Massage is defined as: -Answer- The systematic & scientific manipulation of soft & superficial tissue
The agency responsible for the regulation of massage is the: -Answer- Department of Commerce & Consumer Affairs
Waving your arm in front of you like saying goodbye is an example of: -Answer- ...
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Massage is defined as: -Answer- ✔The systematic & scientific manipulation of soft &
superficial tissue
The agency responsible for the regulation of massage is the: -Answer- ✔Department of
Commerce & Consumer Affairs
Waving your arm in front of you like saying goodbye is an example of: -Answer-
✔Abduction
The two types of draping are? -Answer- ✔Complete and Brief
A principal massage therapist (PMT) must be: -Answer- ✔Licensed
The plane that divides the body into anterior and posterior position is the: -Answer-
✔Coronal Plane
Homeostasis refers to: -Answer- ✔Relative Constancy
The minimum/maximum fine the Massage Board can impose on a license for a violation
of rules is: -Answer- ✔$100/ $1000
The massage technique that involves squeezing and rolling is: -Answer- ✔Petrissage
The brain is located in the: -Answer- ✔Dorsal Cavity
The maximum ration of apprentices to licensed therapists is: -Answer- ✔10 to 1
Massage therapists and massage establishment licenses expire on: -Answer- ✔6/30 of
every even numbered year
The most important hygiene protocol is to: -Answer- ✔Wash your hands before and
after every massage
How many days does an establishment have to notify the board of a chance of its
principal massage therapist: -Answer- ✔5 Days
Apprenticeship training consists of how many hours: -Answer- ✔570
If your client has injured his leg in a fall, you should: -Answer- ✔Refer him in a physician
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A bolster is placed under the ankles of a client in the prone position to prevent: -Answer-
✔Hyperextension
In the lateral recumbent position, the body is: -Answer- ✔Lying on the right or left side
A sponsoring massage therapist: -Answer- ✔Does not have to be licensed
An acute pain: -Answer- ✔Comes on quickly is of short duration
Tapotement should never be used: -Answer- ✔On bony areas
Over the kidneys
If your client is on medication that you are not familiar with, you should: -Answer-
✔Refer to the physicians' desk reference or similar guide
If the PMT has to leave the premises, she can appoint as a replacement: -Answer- ✔A
Licensed Therapist
Sports massage is beneficial because it can: -Answer- ✔Help to prevent injury
Shorten recovery time
Improve blood circulation
A client terminate a massage: -Answer- ✔At any time
Which is not a function of the skeletal system? -Answer- ✔Posture
The origin of the sartorius muscle is this: -Answer- ✔Anterior
Superior
Iliac
Spine
The ulna is what to the radius: -Answer- ✔Medial
The pleural cavity contains the -Answer- ✔Lungs
Which muscle extends from the thorax to the pubis: -Answer- ✔Rectus Abdominis
The layer of the integurmentary that contains the sweat glands is the: -Answer-
✔Dermis
Which muscle extends the little finger: -Answer- ✔Extensor digiti minimi
Blistering of the skin is a characteristic of a: -Answer- ✔2nd Degree burn
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Which is the function of the muscular system: -Answer- ✔Posture
Movement
The axial skeleton includes the: -Answer- ✔Skull
Ribs
Hyoid bone
A muscle that opposes the movement of a prime mover is as: -Answer- ✔Antagonist
What is not a characteristic of inflammation: -Answer- ✔Tenderness
Muscles are attached to bones by: -Answer- ✔Tendons
The adductor pollicis is located in the: -Answer- ✔Hand
The distal end of the clavicle articulates with the: -Answer- ✔Scapula
The rotator cuff includes the: -Answer- ✔Subscapularius
Infraspinatus
Freely movable joints are called: -Answer- ✔Diarthrotic
The quadricep muscles: -Answer- ✔Extend the knee
The insertion of the sternocleidomastoid is the: -Answer- ✔Mastoid Process
The vertebral region that contains the axis is the: -Answer- ✔Cervical
A muscle that elevates the mandible is the: -Answer- ✔Masseter
The muscle that plantarflexes the foot is the: -Answer- ✔Gastrocnernius
Scoliosis is a condition characterized by: -Answer- ✔An lateral curvature of the spine
The lowest region of the ventral cavity is the: -Answer- ✔Pelvic cavity
The deltoid muscle inserts into the: -Answer- ✔Humerus
The primary function of the red blood cells is: -Answer- ✔Transportation of gases
The functional unit of the kidney is the: -Answer- ✔Nephron
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