NSCA TSAC FLASH CARDS QUESTIONS UPDATED
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
The prerequisites to become a certified TSAC facilitator include being 18 years of ag, having a CPR/AED
certification, and what other component?
A. Postsecondary education
B. another NSCA certification
C. high school diploma
D. college coaching experience - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅C. high school diploma
Which of the following is a component of a tactical athletes lifestyle that must be considered by the
TSAC facilitator when designing a program?
A. seasonal training
B. unpredictable schedule
C. Structured job demands
D. protected environment - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅B. unpredictable schedule
A TSAC facilitator observes that a police officer may have to jump out of car and hop a barricade to
chase a subject. Which of the following describes that analysis?
A. holistic
B. injury
C. movement
D. illness - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅C. movement
The role of the TSAC facilitator includes all of the following EXCEPT
A. designing training programs
B. preventing common injuries
C. reinforcing physical preparedness
D. providing nutritional counseling - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅D. providing nutritional counseling
,Which part of the heart conduction system is responsible for initiating electrical impulses?
A. SA node
B. AV node
C. AV bundle
D. purkinje fibers - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅A. SA node
What occurs during the T wave on an ECG
A. atrial depolarization
B. atrial repolarization
C. ventricular depolarization
D. ventricular repolarization - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅D. ventricular repolarization
A person is preforming the Valsalva maneuver while doing heavy resistance training. Which of the
following acute blood pressure changes is likely to happen?
A. decrease in SBP, Increase in DBP
B. increase in SBP, no change in DBP
C. increase in SBP, increase in DBP
D. no change in SBP, increase in DBP - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅C. increase in SBP, increase in DBP
A police officer is chasing an armed suspect, and the fight or flight response is activated. What system of
the body is initially affected?
A. cardiovascular
B. Circulatory
C. nervous
D. respiratory - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅C. nervous
What system helps regulate metabolism, cardiovascular function, and adipose tissue?
A. cardiovascular
B. hormonal
, c. respiratory
D. nervous - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅B. hormonal
Which of the following is the best measure of aerobic fitness?
A. Cardiac output
B. vo2 max
C. tidal volume
D. heart rate - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅B. vo2 maxDuring
During the eccentric movement of the biceps curl exercise, the triceps brachii acts as what type of
mover?
A. agonist
B. antagonist
C. synergist
D. stabilizer - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅B. antagonist
Which of the following skeletal muscle tissue characteristics gives the muscle the ability to stretch
beyond its normal, resting length?
A. excitability
B. contractibility
C. extensibility
D. elasticity - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅B. contractibility
The biceps femoris, semitendinosus, and semimembranosus muscles belong to which of the following
major muscle groups?
A. gluteal
B. hamstrings
C. quadriceps
D. shoulder complex - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅B. hamstrings
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
The prerequisites to become a certified TSAC facilitator include being 18 years of ag, having a CPR/AED
certification, and what other component?
A. Postsecondary education
B. another NSCA certification
C. high school diploma
D. college coaching experience - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅C. high school diploma
Which of the following is a component of a tactical athletes lifestyle that must be considered by the
TSAC facilitator when designing a program?
A. seasonal training
B. unpredictable schedule
C. Structured job demands
D. protected environment - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅B. unpredictable schedule
A TSAC facilitator observes that a police officer may have to jump out of car and hop a barricade to
chase a subject. Which of the following describes that analysis?
A. holistic
B. injury
C. movement
D. illness - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅C. movement
The role of the TSAC facilitator includes all of the following EXCEPT
A. designing training programs
B. preventing common injuries
C. reinforcing physical preparedness
D. providing nutritional counseling - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅D. providing nutritional counseling
,Which part of the heart conduction system is responsible for initiating electrical impulses?
A. SA node
B. AV node
C. AV bundle
D. purkinje fibers - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅A. SA node
What occurs during the T wave on an ECG
A. atrial depolarization
B. atrial repolarization
C. ventricular depolarization
D. ventricular repolarization - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅D. ventricular repolarization
A person is preforming the Valsalva maneuver while doing heavy resistance training. Which of the
following acute blood pressure changes is likely to happen?
A. decrease in SBP, Increase in DBP
B. increase in SBP, no change in DBP
C. increase in SBP, increase in DBP
D. no change in SBP, increase in DBP - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅C. increase in SBP, increase in DBP
A police officer is chasing an armed suspect, and the fight or flight response is activated. What system of
the body is initially affected?
A. cardiovascular
B. Circulatory
C. nervous
D. respiratory - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅C. nervous
What system helps regulate metabolism, cardiovascular function, and adipose tissue?
A. cardiovascular
B. hormonal
, c. respiratory
D. nervous - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅B. hormonal
Which of the following is the best measure of aerobic fitness?
A. Cardiac output
B. vo2 max
C. tidal volume
D. heart rate - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅B. vo2 maxDuring
During the eccentric movement of the biceps curl exercise, the triceps brachii acts as what type of
mover?
A. agonist
B. antagonist
C. synergist
D. stabilizer - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅B. antagonist
Which of the following skeletal muscle tissue characteristics gives the muscle the ability to stretch
beyond its normal, resting length?
A. excitability
B. contractibility
C. extensibility
D. elasticity - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅B. contractibility
The biceps femoris, semitendinosus, and semimembranosus muscles belong to which of the following
major muscle groups?
A. gluteal
B. hamstrings
C. quadriceps
D. shoulder complex - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅B. hamstrings
