FSMTB MBLEx Exam
Massage & Bodywork Licensing Examination (Page 7 )

Updated On: 30-Jan-2026

The structure that connects the liver to the gall bladder is the:

  1. Hepatic portal vein
  2. Hepatic duct
  3. Bile duct
  4. The liver is not connected to the gall bladder

Answer(s): B

Explanation:

The hepatic duct transports bile secreted in the liver into the gall bladder. The gall bladder stores and concentrates bile. The bile duct releases bile from the gall bladder into the small intestine.



The protein that stores oxygen in skeletal muscle cells is:

  1. Myosin
  2. Hemoglobin
  3. Myoglobin
  4. Troponin

Answer(s): C

Explanation:

Skeletal muscles are reddish because they contain the red pigment myoglobin. Myoglobin is a globular protein similar to hemoglobin, the pigment in red blood cells that transports oxygen. Myoglobin also binds oxygen, making it available to skeletal muscles during muscle contraction.



What condition would you use the Adson maneuver for?

  1. Thoracic outlet syndrome
  2. Sciatica
  3. Piriformis syndrome
  4. Hip hike

Answer(s): A

Explanation:

The Adson maneuver is used to determine a thoracic outlet compression. To conduct the Adson maneuver, a massage therapist places the clients arm into horizontal abduction on the affected side to a 45 degree angle while rotating their head toward the affected side. The massage therapist then instructs the client to extend their head which tightens the scalene muscles, which should magnify any preexisting compression of the subclavian artery and brachial plexus. The massage therapist palpates for a decrease in the radial pulse while the client takes deep breathes to exaggerate the compression.



incommonly dry weather is an example of a(n)____________ factor for ligament injuries.

  1. geographical
  2. medical
  3. Intrinsic
  4. extrinsic

Answer(s): D

Explanation:

According to the American Orthopeadic Society for Sports Medicine, dry weather has an effect on non-contact ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) injuries of football players. Extrinsic factors for injury are forces that act from outside the human body. In this case, the uncommonly dry weather is an extrinsic factor of injury.



If you are self-employed as a sole proprietor or independent contractor, which of the following forms must you file for business income and expenses with the IRS?

  1. Schedule A
  2. Schedule B
  3. Schedule C
  4. Schedule D

Answer(s): C

Explanation:

An individual person, working as a sole proprietor or as an independent contractor, must file the Schedule C for all related business income and expenses to calculate the net profit or loss of the business. Net profit or loss is then carried to IRS Form 1040.



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