesia and a week grip in her right arm and hand.
She occasionally feels pain in the neck and chest on the affected side. Which
of the following muscle groups would the practitioner target for treatment:
Scalenes; Intercostals, Intertransversarii; or Pterygoids? - correct answer
Scalenes
An injury to a ligament is best described as a: Strain; Sprain; Contusion; or
Subluxation? - correct answer Sprain
Which of the following is an ethics violation: Keeping client files locked in
fireproof safe; having sexual relations with a current client; a practitioner
flirting with a former client; or sharing fees and policies prior to a session? -
correct answer Having sexual relations with a current client
A practitioner passes the MBlex and immediately starts advertising as a
licensed massage therapist. What step may have been overlooked:
Completion of a background check; application for business license; securing
personal and professional liability insurance; or Obtaining a massage license
with his state of jurisdiction? - correct answer Obtaining a massage license
with his state jurisdiction
, A client says they'd like light pressure during their session. The practitioner
performs medium to deep strokes over a myofascial restriction on the back,
telling the client the area needs to be worked out. This is an example of what
type of violation: Ethics, Confidentiality; Boundary; Scope of Practice? -
correct answer Boundary
What form of marketing tool provides free media exposure for a business:
Print Advertising; Publicity; Radio Advertising; or Networking? - correct
answer Publicity
Maintaining clear and updated documentation pertaining to a client's
treatment: Supports Professional Communication between Colleagues; is not
necessary if the practitioner is an employee; does not ensure the safety of the
client; allows the client to return for another treatment? - correct answer
Supports professional communication between colleagues
Which of the following best describes Informed Consent: A form on which a
client provides health information to the practitioner performing the massage
session; the most popular method of recording client and session information
in many health care professions; an intake process that ensures in writing that
the client agrees to the nature and extent of the treatment; or the requirement
of a notary public's signature on a health history form? - correct answer An
intake process that ensures in writing that the client agrees to the nature and
extent of the treatment
What term is synonymous with prime mover: Fixator; Antagonist; Synergist; or
Agonist? - correct answer Agonist
What type of lubricant would a practitioner use for a client who has sensitive
skin: Petroleum based; Alcohol based, Nonhypoallergenic; or hypoallergenic?
- correct answer Hypoallergenic
