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15 questions from all seven content areas in 17 minutes, at the exam's pace. Then your score in each area, a short lesson on the one to fix first and a study plan.
- Two from each area and three on client assessment, the largest.
- No account, and nothing about your answers is kept.
- Answer or skip. Questions come one at a time and you move forward only.
The seven content areas
| Area | Share of the exam |
|---|---|
| Anatomy and physiology | About 11% |
| Kinesiology | About 12% |
| Pathology, contraindications and special populations | About 14% |
| Benefits and effects of soft tissue manipulation | About 15% |
| Client assessment and treatment planning | About 17% |
| Ethics, boundaries, laws and regulations | About 16% |
| Guidelines for professional practice | About 15% |
The real exam has 100 multiple-choice questions in 110 minutes. It is computer adaptive, you answer the questions in the order they appear, and the result is pass or fail.
How we score it
The real exam reports only pass or fail and does not publish a passing number of questions, so we do not estimate a pass. You get your share right in each area, and one overall figure that counts each area by its weight on the exam.
Original practice questions. MBLEx is a registered trademark of the Federation of State Massage Therapy Boards (FSMTB); this practice is not affiliated with or endorsed by FSMTB. FSMTB publishes the exam content outline.