NCE Practice Exam MCQ Quiz!

1. A client arrives at his massage appointment with a pained look on his face. he is rubbing his left chest and shoulder area and is short of breath. he reports that the pain started as he was getting out of his car. he is also nauseated. What would be the best treatment for that session?

A lung acupressure flow to help the client relax and increase his breath

Structural bodywork to lengthen the tissues of the chest and shoulder

Trigger point therapy to the muscle of the chest and shoulder

Get the client comfortable and call 911 because the client may be experiencing a stroke

2. A client is very upset with the massage he just received. he does not believe it is worth the amount he is being charged. the therapist should:

Reiterate to the client the price of the massage and that there are not guarantees

Agree with the clients and charge him nothing

Listen to the clients complaints, stay calm, validate the clients experience and offer choices to remedy the situation

3. A client informs the massage therapist that she is recovering from surgery that discovered malignant tumors on her ovaries and uterus. she is scheduled to start chemotherapy treatments in a few days. she is very anxious about the treatments as well as the prognosis of her condition. as a result, her upper body is very tense and she has been having headaches. Which of the following would be an appropriate course of action for the therapist?

4. SOAP is an acronym for?

Subjective, objective, assessment, plan

Signs, observations, assessment, plan

Subjective, observation, assessment, progress

Subjective, objective, analysis, plan

5. A client is experiencing a digestive disorder and would like to receive touch therapy that will directly compliment her medical treatments. her abdominal area is too sensitive to touch. which modality would be the best choice for her?

Reflexology

Trigger point therapy

Cranial sacral therapy

Seated massage

6. Which one of the following conditions could make a person susceptible to an opportunistic pathogen?

Conjunctivitis

Aids

Congenital heart disease

Diabetes

7. Directly after a sporting event, an athlete is in line to receive a massage. the therapist notices she is not sweating and she complains of being dizzy with a headache on the top of her head. What is most likely contributing to her symptoms?

Excessive fatigue from the event

Dehydration

Not eating enough carbohydrates the meal before the event

Psychologically down from not winning her race

8. Friction strokes

Create heat by moving tissue in a counterclockwise direction with light pressure

Create heat by moving superficial layers of tissue against deeper layers of tissue

Should never be used over scar tissue more than 6 weeks old

Should be used only around joints to create heat

9. Which of the following is a breach of client confidentiality?

Protecting the clients identity in social situations

Soliciting information that is irrelevant to the professional relationship

Securing permission from a guardian of clients who are minors

Maintaining client files in a secure manner for a minimum period of 4 years

10. Massage can stimulate the release of what chemical into the brain and central nervous system that act as the body's natural pain killers.

Histamines

Cortisone

Endorphins

Substance P

11. When referring a client to a physician, the therapist should:

Explain to the client why she is making the referral and refer her to a specific physician who understands bodywork

Give a diagnosis and tell the client to get it confirmed by a physician

Explain to the client why she is making the referral and make the appointment for the client

12. The thin fibrous covering found on the surfacing of all bone that acts as a protection to the bone is called the:

Articular cartilage

Diaphysis

Compact bone

Periosteum

13. The description of an expected outcome of a disease is the:

Etiology

Diagnosis

Prognosis

Pathogenesis

14. Where would you bolster a client with an anterior tilt in the pelvis lying in the supine position?

Under the ankle

Under the right hip

Under the left hip

Under the knees

15. It is important to get a client's medical history.

Only if they are under a physician's care

For only the last 5 years of their life

Only if they are seeking massage for medical related issues

As far in their history as they can recall and are comfortable revealing

16. Postural assessment of clients legs includes measuring:

Weakness in the joints

Strength in the joints

Energy blocks

Horizontal and vertical alignment

17. A client complains that her knee hurts on the lateral side every time she flexes it. Which muscle most likely is tight and should be massaged to help alleviate her pain?

Medial collateral

Rectus femoris

Vastus lateralis

Biceps femoris

18. A client receiving a massage suddenly lapses into a convulsive epileptic seizure. what is the proper first aid procedure?

Protect the person from injury and begin rescue breathing

Protect the person from injury and send for an ambulance

Place an object between the teeth and forcibly hold the person down

Roll the person to her side and wait for the seizure to stop

19. If a client requests deep work including trigger point therapy on their legs to help the diabetic symptoms of numbness in their feet, the therapist should:

Listen and honor the clients request while staying in communication with the client about the amount of pressure

Agree but complete the session without actually incorporating deep trigger point work because the client will never notice

Refuse and educate the client about the contraindications pertaining to diabetes.

Refuse to do trigger point therapy because structural bodywork is the only deep work indicated for diabetic clients.

20. Researching the effects of bodywork is important because:

It dispels the importance of intuitive guidance

It provides objective validity to the benefits reported

It upholds the validity of subjective experience

It provides data to be interpreted subjectively

21. All of the following may be indicated for a whirlpool treatment except

Painful scars

Acute inflammation

Chronic sprains

Arthritis

22. Phlebitis or thrombophlebitis is the pathology of what system?

Nervous

Lymphatic

Endocrine

Vascular

23. The myelin sheath wrapped around a nerve fiber is segmented, or interrupted at regular intervals by gaps called?

Oligodendrocytes

Saltatory conduction

Schwann cells

Nodes of ranvier

24. A client reports that he is being treated with anticoagulant medication. which one of the following techniques would be indicated?

Skin rolling

Effleurage

Tapotement

Deep tissue

25. Marma points are associated with

Shiatsu

Ayurveda

Polarity

Acupressure

26. What is the term used for bacteria that can survive without oxygen?

Aerobic

Anaerobic

Protozoa

Metazoa

27. Which of the following is a yang meridian?

Stomach

Lung

Heart

Liver

28. A client lying supine on the table has a right foot and knee that is more laterally rotated than the left. this could indicate:

The right deep hip rotators are short

The right abductors are short

The left adductors are short

The left deep hip rotators are short

29. A client experiences frequent headaches and jaw pain. she is very sensitive to touch and fees uncomfortable undressing. an appropriate modality for her might be:

Shiatsu

Cranial sacral

Structural bodywork

Trigger point therapy

30. The growth hormone, GH is secreted from which of the following glands?

Pancreas

Adrenal

Thryoid

Pituitary

31. For IRS purposes, a massage given through barter arrangement is considered:

Free trade

Income

Expense

Disbursement

32. All of the following conditions are regional contraindications for massage except:

Fibromyalgia

Phlebothrombosis

Contusion

Acute neuritis

33. Which muscle attaches to the anterior superior iliac spine?

Rectus femoris

Sartorius

Semimembranosus

Semitendonosus

34. When performing a postural analysis, all of the following planes are assessed except the:

Coronal

Transverse inferior

Transverse horizontal

Midsagittal

35. Which technique is most appropriate for a kyo tsubo?

Friction

Holding

Vibration

Stretching

36. The tunica mucosa of the trachea is made up of what type of tissue?

Pseudostratified ciliated columnar epithelium

Stratified squamous epithelium

Simple columnar epithelium

Transitional epithelium

37. A trigger point found in the extensor digitorum muscle may affect which nerve?

Radial nerve

Median nerve

Ulnar nerve

Musculocutaneous nerve

38. A client with MS has been referred for bodywork. the referring chiropractor has indicated that the splenius capitis and the splenius cervicis are not to be worked. Which part of the body would this be?

The extensor muscles of the vertebral column

The superficial muscles of the back

Suboccipital muscles

Ventral muscles of the cervical body wall

39. Which muscle type can be described as involuntary?

Striated smooth

Striated skeletal

Nonstriated smooth

Nonstriated skeletal

40. Which of the following is an example of a deductible expense?

Full mortgage payments of a home for a home office

100% of business related meals and travel

Expense of maintaining a car based on the percentage of business use

Tuition fees for training in a new field

41. When lengthening the fascia, if the tissue reacts by tightening, closing and shortening, it is best to:

Back off

Push through the resistance

Press firmly on the tissue until it opens

Apply cross fiber deep friction

42. To fully stretch the triceps, _ the shoulder and _ the elbow.

Flex, extend

Flex, flex

Extend, flex

Extend, extend

43. After a traumatic experience, a client developed a fear of being home alone. he is also experiencing insomnia and increase back pain. which meridians most likely need extra attention?

Heart and kidney

Liver and gallbladder

Spleen and liver

Heart and lung

44. Petrissage is used to create what results in a massage?

Warm the superficial layers of dermis

Apply lotion and introduce touch to the body

Create a space between the muscle and bone

Create space between the muscle and fascia

45. In the cranial rhythm, extension is:

The decompression stage

The stillpoint

The contraction stage

The expansion stage

46. Blood enters the renal artery from which structure?

Kidney

Inferior vena cava

Common iliac vein

Aorta

47. All of the following are stated directly in the NCBTMB Code of Ethics except:

Refusing to accept gifts or benefits that are intended to influence a referral, decision or treatment

Exercising the right to refuse to treat any person for just and reasonable cause

Refusing to unjustly discriminate against clients or other health professionals

Avoid dual and multidimensional relationships that could impair professional judgment

48. Which structure controls the movement of food between the esophagus and stomach?

Ileocecal valve

Cardiac sphincter

Pyloric sphincter

Stomach sphincter

49. The name of the membrane that separates the left and right hemisphere of the brain is:

Pia mater

Tentorium cerebelli

Falx cerebelli

Falx cerebri

50. Which specific type of joint is found between the radius and ulna?

Synovial

Syndemosis

Synchondrosis

Suture