MBLEx Practice Test 3

While performing a gait analysis, the massage therapist notices the client’s body drops lower to the right side when taking a step with the right foot. The therapist asks the client to stand straight, and the therapist examine the pelvis, noticing the left side of the pelvis is elevated compared to the right side. What might this indicate to the massage therapist in relation to the client.

The client may have weakness in the quadratus lumborum on the right side.

Which of the following best describes EIN

Employer indentification number

The descending order of the small intestine is

Duodenum, ileum, jejunum

A client arrives for a massage. During the verbal intake, the client states they have not felt well for a few weeks, with a persistent cough, fever, chills, night sweats, and they have lost several pounds due to a reduced appetite. What is the appropriate response to these symptoms being present on behalf of the massage therapist

The massage therapist should reschedule the massage and refer the client to a physician

A doctor whom a massage therapist is friendly with approaches the massage therapist, proposing an agreement wherein for every patient the massage therapist refers to the doctor, the doctor will pay the massage therapist a small fee. What would be the most appropriate response on behalf of the massage therapist to this proposal

The massage therapist should decline the proposal to avoid and potential ethical dilemmas to arise

A wage and tax statement detailing income and withheld taxes from the previous year for an employee

W-2

Josh is a professional football kicker. His team has just scored a touchdown, and he has to kick an extra point. Josh lines up, the ball is snapped and played by the holder, and Josh kicks the ball with the medial surface of his right foot. What muscle is primary responsible for helping Josh kick the extra point.

Sartorius

During an assessment, the massage therapist requests to view the soles of the client’s shoes. Upon viewing the soles, the therapist observes obvious wear on the lateral side of the shoe’s sole. This may be indicative of the hypertonicity in which of the following muscles

Tibialis anterior

Of the following which is not smaller cavity located in the central body cavity

Cranial cavity

Capillaries located in the kidneys, allowing waste products to be filtered from the blood for elimination

Glomeruli

Stance to perfect massage strokes such a as petrissage, friction, and tapotement

Warrior stance

A client sees a massage therapist twice monthly for a year. The client enjoys interacting with the therapist, and in the client option, the conversation others becomes flirtatious. The client begins developing feelings for the massage therapist. Which of the following describes the situation

The client is exhibiting transference

Which of the following is a tax form that is not filed by a person who owns a business

W-2

Muscle inserting onto the medical border of the scapular, responsible for protraction and depression of the scapula

Serratus anterior

A client enters a massage establishment walking with crutches and their left leg in a cast. The therapist sees the client, and asks what happened. The client states they were in a car crash, and ended up breaking both tibia and fibula. The therapist states they've never experienced that, but they can imagine it would be awful to deal with, and they're sorry the client has to live with it for the time being. What is this an example of

Sympathy

All of the following muscles attach to the pictured none expect

Pectoralis minor

The massage therapist’s client is suing their doctors for negligence. The client states to the court that the doctor recommended message therapy for the clients condition, despite the condition being contraindicated for massage therapy. The massage therapist is issued a subpoena duces testicandum by the court. What is required of the massage therapist after receiving writ

The massage therapist must appear in court and testify in front of a judge

A client seeks a massage appointment to prepare for an upcoming ranked tennis match they are playing in. The client states their blood pressure is at 107/62 when at rest. If the blood pressure is increased to 115/66 after the massage what has occurred

A reflexive affect has occurred

Paralysis of one half of the face, caused by stimulation of herpes simplex virus, which affect the facial nerve

Bell’s palsy

A client attempts to make an appointment with a massage therapist, but the therapist tells the client they can’t accept any new clients becasue their schedule is completely full. The client asks the therapist to stay after their scheduled shift stating to fit the client in, but the therapist declines, stating they can’t stay past the scheduled shift. Which of the following is a therapist establishing?

The therapist is establishing a time boundary

A massage therapist has been employed by a spa for the past 6 months during The theorist’s employment the therapist and the spa manager have been flirtatious, had personal conversations with one another, and developed a emotional attachment. If the massage therapist and the spa Manager were to start a romantic relationship, what would this be categorized as

Conflict of interest

A client states they suffer from spells of vertigo. Which of the following is the best course of action for the massage therapist to take after receiving this information

The massage therapist should offer to assist the client off the table to avoid potential injuries and falls.

A massage therapist opens an office to perform massage out of. The next year, when it is time to report taxes, the therapist begins filling out tax documents to submit to the IRS. The tax form has a section where the massage therapist may detail deductions. Of the following, which is not a deduction the massage therapist can claim on their taxes.

Time spent performing Market analysis and financial planning

Treatment utilizing light gliding strokes directed towards the heart to increase circulation of a certain substances to decrease edema

Lymphatic drainage

Muscle originating on the sternum and clavicle, responsible for neck flexion and unilateral head rotation to the opposite side

Sternocleidomastoid

Palpating, rejoining , opposing, kneading, pressing, lifting, holding, and pushing are the eight basic techniques of which modality

Tuina

A message therapist gives a diabetic client massage. After the massage, the client tells the massage therapist that they feel light headed and dizzy, and feel extremely tired. In this instance, what should a massage therapist do

Ask the client to sit provide the client with something to consume with sugar such as fruit juice

In a conversation with a client during a session, the client expressed concern over the massage therapist’s credentials, stating they don’t believe they are actually licensed and certified to perform massage. What is the best way for massage therapist to avoid this kind of thought from clients

Have massage credential posted on plain view of all clients

Excessive force placed against the big toe, pushing it against the first metatarsal, causing the toe to subluxate laterally and the first metatarsal medially

Bunion

A massage therapist moves a client's shoulder and elbow, both into extension. Which muscle is stretched, and which is shortened

biceps brachii is stretched, triceps brachii is shortened

Full-body steam bath used to increase activity of sudorferous glands

Russian Bath

A massage therapist engages in conversation with their client, and during the course of conversation discovers that their client cleans houses for a living, the massage therapist and client negotiate a deal to allow the client to receive one massage per month in exchange for cleaning the message therapist house once per months. When reporting this trade to the IRS, what percentage of the massage service's normal cost is the massage required to report

100%

A sudoriferous gland is a type of exocrine gland that produces what substance

Sweat

A person suffers from a fever of 103 degrees Fahrenheit. What type of medication would be given to help return the internal body temperature to a normal range

Antipyretic

A concentric contraction of rectus femoris would result in which actions taking place

Hip flexion and knee extension

A client details on an intake form that their occupation requires them to use a computer for several hours a day and answer phones. After consulting with the massage therapist it is determined that the client holds the phone between their ear and shoulder the majority of the time while typing on a keyboard and imputing data. The client states they experience pain in the right shoulder and neck. What is the recommended response the therapist should give to assist the client in alleviating the pain.

Recommend a headset that connect to telephone

During a massage session, the client and massage therapist begin talking. The client seems to be asking some personal, probing questions of their therapist, which is making the therapist uncomfortable. Finally, towards the end of the massage, the client asks where the therapist lives. Which of the following is the appropriate response on behalf of the massage thereapist?

The therapist should utilize impermeable boundaries

A prevent sports massage required the following kinds of strokes to be performed to activate muscle spindles

Invigorating

Which of the following describes the net income

Income after taxes and expenses have been paid

The Pictured action moves in which plane

Sagittal

When is it appropriate for a massage therapist to release a clients records

When issued a subpoena by a court

Contrast baths should always end with immersion in

cold water to reduce inflammation

A trigger point that results in pain only when being palpated

latent

Of the following which describes the function of hyaline cartilage

Found on articulate surfaces of bones to prevent friction

A massage therapist schedules their Friend for a massage appointment because the therapist and client are friends outside of the massage setting what is this known as?

dual relationship

If a person were to fall forward landing on their outstretched arms the should joint would most likely become dislocated in which direction

Anteriorly

A client books a Swedish massage stating to the therapist that they receive massage all the time and just need help relaxing a bit. The client arrives for the appointment quickly signing all paperwork on the intake form. Without gong into details of everything involved with the treatment the therapist and client start the session. What has the client given the massage therapist in regards to the massage session

implied consent for all standard swedish techniques to be performed

Increase of calcium in the blood stream is achieved by secertion of the following hormone

Parathyroid hormone

Blood returns to the heart from the trunk and the lower limbs via the

Aorta

The massage therapist revealing too much information about themselves to a client may potentially lead to which of the following

transference

The overall objectives and values of a business are detailed in

Mission statement

On intake form, a client lists “pyelonephritis” as a current condition. What is the appropriate response from the massage therapist?

Reschedule the massage and refer a physician

Rhythmic contractions occurring in esophagus, stomach, small intestine, and large intestine, helping to move food through the alimentary canal

peristalsis

Gifts taxes reported client per year may not exceed

$25

Brian’s is a soccer player, playing in a match. He sprints down the pitch, when he suddenly feels and heard a popping sound come from his ankle. He Fall to the grass and clutches his ankle, he falls to the grass and clutches his ankle, feeling an intense pain. He’s helped off the pitch, and taken to a hospital for evaluation. The following day, his ankle is severely bruised and inflamed, and he can’t move the joint without pain, what time of injury has Brian likely sustained.

Grade 2 sprain

A person carrying a heavy bucket with one hand for an extended period of time may result in soreness in the following muscle, the result of an isometric contraction

Levator scapulae

Contraindications for hydrotherapy generally include all of the following except

Acne

A client notified the massage therapist on the intake form that they suffer from intermittent trigeminal neuralgia that is currently in the acute stage, after consulting with the client on the Condition which of the filling should the massage do the best to serve the client

Perform the massage but remove the face cradle so that the clients face is not being compressed with the client prone

Which is the only organ in the body that contains both endocrine and exocrine glands

pancreas

During the course of a massage, the client requests that the massage therapist pop their wrist joint. If the massage therapist were to comply with the request it would be a violation

Scope of practice

Massage stroke best utilized to sedate an area

Vibration

An independent contractor does not receive

Benefits

Form of friction in which the therapist moves the stroke perpendicular to the direction of the muscle fibers

Cross fiber friction

The bone that comprises the upper jaw is also called

Maxilla

A client comes in for a massage complaining of pain in the posterior thigh and buttocks. Which is the least important piece of information the therapist should try to determine about the clients situation

If the client has received the massage in the past 6 months

A massage therapist is summoned to a court proceeding to deliver testimony or document for use in a case. Which of the following is the writ issued by the court to compel the massage therapist to attend the proceedings and testify

Subpoena

Cinnamon essential oil should be avoided in the clients who are

Pregnant

Indentify the muscle pictured

Sartorius

In an effort to tarnish a competitor’s business and gain more clientele, a rival business owner creates several online accounts and created numerous negative reviews on the competitor online business page. The reviews contain information the business owner knows to he false, but the owner post the reviews regardless. The competitor notices the reviews, observes the false statements and reaches out their lawyer. Which is the following describes the situation

The business owner has committed libel

The umbilical region hold which of the following organs

Small intestine

Charging the client full or partial fees for falling to make a scheduled appointment is a way for the massage therapist to establish

Time boundaries

Massage stroke directed toward the heart used to increase circulation transition between strokes and apply massage lubricant

Effleurage

A patien is admitted to a hospital after suffering a large third degree burn on their leg. As the injury begins to heal, physicians determine the sides of the wound created by the burn can’t be approximated and the wound will need to be filled via granulated tissue and skin graft will be required to close the wound and allow it to heal and form scar tissue in the damaged area. Which of the following is the proper name given for the form of healing described

Secondary intention healing

Dopamine is a neurotransmitter which helps to stabilize the body in specific movements. A reduction of dopamine in the body would result in

Parkinson’s disease

Book keeping and taxes for a massage business may be handled by a massage therapist or

Accountant

An injury to the hamstrings might inhibit which actions

Hip extensions and knee flexion

During a massage a client begins cramping in their gastrocnemius. The cramp is very painful. What is the proper technique for helping to eliminate their specific cramp.

The therapist should have the client contract the tibialis anterior to force the gastrocnemius to relax known as reciprocal inhibition

Orgin of the muscle groups responsible for performing the pictured action

Medial epicondyle of humerus

If the massage therapist were to intentionally ignore a clients request to lighten pressure they may be suspected of

Physical abuse

A therapist is seeing a new client. During the massage, the client tells the therapist that they usually visit another massage establishment on the other side of town, but they were booked. In an effort to convince the client to rebook, the therapist tells the client that they used to work at the other establishment, and they engage in illegal drugs trade. The therapist knows this not true but is hoping to trick the client. What has just occurred

A. The therapist has slandered the other business

While calculating taxes, a massage therapist calculates their gross income along with money spent on items necessary to run the business during the year such as a massage lubricant, linen service, music subscription, and telephone service. This information is submitted with the massage therapist tag return in which of the following tax forms

Profit and loss statement

During the course of a msssage the massage therapist noticed a pre-existing contusion on the clients leg. The massage therapist should

Avoid the contusion, notify the client where the contusion is located and document the contusion in SOAP notes

The largest vessels in the body, responsible for the draining lymph into the left subclavian vein

Thoracic duct

Multiple sclerosis is what type of disorder

Autoimmune

Of the following, all are useful in assessing inflammation a client may be experiencing expect

Asking the client to perform breaking techniques to help return body Ted to normal levels

A client calls a large chain massage establishment and requests an appointment, telling telling the receptionist he has been experiencing pain and discomfort in his upper back for some time and would love to have the area worked on. The receptionist apologizes and informs the client that they do not have an appointment book with male clients and only allow female clients to come in for a massage, which of the following describes this situation

The massage therapist is engaging in gender discrimination

A massage therapist sets a policy to charge more for services rendered to wealthy clients which of the following describes this policy

Financial abuse

A massage therapist asked a client to perform a gait analysis. During the gait analysis, the massage therapist noticed the client right foot is in a slightly inverted position. This may indicate all of the following to the therapist expect

The client is experiencing pain due to shin splints

Muscle originating on the anterior superior iliac spine

Sartorius

Order the muscles from Superficial to deep

C. 3>1>2>4

During a Swedish massage the client tells the massage therapist that their pressure can be more firm. The massage therapist replies by telling the client that the pressure they are using is the most that can be used with Swedish massage but the therapist can go deeper if they change the appointment to a deep tissue massage which cost 10 dollars more. The client agrees and the appointment is changed from Swedish to deep tissue. Which of the following has occurred

The massage therapist utilized a tech night known as up-selling to entice the client to spend more money

Synergist to the hamstrings while flexing the knees

Gastrocnemius

Chronic degeneration of alevolar sacs, reducing the exchange of carbon dioxide and oxygen out of the blood

Emphysema

A massage therapist is hired by a marathon runner to perform massage immediately before an event. During the course of the brief massage the therapist used vigorous massage strokes to increase circulation of blood and performs tapotement to activate the muscle spindles to help prevent injury during the marathon. Which of the following effects is increasing circulation of blood due to strokes such as effleurage

A mechanical effect

Common areas utilized for visual assessment included all of the following expect

Position of the rectus abdominis

Urea and ammonia are filtered from the blood by the

Kidneys

A client details to a massage therapist during a session that they have felt a sense of unease regarding a potential breakup with a significant other. The massage therapist is unsure how to respond, and has decided to choose their words extremely carefully when discussing the situation with the client. Which of the following best describes the situation?

The massage therapist is utilizing a semi permeable boundary in regards to communicating with the client

Bilateral contraction of the pectineus muscles would have what action two abducted lower limbs

Move them into adduction

A client receives a massage unaware that they have a contagious skin disorder known as dermatophytosis. During the massage the massage therapist noticed the area of infection. The massage therapist avoids the area and treats it as a local contraindication, continuing with the massage as normal in every other area. After the clients massage has finished and the client has left what is the proper course of action the massage therapist should take regarding the linens used during the session

The massage therapist Should store lines in a biohazard bag then treat the linens with dilution of ten parts water to one part bleach, washed in hot water.

A client explains to a massage therapist they they lift weights as a hobby and have been performing more squats than usual in an effort to break their person record of 315 Pounds. The client states they can’t go down as far as they need to and then demonstrates their squat technique for the therapist. When demonstrating the squat technique what actions are performed

The hips and knees are both flexed then both are extended when returning to the starting point