NASM CES COMPREHENSIVE EVALUATION PAPER 2026 SOLUTIONS GRADED A+

NASM CES CORRECTIVE EXERCISE
SPECIALIST COMPREHENSIVE TEST PAPER
2026 QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+

⩥ Which adductor muscle has fibers that can concentrically accelerate
extension of the femur?
Select one:
a. Adductor brevis
b. Adductor longus
c. Pectineus
d. Adductor magnus. Answer: d. Adductor magnus


⩥ Which muscle eccentrically decelerates hip adduction, and internal
rotation?
Select one:
a. Rectus femoris
b. Gluteus medius (posterior fibers)
c. Vastus lateralis
d. Adductor magnus (anterior fibers). Answer: b. Gluteus medius
(posterior fibers)

,⩥ Which muscle is the primary frontal plane stabilizer of the knee
complex?
Select one:
a. Anterior tibialis
b. Piriformis
c. Tensor fascia latae
d. Gluteus medius. Answer: d. Gluteus medius


⩥ Which muscle concentrically produces extension of the hip, and a
posterior tilt of the pelvis?
Select one:
a. Psoas
b. Tensor fascia latae
c. Gluteus maximus
d. Erector spinae. Answer: c. Gluteus maximus


⩥ Which muscle eccentrically decelerates humeral external rotation,
abduction, and flexion?
Select one:
a. Teres minor
b. Teres major
c. Brachialis
d. Coracobrachialis. Answer: b. Teres major

,⩥ Which muscle concentrically accelerates external rotation of the
humerus?
Select one:
a. Latissimus dorsi
b. Teres minor
c. Pectoralis minor
d. Pectoralis major. Answer: b. Teres minor


⩥ Which of the following combinations of joint motions occur at the
foot/ankle during lower body pronation?
Select one:
a. Dorsiflexion, eversion, abduction
b. Plantar flexion, eversion, abduction
c. Dorsiflexion, inversion, abduction
d. Plantar flexion, inversion, adduction. Answer: a. Dorsiflexion,
eversion, abduction


⩥ During resistance training, which action by the muscle(s) prevents
weight/resistance from accelerating in an uncontrolled manner as a result
of gravitational force?
Select one:
a. Concentric

, b. Isotonic
c. Isometric
d. Eccentric. Answer: d. Eccentric


⩥ What is the name of the hyperbolic relationship which shows that as
the velocity of a concentric contraction increases, the developed tension
decreases?
Select one:
a. Length-tension relationship
b. Force-couple relationship
c. Force-velocity curve
d. Muscle leverage. Answer: c. Force-velocity curve


⩥ Which subsystem consists of force-couple relationships that primarily
control the pelvis and femur in the frontal plane during single-leg
functional movements such as gait, lunges, or stair climbing?
Select one:
a. Lateral subsystem
b. Posterior oblique subsystem
c. Deep longitudinal subsystem
d. Anterior oblique subsystem. Answer: a. Lateral subsystem