ACSM STUDY GUIDE(THIS IS
EVERYTHING YOU NEED FOR THE
ACSM PT EXAM. I PUT EVERYTHING
TOGETHER BY USING THE KSA'S.
THERE ARE DUPLICATES OF CERTAIN
TERMS FOR THE PURPOSE OF I FELT
THERE WERE IMPORT AND REALLY
WANTED A GRASP ON THEM)2026
BIOMECHANICS - Answer principles of physics related to energy and force as they
apply to the human body
PROXIMAL - Answer CLOSER TO THE TRUNK
DISTAL - Answer further from the trunk
SUPERIOR (CRANIAL) - Answer above, toward the head
INFERIOR (CAUDAL) - Answer lower than, toward the feet
ANTERIOR (VENTRAL) - Answer toward the front
POSTERIOR (DORSAL) - Answer toward the back
MEDIAL - Answer closer to the midline
LATERAL - Answer further from the midline
THREE CARDINAL BODY PLANES - Answer sagittal plane, frontal plane,
transverse plane
SAGITTAL PLANE - Answer makes a division into right and left portions
FRONTAL PLANE - Answer makes a division into anterior (front) and posterior
(back) portions
TRANSVERSE PLANE - Answer makes a division into upper (superior) and lower
(inferior) portions
ROTATION - Answer movement around a longitudinal axis, either toward or away
from the midline
CIRCUMDUCTION - Answer a combination of flexion, extension, abduction, and
adduction
,ACSM STUDY GUIDE(THIS IS
EVERYTHING YOU NEED FOR THE
ACSM PT EXAM. I PUT EVERYTHING
TOGETHER BY USING THE KSA'S.
THERE ARE DUPLICATES OF CERTAIN
TERMS FOR THE PURPOSE OF I FELT
THERE WERE IMPORT AND REALLY
WANTED A GRASP ON THEM)2026
EVERSION - Answer turning the sole of the foot away from the midline
INVERSION - Answer turning the sole of the foot toward the midline
Bones of the skull, vertebral column, ribs, and sternum... - Answer AXIAL
SKELETON
VERTEBRAL COLUMN (SPINE) - Answer serves as the main axial support for the
body
4 Major curvatures of the adult vertebral column - Answer cervical curve, thoracic
curve, lumbar curve,
sacral curve
KYPHOSIS "primary curves" - Answer curves of the thoracic and sacral regions
LORDOSIS "secondary curves" - Answer curves of the cervical and lumbar region
Commonly found abnormal curves in the sagittal plane - Answer hyperkyphosis and
hyperlordosis
HYPERKYPHOSIS - Answer exaggerated posterior thoracic curvature
HYPERLORDOSIS - Answer exaggerated anterior lumbar curvature
Commonly found abnormal curve in the frontal plane - Answer scoliosis
STERNUM - Answer midline of the chest
What are the 3 parts of the sternum? - Answer manubrium, body, xiphoid process
RF for family history - Answer myocardial infarction, coronary revascularization or
sudden death to a 1st degree family member when >55 male, >65 female
RF for cigarette smoking - Answer within 6 months
, ACSM STUDY GUIDE(THIS IS
EVERYTHING YOU NEED FOR THE
ACSM PT EXAM. I PUT EVERYTHING
TOGETHER BY USING THE KSA'S.
THERE ARE DUPLICATES OF CERTAIN
TERMS FOR THE PURPOSE OF I FELT
THERE WERE IMPORT AND REALLY
WANTED A GRASP ON THEM)2026
Risk factor for Dyslipidemia LDL - Answer Lgreater than 130 mg/dL
RF Dyslipidemia Total Cholesterol - Answer greater than 200 mg/dL
RF Dyslipidemia low HDL - Answer less than 40 mg/dL
RF Sedentary minutes of activity, days of week, past # of months - Answer less than
30 min/day, 3 days/week, for at least 3 months
RF Prediabetes fasting blood glucose - Answer greater than or equal to 100 mg/dL
up to 126
greater than or equal to 126 mg/dL - Answer Fasting Blood Glucose for Diabetes
diagnosis
RF for Obesity - Answer body mass of greater then or equal to 30kg/m2; waist
girthgreater than 102 cm for men and 88 cm for women
RF Age men, women - Answer 45 men, 55 women
Negative Risk Factor - Answer HDL greater than 60 mg/dL
RF for hypertensive - Answer systolic greater than or equal to 140; diastolic greater
then or equal to 90; confirmed by 2 separate occasions or on hypertension meds
obesity - Answer excessivly high amounts of body fat or adipose tissue in relation to
lean body mass
overweight - Answer increased body weight, in relation to height when compared to
some standard of acceptable or desirable weight
percent fat - Answer the total amount of weight that is measured as fat tissue
body mass index BMI - Answer the height to weight ratio can be misleading because
it does not consider body type
EVERYTHING YOU NEED FOR THE
ACSM PT EXAM. I PUT EVERYTHING
TOGETHER BY USING THE KSA'S.
THERE ARE DUPLICATES OF CERTAIN
TERMS FOR THE PURPOSE OF I FELT
THERE WERE IMPORT AND REALLY
WANTED A GRASP ON THEM)2026
BIOMECHANICS - Answer principles of physics related to energy and force as they
apply to the human body
PROXIMAL - Answer CLOSER TO THE TRUNK
DISTAL - Answer further from the trunk
SUPERIOR (CRANIAL) - Answer above, toward the head
INFERIOR (CAUDAL) - Answer lower than, toward the feet
ANTERIOR (VENTRAL) - Answer toward the front
POSTERIOR (DORSAL) - Answer toward the back
MEDIAL - Answer closer to the midline
LATERAL - Answer further from the midline
THREE CARDINAL BODY PLANES - Answer sagittal plane, frontal plane,
transverse plane
SAGITTAL PLANE - Answer makes a division into right and left portions
FRONTAL PLANE - Answer makes a division into anterior (front) and posterior
(back) portions
TRANSVERSE PLANE - Answer makes a division into upper (superior) and lower
(inferior) portions
ROTATION - Answer movement around a longitudinal axis, either toward or away
from the midline
CIRCUMDUCTION - Answer a combination of flexion, extension, abduction, and
adduction
,ACSM STUDY GUIDE(THIS IS
EVERYTHING YOU NEED FOR THE
ACSM PT EXAM. I PUT EVERYTHING
TOGETHER BY USING THE KSA'S.
THERE ARE DUPLICATES OF CERTAIN
TERMS FOR THE PURPOSE OF I FELT
THERE WERE IMPORT AND REALLY
WANTED A GRASP ON THEM)2026
EVERSION - Answer turning the sole of the foot away from the midline
INVERSION - Answer turning the sole of the foot toward the midline
Bones of the skull, vertebral column, ribs, and sternum... - Answer AXIAL
SKELETON
VERTEBRAL COLUMN (SPINE) - Answer serves as the main axial support for the
body
4 Major curvatures of the adult vertebral column - Answer cervical curve, thoracic
curve, lumbar curve,
sacral curve
KYPHOSIS "primary curves" - Answer curves of the thoracic and sacral regions
LORDOSIS "secondary curves" - Answer curves of the cervical and lumbar region
Commonly found abnormal curves in the sagittal plane - Answer hyperkyphosis and
hyperlordosis
HYPERKYPHOSIS - Answer exaggerated posterior thoracic curvature
HYPERLORDOSIS - Answer exaggerated anterior lumbar curvature
Commonly found abnormal curve in the frontal plane - Answer scoliosis
STERNUM - Answer midline of the chest
What are the 3 parts of the sternum? - Answer manubrium, body, xiphoid process
RF for family history - Answer myocardial infarction, coronary revascularization or
sudden death to a 1st degree family member when >55 male, >65 female
RF for cigarette smoking - Answer within 6 months
, ACSM STUDY GUIDE(THIS IS
EVERYTHING YOU NEED FOR THE
ACSM PT EXAM. I PUT EVERYTHING
TOGETHER BY USING THE KSA'S.
THERE ARE DUPLICATES OF CERTAIN
TERMS FOR THE PURPOSE OF I FELT
THERE WERE IMPORT AND REALLY
WANTED A GRASP ON THEM)2026
Risk factor for Dyslipidemia LDL - Answer Lgreater than 130 mg/dL
RF Dyslipidemia Total Cholesterol - Answer greater than 200 mg/dL
RF Dyslipidemia low HDL - Answer less than 40 mg/dL
RF Sedentary minutes of activity, days of week, past # of months - Answer less than
30 min/day, 3 days/week, for at least 3 months
RF Prediabetes fasting blood glucose - Answer greater than or equal to 100 mg/dL
up to 126
greater than or equal to 126 mg/dL - Answer Fasting Blood Glucose for Diabetes
diagnosis
RF for Obesity - Answer body mass of greater then or equal to 30kg/m2; waist
girthgreater than 102 cm for men and 88 cm for women
RF Age men, women - Answer 45 men, 55 women
Negative Risk Factor - Answer HDL greater than 60 mg/dL
RF for hypertensive - Answer systolic greater than or equal to 140; diastolic greater
then or equal to 90; confirmed by 2 separate occasions or on hypertension meds
obesity - Answer excessivly high amounts of body fat or adipose tissue in relation to
lean body mass
overweight - Answer increased body weight, in relation to height when compared to
some standard of acceptable or desirable weight
percent fat - Answer the total amount of weight that is measured as fat tissue
body mass index BMI - Answer the height to weight ratio can be misleading because
it does not consider body type
