MBLEX Study Questions Correctly Solved
What membrane surrounds the shaft of a long bone? - ✅✅ Periosteum.
In Ayurveda, what term is used to refer to an energy point? - ✅✅ Marma.
What term is used to describe a broad, flat tendon? - ✅✅ Aponeurosis.
In Ayurveda, what does Dharma mean? - ✅✅ Natural law or reality.
What are the four types of skeletal muscle function? - ✅✅ Agonists, antagonist,
stabilizers, and synergists.
In what gland are melatonin and serotonin produced? - ✅✅ Pineal.
What does the pancreas regulate? - ✅✅ Blood sugar levels.
What term is used to describe and injury that has a gradual onset? - ✅✅ Chronic.
The Most beneficial use of alternate hot/cold treatments is? - ✅✅ Chronic
muscle spasm
What temperature range is 80-92 degrees Fahrenheit? - ✅✅ Warm.
What muscle group are you mainly affecting by massaging from the lateral femoral
condyle of the ischial tuberosity? - ✅✅ Hamstrings.
What is a unit of measurement used in Traditional Chinese Medicine? - ✅✅
Cun.
What is the set of guidelines that are designed to reduce the risk of transmission of
blood borne and other pathogens for health care providers called? - ✅✅ Standard
precautions.
What grants the client and practitioner the authority to decline or modify the
massage therapy treatment? - ✅✅ Right of refusal.
,What muscle is the primary flexor of the distal phalanges of the fingers? - ✅✅
Flexor digitorum profundus
Which of the following muscles adducts and medially rotates the thigh at the hip
joint? - ✅✅ Pectineus.
What type of bodywork uses tongue and hara diagnoses? - ✅✅ Shiatsu.
In what direction are most swedish massage stokes provided? - ✅✅ Towards the
heart
How is the technique of kneading performed? - ✅✅ Lifting, grasping, rolling
and compressing the skin
According to professional code of ethics, dual relationships should be avoided
when there is a risk of: - ✅✅ Exploitation and loss of objectivity
Under what circumstance would allow a practitioner be allowed to divulge
otherwise confidential client information? - ✅✅ When the client requests it in
writing prior to disclosure.
What movement of the foot occurs when it rolls outward, placing most the weight
on the outside of the foot? - ✅✅ Supination
Range of motion is determined by? - ✅✅ Assessing joint movement
What hormone does the pineal gland produce? - ✅✅ Melatonin
The mitral valve is aslo known as the - ✅✅ Bicuspid valve
What are warts? - ✅✅ A contagious infection of the epidermal layer of skin
What causes poliomyelitis? - ✅✅ Viral infection
What financial data does the 1099 tax form contain? - ✅✅ Independent
contractor wages
What action violates the code of ethics generally accepted by massage therapist? -
✅✅ Dating a client
, What is a mechanical effect of massage? - ✅✅ The break down of adhesions
Your client arrives complaining of acute whiplash symptoms that are the result of a
car crash the day before, the client thinks massage will help. What is the MOST
appropriate action? - ✅✅ Refer client to a doctor and reschedule
Massage can reduce pain by? - ✅✅ Reducing the cause behind pain stimulation
What term is used to describe a birthmark or mole? - ✅✅ Nevus
What is a thrombus? - ✅✅ A stationary blood clot
What is the primary action of the humerus at the shoulder when rolling a ball
forward? - ✅✅ Flexion
What action occurs at the ankle joint when standing on your tippy toes? - ✅✅
Plantar flexion
What happens to a muscle during eccentric contraction? - ✅✅ The muscle
contracts and lengthens
What structure transports sperms cells from the testes to the prostate gland? -
✅✅ Vas deferens
What nerve roots are contained in the brachial plexus? - ✅✅ C5 to T1
What term is used to describe an injury in which the tendon is partially torn? -
✅✅ Strain
What nerve is involved in carpal tunnel syndrome? - ✅✅ Median nerve
What is an ulceration in the mucosal lining of the stomach or duodenum called? -
✅✅ Peptic Ulcer
What are the natural pain controllers produced in the brain? - ✅✅ Endorphins
What statement describes the effects of percussion effects? - ✅✅ It invigorates
the client by stimulating the nervous system
What membrane surrounds the shaft of a long bone? - ✅✅ Periosteum.
In Ayurveda, what term is used to refer to an energy point? - ✅✅ Marma.
What term is used to describe a broad, flat tendon? - ✅✅ Aponeurosis.
In Ayurveda, what does Dharma mean? - ✅✅ Natural law or reality.
What are the four types of skeletal muscle function? - ✅✅ Agonists, antagonist,
stabilizers, and synergists.
In what gland are melatonin and serotonin produced? - ✅✅ Pineal.
What does the pancreas regulate? - ✅✅ Blood sugar levels.
What term is used to describe and injury that has a gradual onset? - ✅✅ Chronic.
The Most beneficial use of alternate hot/cold treatments is? - ✅✅ Chronic
muscle spasm
What temperature range is 80-92 degrees Fahrenheit? - ✅✅ Warm.
What muscle group are you mainly affecting by massaging from the lateral femoral
condyle of the ischial tuberosity? - ✅✅ Hamstrings.
What is a unit of measurement used in Traditional Chinese Medicine? - ✅✅
Cun.
What is the set of guidelines that are designed to reduce the risk of transmission of
blood borne and other pathogens for health care providers called? - ✅✅ Standard
precautions.
What grants the client and practitioner the authority to decline or modify the
massage therapy treatment? - ✅✅ Right of refusal.
,What muscle is the primary flexor of the distal phalanges of the fingers? - ✅✅
Flexor digitorum profundus
Which of the following muscles adducts and medially rotates the thigh at the hip
joint? - ✅✅ Pectineus.
What type of bodywork uses tongue and hara diagnoses? - ✅✅ Shiatsu.
In what direction are most swedish massage stokes provided? - ✅✅ Towards the
heart
How is the technique of kneading performed? - ✅✅ Lifting, grasping, rolling
and compressing the skin
According to professional code of ethics, dual relationships should be avoided
when there is a risk of: - ✅✅ Exploitation and loss of objectivity
Under what circumstance would allow a practitioner be allowed to divulge
otherwise confidential client information? - ✅✅ When the client requests it in
writing prior to disclosure.
What movement of the foot occurs when it rolls outward, placing most the weight
on the outside of the foot? - ✅✅ Supination
Range of motion is determined by? - ✅✅ Assessing joint movement
What hormone does the pineal gland produce? - ✅✅ Melatonin
The mitral valve is aslo known as the - ✅✅ Bicuspid valve
What are warts? - ✅✅ A contagious infection of the epidermal layer of skin
What causes poliomyelitis? - ✅✅ Viral infection
What financial data does the 1099 tax form contain? - ✅✅ Independent
contractor wages
What action violates the code of ethics generally accepted by massage therapist? -
✅✅ Dating a client
, What is a mechanical effect of massage? - ✅✅ The break down of adhesions
Your client arrives complaining of acute whiplash symptoms that are the result of a
car crash the day before, the client thinks massage will help. What is the MOST
appropriate action? - ✅✅ Refer client to a doctor and reschedule
Massage can reduce pain by? - ✅✅ Reducing the cause behind pain stimulation
What term is used to describe a birthmark or mole? - ✅✅ Nevus
What is a thrombus? - ✅✅ A stationary blood clot
What is the primary action of the humerus at the shoulder when rolling a ball
forward? - ✅✅ Flexion
What action occurs at the ankle joint when standing on your tippy toes? - ✅✅
Plantar flexion
What happens to a muscle during eccentric contraction? - ✅✅ The muscle
contracts and lengthens
What structure transports sperms cells from the testes to the prostate gland? -
✅✅ Vas deferens
What nerve roots are contained in the brachial plexus? - ✅✅ C5 to T1
What term is used to describe an injury in which the tendon is partially torn? -
✅✅ Strain
What nerve is involved in carpal tunnel syndrome? - ✅✅ Median nerve
What is an ulceration in the mucosal lining of the stomach or duodenum called? -
✅✅ Peptic Ulcer
What are the natural pain controllers produced in the brain? - ✅✅ Endorphins
What statement describes the effects of percussion effects? - ✅✅ It invigorates
the client by stimulating the nervous system
