NASM FINAL EXAM | 100% Correct Answers
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After leaving the left ventricle, blood enters which of the following structures?
Select one:
a. Superior vena cava
b. Aorta
c. Inferior vena cava
d. Pulmonary artery - ✔✔Aorta
Which of the following joints is between the metacarpals and phalanxes?
Select one:
a. Condyloid
b. Pivot
c. Saddle
d. Hinge - ✔✔Condyloid
According to continuing education requirements, which of the following is true?
Select one:
a. Accumulate 2 units of approved continuing education each year.
b. Accumulate 2 units of approved continuing education every 2 years.
c. Accumulate 3 units of approved continuing education each year.
d. Accumulate 3 units of approved continuing education every 2 years.
Check - ✔✔Accumulate 2 units of approved continuing education every 2 years.
,Which of the following muscles is a synergist during the seated cable row exercise?
Select one:
a. Latissimus dorsi
b. Pectoralis major
c. Biceps brachii
d. Rotator cuff - ✔✔Biceps brachii
The autonomic nervous system contains which of the following subdivisions?
Select one:
a. Sympathetic
b. Somatic
c. Peripheral
d. Central - ✔✔Sympathetic
Increased force output of the synergists for hip extension to compensate for the weakened gluteus
maximus is an example of which of the following?
Select one:
a. Autogenic inhibition
b. Synergistic dominance
c. Davis's law
d. Arthrokinetic dysfunction - ✔✔Synergistic dominance
According to the sliding filament theory, muscular contraction occurs when
Select one:
a. actin and myosin filaments slide away from each other.
,b. myosin cross bridge power strokes the actin filament across the myosin.
c. the distance from Z line to Z line is increased.
d. myofibrils are lengthened. - ✔✔myosin cross bridge power strokes the actin filament across the
myosin.
During a 40-yard dash, the hamstring complex begins to do most of the work for a weakened gluteus
maximus. This is an example of which of the following concepts?
Select one:
a. Force-couple relationships
b. Synergistic dominance
c. Length-tension relationships
d. Arthrokinematic dysfunction - ✔✔Synergistic dominance
Which of the following tests should a trainer use in his cardiorespiratory assessment to determine in
which heart rate training zone the training should begin?
Select one:
a. Shark skill test
b. Davies test
c. YMCA step test
d. L.E.F.T. test - ✔✔YMCA step test
The Durnin-Womersley formula's four sites of skinfold measurement include which of the following
anatomic locations?
Select one:
a. Biceps, triceps, subscapular, and iliac crest
b. Chest, midaxillary, abdominal, and thigh
c. Calf, gluteal, adductor, and oblique
, d. Supraspinale, anterior deltoid, thoracolumbar fascia, and hamstring
Check - ✔✔Biceps, triceps, subscapular, and iliac crest
The Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire (PAR-Q) is primarily aimed at identifying an individual's
Select one:
a. level of risk for cardiovascular disease.
b. level of motivation to begin an exercise program.
c. level of readiness for participation in sports competitions.
d. level of available social support to aid in weight loss endeavors.
Check - ✔✔level of risk for cardiovascular disease.
Which of the following methods uses a percentage of a client's estimated maximal heart rate to calculate
target heart rate?
Select one:
a. Peak VO2
b. Peak maximal heart rate
c. Heart rate reserve
d. VO2 reserve - ✔✔Peak maximal heart rate
Which of the following is the best example of an exercise that predominately uses the ATP-PC pathway
for energy?
Select one:
a. A set of three barbell cleans
b. A 10-exercise circuit training workout
c. 20-repetition body squats exercise
d. 30 minutes of walking on a treadmill - ✔✔A set of three barbell cleans
| Verified | Latest 2024 Version
After leaving the left ventricle, blood enters which of the following structures?
Select one:
a. Superior vena cava
b. Aorta
c. Inferior vena cava
d. Pulmonary artery - ✔✔Aorta
Which of the following joints is between the metacarpals and phalanxes?
Select one:
a. Condyloid
b. Pivot
c. Saddle
d. Hinge - ✔✔Condyloid
According to continuing education requirements, which of the following is true?
Select one:
a. Accumulate 2 units of approved continuing education each year.
b. Accumulate 2 units of approved continuing education every 2 years.
c. Accumulate 3 units of approved continuing education each year.
d. Accumulate 3 units of approved continuing education every 2 years.
Check - ✔✔Accumulate 2 units of approved continuing education every 2 years.
,Which of the following muscles is a synergist during the seated cable row exercise?
Select one:
a. Latissimus dorsi
b. Pectoralis major
c. Biceps brachii
d. Rotator cuff - ✔✔Biceps brachii
The autonomic nervous system contains which of the following subdivisions?
Select one:
a. Sympathetic
b. Somatic
c. Peripheral
d. Central - ✔✔Sympathetic
Increased force output of the synergists for hip extension to compensate for the weakened gluteus
maximus is an example of which of the following?
Select one:
a. Autogenic inhibition
b. Synergistic dominance
c. Davis's law
d. Arthrokinetic dysfunction - ✔✔Synergistic dominance
According to the sliding filament theory, muscular contraction occurs when
Select one:
a. actin and myosin filaments slide away from each other.
,b. myosin cross bridge power strokes the actin filament across the myosin.
c. the distance from Z line to Z line is increased.
d. myofibrils are lengthened. - ✔✔myosin cross bridge power strokes the actin filament across the
myosin.
During a 40-yard dash, the hamstring complex begins to do most of the work for a weakened gluteus
maximus. This is an example of which of the following concepts?
Select one:
a. Force-couple relationships
b. Synergistic dominance
c. Length-tension relationships
d. Arthrokinematic dysfunction - ✔✔Synergistic dominance
Which of the following tests should a trainer use in his cardiorespiratory assessment to determine in
which heart rate training zone the training should begin?
Select one:
a. Shark skill test
b. Davies test
c. YMCA step test
d. L.E.F.T. test - ✔✔YMCA step test
The Durnin-Womersley formula's four sites of skinfold measurement include which of the following
anatomic locations?
Select one:
a. Biceps, triceps, subscapular, and iliac crest
b. Chest, midaxillary, abdominal, and thigh
c. Calf, gluteal, adductor, and oblique
, d. Supraspinale, anterior deltoid, thoracolumbar fascia, and hamstring
Check - ✔✔Biceps, triceps, subscapular, and iliac crest
The Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire (PAR-Q) is primarily aimed at identifying an individual's
Select one:
a. level of risk for cardiovascular disease.
b. level of motivation to begin an exercise program.
c. level of readiness for participation in sports competitions.
d. level of available social support to aid in weight loss endeavors.
Check - ✔✔level of risk for cardiovascular disease.
Which of the following methods uses a percentage of a client's estimated maximal heart rate to calculate
target heart rate?
Select one:
a. Peak VO2
b. Peak maximal heart rate
c. Heart rate reserve
d. VO2 reserve - ✔✔Peak maximal heart rate
Which of the following is the best example of an exercise that predominately uses the ATP-PC pathway
for energy?
Select one:
a. A set of three barbell cleans
b. A 10-exercise circuit training workout
c. 20-repetition body squats exercise
d. 30 minutes of walking on a treadmill - ✔✔A set of three barbell cleans
