MBLEX practice exam with complete solution

How is research validated? - ANSWER Further research to replicate findings What are the heart, liver, and lungs? - ANSWER Organs What consists of elongated cells that can use ATP to generate force? - ANSWER Muscle ...

How is research validated? - ANSWER Further research to replicate findings What are the heart, liver, and lungs? - ANSWER Organs What consists of elongated cells that can use ATP to generate force? - ANSWER Muscle tissue Which system includes sebaceous glands, sweat glands, and breasts? - ANSWER Integumentary What is the fleshy part in the middle of the muscle? - ANSWER Belly **Which is the "rest and digest" nervous system?** - ANSWER Parasympathetic What are irregular small bony plates found at the end of long bones and in the center of other bones? - ANSWER Periosteum Which system includes glands such as the hypothalamus, hypophysis, thyroid, and thymus? - ANSWER Endocrine **What is the universal recipient blood type?** - ANSWER AB positive What type of immunity is genetically determined? - ANSWER Innate Which system controls sex hormones and includes the female mammary glands? - ANSWER Reproductive **What is the range of the length of the phase of healing in which the bleeding stops and inflammation occurs?** - ANSWER 2-3 days to 2-3 weeks Which region of the trunk has twelve vertebrae? - ANSWER Thoracic **Which means the ends are bent inward, or bent toward the midline:><, knock-kneed?** - ANSWER Valgus deformity Where is the humerus relative to the radius? - ANSWER Proximal Which region of the trunk has five vertebrae? - ANSWER Lumbar What is the belly referred to in the Shiatsu method? - ANSWER Hara **Which dermatone is located by the toes, the most inferior?** - ANSWER L5 Which of these muscles inserts on the clavicle? - ANSWER Subclavius Shin splints are pain in what bone? - ANSWER Tibia **Where is the medial epicondyle of the humerus?** - ANSWER Directly medial from olecranon process What progresses down the spine? - ANSWER Lamina groove **Where are the jugular notch, sternal angle, and xiphoid process?** - ANSWER T2, T4 and T10 of vertebral column What is the functional class of the joints where the bones of skull meet? - ANSWER Synarthrosis **Which is an action of infraspinatus?** - ANSWER Adduct the shoulder **Which muscle inserts on the head of the fibula?** - ANSWER Biceps femoris Which muscle pronates and supinates? - ANSWER Branchioradialis Which muscle decreases the space of the thoracic cavity? - ANSWER Internal intercostals **What is an eccentric contraction of the biceps femoris?** - ANSWER Sit ups Deep knee bends Squats **Which proprioceptors send impulses to the central nervous system that lead to muscle relaxation?** - ANSWER Golgi tendon organs **What are small movements essential for proper joint function?** - ANSWER Joint play Which is a hinge joint? - ANSWER Elbow What is pain from an amputated limb? - ANSWER Phantom pain What is a physical injury or wound caused by external force or violence? - ANSWER Trauma What is the relative constant state maintained by the physiology of the body? - ANSWER Homeostasis Which is generally indicated for massage? - ANSWER Joint stiffness **What refers to the tendency for oscillating bodies to move in a synchronized, harmonic manner?** - ANSWER Entrainment What is a progressive inflammatory condition that may affect any part of the GI tract? - ANSWER Crohn's disease What are the implications for massage for a client taking anticoagulants? - ANSWER Avoid massage methods that can lead to bruising, including compression **What are the implications for massage for a client taking anti-inflammatory medications?** - ANSWER Avoid techniques that could cause inflammation Feedback mechanisms are not accurate The massage could reduce muscle spasms What natural supplement is used for coughs? - ANSWER Eucalyptus **What is mainly caused by a Vitamin D deficiency?** - ANSWER Rickets What are symptoms of a disease? - ANSWER The described problems of a disease What are internal perceptions or external stimuli that demand a change in the body? - ANSWER Stressors **What is the second stage of the general adaptation syndrome?** - ANSWER Resistance reactions **What is medial epicondylitits?** - ANSWER Golfer's or pitcher's elbow Which nerve is associated with both supinator and the latural head of the triceps? - ANSWER Radial **Where is the inguinal triangle endangerment site?** - ANSWER Sartorius, adductor longus, inguinal ligament