MBLEx FSMTB Massage & Bodywork Licensing Examination Free Practice Exam Questions (2025 Updated)

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

The thymus is a very special organ of the immune system. It functions to train T-lymphocytes to adapt to pathogens and disorders within the body to maintain homeostasis.

When the body is exposed to prolonged heat, more blood is shunted to superficial veins in order to lower body temperature. This results in decreased venous return to the heart. The resulting lowered cardiac output causes less oxygenated blood to reach the brain, causing dizziness and fainting.

A postural assessment can be performed while the client is standing to observe how they hold themselves upright in relation to gravitational forces or while laying down in a supine/prone position to determine any asymmetries.

The infraglenoid tubercle is the attachment site of the long head of the triceps brachii and is located at the most superior aspect of the lateral border of the scapula.

A pollicis is another term for thumb. Any question that includes the term pollicis will relate to the thumb.

Mitosis is part process of cellular division in which a cell replicates its chromosomes and nucleus and divides them evenly into an identical cell.

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.

A crush or love interest is a natural occurrence, especially when a massage therapist is viewed as safe, comforting and a truly caring individual. However, acting on these natural feelings oversteps the boundaries and threatens the very ethos of the healing culture of massage therapy.

The radial nerve runs a path from the brachial plexus between the scapula and the rib cage and through the tricep muscle along the posterior arm and through the extensors of the forearm and into the back of the hand.

The suffix -crine refers to secretions. Endocrine gland is an example of the suffix -crine, which means an internal gland that secretes.

Stratum lucidum is a translucent buildup of two to three layers of dead skin cells typically found on the palms of the hands or the soles of the feet. Stratum lucidum is located between the deeper stratum granulosum and the more superficial stratum corneum layers of skin. The thickness of stratum layers of cells is governed by the rate of mitosis (cellular division.)

The adrenal glands, known for releasing “fight or flight” hormones in response to stressors, are located superiorly to the kidneys.

When a therapist applies force against an active movement during an assessment, they are providing resistive ROM. This is used to test for muscle strength and weakness.

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

A nerve impulse is also known as an action potential, which is an electrical current that runs along a nerve pathway that can trigger a response in other cells.

Lordosis is a condition of the lumbar spine which causes and anteriorly rotated pelvis. The anterior rotation causes the hip flexors to tighten which includes a shortening of the psoas muscle.

The obturator foramen is the gap created by the ischium and pubis bones of the pelvis which allows passage for the nerves and blood vessels that supply the leg. The shape of the obturator foramen differ between the sexes with the gap in men being round and in women being oval.

It is important to know what the names of muscles refer to when remembering their locations. In this case, deltoid means triangular and, thus, the deltoid muscle is a triangular muscle.