Hawaii Massage Exam Study Guide Exam Questions and Answers
Massage is defined as: - Correct Answers ✅The systematic
& scientific manipulation of soft & superficial tissue
The agency responsible for the regulation of massage is the: -
Correct Answers ✅Department of Commerce & Consumer Affairs Waving your arm in front of you like saying goodbye is an
example of: - Correct Answers ✅Abduction
The two types of draping are? - Correct Answers ✅Complete and Brief
A principal massage therapist (PMT) must be: - Correct
Answers ✅Licensed The plane that divides the body into anterior and posterior
position is the: - Correct Answers ✅Coronal Plane
Homeostasis refers to: - Correct Answers ✅Relative
Constancy The minimum/maximum fine the Massage Board can impose
on a license for a violation of rules is: - Correct Answers
✅$100/ $1000 1 / 4
Hawaii Massage Exam Study Guide Exam Questions and Answers The massage technique that involves squeezing and rolling
is: - Correct Answers ✅Petrissage
The brain is located in the: - Correct Answers ✅Dorsal
Cavity
The maximum ration of apprentices to licensed therapists is: -
Correct Answers ✅10 to 1 Massage therapists and massage establishment licenses
expire on: - Correct Answers ✅6/30 of every even
numbered year
The most important hygiene protocol is to: - Correct
Answers ✅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: -
Correct Answers ✅5 Days
Apprenticeship training consists of how many hours: -
Correct Answers ✅570 2 / 4
Hawaii Massage Exam Study Guide Exam Questions and Answers
If your client has injured his leg in a fall, you should: -
Correct Answers ✅Refer him in a physician A bolster is placed under the ankles of a client in the prone
position to prevent: - Correct Answers ✅Hyperextension
In the lateral recumbent position, the body is: - Correct
Answers ✅Lying on the right or left side
A sponsoring massage therapist: - Correct Answers ✅Does
not have to be licensed
An acute pain: - Correct Answers ✅Comes on quickly is of
short duration
Tapotement should never be used: - Correct Answers ✅On
bony areas Over the kidneys If your client is on medication that you are not familiar with,
you should: - Correct Answers ✅Refer to the physicians'
desk reference or similar guide If the PMT has to leave the premises, she can appoint as a replacement: - Correct Answers ✅A Licensed Therapist 3 / 4
Hawaii Massage Exam Study Guide Exam Questions and Answers
Sports massage is beneficial because it can: - Correct
Answers ✅Help to prevent injury Shorten recovery time Improve blood circulation
A client terminate a massage: - Correct Answers ✅At any
time Which is not a function of the skeletal system? - Correct Answers ✅Posture
The origin of the sartorius muscle is this: - Correct Answers
✅Anterior Superior Iliac Spine
The ulna is what to the radius: - Correct Answers ✅Medial
The pleural cavity contains the - Correct Answers ✅Lungs
Which muscle extends from the thorax to the pubis: -
Correct Answers ✅Rectus Abdominis
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