SFBFC EXAM 2025 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
Which contraindicated exercise requires you to sit on the ankle of one leg while
stretching the hamstrings of the other leg, which places added stress on the
patellar tendon and can cause injury?
a. Behind the neck shoulder press
b. Behind the neck lat pull-downs
c. Plow stretch
d. Hurdlers stretch - correct-answer-D
Which contraindicated technique is commonly done to build momentum when
the weight is too heavy to lift?
a. Swinging weights
b. Overweight - partial range of motion
c. Initiating a lift with another part of the body
d. Bouncing the weight off the chest - correct-answer-A
Which term is defined as the contact force between the foot and the ground?
a. Braking force
b. Ground reaction force
c. Stride length
,d. Stride frequency - correct-answer-B
Which term is defined as forces that slow the body down?
a. Braking force
b. Ground reaction force
c. Stride length
d. Stride frequency - correct-answer-A
Which common running injury has the highest number of reported incidence?
a. Plantar fasciitis
b. Achilles tendonitis
c. Shin splints
d. Knee pain - correct-answer-D
Which of the items below causes changes in your running technique, resulting
in the muscles being unable to contract properly and force the bones and other
structures to absorb the forces associated with impact?
a. Fatigue
b. Ill fitting shoes
c. Braking forces
d. Mental forces - correct-answer-A
, Blood flow is diverted away from internal organs and towards the skin and
working muscles. Which response is this to heat?
a. Cardiovascular system adapts
b. Sweat is produced
c. Impaired mental performance
d. Increase in body temperature - correct-answer-A
Which is the primary symptom of a Marine suffering from heatstroke?
a. No increase in rectal temperature
b. Loss of endurance
c. Pale, wet skin
d. Rectal temperature above 104o (40o C) - correct-answer-D
Which heat related illness has no increase in rectal temperature?
a. Heatstroke
b. Heat syncope
c. Heat cramps
d. Dehydration - correct-answer-B
Cpl Jones has received orders to arrive in Saudi Arabia within the next 60 days.
He is stationed in Alaska where the weather is currently -30o below zero. What
can Cpl Jones do to acclimatize his body to the new hotter climate?
CORRECT ANSWERS
Which contraindicated exercise requires you to sit on the ankle of one leg while
stretching the hamstrings of the other leg, which places added stress on the
patellar tendon and can cause injury?
a. Behind the neck shoulder press
b. Behind the neck lat pull-downs
c. Plow stretch
d. Hurdlers stretch - correct-answer-D
Which contraindicated technique is commonly done to build momentum when
the weight is too heavy to lift?
a. Swinging weights
b. Overweight - partial range of motion
c. Initiating a lift with another part of the body
d. Bouncing the weight off the chest - correct-answer-A
Which term is defined as the contact force between the foot and the ground?
a. Braking force
b. Ground reaction force
c. Stride length
,d. Stride frequency - correct-answer-B
Which term is defined as forces that slow the body down?
a. Braking force
b. Ground reaction force
c. Stride length
d. Stride frequency - correct-answer-A
Which common running injury has the highest number of reported incidence?
a. Plantar fasciitis
b. Achilles tendonitis
c. Shin splints
d. Knee pain - correct-answer-D
Which of the items below causes changes in your running technique, resulting
in the muscles being unable to contract properly and force the bones and other
structures to absorb the forces associated with impact?
a. Fatigue
b. Ill fitting shoes
c. Braking forces
d. Mental forces - correct-answer-A
, Blood flow is diverted away from internal organs and towards the skin and
working muscles. Which response is this to heat?
a. Cardiovascular system adapts
b. Sweat is produced
c. Impaired mental performance
d. Increase in body temperature - correct-answer-A
Which is the primary symptom of a Marine suffering from heatstroke?
a. No increase in rectal temperature
b. Loss of endurance
c. Pale, wet skin
d. Rectal temperature above 104o (40o C) - correct-answer-D
Which heat related illness has no increase in rectal temperature?
a. Heatstroke
b. Heat syncope
c. Heat cramps
d. Dehydration - correct-answer-B
Cpl Jones has received orders to arrive in Saudi Arabia within the next 60 days.
He is stationed in Alaska where the weather is currently -30o below zero. What
can Cpl Jones do to acclimatize his body to the new hotter climate?
