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Explanation: Assisting a client through an active movement is active-assisted ROM. This is used to test for muscle adhesions, muscle strengths and muscle weakness.

Explanation: The massage code of ethics is a standard of conduct that defines ethical behavior for a massage therapist. The question lists principles of the massage code of ethics.

Explanation: An individual person, working as a sole proprietor or as an independent contractor, must file the Schedule C for all related business income and expenses to calculate the net profit or loss of the business. Net profit or loss is then carried to IRS Form 1040.

Explanation: Passive ROM is when the therapist performs the movement of the client's body. This is used to determine joint versus muscular dysfunctions.

Explanation: The MBLEx candidate handbook indicates that the test may have questions covering the concepts of energetic anatomy. This question is an example of such a question. The heart chakra, positioned in the center of the chest, is associated with the color green or emerald green. The heart chakra represents the perceptions of love and the relationships between people and the world. The element of the heart chakra is air.

Explanation: Phasic muscles are fast twitch muscles which are prone to inhibition or fatigue. Muscles that are designed to move our bodies are typically phasic while muscles that are designed to hold our bodies upright are typically postural.

Explanation: The musculotendinous junction is formed between the muscle and its respective tendon.

Explanation: Skeletal muscles are reddish because they contain the red pigment myoglobin. Myoglobin is a globular protein similar to hemoglobin, the pigment in red blood cells that transports oxygen. Myoglobin also binds oxygen, making it available to skeletal muscles during muscle contraction.

Explanation: A visual assessment can be a powerful tool in determining a client's muscular and structural symmetry and deviation. The findings of the assessment help the massage therapist create effective treatment plans.

Explanation: The plasma membrane is made of two layers of fat molecules that contain phosphorus and is also known as the phospholipid bilayer.

Explanation: The masseter is a dense muscle with a superficial head and a deep head both of which originate from the zygomatic arch of the temporal bone.

Explanation: A client with pes cavus has a foot deformity characterized by an abnormally high medially longitudinal arch, also known as a high medial arch of the foot.

Explanation: Reciprocal inhibition is used to relax a muscle on one side of a joint by contracting the muscle on the other side of the joint. This is used to assist the reduction of a muscular tonicity. Caution should be used to prevent a simultaneous contraction which could result in a cramp or muscle tear.

Explanation: The ulnar nerve runs along the ulna and into the pinky finger and medial half of the ring
finger.

Explanation: Systole and diastole refer to the contraction (systole) and relaxation (diastole) phase of a
heart beat.

Explanation: The alveoli also known as the pulmonary alveolus is the anatomical structure of the lung that has a hollow cavity in which air is compressed and then exchanged with blood. There is roughly 170 alveoli in one square millimeter in the functional structure (parenchyma) of the lung.

Explanation: The collection of specialized heart muscle cells which regulate the heart beat was discovered by the Swiss cardiologist Wilhelm His in 1893 and this given the name, Bundle of His.

Explanation: The Adson maneuver is used to determine a thoracic outlet compression. To conduct the Adson maneuver, a massage therapist places the clients arm into horizontal abduction on the affected side to a 45 degree angle while rotating their head toward the affected side. The massage therapist then instructs the client to extend their head which tightens the scalene muscles, which should magnify any preexisting compression of the subclavian artery and brachial plexus. The massage therapist palpates for a decrease in the radial pulse while the client takes deep breathes to exaggerate the compression.

Explanation: A Golgi tendon organ or GTO provides the sensory component to the Golgi tendon reflex, a phenomenon that protects a muscle/tendon from an excessive load or stretch.

Explanation: The cerebral cortex is divided into two halves or hemispheres. Each hemisphere consists of four lobes: the frontal lobe, parietal lobe, occipital lobe and temporal lobe. The lobes relate not to brain function but rather to the bones that underlie the cerebral cortex. The borders of these lobes are dictated by sutures in the skull with the exception between the frontal and parietal lobes which follow a deep fold in the brain called the central sulcus and this is just behind the frontal and parietal sutures.

Explanation: The term anatomical snuff box or rather, "snuff box" was coined by using the space between the tendons of the extensor pollicus longus and the extensor pollicus brevis (and the abductor pollicus longus) as a place to hold snuff tobacco.

Explanation: The A is for assessment, which is a summary of our findings.

Explanation: Serum is the blood plasma that is separated from white and red blood cells as well as the fibrinogens. Serum contains the antibodies, antigens, electrolytes, hormones and any exogenous
substances (drugs, pathogens, etc)

Explanation: In almost all situations, the massage therapist needs to retain a strict confidentiality of the client's information. However, there are certain exceptions, such as when the massage therapist feels in personal danger, when there are suspicions of a client abusing a child and whenever required by law.

Explanation: Capillaries are the smallest blood vessels with endothelial linings that are only one cell thick.
This allows for the transfer of water, oxygen, carbon dioxide, nutrients and waste between the blood and surrounding tissues.

Explanation: Nerves that send messages to the central nervous system (CNS) are called afferent nerves.
Sensory receptors are examples of afferent nerves. The nerves that send messages from the CNS to the body are called efferent nerves. Somatic nerves are an example of efferent nerves.

Explanation: Skeletal muscle contraction occurs when an action potential from the brain reaches the neuromuscular junction. It causes a calcium ion influx which starts the process of a muscle contraction.

Explanation: 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.

Explanation: One of the few times a massage therapist is allowed to break confidentiality is when he or she suspects a client to be in personal danger or harm. In this case, the massage therapist has a professional obligation to ensure the safety of the client.

Explanation: The term celiac describes the location of the abdomen and is used to describe the location of nerves as in the celiac plexus or the location of cardiovascular tissue as in the celiac artery. Celiac disease denotes the location of the disease located in the abdominal region.

Explanation: The synergist or assisting muscle to the biceps brachii is the brachialis muscle.

Explanation: The mitochondria within a cell handles the task of breaking down glucose molecules to
release energy.

Explanation: 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.

Explanation: The brachial artery continues from the axillary artery and runs between the triceps and biceps brachii. The pulse of the brachial artery can be palpated between these muscles on the anterior side of the arm.

Explanation: The time to collect information about a physical complaint or injury is during the intake
process.

Explanation: Before starting treatment with a client, a massage therapist must first understand what the nature of the client's complaint is, whether the condition is indicated or contraindicated or if a referral is necessary. Once the therapy session is complete, an assessment is necessary to determine the benefit of the treatment to the client.

Explanation: 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).

Explanation: The cerebral cortex is the largest part of the brain and plays a key role in awareness, communication, consciousness and memory.