Nasm Practice test Flashcards
How many pages are most appropriate for a resume?
1 - 2
The impact that family members, peers, or coworkers have over someone’s decision to exercise describes which of the following terms?
Group influence
Without a perceived discrepancy between a client’s current state and making a change, what is lacking?
Motivation
The posterior oblique subsystem includes which of the following muscle groups?
Thoracolumbar fascia and contralateral gluteus maximus
What is a key mechanism involved in internal feedback?
Proprioception
A Certified Personal Trainer wants to improve a client’s outcome expectations for resistance training. What behavior change technique might they use?
Providing information on the health benefits
Which term best describes when someone has mixed feelings about exercise and can see both the pros and cons of participating?
Ambivalence
What type of input may provide a runner with a cue to contract the evertor muscles to avoid an inversion injury?
Proprioception
Improved performance during a plyometric jump is dependent upon which of the following?
Rapid amortization phase
What is the most accurate description of motor control?
The ability to initiate and correct purposeful controlled movements
Which endocrine gland serves as a communication channel between the brain and pituitary gland?
Hypothalamus
The difference between the end-diastolic and end-systolic volumes is referred to as what?
Stroke volume
What anatomical heart structure is referred to as “the pacemaker of the heart”?
Sinoatrial node
Which is very important as a prenatal vitamin?
Folate
What term is used to describe the concept of how the functioning of one body segment can impact other areas of the body?
Regional interdependence
What is the ventilatory threshold 1 (VT1)?
The point at which the body switches to using carbohydrates to provide at least half the fuel for exercise
In what plane of movement do shoulder horizontal adduction and abduction occur?
Transverse
How is heart rate collected during the YMCA 3-minute step test to evaluate the cardiorespiratory fitness level of an individual?
It is measured over a 60-second count immediately following the test.
What depth is suggested for the overhead squat assessment?
Femur parallel to ground
Which muscles are typically overactive when the feet turn out?
Gastrocnemius and soleus
Which term best describes a class of chronic respiratory dysfunctions that are characterized by increased breathlessness, airflow limitation, and accelerated decline of lung function?
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
How many CEUs does the mandatory CPR/AED certification provide for renewal of the NASM-CPT credential?
0.1
Research has demonstrated that moderate-intensity exercise is best for which of the following?
Providing psychological benefits
Which subtopic of psychology deals with how the environment affects exercise behavior?
Sport and exercise psychology
Ergogenic aids are typically consumed for what purpose?
To improve athletic performance and/or body composition
Which of the following force couples is accurately linked to the movement created by their combined action?
Internal and external obliques functioning to create trunk rotation
What is bioenergetics?
The study of the ways in which food is turned into energy
What is excess postexercise oxygen consumption (EPOC)?
EPOC is the increase in aerobic metabolism above baseline that occurs for a period after exercise.
What term is used to describe the premise that increased ventricular filling improves contractile force of the heart as a result of greater stretch of cardiac fibers?
Frank Starling Law of the Heart
Pronation of the foot describes what multiplanar movements?
Eversion, dorsiflexion, and ankle abduction
A client plans to go for a 10-mile run, but they become fatigued after 7 miles, so they stop. What is the most likely cause of this fatigue?
select one:
Glycogen stores were exhausted.
Food in the stomach is processed and then passes into what anatomical structure?
Duodenum of the small intestine
