FREE NCBTMB Questions and Answers

Question 1

What should you do if you hear a report that one of your coworkers has been behaving improperly around clients?

Accepted Answer

Speak immediately with your supervisor

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Ask your clients or other colleagues about the rumor

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Confront that colleague directly

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Ignore it as rumors are only hearsay

Question 2

What are the names of the two smaller tubes that the trachea, a big tube, divides into?

Accepted Answer

Bronchi

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Capillaries

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Lungs

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Valves

Question 3

Which of these phrases does not refer to an energy-related activity?

Accepted Answer

Scribing

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Reiki

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Theta healing

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Quantum touch

Question 4

You feel dense, ropy, fibrous tissue when receiving a massage. Which tissue kind are you feeling?

Accepted Answer

Adhesion

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Epithelial

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Adipose

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Scar

Question 5

In preparation for an upcoming hands-on practical, Rita Argillaceous is honing her Swedish massage techniques. She will need to practice a back routine employing each Swedish massage stroke in the proper sequence. What will be the sequence of her strokes?

Accepted Answer

Effleurage, Petrissage, Friction, Vibration, and Tapotement

Answer

Effleurage, Vibration, Petrissage, Friction, and Tapotement

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Effleurage, Friction, Petrissage, Vibration, and Tapotement

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Effleurage, Petrissage, Friction, Tapotement, and Vibration

Question 6

What kind of massage therapy strokes are recommended if you want to compress the top layers of tissue into the bone and underlying tissue?

Accepted Answer

Friction

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Vibration

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Petrissage

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Effleurage

Question 7

Which of the following strategies would help your massage business make more money?

Accepted Answer

Selling packages for multiple sessions to a client to insure future visits

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Lacking organization

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Keeping poor records

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Undercharging for your rates