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Massage & Bodywork Licensing
Examination (MBLEx) STUDY GUIDE by
The Federation of State Massage
Therapy Board (FSMTB)- PRACTICE
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
Maintaining professionalism and professional boundaries may be more challenging in
which of the following settings?
A. Outdoor location
B. Practitioner's home
C. Client's home
D. Athletic event -
\C, Client's home

The facet joints of the spine are also known as __________.
A. vertebral apophyses.
B. zygapophyseals.
C. zygomatic arches.
D. transverse processes. -
\B, zygapophyseals

Which of the following syndromes causes swelling of the muscles in the lower leg,
resulting in impingement of the neurovascular structures?
A. Restless leg
B. Tarsal tunnel
C. Piriformis
D. Compartment -
\D, Compartment

Deciding whether to take on a client, who is a friend, requires __________.
A. permission from state/local massage board.
B. professional judgement.
C. a permeable boundary.
D. the practitioner to make special accommodations. -
\B, professional judgement.

Which of the following assessments is used by a practitioner to observe how a client
walks?
A. Gait
B. Postural
C. Range of motion

,D. Post-treatment -
\A, Gait

Which movement will lengthen the fibers of the quadratus lumborum on the right side of
the body?
A. Hip elevation
B. Lateral flexion to the right
C. Lateral flexion to the left
D. Extension of the vertebral column -
\C, Lateral flexion to the left

Which of the following external forces is best used by the practitioner to elongate soft
tissue?
A. Twisting
B. Shearing
C. Compressive
D. Tensile -
\D, Tensile

One component of proper body mechanics is to __________.
A. stabilize with the front foot while performing long strokes.
B. remain in a neutral position throughout the session.
C. utilize the back foot to support the practitioner's weight.
D. keep the feet and hips in a symmetric stance. -
\C, utilize the back foot to support the practitioner's weight

Which movement will shorten the fibers of the rectus abdominis?
A. Extension
B. Flexion
C. Rotation
D. Pronation -
\B, Flexion

The term pronator refers to which of the following characteristics of muscles?
A. Location
B. Action
C. Size
D. Shape -
\B, Action

A term for an overuse condition that affects the anterior or posterior regions of the lower
leg is__________.
A. shin splints.
B. gout.
C. tarsal tunnel syndrome.
D. piriformis entrapment. -

, \A, shin splints

What component of the therapeutic relationship would the practitioner make an effort to
decrease, in order to encourage a client-centered connection?
A. Fiduciary relationship
B. Disclosure
C. Confidentiality
D. Power differential -
\D, Power differential

A practitioner performing superficial strokes on a client creates what type of effect?
A. Mechanical
B. Chemical
C. Reflexive
D. Thermal -
\C, Reflexive

Which of the following muscles forms the cap of the shoulder joint?
A. Trapezius
B. Teres minor
C. Teres major
D. Deltoid -
\D, Deltoid

Which of the following joints allows the most movement?
A. Atlantooccipital
B. Symphysis pubis
C. Sacroiliac
D. Acetabulofemoral -
\D, Acetabulofemoral

A new client presents with a diagnosis of thoracic outlet syndrome. Which of the
following would be a common complaint?
A.Numbness in the ulnar side of the hand
B. Cramping in the diaphragm
C. Pain shooting down the right leg
D. Achiness between the shoulder blades -
\A, Numbness in the ulnar side of the hand

Which of the following structures is responsible for detecting the amount of tension
within a muscle?
A. Muscle spindle
B. Golgi tendon organ
C. Perimysium
D. Sarcomere -
\B, Golgi tendon organ

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