NASM TESTS COMPILATION BUNDLE

Which term refers to an imaginary bisector that divides the body into front and back halves? Correct Answer: Frontal plane What are responsible for sensing distortion in body tissues and are located in muscles, tendons, ligaments, and joint capsules? Correct Answer: Mechanoreceptors What are...

Information that is gathered from a prospective client to give the health and fitness professional feedback regarding personal history such as occupation, lifestyle and medical background. Correct Answer: Subjective Information A purposeful system or plan put together to help an individual achie...

Proprioception Correct Answer: The body's ability to to sense the relative position of adjacent parts of the body Ex: when walking our feet give us proprioception about the type of surface we are on. Mechanoreceptors Correct Answer: specialized structures that recognize pressure in tissue a...

5 Phases of OPT Model Correct Answer: -Stabilization Endurance -Strength Endurance - Muscular Development -Maximal Strength -Power Homeostasis Correct Answer: Human body ability to respond to stress and make changes to maintain optimal health and physiological functioning. Acute Disease...

Davis's law states which of the following? Select one: a. A chronically shortened muscle will demonstrate poor neuromuscular efficiency. b. Soft tissue models along the lines of stress. c. A tight agonist muscle will decrease neural drive to its functional antagonist. d. The body will seek the...

The Golgi tendon organ is an essential component of static stretching because it Correct Answer: Prevents muscle from being placed under excessive tension What is the correct force-couple relationship that allows for the upward rotation of the scapula? Correct Answer: Upper trapezius and lower ...

After leaving the left ventricle, blood enters which of the following structures? Select one: a. Superior vena cava b. Aorta c. Inferior vena cava d. Pulmonary artery Correct Answer: Aorta Which of the following joints is between the metacarpals and phalanxes? Select one: a. Condyloi...

Medial Correct Answer: the midline of the body distal Correct Answer: further away from the midline of the body proximal Correct Answer: closer to the midline of the body ipsilateral Correct Answer: on the same side of the body contralateral Correct Answer: on the opposite side of t...

How many calories are in one gram of protein? a. 2 b. 4 c. 9 d. 7 Correct Answer: 4 Adduction is a movement back toward the midline of the body in which of the following planes? a. Median plane b. Frontal plane c. Transverse plane d. Sagittal plane Correct Answer: Frontal plane ...

What percentage of adults are do not meet recommended activity guidelines? Correct Answer: 80% BMI Normal Correct Answer: 18.5-24.9 Overweight BMI Correct Answer: 25-29.9 Obese BMI Correct Answer: over 30 Bad Blood Pressure Correct Answer: Hypertension= 140/90 normal blood pressu...

A 2- to 11-year-old youth client is considered which of the following? Correct Answer: Child According to a recent study, what percentage of children ages 6 to 11 are overweight or obese? Correct Answer: 37% According to the CDC, which range of BMI percentiles is considered overweight when c...

The soleus is commonly _____?r Correct Answer: overactive The adductors are commonly _____? Correct Answer: overactive The lats are commonly_____? Correct Answer: overactive The levator scapulae is commonly_____? Correct Answer: overactive The upper traps are commonly _____? Correct ...

Obesity Correct Answer: BMI of 30 or higher Overweight Correct Answer: BMI over 25 OPT Model Correct Answer: stabilization-strength endurance-muscular development-max strength-power Acute Disease Correct Answer: symptoms develop rapidly Chronic Disease Correct Answer: persists for l...

Golgi tendon Correct Answer: musculotendonous junction that detects tension applied to tendon during slow static stretch. Cardio Output Correct Answer: amount of blood pumped out by each side of the heart in 1 min. Davie's Law Correct Answer: soft tissue models along the lines of stress. ...