MBLEx Sim 2

Question 1

In general, what is true of most massage methods?

Answer 1

Fast, specific application of methods tends to stimulate

Question 2

Which part of the vertebral column has no movement?

Answer 2

S1-S5

Question 3

What is the subdivision of the PNS that controls voluntary activates?

Answer 3

Somatic nervous system

Question 4

Where is superficial fascia found?

Answer 4

Just below the skin (subcutaneous)

Question 5

Which muscle inverts foot?

Answer 5

Tibialis anterior

Question 6

Which muscle flexes the knee and attaches at the fibula?

Answer 6

Biceps femoris

Question 7

What best represents lymph flow from the interstitial spaces back to the blood?

Answer 7

Lymphatic capillaries to lymphatic vessels to lymphatic ducts to the junction of the internal jugular and subclavian veins.

Question 8

How is sebum not secreted?

Answer 8

Into the blood

Question 9

What are effective uses for steam in hydrotherapy treatments?

Answer 9

Provide humidity and aid in breathing

Question 10

What is the name given to the anatomical space located behind the peritoneum in the abdominal cavity?

Answer 10

Retroperitoneal space

Question 11

What should the massage therapist do when a client is not able to fill out an intake form?

Answer 11

Offer to take the information verbally and fill out the form for the client

Question 12

Which body structure is part of both the nervous and endocrine system?

Answer 12

Adrenal medulla

Question 13

What is it called when there is a protrusion of the stomach through the diaphragm in the mediastinum?

Answer 13

Hiatal hernia

Question 14

What is the next step, after completion of a health history and assessment?

Answer 14

Analyze and interpret the data

Question 15

If a massage therapist chooses to do promotional work at a sports event with clients with whom she is unfamiliar, which is most advised?

Answer 15

Post event massage that is superficial and focuses more on circulation enhancement

Question 16

What hormone stimulates the mammary glands to produce milk?

Answer 16

Prolactin

Question 17

Herpes zoster is commonly known as?

Answer 17

Shingles

Question 18

What endangerment site indicates that deep massage should be avoided in the antecubital fossa?

Answer 18

Median nerve

Question 19

What is the effect of a reflex initiated by a Golgi tendon?

Answer 19

The muscle lengthens (stretches) as a response to over-stretching

Question 20

What action contracts the anterior neck muscles?

Answer 20

Lifting the neck while supine

Question 21

What muscle is not attached to any part of the vertebrae?

Answer 21

Anconeus

Question 22

If a client has diabetes and injects insulin what precaution should the massage professional take?

Answer 22

There should be no massage around the injection site for 12 hours

Question 23

Blackheads can result from a blockage of which of the following glands?

Answer 23

Sebaceous

Question 24

What can be effective for the relief of congestive headaches because of the derivative effect (transfer of fluid from one part of the body to another)?

Answer 24

Hot foot bath

Question 25

For what purpose will the body produce cortisol?

Answer 25

To reduce inflammation?

Question 26

What describes opportunistic invasion of a pathogen?

Answer 26

Infection of disease caused particularly by particularly by pathogens that take advantage of a host with a compromised immune system

Question 27

When conducting the verbal portion of the client intake session, what kinds of questions are most likely to encourage conversation and yield the most beneficial information?

Answer 27

Open-ended questions

Question 28

What makes up 60% of all white blood cells?

Answer 28

Neutrophils

Question 29

What modality focuses on Stubbs and in a combination of the traditional Chinese medicine practice of acupressure with Western concepts of massage and medicine?

Answer 29

Shiatsu

Question 30

What is the name of the process whereby a cell duplicates itself by dividing?

Answer 30

Mitosis

Question 31

What is the amount of motion at a joint that fails to reach the normal physiologic range or exceeds normal physiologic limits of motion of that joint?

Answer 31

Pathological range of motion

Question 32

Vitamin K is essential for coagulation. How and where is Vitamin K produced?

Answer 32

By bacteria in the intestines

Question 33

What is the name of the cavity that contains the cranial and the spinal cavities?

Answer 33

Dorsal Cavity

Question 34

What muscle forms the outer layer of the anterior and lateral abdominals?

Answer 34

External oblique

Question 35

The neurons of the anterior horn of the spinal cord provide nerve impulses for which of the following actions?

Answer 35

Voluntary movements

Question 36

What best describes osteoporosis?

Answer 36

Loss of normal bone density, resulting in weak and brittle bones

Question 37

During normal or at-rest breathing, what is the name for the amount of air that is inhaled and exhaled in one breath?

Answer 37

Tidal air

Question 38

Which massage method is soothing and rhythmic, and works through the vestibular system, sending sensory input directly to the cerebellum.

Answer 38

Rocking

Question 39

Capillaries are only one cell layer thick. Which layer is it?

Answer 39

Tunica intima

Question 40

The duodenum receives bile by way of the common bile duct. Which organ(s) secrete bile into the common bile duct?

Answer 40

Liver and gallbladder

Question 41

Digestion begins in the ______ and ends in the _______.

Answer 41

mouth, small intestine

Question 42

Which part of the endocrine system is affected by adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)

Answer 42

Adrenal cortex

Question 43

What is responsible for new hair growth?

Answer 43

Dermal papilla

Question 44

The cisterna chyli receives lymph from all of the following except one?

Answer 44

Subclavian vein

Question 45

What muscle flexes the elbow and assists to pronate and supinate the forearm?

Answer 45

Brachioradialis

Question 46

What is the contractile unit of a muscle cell called?

Answer 46

Sarcomere

Question 47

What is the order of elements in a reflex arc?

Answer 47

Stimulus, receptor, afforestation neuron, efferent neuron, and effector organ

Question 48

What is NOT a type of connective tissue?

Answer 48

Epidermis

Question 49

Which substance is most present in hemoglobin?

Answer 49

O2

Question 50

Which gland is largely degenerated in elderly adults and replaced with fatty tissue?

Answer 50

Thymus

Question 51

During a sports event massage Mary would like to inrcrease tone in the muscle, which technique would be the best choice?

Answer 51

Tapotement

Question 52

To which part of the scapula is the trapezius attached?

Answer 52

Spine