FSMTB MBLEX Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

FSMTB MBLEX Online Questions & Answers

• Question 51:

  Metabolic effects of massage therapy upon the body are a combination of reflexive and mechanical effects.

  A. TRUE
  B. FALSE
  A. TRUE

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  Explanation/Reference:

  Metabolism is the process of chemical transformations within the body. These transformations can be caused by means of a physical stimulus or messages from the CNS. Massage therapy can provide both a mechanical and reflexive influence upon metabolism and this creates metabolic effect upon the body.

• Question 52:

  Neutrophils, basophils and eosinophils are types of __________________.

  A. leukocytes
  B. myocytes
  C. pathogens
  D. enzymes
  A. leukocytes

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  Explanation/Reference:

  Neutrophils, basophils and eosinophils are the three types of granular leukocytes (white blood cells) of the immune system which consume infectious diseases and foreign materials.

• Question 53:

  Which of the following procedures is an exfoliating treatment?

  A. Salt glow
  B. Aromatherapy bath
  C. Herbal wrap
  D. Steam bath
  A. Salt glow

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  Explanation/Reference:

  A salt glow is a treatment in which the practitioner applies sea salts to the body in a rubbing fashion to exfoliate the skin.

• Question 54:

  What does a “sulcus” refer to in the human body?

  A. Protuberance
  B. Bony landmark
  C. Attachment site
  D. Furrow
  D. Furrow

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  Explanation/Reference:

  A sulcus is the anatomical term for a furrow, fissure, crevice or a groove in the human body. Two examples are the central sulcus of the cerebellum which divides the frontal and parietal lobes, and the radial sulcus along the lateral border of the humerus which houses the radial nerve and the deep brachial artery.

• Question 55:

  A client has been diagnosed with a grade 3 chronic pain disorder, what would you expect to see in the client?

  A. Low disability - high intensity
  B. High disability - moderately limiting
  C. High disability - highly
  D. Low disability - low intensity
  B. High disability - moderately limiting

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  Explanation/Reference:

  A client with a grade 3 disability is considered highly disabled but with moderate limitation of functionality. A good example is an injured construction worker with a crushed vertebrae who is disabled from returning to work, but has moderate limitations in daily functions like walking, sitting and eating.

• Question 56:

  A client enters a treatment with a current diagnosis of torticollis. What area of the body will you expect to find this condition?

  A. Foot
  B. Hip
  C. Spine
  D. Neck
  D. Neck

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  Explanation/Reference:

  Torticollis is an atypical torsion contraction of the neck which distorts the balance and positioning of the head and neck to either one side or the other.

• Question 57:

  Which of the following bones are part of the hindfoot?

  A. Phalanges
  B. Cuboid
  C. Navicular
  D. Talus
  D. Talus

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  Explanation/Reference:

  The talus is also known as the ankle bone to which the tibia and fibula connect. The other bone of the hindfoot region is the calcaneus also known as the heel.

• Question 58:

  A 56 year old client enters the office for their appointment and complains of deep pain in their thigh. The client states that the pain feels like it is on the bone. The client also states that they have a mild fever and feel nauseous. The client is a diabetic. A closer inspection of the affected leg shows signs of redness and swelling and that the client is feverish. Which of the following actions should you take as the practitioner of this client?

  A. Massage client and suggest an NSAID
  B. Massage client and instruct to seek medical attention soon
  C. Cancel appointment and send them home
  D. Cancel appointment and have the client seek immediate medical attention
  D. Cancel appointment and have the client seek immediate medical attention

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  Explanation/Reference:

  Massage is contraindicated for fever and/or inflamed, swollen tissue. Osteomyelitis is a very serious infection that can result in amputation or possible death. Canceling the appointment and advising the client to seek immediate medical attention is the best course of action.

• Question 59:

  How many bones comprise the shoulder girdle?

  A. 1
  B. 2
  C. 3
  D. 4
  B. 2

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  Explanation/Reference:

  There are two bones that make the shoulder girdle - the clavicle and the scapula.

• Question 60:

  A client can experience phantom pain if they have _______________.

  A. a psychological disorder
  B. diabetes
  C. lost a limb
  D. a neurological dysfunction
  C. lost a limb

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  Explanation/Reference:

  Phantom pain is a phenomenon where a person experiences sensations of a limb or body part after it has been amputated. Phantom sensations have also occurred in people with removed organs and after a mastectomy.