MBLEX practice test 7

The theory that explains trigger point formation because of chemical imbalances at the point where a nerve and muscle communicate is:

Contracted sarcomere theory

The primary purpose of a pain assessment is to:

Document a client's experience of pain at a given point in time

Which of these functional goals is properly time-bound?

In 14 days, be able to run 3 miles 3 times per week with mild-plus knee pain

To adhere to professional hygiene standards:

Launder work uniforms or clothing at the end of each working day

S bends, C bends, or torquing are used with:

Myofascial approach

Most of the respiratory centers of the brain are located in the:

Pons

In the later subacute or repair stage of the healing process, a practitioner is planning a session to:

Reduce trigger points in the affected region and promote proper scar tissue formation

The second phase of approaching death is called:

The active phase of dying

If a posture assessment indicates that a client has mild scoliosis, the practitioner will want to address:

The erector spinae and paraspinal muscles on the concave sides of the spinal curves

Your client sustained an injury while playing soccer when he had to make a sudden forward stop that forced his knee into hyperextension. Which ligament of the tibiofemoral joint most likely took the brunt of the damage due to the sudden force placed upon it?

anterior cruciate ligament

One change that a woman's body goes through in the third trimester is

carpal tunnel syndrome may develop

The name of the bone that articulates with the 4th and 5th metatarsal is the:

cuboid

A nonmalignant tumor of smooth muscle in the uterus is called

fibroid

Insurance that protects a business from liability due to client injury on the business premises is called:

general liability insurance

If muscle tension is too high, proprioceptors will respond by inhibiting:

motor neurons

Isometric muscle contraction is the contraction of a muscle with:

no joint movement

A large, lined chart posted on a wall in the session room is a:

posture grid

Diastole refers to the ____ of the myocardium.

relaxation

An involuntary, low-grade, long-lasting contraction of skeletal muscle is best defined as a:

spasm

Which term best describes a small projection in the area of the scapula where the long head of the biceps brachii originates?

supraglenoid tubercle

Efferent lymph vessels carry the lymph in which direction?

toward the node

Which term best describes the depression between the olecranon and coronoid process of the ulna?

trochlear notch