MBLEx Practice Tests

With regard to homeostasis, what is the primary difference in positive feedback and negative feedback mechanisms?

What is the smallest and simplest level of organization in the body?

Which of the following is NOT in the abdominal cavity?

What is the two-layer membrane that covers organs and lines body cavities, and secretes a clear, watery, lubricating fluid?

Which of the following is one of the 4 main types of tissues in the body, that binds cells and organs together, and provides protection, support and integration of body parts?

Which of the following has the greatest influence on blood pressure?

What muscle is shown in the image above?

The bones of the upper and lower extremities make up the __________.

What is the function of cartilage at synovial joints?

What bones does the clavicle articulate with?

Which long bone can be palpated on the thumb side of the forearm?

A muscle always lengthens during what type of muscle contraction?

Which muscle does NOT originate at the common flexor tendon of the forearm?

Which of the following skin conditions presents as a dry, red, itchy rash, which is most commonly located behind the knees and at the crease of the elbows?

Which of the following is most likely to result in an injury to the glenohumeral labrum?

A new client informs the massage practitioner that she is also being treated for psoriasis. What is the best action for the practitioner to take at this point?

Inflammation of the sheath that surrounds a tendon is called ________.

What class of drugs is used to thin the blood and increase clotting time?

Which of the following structures is vulnerable at the anterior triangle of the neck?

What extra precautions should a massage therapist be prepared to provide to elderly clients?

Which of the following is an immediate effect of heat when applied to the skin?

What is the therapeutic application of water to deliver mechanical and thermal changes to the body called?

Which of the following is a potential mechanical effect of a light effleurage stroke?

A reflexive effect of massage therapy is a(n) ________.

What is the correct direction of an effleurage stroke when working on the extremities?

Which technique modification can help to overcome tissue resistance?

Massage therapy can be a beneficial component of a comprehensive treatment plan for people with depression because massage ________.

A client complained of left shoulder weakness and arm pain since falling last month. The massage therapist observes muscle atrophy around the left shoulder. This atrophy is a ________.

Light tapping over the median nerve at the anterior wrist that produces a tingling sensation in the thumb side of the hand is a positive ________, and can indicate ________.

A massage therapist assessing a client’s standing posture notices a decreased space between the client’s knees. This posture abnormality is commonly called “knock knees”, or ________.

In which section of a SOAP note should clinical reasoning from visual observations or palpation be documented?

What action is most likely to be painful for a person with bicipital tendonitis?

A patient is referred to you from a physician for a subacute muscle strain. What is the best choice of treatments for the massage therapist to apply?

What is the normal ROM of the elbow, from full extension to full flexion?

Active range of motion (ROM) of a joint is assessed by having the client demonstrate their full or available ROM at the joint ________.

What situation occurs when multiple roles exist between the massage therapist and a client?

What term refers to the authority that a client gives the massage therapist, which is based on the assumption that the therapist is skilled and knowledgeable?

Which of the following are examples of professionalism for a massage therapist?

What is the defense mechanism that involves a person saying or doing something in order to avoid receiving blame or criticism for their own mistake, by redirecting this blame onto someone or something else?

Which of the following is a communication technique that uses verbal and nonverbal “attending cues” letting the person who is speaking know that he or she is being heard and understood?

What is the state agency that is responsible for granting specific health providers the permission and privilege of working in a particular occupation within that state?

What term refers to the client’s right to determine what happens to his or her own body?

It is unethical for a massage practitioner to act outside of the limitations of their profession, also called their ________.

It is important for massage therapists to keep their fingernails short and clean in order to ________.

A chemical that is applied to living tissue such as skin to eliminate most microorganisms and prevent infection is a(n) ________.

Why is it better for a massage therapist to use an elbow or a massage tool rather than thumbs or fingertips when applying trigger point therapy to large muscle groups?

What is the broad set of activities that a business uses to identify and attract potential customers, convert them into paying customers, and build lasting relationships with these customers?

Which of the following is NOT a reason to use correct draping techniques?

The prefix “supra-” as in the terms supraspinatus, suprasternal, suprarenal or suprapubic means ________.

What popular type of business entity or structure may be formed and operated by one or more people, and provides the business owner the advantage of personal asset protection and pass-through taxation?