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MBLEX Final Exam Questions with Answers: A Study Guide for Massage Therapists, Exams of Advanced Education

A comprehensive set of multiple-choice questions covering various aspects of massage therapy, including anatomy, physiology, kinesiology, ethics, and client care. It serves as a valuable study guide for aspiring massage therapists preparing for the mblex exam, offering insights into key concepts and potential exam questions.

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2024/2025

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ObjectiveTabnormalitiesTthatTcanTbeTseenTorTmeasuredTbyTsomeoneTot herTthanTtheTclientTare...? T A:Tstress B:Tsymptoms C:Tsigns D:TsignalsT-TCorrectTAnswer-C:TSigns WhichTfactorTexplainsThowTmassagingTtheTlowerTbackTinfluencesTtheTs houlder? A:TLymphaticTdrainageTtoTtheTaxilla B:TMyofascialTconnectionTtoTlatissimusTdorsi C:TFiringTpatternsTforTabductionTofTtheThumerus D:TParasympatheticTdominanceTcausingTmuscleTrelaxationT- TCorrectTAnswer-MyofacialTconnectionTtoTtheTlatissimusTdorsi WhichTstudyTcombinesTtheTfieldsTofTanatomy,Tphysiology,Tphysics,Tand Tgeometry,TandTrelatesTthemTtoThumanTmovement?

A:TPathobiomechanics B:TPathology C:TBiometrics D:TKinesiologyT-TCorrectTAnswer-Kinesiology TheTresearchTtermTadverseTeffectTmeans...? A:TtheTgroupTofTsubjectsTinTanTexperimentalTstudyTthatTreceivesTtreat ment. B:TanyTeffectTthatTproducesTfunctionalTimpairment. C:TtheTwayTinTwhichTaTsubstance,TsuchTasTaTchemical,TexertsTitsTinfluen ce. D:TtheTtypeTofTexperimentalTresearchTinTwhichTpeopleTareTusedTasTsubj ects.T-TCorrectTAnswer- B:TAnyTeffectTthatTproducesTfunctionalTimpairment. ATclientTisThavingTdifficultyTtellingThisTmassageTtherapistTthatTheTisTunc omfortableTwithTtheTdeepTpressureTsheTisTapplying.TWhichTissueTisTmo stTlikely? A:TRightTofTrefusal B:TPowerTdifferential C:TDualTrole

D:TBoundaryTdefinitionT-TCorrectTAnswer-B:TPowerTdifferential AerobicTandTweight- bearingTexerciseTaffectTskeletalTmuscleTtissueTbyTcausingTanTincreaseTi nTtheTnumberTof...? A:Tmitochondria B:TmuscleTfibers C:TmotorTunits D:TskeletalTmusclesT-TCorrectTAnswer-A:TMitochondria IfTfrictionTisTlikeTsawingTaTlog,TpercussionTisTlike...? A:ThammeringTaTnail B:TusingTaTdrill C:TsandingTaTboard D:TpaintingTaTwallT-TCorrectTAnswer-A:THammeringTaTnail TheTclientThasTaTlargeTbruiseTsuperiorTtoTtheTpatellaTandTinferiorTtoTthe Tischium.TWhichTboneTisTfoundTinTthisTarea? A:TCalcaneus B:TFemur

C:TIlium D:TTibiaT-TCorrectTAnswer-B:TFemur WhichTcomponentTisTpartTofTstandardsTofTpractice? A:TSupportTprofessionals B:TTransference C:TEthicalTbehavior D:TRecord-keepingT-TCorrectTAnswer-C:TEthicalTbehavior WhichTtermTmeansTtheTdirectionTofTforce? A:TRoute B:TVector C:TBearing D:TWayT-TCorrectTAnswer-B:TVector WhichTtermTmeansTtheTposteriorTaspectTofTtheTknee? A:TLumbar B:TDorsal C:TPopliteal

D:TPatellarT-TCorrectTAnswer-C:TPopliteal WhichTtermTmeansTfurthestTfromTtheTpointTofTreference? A:TCaudal B:TDistal C:TProximal D:TInferiorT-TCorrectTAnswer-B:TDistal WhatTtechniqueTinvolvesTmanualTstretchingTofTtheTlayersTofTtissueTtha tTsurroundTmuscle? A:TMyofascialTrelease B::TOscillation C:TJointTmobilization D:TPercussionT-TCorrectTAnswer-A:TMyofascialTrelease ATclientTreportsTtakingTantibiotics.TWhichTconditionTwouldTtheTclientT mostTlikelyThav? A:TShingles B:TLipoma C:TMRSA

D:TColdT-TCorrectTAnswer-C:TMRSA ATcharacteristicTofTglidingTisTthatTit...? A:TcanTbeTsuperficialTorTdeep. B:TisTtheTleastTversatileTofTtheTstrokesTandTtheTmostTlimiting. C:TisTappliedTverticallyTinTrelationTtoTtheTtissues. D:TcannotTbeTperformedTwithTtheTfingertips.T-TCorrectTAnswer- A:TcanTbeTsuperficialTorTdeep. ATclientTwithTpainTinTaTsurfaceTareaTawayTfromTtheTstimulatedTorganTis TexperiencingTwhatTkindTofTpain? A:TMuscle B:TReferred C:TDeep D:TAcuteT-TCorrectTAnswer-B:TReferred WhatTtypeTofTsynovialTjointTisTtheTsternocleidomastoidTjoint? A:TGliding B:TPivot C:TSaddle

D:TEllipsoidalT-TCorrectTAnswer-A:TGliding ATclientTcomplainsTofTaTheadacheTthatTradiatesTtoTtheTtopTofTtheTskullT( theTpainToftenTfeelsTasTthoughTitTisTinsideTtheThead),TtoTtheTeye,TandTin toTtheTshoulder.TWhichTmuscleTisTmostTlikelyTdirectlyTinvolved? A:TMultifidus B:TCervicalTrotatoris C:TInfraspinatus D:TSpleniusTCapitisT-TCorrectTAnswer-D:TSpleniusTCapitis WhichTtermTmeansTtheTbreastbone? A:TSacrum B:TRibTcage C:TSternum D:TVertebralTbodyT-TCorrectTAnswer-C:TSternum TheTmassageTtherapistTidentifiedTaTtenseTmuscleTinTtheTclient'sToccipit alTarea.TWhereTisTthisTlocated? A:TLeg B:TAnkle

C:TNeck D:TArmT-TCorrectTAnswer-C:TNeck WhichTtermTisTtheTstudyTofTmorals,Tvalues,TorTprinciples,TincludingTide alsTofTautonomy,Tbeneficence,TandTjustice,TandTprinciplesTofTrightTandT goodTconduct? A:TMorality B:TProfessionalism C:TEthics D:TBehaviorT-TCorrectTAnswer-C:TEthics WhichTconditionTisTaTresultTofTcongestiveTheartTfailure? A:TEdema B:TCerebralTatherosclerosis C:TAorticTaneurysm D::AnemiaT-TCorrectTAnswer-A:TEdema TheTprocessTofTbreakingTfoodTdownTphysicallyTandTchemicallyTforTabso rptionTandTuseTbyTtheTbodyTisTcalled...? A:Tperistalsis

B:Tdigestion C:Tmetabolism D:TmitosisT-TCorrectTAnswer-B:Tdigestion ATventricularTthrombusTisTusuallyTlocatedTinTwhichTpartTofTtheTbody? A:TLeg B:TBrain C:THeart D:TKidneyT-TCorrectTAnswer-C:THeart WhatTcommonalityTdoTbiofeedback,Tmassage,Taromatherapy,Tmedicat ion,TandThypnosisTshare? A:TStrategiesTforTpainTmanagement B:TMethodsTofTmassage C:TRiskTfactorsTforTpain D:TMethodsTofTcontrollingTinflammationT-TCorrectTAnswer- A:TStrategiesTforTpainTmanagement WhichTtermTmeansTthatTtheTpractitionerTisTunableTtoTseparateTtheTthe rapeuticTrelationshipTfromTpersonalTfeelingsTforTandTexpectationsTofTt heTclient?

A:TPersonalTexpectation B:TPersonification C:TTransference D:TCountertransferenceT-TCorrectTAnswer-D:TCountertransference TheTdifferenceTbetweenTbenignTtumorsTandTmalignantTrumorsTisTthat.. .? A:TearlyTdetectionTisTeasierTforTmalignantTtumors. B:TmalignantTtumorsTareTbigger. C:TbenignTtumorsTremainTlocalizedTwithinTtissues. D:TbenignTtumorsTcannotTgrowTrapidly.T-TCorrectTAnswer- C:TbenignTtumorsTremainTlocalizedTwithinTtissues. TheTassessmentTformTindicatesTthatTtheTclientThasTanTanteriorTtiltTofTth eTpelvisTbilaterally.TWhichTstatementTdescribesTwhatTtheTmassageTther apistTshouldTseeTandTfeelTduringTphysicalTassessmentTofTtheTclient? A:THikingTofToneThipThigherTthanTtheTother. B:TTwistingTtoTtheTleft. C:TFlexionTatTtheThips. D:TRetractionTofTtheTscapulae.T-TCorrectTAnswer-C:TFlexionTatTtheThips.

WhoTcreateTtheTprogramTcalledTSwedishTgymnasticTmovements? A:TFranTTappan B:TPerTHenrikTLing C:TDr.TJohanTMezger D:TDr.TJohnTHarveyTKelloffT-TCorrectTAnswer-B:TPerTHenrikTLing DiabetesTpredisposesTtheTskinTtoTwhichTcondition? A:TCancer B:TDehydration C:TInfection D:THyperplasiaT-TCorrectTAnswer-C:TInfection UncontrolledTemotionalTdisplayTmayTindicateTproblemsTinTwhichTareaT ofTtheTbrain? A:TBasalTganglia B:TLeftThemisphereTofTtheTcerebrum C:TLimbicTsystem D:TPrimaryTmotorTareaT-TCorrectTAnswer-C:TLimbicTsystem

WhichTconditionTinTtheTsecondTtrimesterTofTpregnancyTrequiresTreferr alTtoTtheTclient'sTphysician? A:TBreastTchanges B:TConstipation C:TPreeclampsia D:TPositioningT-TCorrectTAnswer-C:TPreeclampsia ATmassageTprofessionalTisThavingTdifficultyTinterpretingTtheTchartingTof TanotherTmassageTtherapist.TWhatTtypeTofTconflictTcouldTariseTfromTthi s? A:TI-message B:TValue C:TInterest D:TDataT-TCorrectTAnswer-D:TData WhichTsuffixTmeansTpain? A:T-asis B:T-algia C:T-ase

D:T-emiaT-TCorrectTAnswer-B:T-algia WhereTonTtheTclientTisTaTfemoralTpulseTassessed? A:TOnTtheTanteriorTsurfaceTofTtheTfoot B:TBetweenTtheTanteriorTandTsuperiorTiliacTspines C:TBetweenTtheTiliacTcrestTandTtheTcoccyx D:TInTtheTinguinalTareaT-TCorrectTAnswer-D:TInTtheTinguinalTarea ATclientTcomplainsTofTstiffnessTinTtheTextensorsTfoTtheTforearmTandTpai nTwhenTextendingTtheTshoulder.TWhichTmuscleTisTmostTlikelyTinvolved ? A:TPectoralisTminor B:TLevatorTscapula C:TTricepsTbrachii D:TRhomboidTmajorT-TCorrectTAnswer-C:TTricepsTbrachii WhichTmuscleTdoesTNOTTinsertTonTtheTmedialTborderTofTtheTscapula? A:TSerratusTanterior B:TLevatorTscapulae C:TRhomboid

D:TTrapeziusT-TCorrectTAnswer-D:TTrapezius ATclientTwasTplayingTfootballTwhenTtackled.TPressureTwasTputTonTtheTla teralTsideTofTtheTleftTknee.TWhichTligamentTwouldThaveTreceivedTtheTm ostTextensiveTstrain? A:TLateralTcollateral B:TMedialTcollateral C:TPosteriorTcruciate D:TPosteriorTmeniscofemoralT-TCorrectTAnswer-B:TMedialTcollateral ATmassageTclientTreportsTthatTafterTtheTmassageTsheThadTsomeTitchyTa reasTofTskin.THerTclothesTfeltTroughTagainstTherTskin.TwhichTneurotrans mitterTmayTbeTtheTcause? A:THistamine B:TAcetylcholine C:TEpinephrine D:TCholecystokininT-TCorrectTAnswer-A:THistamine AtTwhichTpointTofTtheTwoundThealingTphaseTcanTtheTmassageTtherapist TliftTandTpullTscarTtissue?

A:TInflammatoryTphase B:TProliferativeTphase C:TMaturationTphase D:THealingTphaseT-TCorrectTAnswer-C:TMaturationTphase WhyTmightTmassageTbeTcontraindicatedTforTthoseTwithTrenalTinsufficie ncy? A:TMassageTcausesTandTincreaseTinTbloodTpressure. B:TMassageTmayTincreaseTbloodTvolumeTthroughTtheTkidneys. C:TMassageTspreadsTbacteriaTthroughTtheTurinaryTsystem. D:TMassageTincreasesTtheTdifficultyTwithTincontinence.T- TCorrectTAnswer- B:TMassageTmayTincreaseTbloodTvolumeTthroughTtheTkidneys. WhichTstatementTdescribesTtheTuseTofTabbreviationsTinTcharting? A:TTheyTareTuniversallyTunderstood. B:TTheTprocessTisTtimeTconsuming. C:TTheyTclearlyTcommunicateTinformation. D:TTheTprocessTrequiresTaTdecipheringTkey.T-TCorrectTAnswer- D:TTheyTprocessTrequiresTaTdecipheringTkey.

ForTtheTmassageTpractitionerTtoTuseTtheTbestTbodyTmechanicsTandTapp lyTtechniquesTmostTeffectively,TinTwhatTpositionTshouldTtheTclientTbeTf orTmassageTofTtheTanteriorTthigh? A:TSide-lying B:TProne C:TSupine D:TSeatedT-TCorrectTAnswer-C:TSupine Anatomically,TaTstronTcorrelationThasTbeenTnotedTbetweenTtheTlocatio nsTofTmotorTpoints,TacupunctureTpoints,TandTwhichTstructures? A:TMotorTendTplates B:TTendons C:TTriggerTpoints D:TMitoticTunitsT-TCorrectTAnswer-C:TTriggerTpoints WhenTdefinitiveTresearchTevidenceTdoesTnotTexist,TusingTknowledge,Te xperience,TandTtheTopinionTofTcolleaguesTandTotherTprofessionalsTisTca lled....? A:TEvidence-informedTpractice B:TTheTscientificTmethod

C:TethicalTdecisionTmaking D:TStandardsTofTcareT-TCorrectTAnswer-A:TEvidence-informedTpractice AcknowledgingTandTinformingTtheTclientTofTanyTsituationTthatTinterfer esTwithTorTaffectsTtheTprofessionalTrelationshipTisTcalled...? A:TBreachTofTconfidentiality B:TDisclosure C:TCommunicationTofTinformation D:TVerificationT-TCorrectTAnswer-B:TDisclosure TheTattachmentsTofTbicepsTfemorisTare....? A:TischialTspineTandTtheTlineaTasperaTofTtheTfemurTtoTtheTheadTofTtheTfi bula B:TischialTtuberosityTtoTtheTpesTanserineTtendonT(atTtheTproximalTanter omedialTtibia) C:TpubicTtubercleTandTtheTgreaterTtrochanterTofTtheTfemurTtoTtheTpesTa nserineTtendonT(atTtheTproximalTanteromedialTtibia) D:TischialTtuberosityTandTtheTlineaTasperaTofTtheTfemurTtoTtheTheadTofT theTfibulaT-TCorrectTAnswer- D:TischialTtuberosityTandTtheTlineaTasperaTofTtheTfemurTtoTtheTheadTofT theTfibula

WhichTorganismsTareTpathogenic? A:TParasites B:TChemicalTagents C:TAllergies D:TNeoplasmsT-TCorrectTAnswer-A:TParasites InTtheTfive-elementTtheory,TwhatTisTtheTrelationshipTofTwaterTtoTfire? A:TYin B:TYang C:TInhibiting D:TFacilitatingT-TCorrectTAnswer-C:TInhibiting WhichTstructureTseparatesTtheTlungsTfromTtheTabdominalTcavity? A:TPharynx B:TLarynx C:TBronchus D:TDiaphragmT-TCorrectTAnswer-D:TDiaphragm

DuringTpassiveTrangeTofTmotionTofTtheTshoulder,TwhichTpositionToffersT theTbestTaccessTtoTtheTfullTrangeTofTmovement? A:TProne B:TSupine C:TSide-lying D:TBolsteredT-TCorrectTAnswer-C:TSide-lying IfTaTclientThasTdecreasedTflexionTofTtheTkneeTbecauseTheTrecentlyTsprai nedTit,TwhichTtermTdescribesTtheTrangeTofTmotionTlimitTbarrier? A:TAnatomic B:TPhysiologic C:TPathologic D:TEndTfeelT-TCorrectTAnswer-C:TPathologic TheTbasicTunitTofTbodyTstructureTisTthe...? A.TCell B:TNucleus C:TOrgan D:TSystemT-TCorrectTAnswer-A:TCell

ATclientThasTbeenTinTtreatmentTforTsubstanceTabuse.THeTisTbeginningTt oTuseTvariousTmethodsTtoTreplaceTtheTsensationsTofTusingTmarijuanaTa ndTalcohol.TwhichTstatementTdescribesTtheTclient'sTadaptiveTcapacity? A:TStrained B:TEffectiveTtoTgood C:TSeverelyTlimited D:TModerateT-TCorrectTAnswer-C:TSeverelyTlimited WhichTactionTdoTtheTrhomboidsTperform? A:TAbductionTofTtheTarm B:TProtractionTofTtheTscapula C:TRetractionTofTtheTscapula D:TLateralTrotationTofTtheTarmT-TCorrectTAnswer- C:TRetractionTofTtheTscapule WhichTareaTofTtheTbodyTmustTalwaysTbeTdraped? A:TGenitals B:TAbdomen C:TTorso D:TLumbarT-TCorrectTAnswer-A:TGenitals

TheTtermTmeaningToutsideTis....? A:Tproximal B:Tperipheral C:Tlateral D:TsuperiorT-TCorrectTAnswer-B:Tperipheral WhatTareTtheTposteriorTprojectionsTofTvertebraeTcalled? A:TVertebralTbodies B:TTransverseTprocesses C:TSpinousTprocesses D:TLaminaeT-TCorrectTAnswer-C:TSpinousTprocesses WhatTisTtheTchiefTproteinTproducedTbyTfibroblastsTduringTtheTprolifera tiveTphaseTofTwoundThealing? A:TElastin B:TGlycosaminoglycans C:TGroundTsubstance D:TCollagenT-TCorrectTAnswer-D:TCollagen

TwoTclientsTdescribeTaccidentsTinTwhichTtheTmusclesTofTtheTupperTthig hTwereTcutTandTnowThaveThealed.TClientTATdemonstratesTaTmobileTscar TwithTnearTnormalTfunction.TClientTBTexhibitsTtissueTrigidityTandTreduce dTmovement.TWhatTisTtheTmostTplausibleTexplanation? A:TClientTATlimitedTexerciseTandTkeptTtheTareaTtightlyTwrappedTduringT theThealingTprocess. B:TClientTBThadTincreasedTsatelliteTcellTactivityTduringThealing,TcausingTi ncreasedTscarTtissue. C:TClientTATexercisedTduringThealingTtoTstimulateTsatelliteTcells. D:TClientTBTexperiencedTincreasedTcirculationTandTreducedTadhesions.T

  • TCorrectTAnswer- C:TClientTATexercisedTduringThealingTtoTstimulateTsatelliteTcells. TheTvenousTpumpTincludes...? A:TcapillariesTandTarteries. B:TbreathingTandTmuscleTcontraction. C:TentrainmentTandTpulses. D:TbradycardiaTandTarrhythmia.T-TCorrectTAnswer- C:TentrainmentTandTpulses. WhichTtermTmeansTanTintegratedTfunctionalTunitTthatTallowsTstructura lTandTfunctionalTefficiencyTinTallTthreeTplanesTofTmotion?

A:TKineticTchain B:TKinesiology C:TFunctionalTassessment D:TMotorTunitT-TCorrectTAnswer-A:TKineticTchain WhichTendocrineTglandTisTmostTsensitiveTtoTlightTandTdarkTcycles? A:TAdrenal B:TParathyroid C:TPineal D:TThymusT-TCorrectTAnswer-C:TPineal IfTtheTclientThasTAchillesTtendonitis,TwhichTmuscleTisTdirectlyTinvolved? A.TLongissimus B:TPsoasTmajor C:TTensorTfaciaeTlata D:TGastrocnemiusT-TCorrectTAnswer-D:TGastrocnemius TheTrelationshipTbetweenTtibialisTanteriorTandTextensorTdigitorumTlon gusTisTthatTtheyTare...?

A:TlocatedTinTtheTthigh. B:TsynergistsTtoTeachTother. C:TconcentricTeccentricTantagonists. D:TmoversTofTtheTkneeTjoint.T-TCorrectTAnswer- B:TsynergistsTtoTeachTother. WhichTcauseTisTtheTmostTcommonTreasonTforTmuscleTweaknessTorTpar alysisTinTinfantsTandTchildren? A:TDuchenneTdystrophy B:TMyastheniaTgravis C:TCerebralTpalsy D:TSpinalTbifidaT-TCorrectTAnswer-C:TCerebralTpalsy WhereTinTtheTSOAPTnoteTiTtheTstatementT"TheTclientTindicatesThavingT aTheadache"Trecorded? A:TS B:TO C:TA D:TPT-TCorrectTAnswer-A.TS

MuscleTenergyTtechniquesTcanTbeTdescribedTas...? A:TbeingTpassiveTtechniques. B:TinvolvingTvoluntaryTcontractionTofTaTmuscleTagainstTaTcounterforce. C:TneedingTtoTbeTappliedTinTanTabruptTmannerTtoTreleaseTtightTmuscles . D:ThavingTmusclesTplacedTinTnonspecificTpositions.T-TCorrectTAnswer- B:TinvolvingTvoluntaryTcontractionTofTaTmuscleTagainstTaTcounterforce. theTresistanceTphaseTofTSelye'sTgeneralTadaptationTresponseTinvolvesTt heTsecretionTofTwhichThormone? A:TProgesterone B:TCortisol C:TNoradrenaline D:TMelatoninT-TCorrectTAnswer-B:TCortisol WhichTpathologicTconditionTisTconsideredTaTmedicalTemergencyTandTre quiresTimmediateTreferral? A:TGastrocnemius B:TPepticTulcerTdisease C:TInflammatoryTbowelTdisease