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NASM CES EXAM 2025/2026 BANK ACCURATE
CURRENTLY TESTING EXAM 4 VERSIONS WITH
QUESTIONS AND WELL VERIFIED -ANSWER--S
What percentage of the population is estimated to be obese?
Select one:
a. 13.8%
b. 23.8%
c. 33.8%
d. 43.8% .....-ANSWER--.....c. 33.8%
Which adductor muscle has fibers that can concentrically
accelerate extension of the femur?
Select one:
a. Adductor brevis
b. Adductor longus
c. Pectineus
d. Adductor magnus .....-ANSWER--.....d. Adductor magnus
Which muscle eccentrically decelerates hip adduction, and internal
rotation? Select one:
a. Rectus femoris
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b. Gluteus medius (posterior fibers)
c. Vastus lateralis
d. Adductor magnus (anterior fibers) .....-ANSWER--.....b. Gluteus
medius (posterior fibers)
Which muscle is the primary frontal plane stabilizer of the knee
complex? Select one:
a. Anterior tibialis
b. Piriformis
c. Tensor fascia latae
d. Gluteus medius .....-ANSWER--.....d. Gluteus medius
Which muscle concentrically produces extension of the hip, and a
posterior tilt of the pelvis?
Select one:
a. Psoas
b. Tensor fascia latae
c. Gluteus maximus
d. Erector spinae .....-ANSWER--.....c. Gluteus maximus
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Which muscle eccentrically decelerates humeral external rotation,
abduction, and flexion?
Select one:
a. Teres minor
b. Teres major
c. Brachialis
d. Coracobrachialis .....-ANSWER--.....b. Teres major
Which muscle concentrically accelerates external rotation of the
humerus? Select one:
a. Latissimus dorsi
b. Teres minor
c. Pectoralis minor
d. Pectoralis major .....-ANSWER--.....b. Teres minor
Which of the following combinations of joint motions occur at the
foot/ankle during lower body pronation?
Select one:
a. Dorsiflexion, eversion, abduction
b. Plantar flexion, eversion, abduction
c. Dorsiflexion, inversion, abduction
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d. Plantar flexion, inversion, adduction .....-ANSWER--.....a.
Dorsiflexion, eversion, abduction
During resistance training, which action by the muscle(s) prevents
weight/resistance from accelerating in an uncontrolled manner as
a result of gravitational force?
Select one:
a. Concentric
b. Isotonic
c. Isometric
d. Eccentric .....-ANSWER--.....d. Eccentric
What is the name of the hyperbolic relationship which shows that
as the velocity of a concentric contraction increases, the developed
tension decreases?
Select one:
a. Length-tension relationship
b. Force-couple relationship
c. Force-velocity curve
d. Muscle leverage .....-ANSWER--.....c. Force-velocity curve
NASM CES EXAM 2025/2026 BANK ACCURATE
CURRENTLY TESTING EXAM 4 VERSIONS WITH
QUESTIONS AND WELL VERIFIED -ANSWER--S
What percentage of the population is estimated to be obese?
Select one:
a. 13.8%
b. 23.8%
c. 33.8%
d. 43.8% .....-ANSWER--.....c. 33.8%
Which adductor muscle has fibers that can concentrically
accelerate extension of the femur?
Select one:
a. Adductor brevis
b. Adductor longus
c. Pectineus
d. Adductor magnus .....-ANSWER--.....d. Adductor magnus
Which muscle eccentrically decelerates hip adduction, and internal
rotation? Select one:
a. Rectus femoris
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b. Gluteus medius (posterior fibers)
c. Vastus lateralis
d. Adductor magnus (anterior fibers) .....-ANSWER--.....b. Gluteus
medius (posterior fibers)
Which muscle is the primary frontal plane stabilizer of the knee
complex? Select one:
a. Anterior tibialis
b. Piriformis
c. Tensor fascia latae
d. Gluteus medius .....-ANSWER--.....d. Gluteus medius
Which muscle concentrically produces extension of the hip, and a
posterior tilt of the pelvis?
Select one:
a. Psoas
b. Tensor fascia latae
c. Gluteus maximus
d. Erector spinae .....-ANSWER--.....c. Gluteus maximus
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Which muscle eccentrically decelerates humeral external rotation,
abduction, and flexion?
Select one:
a. Teres minor
b. Teres major
c. Brachialis
d. Coracobrachialis .....-ANSWER--.....b. Teres major
Which muscle concentrically accelerates external rotation of the
humerus? Select one:
a. Latissimus dorsi
b. Teres minor
c. Pectoralis minor
d. Pectoralis major .....-ANSWER--.....b. Teres minor
Which of the following combinations of joint motions occur at the
foot/ankle during lower body pronation?
Select one:
a. Dorsiflexion, eversion, abduction
b. Plantar flexion, eversion, abduction
c. Dorsiflexion, inversion, abduction
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d. Plantar flexion, inversion, adduction .....-ANSWER--.....a.
Dorsiflexion, eversion, abduction
During resistance training, which action by the muscle(s) prevents
weight/resistance from accelerating in an uncontrolled manner as
a result of gravitational force?
Select one:
a. Concentric
b. Isotonic
c. Isometric
d. Eccentric .....-ANSWER--.....d. Eccentric
What is the name of the hyperbolic relationship which shows that
as the velocity of a concentric contraction increases, the developed
tension decreases?
Select one:
a. Length-tension relationship
b. Force-couple relationship
c. Force-velocity curve
d. Muscle leverage .....-ANSWER--.....c. Force-velocity curve
