ABMP Practice Questions and
answers graded A+ 2025/2026
Adrenaline is associated with the "fight or flight" stress response and is also known as: - correct
answer ✔✔Epinephrine
In massage therapy, a benefit is best described as: - correct answer ✔✔A positive response to
massage that supports well-being
By decreasing the activity of this enzyme, massage helps decrease chronic muscle contraction: -
correct answer ✔✔Creatine kinase
By inducing this type of nervous system response, massage promotes relaxation. - correct
answer ✔✔Parasympathetic
In endangerment areas, heavy massage pressure over veins can: - correct answer ✔✔Damage
the veins' one-way valves
Your client notes on her health history intake form that she is taking an analgesic medication.
Which of the following precautions should be taken? - correct answer ✔✔Avoid deep-tissue
massage
One structure that requires caution in the popliteal region is the: - correct answer ✔✔Great
saphenous vein
If the practitioner encounters an unfamiliar medication on a client's health form, he or she
should: - correct answer ✔✔Look up the medication in a drug reference book
, A client with lice: - correct answer ✔✔is a contraindication
Firm table padding is often preferred by therapists who offer: - correct answer ✔✔Deep-tissue
techniques because the client doesn't drop away from the stroke
The bottle holding the lubricant should be: - correct answer ✔✔Wiped with an antiseptic
between clients.
In the P section of a SOAP form you might document: - correct answer ✔✔Your plan for the
next session.
Data on standardized forms is quantified in order to: - correct answer ✔✔Demonstrate progress
or a lack of progress to aid session planning
If a client received a massage yesterday and calls to inform you that she was just diagnosed with
a lice infection, you should: - correct answer ✔✔Cancel all appointments until the facility can be
deep cleaned
In disease transmission, indirect contact means: - correct answer ✔✔The infected person
transfers a pathogen to a fomite
Practitioners should wash their hands up to this level to ensure thorough sanitation: - correct
answer ✔✔Elbows
You have been practicing professional massage for two months when you start working with a
client whose health picture is so complicated you're uncertain how to progress with an effective
treatment plan. Your former teacher works at a clinic close by and you refer the client to him.
What process should you follow to transfer the client's health records? - correct answer
✔✔Obtain written consent from the client before sharing their information
answers graded A+ 2025/2026
Adrenaline is associated with the "fight or flight" stress response and is also known as: - correct
answer ✔✔Epinephrine
In massage therapy, a benefit is best described as: - correct answer ✔✔A positive response to
massage that supports well-being
By decreasing the activity of this enzyme, massage helps decrease chronic muscle contraction: -
correct answer ✔✔Creatine kinase
By inducing this type of nervous system response, massage promotes relaxation. - correct
answer ✔✔Parasympathetic
In endangerment areas, heavy massage pressure over veins can: - correct answer ✔✔Damage
the veins' one-way valves
Your client notes on her health history intake form that she is taking an analgesic medication.
Which of the following precautions should be taken? - correct answer ✔✔Avoid deep-tissue
massage
One structure that requires caution in the popliteal region is the: - correct answer ✔✔Great
saphenous vein
If the practitioner encounters an unfamiliar medication on a client's health form, he or she
should: - correct answer ✔✔Look up the medication in a drug reference book
, A client with lice: - correct answer ✔✔is a contraindication
Firm table padding is often preferred by therapists who offer: - correct answer ✔✔Deep-tissue
techniques because the client doesn't drop away from the stroke
The bottle holding the lubricant should be: - correct answer ✔✔Wiped with an antiseptic
between clients.
In the P section of a SOAP form you might document: - correct answer ✔✔Your plan for the
next session.
Data on standardized forms is quantified in order to: - correct answer ✔✔Demonstrate progress
or a lack of progress to aid session planning
If a client received a massage yesterday and calls to inform you that she was just diagnosed with
a lice infection, you should: - correct answer ✔✔Cancel all appointments until the facility can be
deep cleaned
In disease transmission, indirect contact means: - correct answer ✔✔The infected person
transfers a pathogen to a fomite
Practitioners should wash their hands up to this level to ensure thorough sanitation: - correct
answer ✔✔Elbows
You have been practicing professional massage for two months when you start working with a
client whose health picture is so complicated you're uncertain how to progress with an effective
treatment plan. Your former teacher works at a clinic close by and you refer the client to him.
What process should you follow to transfer the client's health records? - correct answer
✔✔Obtain written consent from the client before sharing their information
