AFAA GFI EXAM PREP LATEST ACTUAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND WELL DETAILED ANSWERS NEWEST
2025|| GRADED A+|LATEST UPDATE 2025/26
The AFAA Five Questions -CORRECT ANSWER 1. What is the purpose of this
exercise?
2. Are you doing the exercise effectively?
3. Does the exercise create any safety concerns?
4. Can proper form be maintained during the exercise?
5. For whom is the exercise appropriate?
Midline -CORRECT ANSWER Imaginary line that splits the body into two equal parts.
Central Nervous System (CNS) -CORRECT ANSWER Brain and spinal cord;
coordinates activity of body parts
Peripheral Nervous System (PNS) -CORRECT ANSWER All nerves branching off
spinal cord; extending out of the body.
Mechanorecptors -CORRECT ANSWER Sense distortion in body tissue
Kinetic Chain -CORRECT ANSWER Interrelation of nervous, muscular and skeletal
systems to create movement.
,Tendons -CORRECT ANSWER Connect muscle to bone, produce force, limited blood
flow, slow to repair.
Type 1 (slow twitch) muscle tissue -CORRECT ANSWER More aerobic, slower to reach
maximum contraction; resistant to fatigue.
Type 2 (fast twitch) muscle tissue -CORRECT ANSWER more anaerobic; produce
more speed and strength; faster to fatigue
Ligaments -CORRECT ANSWER Connect bone to bone, limited blood flow, slow to
repair
Axial Skeleton -CORRECT ANSWER skull, rib cage, and vertebral column
Appendicular -CORRECT ANSWER Bones of upper and lower extremities
Non-synovial joints -CORRECT ANSWER No joint cavity or connective tissue; little
Synovial joints (Six Types) -CORRECT ANSWER 1. Gliding
2. Condyloid
3. Hinge
4. Saddle
,5. Pivot
6. Ball-and-Socket
Produces synovial fluid, has joint activity and connective tissue.
Gliding Joint -CORRECT ANSWER No axis of rotation, moves by sliding side to side or
back and forth ( carpals of the hand )
Condyloid Joint -CORRECT ANSWER Moves predominantly in one play of motion.
(knee)
Transverse Plane -CORRECT ANSWER Divides the body into top and bottom halves;
rotational movement.
Hinge Joint -CORRECT ANSWER Uniaxial, moves predominantly in one plane of
motion. (Sagittal) (elbow)
Saddle Joint -CORRECT ANSWER One bone fits like a saddle on another bone, moves
predominantly in tow planes ( sagittal, frontal ) (Thumb)
Pivot Joint -CORRECT ANSWER Only one axis, moves predominantly in one plane of
motion (transverse) Example: Radioulnar
, Ball and socket joint -CORRECT ANSWER Most mobile of joints; moves in all three
planes of motion (shoulder)
Optimal dynamic posture at the five kinetic chain checkpoint -CORRECT ANSWER
Feet- hip to shoulder width apart; pointed straight ahead;
Knees- soft and extended; in line with 2nd and 3rd toes
LPHC- neutral; abs and glutes engaged.
Shoulders- back and down; no thoracic rounding.
Head/neck- cervical spine neutral
Atria -CORRECT ANSWER Superior chambers; receive blood from outside the heart
Right Atrium -CORRECT ANSWER Gathers deoxygenated blood from body
Sinoatrial (SA) -CORRECT ANSWER Located in right atrium; receives signal to
contract; "pacemaker for the heart". Initiates the electrical impulses that determine the
heart rate
Stroke Volume (SV) -CORRECT ANSWER Amount of blood pumped with each
contraction
What are the functions of blood? -CORRECT ANSWER transportation, regulation,
protection
QUESTIONS AND WELL DETAILED ANSWERS NEWEST
2025|| GRADED A+|LATEST UPDATE 2025/26
The AFAA Five Questions -CORRECT ANSWER 1. What is the purpose of this
exercise?
2. Are you doing the exercise effectively?
3. Does the exercise create any safety concerns?
4. Can proper form be maintained during the exercise?
5. For whom is the exercise appropriate?
Midline -CORRECT ANSWER Imaginary line that splits the body into two equal parts.
Central Nervous System (CNS) -CORRECT ANSWER Brain and spinal cord;
coordinates activity of body parts
Peripheral Nervous System (PNS) -CORRECT ANSWER All nerves branching off
spinal cord; extending out of the body.
Mechanorecptors -CORRECT ANSWER Sense distortion in body tissue
Kinetic Chain -CORRECT ANSWER Interrelation of nervous, muscular and skeletal
systems to create movement.
,Tendons -CORRECT ANSWER Connect muscle to bone, produce force, limited blood
flow, slow to repair.
Type 1 (slow twitch) muscle tissue -CORRECT ANSWER More aerobic, slower to reach
maximum contraction; resistant to fatigue.
Type 2 (fast twitch) muscle tissue -CORRECT ANSWER more anaerobic; produce
more speed and strength; faster to fatigue
Ligaments -CORRECT ANSWER Connect bone to bone, limited blood flow, slow to
repair
Axial Skeleton -CORRECT ANSWER skull, rib cage, and vertebral column
Appendicular -CORRECT ANSWER Bones of upper and lower extremities
Non-synovial joints -CORRECT ANSWER No joint cavity or connective tissue; little
Synovial joints (Six Types) -CORRECT ANSWER 1. Gliding
2. Condyloid
3. Hinge
4. Saddle
,5. Pivot
6. Ball-and-Socket
Produces synovial fluid, has joint activity and connective tissue.
Gliding Joint -CORRECT ANSWER No axis of rotation, moves by sliding side to side or
back and forth ( carpals of the hand )
Condyloid Joint -CORRECT ANSWER Moves predominantly in one play of motion.
(knee)
Transverse Plane -CORRECT ANSWER Divides the body into top and bottom halves;
rotational movement.
Hinge Joint -CORRECT ANSWER Uniaxial, moves predominantly in one plane of
motion. (Sagittal) (elbow)
Saddle Joint -CORRECT ANSWER One bone fits like a saddle on another bone, moves
predominantly in tow planes ( sagittal, frontal ) (Thumb)
Pivot Joint -CORRECT ANSWER Only one axis, moves predominantly in one plane of
motion (transverse) Example: Radioulnar
, Ball and socket joint -CORRECT ANSWER Most mobile of joints; moves in all three
planes of motion (shoulder)
Optimal dynamic posture at the five kinetic chain checkpoint -CORRECT ANSWER
Feet- hip to shoulder width apart; pointed straight ahead;
Knees- soft and extended; in line with 2nd and 3rd toes
LPHC- neutral; abs and glutes engaged.
Shoulders- back and down; no thoracic rounding.
Head/neck- cervical spine neutral
Atria -CORRECT ANSWER Superior chambers; receive blood from outside the heart
Right Atrium -CORRECT ANSWER Gathers deoxygenated blood from body
Sinoatrial (SA) -CORRECT ANSWER Located in right atrium; receives signal to
contract; "pacemaker for the heart". Initiates the electrical impulses that determine the
heart rate
Stroke Volume (SV) -CORRECT ANSWER Amount of blood pumped with each
contraction
What are the functions of blood? -CORRECT ANSWER transportation, regulation,
protection
