NASM CPT EXAM 200
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS 2024
1. What are the three postural distortion patterns to be assessed during a static
postural assessment?: pes planus distortion syndrome, lower crossed
syndrome, upper crossed syndrome
2. Anterior is...: front of the body
3. Posterior is...: back of the body
4. What are the 5 kinetic chain checkpoints?: foot/ankle, knees, lumbo-pelvic hip
complex, shoulders, and head
5. An anterior pelvic tilt is characterized by an...: excessive forward rotation of
the pelvis
6. An anterior pelvic tilt results in greater:
a. lumbar lordosis
b. lumbar kyphosis: a. lumbar lordosis
7. ____ is when knees collapse inward due to hip adduction & internal rotation
a. knee valgus
b. knee varus: a.
8. Pes planus distortion syndrome is chracterized by ___, ___, and ___ and
,____: flat feet, knee valgus, & adducted & internally rotated hips
9. In pes planus distortion syndrome what muscles are underactive?: gluteus
maximus & medius, and anterior and posterior tibialis (shins)
10. Lower crossed syndrome is characterized by an ___, and excessive ___ of the
lumbar spine: anterior pelvic tilt, lordosis
11. What is lordosis?: The normal curvature of the cervical & lumbar spine
regions, creating a concave portion of the spine
12. What muscles are overactive in lower crossed syndrome?: hip flexors and
lumbar extensors
13. What muscles are underactive in lower crossed syndrome?: gluteus maximus
and medius, hamstring complex, & abdominals
14. Upper crossed syndrome is characterized by a ___, and ___: forward head,
and rounded shoulders
15. What muscles are underactive in upper crossed syndrome?: middle and
lower trapezius rhomboids (mid-back muscles) & deep cervical flexors
(muscles deep within the neck)
16. Knees varus is when the knees bow:
a. outward
b. inward: a
17. What should a client look like in the Overhead Squat Assessment?: feet
should remain pointed straight forward, knees should point forward directly over
the 2nd & 3rd toes
,18. In the OHSA, when the arms fall forward, what muscles are underactive?:
middle & lower trapezius
19. Scapular elevation is related to...: underactive lower trapezius 20. T or F
Integrated training is more optimal than isolated resistance training: t 21.
What forms of exercise does integrated training include?: all forms
flexibility, cardiorespiratory, core, balance, plyometric, speed, agility, quickness, &
resistance
22. What is progressive overload?: Inc. the intensity or volume of exercise
programs using a systematic & gradual approach
23. What differentiates change-of-direction from agility?
a. deceleration
b. acceleration
c. reaction to a signal
d. changing directions: c.
24. NEAT stands for...: nonexercise activity thermogensis
25. Squat, push, pull, press, hip hinge, & multiplanar movement are all known
as what?
a. exercises
b. phases
c. movement patterns
d. sports skills: c.
, 26. Range of motion is...: the degree to which specific joints or body
segments can move
27. What are three planes of motion?: sagittal, frontal, and transverse 28.
Sagittal plane motions are:
a. front-to-back
b. side-to-side
c. rotational: a.
29. Frontal plane motions are
a. front-to-back
b. side-to-side
c. rotational: b.
30. Transverse plane motions are
a. front-to-back
b. side-to-side
c. rotational: c.
31. The following are benefits of what kind of training?
Increased joint ROM, dec. in muscle soreness, reduction in injury risk:
Flexibility training
32. Stroke volume is
a. avg. annual # of strokes in the US
b. amt. of blood pumped out w each beat
c. # of heart contractions per minute: b.
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS 2024
1. What are the three postural distortion patterns to be assessed during a static
postural assessment?: pes planus distortion syndrome, lower crossed
syndrome, upper crossed syndrome
2. Anterior is...: front of the body
3. Posterior is...: back of the body
4. What are the 5 kinetic chain checkpoints?: foot/ankle, knees, lumbo-pelvic hip
complex, shoulders, and head
5. An anterior pelvic tilt is characterized by an...: excessive forward rotation of
the pelvis
6. An anterior pelvic tilt results in greater:
a. lumbar lordosis
b. lumbar kyphosis: a. lumbar lordosis
7. ____ is when knees collapse inward due to hip adduction & internal rotation
a. knee valgus
b. knee varus: a.
8. Pes planus distortion syndrome is chracterized by ___, ___, and ___ and
,____: flat feet, knee valgus, & adducted & internally rotated hips
9. In pes planus distortion syndrome what muscles are underactive?: gluteus
maximus & medius, and anterior and posterior tibialis (shins)
10. Lower crossed syndrome is characterized by an ___, and excessive ___ of the
lumbar spine: anterior pelvic tilt, lordosis
11. What is lordosis?: The normal curvature of the cervical & lumbar spine
regions, creating a concave portion of the spine
12. What muscles are overactive in lower crossed syndrome?: hip flexors and
lumbar extensors
13. What muscles are underactive in lower crossed syndrome?: gluteus maximus
and medius, hamstring complex, & abdominals
14. Upper crossed syndrome is characterized by a ___, and ___: forward head,
and rounded shoulders
15. What muscles are underactive in upper crossed syndrome?: middle and
lower trapezius rhomboids (mid-back muscles) & deep cervical flexors
(muscles deep within the neck)
16. Knees varus is when the knees bow:
a. outward
b. inward: a
17. What should a client look like in the Overhead Squat Assessment?: feet
should remain pointed straight forward, knees should point forward directly over
the 2nd & 3rd toes
,18. In the OHSA, when the arms fall forward, what muscles are underactive?:
middle & lower trapezius
19. Scapular elevation is related to...: underactive lower trapezius 20. T or F
Integrated training is more optimal than isolated resistance training: t 21.
What forms of exercise does integrated training include?: all forms
flexibility, cardiorespiratory, core, balance, plyometric, speed, agility, quickness, &
resistance
22. What is progressive overload?: Inc. the intensity or volume of exercise
programs using a systematic & gradual approach
23. What differentiates change-of-direction from agility?
a. deceleration
b. acceleration
c. reaction to a signal
d. changing directions: c.
24. NEAT stands for...: nonexercise activity thermogensis
25. Squat, push, pull, press, hip hinge, & multiplanar movement are all known
as what?
a. exercises
b. phases
c. movement patterns
d. sports skills: c.
, 26. Range of motion is...: the degree to which specific joints or body
segments can move
27. What are three planes of motion?: sagittal, frontal, and transverse 28.
Sagittal plane motions are:
a. front-to-back
b. side-to-side
c. rotational: a.
29. Frontal plane motions are
a. front-to-back
b. side-to-side
c. rotational: b.
30. Transverse plane motions are
a. front-to-back
b. side-to-side
c. rotational: c.
31. The following are benefits of what kind of training?
Increased joint ROM, dec. in muscle soreness, reduction in injury risk:
Flexibility training
32. Stroke volume is
a. avg. annual # of strokes in the US
b. amt. of blood pumped out w each beat
c. # of heart contractions per minute: b.
