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NASM FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERSLATEST UPDATE
WITH 150 QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS ALREADY
GRADED A
Which of the following is true of reciprocal inhibition?
a. It is a naturally occurring phenomenon that allows movement to take place.
b. It is caused by a tight agonist muscle decreasing the neural drive to its functional
antagonist.
c. It alters force-couple relationships and produces synergistic dominance.
d. It leads to the development of faulty movement patterns and arthrokinetic
dysfunction.
✓✓~ a. It is a naturally occurring phenomenon that allows movement to take place.
*check answer. not (b)
In which of the following cases should a fitness professional correct a client who
performs the machine chest press?
a. When the client moves his or her head forward
b. When the client performs it while seated
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c. When the client draws in the belly button
d. When the client extends his or her arms and elbows
✓✓~ a. When the client moves his or her head forward
The drawing-in maneuver is a maneuver used to recruit the local core stabilizers by
drawing the _____ in toward the spine.
a. shoulder
b. chest
c. navel
d. pelvis
✓✓~ c. navel
Identify an example of a core-stabilization exercise.
a. Rotation chest pass
b. Cable rotation
c. Ball crunch
d. Floor prone cobra
✓✓~ d. Floor prone cobra
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What is the immediate progression of an alternating-arm ball dumbbell chest press?
a. Two-arm ball dumbbell chest press
b. Barbell bench press
c. Alternating-arm dumbbell chest press on bench
d. Single-arm ball dumbbell chest press
✓✓~ d. Single-arm ball dumbbell chest press
*check for answer. Not (a)
Identify an example of an eccentric motion.
a. Jumping upward
b. Landing from a jump
c. Squatting
d. Side shuffling
✓✓~ b. Landing from a jump
*check answer. Not (c)
Pronation involves the movement of the forearm inward in the __________ plane.
a. sagittal
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b. anterior-posterior
c. transverse
d. frontal
✓✓~ c. transverse
*Check answer. Not (a)
A person's estimated maximal heart rate is found by subtracting his or her age from
the number _____.
a. 200
b. 210
c. 220
d. 230
✓✓~ c. 220
_____ is a small terminal branch of an artery, which ends in capillaries.
a. Atrium
b. Venule
c. Vein
NASM FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERSLATEST UPDATE
WITH 150 QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS ALREADY
GRADED A
Which of the following is true of reciprocal inhibition?
a. It is a naturally occurring phenomenon that allows movement to take place.
b. It is caused by a tight agonist muscle decreasing the neural drive to its functional
antagonist.
c. It alters force-couple relationships and produces synergistic dominance.
d. It leads to the development of faulty movement patterns and arthrokinetic
dysfunction.
✓✓~ a. It is a naturally occurring phenomenon that allows movement to take place.
*check answer. not (b)
In which of the following cases should a fitness professional correct a client who
performs the machine chest press?
a. When the client moves his or her head forward
b. When the client performs it while seated
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c. When the client draws in the belly button
d. When the client extends his or her arms and elbows
✓✓~ a. When the client moves his or her head forward
The drawing-in maneuver is a maneuver used to recruit the local core stabilizers by
drawing the _____ in toward the spine.
a. shoulder
b. chest
c. navel
d. pelvis
✓✓~ c. navel
Identify an example of a core-stabilization exercise.
a. Rotation chest pass
b. Cable rotation
c. Ball crunch
d. Floor prone cobra
✓✓~ d. Floor prone cobra
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What is the immediate progression of an alternating-arm ball dumbbell chest press?
a. Two-arm ball dumbbell chest press
b. Barbell bench press
c. Alternating-arm dumbbell chest press on bench
d. Single-arm ball dumbbell chest press
✓✓~ d. Single-arm ball dumbbell chest press
*check for answer. Not (a)
Identify an example of an eccentric motion.
a. Jumping upward
b. Landing from a jump
c. Squatting
d. Side shuffling
✓✓~ b. Landing from a jump
*check answer. Not (c)
Pronation involves the movement of the forearm inward in the __________ plane.
a. sagittal
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b. anterior-posterior
c. transverse
d. frontal
✓✓~ c. transverse
*Check answer. Not (a)
A person's estimated maximal heart rate is found by subtracting his or her age from
the number _____.
a. 200
b. 210
c. 220
d. 230
✓✓~ c. 220
_____ is a small terminal branch of an artery, which ends in capillaries.
a. Atrium
b. Venule
c. Vein
