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