NASM Final Exam Questions With Correct
Answers
Which of the following is a small chamber located superiorly on either side of the heart that
gathers blood returning to the heart?
Select one:
a. Atrium
b. Ventricle
c. Marrow cavity
d. Alveolar sac - answera. Atrium
While performing a squat,...
Which of the following is a small chamber located superiorly on either side of the heart that
gathers blood returning to the heart?
Select one:
a. Atrium
b. Ventricle
c. Marrow cavity
d. Alveolar sac - answer✔✔a. Atrium
While performing a squat, lowering the body towards the ground is considered a(n) _____ of the
muscle.
Select one:
a. concentric action
b. isometric action
c. auxotonic action
d. eccentric action - answer✔✔d. eccentric action
In order to develop maximal strength or power, training will require _____.
Select one:
a. energy via aerobic pathways
b. short bouts of exercise
c. low-intensity workouts
d. a series of exercises, one after the other, with minimal rest periods in between. - answer✔✔d.
a series of exercises, one after the other, with minimal rest periods in between.
The study of personality, values, opinions, attitudes, interests, and lifestyles is called _________.
Select one:
a. Psychographics
b. Graphical analysis
c. Demographics
d. Analyses - answer✔✔a. Psychographics
In the human body, the ankle is more _____ to the hip than the knee.
Select one:
a. medial
b. superior
c. distal
d. lateral - answer✔✔c. distal
Which of the following is true of the Valsalva maneuver?
Select one:
a. It should be practiced by those with hypertension to improve the overall efficiency of their
training activity.
b. It refers to the maneuver in which a person attempts to exhale forcibly through closed glottis.
c. It is usually under gripping of exercise equipment.
d. It is a maneuver which assists the return of venous blood to the heart. - answer✔✔b. It refers
to the maneuver in which a person attempts to exhale forcibly through closed glottis.
Which of the following statements is true of the body mass index (BMI)?
Select one:
a. BMI is used to estimate body weight ranges based on a person's age.
b. The skin-fold measurement is the best technique of measuring the BMI of an obese person.
c. The risk of chronic disease increases in proportion to the rise in BMI in both adults and
adolescents.
d. BMI helps in developing weight loss goals as it actually measures body composition. -
answer✔✔c. The risk of chronic disease increases in proportion to the rise in BMI in both adults
and adolescents
Multiplanar step-up to balance is an example of a _____.
Select one:
a. balance-power exercise
b. balance-stabilization exercise
c. balance-strength exercise
d. balance-modification exercise - answer✔✔balance-strength exercise
The Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire (PAR-Q) is primarily aimed at identifying an
individual's
Select one:
a. level of risk for cardiovascular disease.
b. level of motivation to begin an exercise program.
c. level of readiness for participation in sports competitions.
d. level of available social support to aid in weight loss endeavors. - answer✔✔a. level of risk for
cardiovascular disease
The cumulative sensory input to the central nervous system from all mechanoreceptors that sense
body position and limb movement is called _____.
Select one:
a. proprioception
b. nociception
c. tactioception
d. magnetoception - answer✔✔a. proprioception
Which of the following methods uses a percentage of a client's estimated maximal heart rate to
calculate target heart rate?
Select one:
a. Peak VO2
b. Peak maximal heart rate
c. Maximal blood pressure
d. VO2 reserve - answer✔✔b. Peak maximal heart rate
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