NCSF ALL UNIT EXAMS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
2023 VERIFIED
The ability of vessels to expand and contract to accommodate blood pressure
fluctuations is known as ______________.
vascular compliance
Which of the following actions would have the greatest positive impact on your client's
health and well-being?
quitting smoking
Hypertension causes a cascade of events that lead to the blockage of arteries from
plaque termed ________.
atherosclerosis
Your client was advised by her physician to begin an exercise program to reduce her
high blood pressure. During her last evaluation it was measured at 141/92 mmHg. After
3 months of regular aerobic activity, what is a realistic blood pressure measurement to
expect upon re-evaluation?
130/84 mmHg
What type of fat storage is considered a high risk factor for cardiovascular disease?
visceral
VO2max correlates to both disease risk and lifespan making __________ the most
important type of exercise for health.
cardiovascular training
Why does a high-sugar diet increase the risk for obesity?
sugar increases insulin which inhibits lipolysis
When programming resistance training, general guidelines all suggest the minimum
frequency for total-body work is ____ per week?
twice
While health maintenance requires physical activity equivalents of 1,000 kcal per week,
for fitness-level protection that number increases to ______ kcals per week.
2,000
Which is a key performance-related component of fitness for active aging?
muscular power
Routine, moderate-intensity jogging will have what affect on one's blood lipid profile?
HDL will increase
Which of the following would have the greatest impact on health for an individual who is
overweight and inactive?
adding daily physical activity
What is the correct movement of the glenohumeral joint during the tricep pushdown
exercise?
no joint movement
What is the dual-action muscle of the quadriceps; allowing it to act upon both the hip
and knee joints?
rectus femoris
What is the term used to describe the natural curvature of the cervical and lumbar
spine?
, lordotic
All of the following are rotator cuff muscles, except:
levator scapulae
Which muscle is responsible for the first 30 degrees of trunk flexion and is targeted
during the crunch movement?
rectus abdominis
When the hip and knee are fully flexed as seen in the single-leg squat (Bulgarian squat),
what hip extensor is the prime mover?
gluteus maximus
What muscle acts as the agonist during performance of the Romanian deadlift?
hamstrings
During the descent phase of the standing barbell curl, the biceps contract _________.
eccentrically
The prime mover of the dumbbell side raise exercise is the ______________.
deltoid
Retraction of the scapula during the seated row is caused by:
concentric contraction of the rhomboids
The majority of back injuries from incorrect lifting occur between which segments of the
spine?
lumbar and sacrum
__________ refers to a spatial familiarity from improvements in the nervous system.
Proprioception
The deltoid becomes the primary abductor of the humerus beginning at what joint angle;
reducing involvement of the rotator cuff?
30°
The performance of a lunge with forward press on a cable machine occurs in which
movement plane?
sagittal
Which of the following muscles cause movement in the frontal plane?
tensor fascia latae
quadratus lumborum
supraspinatus
ALL OF THE ABOVE
To avoid tibial translation (knee crossing the toe) during the forward lunge exercise,
clients should be cued to:
take a broader step and push the back leg downward
What would increase the proprioception requirement of the traditional lunge exercise?
moving backward instead of forward
What muscle group is targeted when performing the front squat?
quadriceps
Choose the exercise that would be used for increasing hip power.
alternating jump lunges
What location on the body is used to spot the chin-up exercise?
Hands at the waist
What is the most common error in the deadlift exercise that causes the back to round?
2023 VERIFIED
The ability of vessels to expand and contract to accommodate blood pressure
fluctuations is known as ______________.
vascular compliance
Which of the following actions would have the greatest positive impact on your client's
health and well-being?
quitting smoking
Hypertension causes a cascade of events that lead to the blockage of arteries from
plaque termed ________.
atherosclerosis
Your client was advised by her physician to begin an exercise program to reduce her
high blood pressure. During her last evaluation it was measured at 141/92 mmHg. After
3 months of regular aerobic activity, what is a realistic blood pressure measurement to
expect upon re-evaluation?
130/84 mmHg
What type of fat storage is considered a high risk factor for cardiovascular disease?
visceral
VO2max correlates to both disease risk and lifespan making __________ the most
important type of exercise for health.
cardiovascular training
Why does a high-sugar diet increase the risk for obesity?
sugar increases insulin which inhibits lipolysis
When programming resistance training, general guidelines all suggest the minimum
frequency for total-body work is ____ per week?
twice
While health maintenance requires physical activity equivalents of 1,000 kcal per week,
for fitness-level protection that number increases to ______ kcals per week.
2,000
Which is a key performance-related component of fitness for active aging?
muscular power
Routine, moderate-intensity jogging will have what affect on one's blood lipid profile?
HDL will increase
Which of the following would have the greatest impact on health for an individual who is
overweight and inactive?
adding daily physical activity
What is the correct movement of the glenohumeral joint during the tricep pushdown
exercise?
no joint movement
What is the dual-action muscle of the quadriceps; allowing it to act upon both the hip
and knee joints?
rectus femoris
What is the term used to describe the natural curvature of the cervical and lumbar
spine?
, lordotic
All of the following are rotator cuff muscles, except:
levator scapulae
Which muscle is responsible for the first 30 degrees of trunk flexion and is targeted
during the crunch movement?
rectus abdominis
When the hip and knee are fully flexed as seen in the single-leg squat (Bulgarian squat),
what hip extensor is the prime mover?
gluteus maximus
What muscle acts as the agonist during performance of the Romanian deadlift?
hamstrings
During the descent phase of the standing barbell curl, the biceps contract _________.
eccentrically
The prime mover of the dumbbell side raise exercise is the ______________.
deltoid
Retraction of the scapula during the seated row is caused by:
concentric contraction of the rhomboids
The majority of back injuries from incorrect lifting occur between which segments of the
spine?
lumbar and sacrum
__________ refers to a spatial familiarity from improvements in the nervous system.
Proprioception
The deltoid becomes the primary abductor of the humerus beginning at what joint angle;
reducing involvement of the rotator cuff?
30°
The performance of a lunge with forward press on a cable machine occurs in which
movement plane?
sagittal
Which of the following muscles cause movement in the frontal plane?
tensor fascia latae
quadratus lumborum
supraspinatus
ALL OF THE ABOVE
To avoid tibial translation (knee crossing the toe) during the forward lunge exercise,
clients should be cued to:
take a broader step and push the back leg downward
What would increase the proprioception requirement of the traditional lunge exercise?
moving backward instead of forward
What muscle group is targeted when performing the front squat?
quadriceps
Choose the exercise that would be used for increasing hip power.
alternating jump lunges
What location on the body is used to spot the chin-up exercise?
Hands at the waist
What is the most common error in the deadlift exercise that causes the back to round?
