NSCA CSCS EXAM REVIEW EXERCISE SCIENCE
COURSE 2025/2026 | VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND
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After a bout of resistance training, acute hormonal secretions provide all of the
following information to the body EXCEPT
amount of physiological stress
metabolic demands of exercise
type of physiological stress
energy expended - CORRECT ANSWER - energy expended
Which of the following hormones enhance(s) muscle tissue growth?
1. growth hormone
2. cortisol
3. IGF-1
4. progesterone
a. 1 and 3 only
b. 2 and 4 only
c. 1, 2, and 3 only
d. 2, 3, and 4 only - CORRECT ANSWER - a. 1 and 3 only
Which of the following is NOT a function of growth hormone?
,increase lipolysis
decrease collagen synthesis
increase amino acid transport
decrease glucose regulation - CORRECT ANSWER - decrease collagen
synthesis
Which of the following hormones has the greatest influence on neural change?
growth hormone
testosterone
cortisol
IGF - CORRECT ANSWER - testosterone
Which of the following substances regulates muscle actions?
potassium
calcium
troponin
tropomyosin - CORRECT ANSWER - calcium
Which of the following substances acts at the NMJ to excite the muscle fibers of
a motor unit?
acetylcholine
ATP
creatine phosphate
serotonin - CORRECT ANSWER - acetylcholine
,When throwing a baseball, an athlete's arm is rapidly stretched just before
throwing the ball. Which of the following structures detects and responds to that
stretch by reflexively increasing muscle activity?
golgi tendon organ
muscle spindle
extrafusal muscle
pacinian corpuscle - CORRECT ANSWER - muscle spindle
From which of the following is the heart's electrical impulse normally initiated?
AV node
SA node
the brain
the sympathetic nervous system - CORRECT ANSWER - SA node
Which of the following occurs during the QRS complex of a typical ECG?
1. depolarization of the atrium
2. repolarization of the atrium
3. repolarization of the ventricle
4. depolarization of the ventricle
a. 1 and 3 only
b. 2 and 4 only
c. 1, 2, and 3 only
d. 2, 3, and 4 only - CORRECT ANSWER - b. 2 and 4 only
Which of the following is the definition of power?
, mass x acceleration
force x distance
force x velocity
torque x time - CORRECT ANSWER - force x velocity
To compare performances of Olympic weightlifters of different body weights,
the classic formula divides the load lifted by the athlete's
body weight
body weight squared
lean body weight
body weight to the two-thirds power - CORRECT ANSWER - body weight to
the two-thirds power
During a free weight exercise, muscle force varies with which of the following?
1. perpendicular distance from the weight to the body joint
2. joint angle
3. movement acceleration
4. movement velocity squared
a. 1 and 2 only
b. 1 and 4 only
c. 1, 2, and 3 only
d. 2, 3, and 4 only - CORRECT ANSWER - a. 1 and 2 only (perpendicular
distance from the weight to the body joint AND joint angle)
A vertical jump involves knee, hip, and shoulder movement primarily in which
of the following anatomical planes?
COURSE 2025/2026 | VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A+ | STRENGTH,
CONDITIONING & PERFORMANCE STUDY GUIDE |
GUARANTEED SUCCESS
After a bout of resistance training, acute hormonal secretions provide all of the
following information to the body EXCEPT
amount of physiological stress
metabolic demands of exercise
type of physiological stress
energy expended - CORRECT ANSWER - energy expended
Which of the following hormones enhance(s) muscle tissue growth?
1. growth hormone
2. cortisol
3. IGF-1
4. progesterone
a. 1 and 3 only
b. 2 and 4 only
c. 1, 2, and 3 only
d. 2, 3, and 4 only - CORRECT ANSWER - a. 1 and 3 only
Which of the following is NOT a function of growth hormone?
,increase lipolysis
decrease collagen synthesis
increase amino acid transport
decrease glucose regulation - CORRECT ANSWER - decrease collagen
synthesis
Which of the following hormones has the greatest influence on neural change?
growth hormone
testosterone
cortisol
IGF - CORRECT ANSWER - testosterone
Which of the following substances regulates muscle actions?
potassium
calcium
troponin
tropomyosin - CORRECT ANSWER - calcium
Which of the following substances acts at the NMJ to excite the muscle fibers of
a motor unit?
acetylcholine
ATP
creatine phosphate
serotonin - CORRECT ANSWER - acetylcholine
,When throwing a baseball, an athlete's arm is rapidly stretched just before
throwing the ball. Which of the following structures detects and responds to that
stretch by reflexively increasing muscle activity?
golgi tendon organ
muscle spindle
extrafusal muscle
pacinian corpuscle - CORRECT ANSWER - muscle spindle
From which of the following is the heart's electrical impulse normally initiated?
AV node
SA node
the brain
the sympathetic nervous system - CORRECT ANSWER - SA node
Which of the following occurs during the QRS complex of a typical ECG?
1. depolarization of the atrium
2. repolarization of the atrium
3. repolarization of the ventricle
4. depolarization of the ventricle
a. 1 and 3 only
b. 2 and 4 only
c. 1, 2, and 3 only
d. 2, 3, and 4 only - CORRECT ANSWER - b. 2 and 4 only
Which of the following is the definition of power?
, mass x acceleration
force x distance
force x velocity
torque x time - CORRECT ANSWER - force x velocity
To compare performances of Olympic weightlifters of different body weights,
the classic formula divides the load lifted by the athlete's
body weight
body weight squared
lean body weight
body weight to the two-thirds power - CORRECT ANSWER - body weight to
the two-thirds power
During a free weight exercise, muscle force varies with which of the following?
1. perpendicular distance from the weight to the body joint
2. joint angle
3. movement acceleration
4. movement velocity squared
a. 1 and 2 only
b. 1 and 4 only
c. 1, 2, and 3 only
d. 2, 3, and 4 only - CORRECT ANSWER - a. 1 and 2 only (perpendicular
distance from the weight to the body joint AND joint angle)
A vertical jump involves knee, hip, and shoulder movement primarily in which
of the following anatomical planes?
