FSMTB Massage & Bodywork Licensing Examination MBLEx Exam Questions

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Question 1

Which muscle is flexed during forced exhalation?



Answer : A

During a forced exhalation, the abdominal muscles are engaged to assist the expulsion of air from the lungs.


Question 2

Which of the following muscles of the head and neck are not firing during eccentric extension?



Answer : D

An eccentric extension of the neck requires the flexors to fire during contraction, causing the extensor muscle levator scapulae to relax.


Question 3

What is the name of the joint where the clavicle and scapula meet?



Answer : A

The clavicle connects to the scapula at the acromion process and this juncture is called the acromioclavicular joint.


Question 4

The tendinoperiosteal junction is located between the muscle and tendon.



Answer : B

The tendinoperiosteal junction is located between tendon and bone.


Question 5

What do the levator scapulae, trapezius (upper fibers), biceps brachii, subscapularis and soleus all have in common?



Answer : C

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All the muscles listed in the question are examples of postural muscles. Postural muscles are slow twitch and highly susceptible to hypertonicity in over-use and under-use scenarios.


Question 6

Which is the correct order of anatomical organization in the human body, from the most basic to the more complex?



Answer : B

The cell is the basic building block of all living things. Cells are organized into tissues having specialized properties and functions. Tissues are further organized into organs (and organ systems).


Question 7

What best describes pain that has no known physical cause?



Answer : B

Psychosomatic pain is often caused by emotional distress and thus has no know physical cause. Psychosomatic pain can be a result from a broken heart after a break up, feelings of being inadequate or from any number of depressive thought patterns.


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