NASM Stretching and Flexibility
Certification exam with correct answers
Integrated Stretching - ANSWERS✔✔ Self-myofascial techniques combined with assisted
and self-stretching techniques.
Fascia - ANSWERS✔✔ Connective tissue that surrounds muscles and bones.
True or False: Stretching can directly influence hydration. - ANSWERS✔✔ True
Regional Interdependence (RI) Model - ANSWERS✔✔ Assessment and intervention model
used by clinicians based on the concept that the site of a patient's primary complaint or
symptoms is affected by dysfunction in remote musculoskeletal regions.
Neurophysiological System - ANSWERS✔✔ A physiological system dealing with the
functioning of the nervous system.
Somatovisceral System - ANSWERS✔✔ The part of the sensory system that responds to
changes in internal body systems and organs.
Myofascia - ANSWERS✔✔ The functional combination of both muscle and connective
tissues.
Structural Efficiency - ANSWERS✔✔ The alignment of each segment of the human
movement system, which allows posture to be balanced in relation to a person's center of
gravity.
,Fascial System - ANSWERS✔✔ A three-dimensional continuum of soft, collagen-
containing, loose, and dense fibrous connective tissues that permeate the body providing
functional structure and environment.
Functional Efficiency - ANSWERS✔✔ The ability of the neuromuscular system to recruit
correct muscle synergies, at the right time, with the appropriate amount of force to perform
functional tasks with the least amount of energy and stress on the human movement system
(HMS).
Fascial System Model - ANSWERS✔✔ The model of human movement that considers the
interconnectivity and interaction of the fascial system throughout the body.
Fascial Nets - ANSWERS✔✔ The concept of the myofascial tensional network that describes
the interconnectedness of specific chains of muscle and fascia located in different parts of
the body as they relate to functional movement patterns.
Super Compensation Hydration Phenomenon - ANSWERS✔✔ The effect on tissue after
tissue has been allowed to rest after stretch or compression; more fluid rushes back into the
tissues than was observed pre-stretch
Bound Water - ANSWERS✔✔ Water forming in liquid crystalline structured patterns;
Bound water has special molecular properties that enable it to perform many crucial
functions, including providing greater viscosity for the viscoelastic properties of fasciae. This
property greatly enhances the flexibility and elasticity of the fascial system
Bulk Water - ANSWERS✔✔ Polluted water;
What other factors would be affecting a pronated foot-ankle complex, according to the RI? -
ANSWERS✔✔ A pronated foot-ankle complex is only one part of a cascading chain of
events, resulting in more proximal faulty positions, like with an internally rotated knee and
hip that may anteriorly rotate the pelvis
, A truly balanced HMS will have what? - ANSWERS✔✔ Optimal structural and functional
efficiency with proper alignment of the kinetic chain checkpoints: the feet/ankles, knees,
LPHC, shoulders, and head and neck
True or False: The FS model may be thought of as an extension of the strategies used in the
RI model to include all the various types of connective tissues - ANSWERS✔✔ The FS
model may be thought of as an extension of the strategies used in the RI model to include all
the various types of connective tissues
What happens when a mechanical load is released? - ANSWERS✔✔ An influx of fresh
fluids enters to flush out metabolic waste, rehydrate, and bring fresh nutrients to the area.
Why is it important to have structural efficiency and the alignment of each component of
the human movement system (HMS)? - ANSWERS✔✔ This enables an individual to
maintain their center of gravity over a constantly changing base of support during all
functional movements.
How does the Fascial System (FS) model add to functional efficiency within the human
movement system (HMS)? - ANSWERS✔✔ It intertwines the nervous system and muscular
system, creating a mechanically sensitive and responsive communication network.
Which of the following is the first definition of fascia according to the Fascial Research
Society? - ANSWERS✔✔ A fascia is a sheath, a sheet, or any other dissectible aggregations
of connective tissue that forms beneath the skin to attach, enclose, and separate muscles and
other internal organs.
Which of the following factors are improved with the use of the Fascial System (FS) model?
- ANSWERS✔✔ Assessments and programs bodywork, physical therapy, regenerative
medicine, fitness, and stretch therapy.
True or False: It is within the scope of practice for a fitness professional to diagnose and/or
render medical treatment - ANSWERS✔✔ False: Unless the practitioner is also licensed by
Certification exam with correct answers
Integrated Stretching - ANSWERS✔✔ Self-myofascial techniques combined with assisted
and self-stretching techniques.
Fascia - ANSWERS✔✔ Connective tissue that surrounds muscles and bones.
True or False: Stretching can directly influence hydration. - ANSWERS✔✔ True
Regional Interdependence (RI) Model - ANSWERS✔✔ Assessment and intervention model
used by clinicians based on the concept that the site of a patient's primary complaint or
symptoms is affected by dysfunction in remote musculoskeletal regions.
Neurophysiological System - ANSWERS✔✔ A physiological system dealing with the
functioning of the nervous system.
Somatovisceral System - ANSWERS✔✔ The part of the sensory system that responds to
changes in internal body systems and organs.
Myofascia - ANSWERS✔✔ The functional combination of both muscle and connective
tissues.
Structural Efficiency - ANSWERS✔✔ The alignment of each segment of the human
movement system, which allows posture to be balanced in relation to a person's center of
gravity.
,Fascial System - ANSWERS✔✔ A three-dimensional continuum of soft, collagen-
containing, loose, and dense fibrous connective tissues that permeate the body providing
functional structure and environment.
Functional Efficiency - ANSWERS✔✔ The ability of the neuromuscular system to recruit
correct muscle synergies, at the right time, with the appropriate amount of force to perform
functional tasks with the least amount of energy and stress on the human movement system
(HMS).
Fascial System Model - ANSWERS✔✔ The model of human movement that considers the
interconnectivity and interaction of the fascial system throughout the body.
Fascial Nets - ANSWERS✔✔ The concept of the myofascial tensional network that describes
the interconnectedness of specific chains of muscle and fascia located in different parts of
the body as they relate to functional movement patterns.
Super Compensation Hydration Phenomenon - ANSWERS✔✔ The effect on tissue after
tissue has been allowed to rest after stretch or compression; more fluid rushes back into the
tissues than was observed pre-stretch
Bound Water - ANSWERS✔✔ Water forming in liquid crystalline structured patterns;
Bound water has special molecular properties that enable it to perform many crucial
functions, including providing greater viscosity for the viscoelastic properties of fasciae. This
property greatly enhances the flexibility and elasticity of the fascial system
Bulk Water - ANSWERS✔✔ Polluted water;
What other factors would be affecting a pronated foot-ankle complex, according to the RI? -
ANSWERS✔✔ A pronated foot-ankle complex is only one part of a cascading chain of
events, resulting in more proximal faulty positions, like with an internally rotated knee and
hip that may anteriorly rotate the pelvis
, A truly balanced HMS will have what? - ANSWERS✔✔ Optimal structural and functional
efficiency with proper alignment of the kinetic chain checkpoints: the feet/ankles, knees,
LPHC, shoulders, and head and neck
True or False: The FS model may be thought of as an extension of the strategies used in the
RI model to include all the various types of connective tissues - ANSWERS✔✔ The FS
model may be thought of as an extension of the strategies used in the RI model to include all
the various types of connective tissues
What happens when a mechanical load is released? - ANSWERS✔✔ An influx of fresh
fluids enters to flush out metabolic waste, rehydrate, and bring fresh nutrients to the area.
Why is it important to have structural efficiency and the alignment of each component of
the human movement system (HMS)? - ANSWERS✔✔ This enables an individual to
maintain their center of gravity over a constantly changing base of support during all
functional movements.
How does the Fascial System (FS) model add to functional efficiency within the human
movement system (HMS)? - ANSWERS✔✔ It intertwines the nervous system and muscular
system, creating a mechanically sensitive and responsive communication network.
Which of the following is the first definition of fascia according to the Fascial Research
Society? - ANSWERS✔✔ A fascia is a sheath, a sheet, or any other dissectible aggregations
of connective tissue that forms beneath the skin to attach, enclose, and separate muscles and
other internal organs.
Which of the following factors are improved with the use of the Fascial System (FS) model?
- ANSWERS✔✔ Assessments and programs bodywork, physical therapy, regenerative
medicine, fitness, and stretch therapy.
True or False: It is within the scope of practice for a fitness professional to diagnose and/or
render medical treatment - ANSWERS✔✔ False: Unless the practitioner is also licensed by
