NASM PRACTICE TEST QUESTIONS |
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The Golgi tendon organ is an essential component of static stretching because it - ✔✔Prevents muscle
from being placed under excessive tension
What is the correct force-couple relationship that allows for the upward rotation of the scapula? -
✔✔Upper trapezius and lower portions of the serratus anterior
Deoxygenated blood is pumped from the right ventricle to the lungs through? - ✔✔pulmonary arteries
Dynamic stretching improves soft tissue extensibility by using...? - ✔✔reciprocal inhibition
The oxidative system is primarily used when a client... - ✔✔jogs for 30 min
What would aid the primary respiratory muscles in breathing after a set of maximum effort sprints? -
✔✔Scalenes
When an exercise is high intensity and lasts about 10 seconds, which of the following energy pathways is
predominantly in use? - ✔✔ATP-PC
A client who is practicing repeated squat exercises in order to create permanent changes in her
technique is exhibiting? - ✔✔motor learning
What stimulates muscle fibers to go through a series of steps that initiate muscle contractions? -
✔✔acetylcholine
What exercise uses a ball-and-socket joint as the primary mover? - ✔✔seated dumbbell lateral raise
, The body's ability to differentiate between walking on concrete and walking on sand is an example of
what function of the nervous system? - ✔✔sensory
If a client exhibits increased force output of his hamstrings and adductor magnus to compensate for a
weakened gluteus maximus during hip extension, this is an example of...? - ✔✔synergistic dominance
If a client squats with his feet excessively externally rotated, it is evidence of....? - ✔✔altered
arthrokinematics
What is considered the functional unit of muscle? - ✔✔sacromere
Which structure of the skeletal muscle contains a combination of glycogen, fats, minerals, and oxygen-
binding myoglobin? - ✔✔sacroplasm
What is considered one method to estimate maximum heart rate of a client? - ✔✔subtract clients age
from 220
After performing a 3-minute step test, it is determined that a client falls in the "below average" category
for cardiovascular fitness. What is the appropriate starting zone for the client? - ✔✔zone one
What muscle is probably under active if a client's support or standing leg falls inward during a single-leg
squat assessment? - ✔✔Gluteus medius
A trainer is working with a senior client. The trainer should be aware of what physiological
characteristics? - ✔✔Decreased lean body mass
A clients head protrudes during a pulling assessment. What muscle should be stretched? -
✔✔Sternocleimastoid
What describes the purpose of the Davies test assessment? - ✔✔Assessing upper body agility and
stabilization
100% Correct Answers | Verified | Latest
2024 Version
The Golgi tendon organ is an essential component of static stretching because it - ✔✔Prevents muscle
from being placed under excessive tension
What is the correct force-couple relationship that allows for the upward rotation of the scapula? -
✔✔Upper trapezius and lower portions of the serratus anterior
Deoxygenated blood is pumped from the right ventricle to the lungs through? - ✔✔pulmonary arteries
Dynamic stretching improves soft tissue extensibility by using...? - ✔✔reciprocal inhibition
The oxidative system is primarily used when a client... - ✔✔jogs for 30 min
What would aid the primary respiratory muscles in breathing after a set of maximum effort sprints? -
✔✔Scalenes
When an exercise is high intensity and lasts about 10 seconds, which of the following energy pathways is
predominantly in use? - ✔✔ATP-PC
A client who is practicing repeated squat exercises in order to create permanent changes in her
technique is exhibiting? - ✔✔motor learning
What stimulates muscle fibers to go through a series of steps that initiate muscle contractions? -
✔✔acetylcholine
What exercise uses a ball-and-socket joint as the primary mover? - ✔✔seated dumbbell lateral raise
, The body's ability to differentiate between walking on concrete and walking on sand is an example of
what function of the nervous system? - ✔✔sensory
If a client exhibits increased force output of his hamstrings and adductor magnus to compensate for a
weakened gluteus maximus during hip extension, this is an example of...? - ✔✔synergistic dominance
If a client squats with his feet excessively externally rotated, it is evidence of....? - ✔✔altered
arthrokinematics
What is considered the functional unit of muscle? - ✔✔sacromere
Which structure of the skeletal muscle contains a combination of glycogen, fats, minerals, and oxygen-
binding myoglobin? - ✔✔sacroplasm
What is considered one method to estimate maximum heart rate of a client? - ✔✔subtract clients age
from 220
After performing a 3-minute step test, it is determined that a client falls in the "below average" category
for cardiovascular fitness. What is the appropriate starting zone for the client? - ✔✔zone one
What muscle is probably under active if a client's support or standing leg falls inward during a single-leg
squat assessment? - ✔✔Gluteus medius
A trainer is working with a senior client. The trainer should be aware of what physiological
characteristics? - ✔✔Decreased lean body mass
A clients head protrudes during a pulling assessment. What muscle should be stretched? -
✔✔Sternocleimastoid
What describes the purpose of the Davies test assessment? - ✔✔Assessing upper body agility and
stabilization
