Massage Therapy MCQ CMTO EXAM LATEST
UPDATE 2024-2025 EDITION 350 QUESTIONS
AND VERIFIED CORRECT ANSWERS SCORE
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3 phases of fracture healing - CORRECT ANSWER: inflammatory, reparative,
remodeling
3 sections of the pharynx - CORRECT ANSWER: nasopharynx, oropharynx,
laryngopharynx
A ______ is due to presence of hypertrophic nodules in the palmar aponeurosis resting in flexion deformities of ring and little fingers. - CORRECT ANSWER: Dupuytren's Contracture
A "red flag" when assessing bone pain that might lead you to think of the possibly of the neoplastic condition osteoid ostoma would be: - CORRECT ANSWER: night pain that is relieved with the use of aspirin or any other NSAID
A "scissor" gate is associated with what syndrome? - CORRECT ANSWER: Post-polio Syndrome
A fracture that the bone that breaks into many fragments - CORRECT ANSWER:
Comminuted fracture
A malignant tutor that arises rom tissue of mesenchymal origin are usually given the
suffix ______. - CORRECT ANSWER: Sarcoma
A motor unit is: - CORRECT ANSWER: A motor neuron plus all the skeletal muscle fibers it stimulates
A registered massage therapist becomes legally responsible for client confidentiality when: - CORRECT ANSWER: RMT receives consent for treatment
Alex is providing massage therapy to Simone in order to fulfill the goal of meeting their mutual best interests. Can this relationship be described as a therapeutic relationship? -
CORRECT ANSWER: No, recuasse the therapeutic relationship has only one sole and
expressed purpose: serving the best interest of the client
All the following can cause tendonitis EXCEPT:
- traumatic injuries
- overuse of tendons
- Inflammatory arthritides
- Inflammation of the tendon sheath - CORRECT ANSWER: Inflammation of the tendon
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An athlete who is preparing to run 100m hurdles is going to rely on which type of
muscle fibre? - CORRECT ANSWER: Fast oxidative glycolytic
An RMT is justified in breaching client confidentiality when: - CORRECT ANSWER: when the good or safety of the public is at risk
another name for red blood cells - CORRECT ANSWER: erythrocytes
Aponeurosis - CORRECT ANSWER: strong sheet of tissue that acts as a tendon to
attach muscles to bone
Are varicose veins local or general CI? - CORRECT ANSWER: Local
As the external iliac artery enters the thigh, its name changes to the: - CORRECT
ANSWER: femoral artery
At the tibiofemoral joint, which bone presents a convex surface? - CORRECT
ANSWER: Femur
At what time after a non-recurring, properly managed injury can you perform cross-fibre
friction with full force? - CORRECT ANSWER: 3 months
Ataxia - CORRECT ANSWER: incoordination
ATP-PCr - CORRECT ANSWER: ATP and creatine phosphate energy system
Before performing frictions on your clients' tendon, the therapist must find the area of
pain by performing what? - CORRECT ANSWER: Resisted isometric contraction
Boils - CORRECT ANSWER: aka furuncles, localized, subcutaneous infections of the fair follicle
Bone disease that is the most common type of benign bone tumor that could also be
classified as an epiphyseal plate disorder - CORRECT ANSWER: Osteochondroma
Can you go blind from shingles? - CORRECT ANSWER: Yes, if the infection exists in the ophthalmia division of the trigeminal nerve
Carcinogen - CORRECT ANSWER: An etiological agent that is capable of initiating a malignant transformation of a cell
Cellulitis - CORRECT ANSWER: General staphylococcal (sometimes strep) infection of deep layers of skin or subcutaneous tissues.
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Cervical vascular compromise includes symptoms: dizziness, vertigo, syncope and
nystagmus. These symptoms present due to compression/narrowing of what artery? -
CORRECT ANSWER: Vertebral artery
Cold reduces the demand for oxygen via which process? - CORRECT ANSWER:
Decreasing metabolic rate
Cretinism - CORRECT ANSWER: Disorder of the epiphyseal plate that is directly a
result of prenatal maternal iodine deficiency
dehydration synthesis - CORRECT ANSWER: A chemical reaction in which two
molecules covalently bond to each other with the removal of a water molecule.
DOMS after doing squats is caused by what motion? - CORRECT ANSWER: Eccentric
contraction of the quadriceps during the down phase of the squat
Dupuytren's contracture is most likely to involve TrPs in what muscle? - CORRECT
ANSWER: Palmaris Longus
Elastic region of stretch - CORRECT ANSWER: Happens after you meet first
resistance, when you release tissue it returns to initial length
Empimysium - CORRECT ANSWER: covers entire muscle
Endomysium - CORRECT ANSWER: Connective tissue surrounding a muscle fiber
Exercise which is an absolute CI during acute stage after joint trauma - CORRECT
ANSWER: Stretching
Flaccidity usually results from a lesion affecting the: - CORRECT ANSWER: Lower motor neuron
Folliculitis - CORRECT ANSWER: infections of the hair follicles
For patients with kidney disease, they may have problems with which phase of drug movement?
- metabolism
- excretion
- distribution
- absorption - CORRECT ANSWER: Excretion
Functionally, what are the 2 components of the respiratory system? - CORRECT
ANSWER: Conduction zone and respiratory zone
Fused tetanus - CORRECT ANSWER: a sustained contraction in which individual
twitches cannot be detected
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