Nasm Practice test

Question 1

How many pages are most appropriate for a resume?

Answer 1

1 - 2

Question 2

The impact that family members, peers, or coworkers have over someone’s decision to exercise describes which of the following terms?

Answer 2

Group influence

Question 3

Without a perceived discrepancy between a client’s current state and making a change, what is lacking?

Answer 3

Motivation

Question 4

The posterior oblique subsystem includes which of the following muscle groups?

Answer 4

Thoracolumbar fascia and contralateral gluteus maximus

Question 5

What is a key mechanism involved in internal feedback?

Answer 5

Proprioception

Question 6

A Certified Personal Trainer wants to improve a client’s outcome expectations for resistance training. What behavior change technique might they use?

Answer 6

Providing information on the health benefits

Question 7

Which term best describes when someone has mixed feelings about exercise and can see both the pros and cons of participating?

Answer 7

Ambivalence

Question 8

What type of input may provide a runner with a cue to contract the evertor muscles to avoid an inversion injury?

Answer 8

Proprioception

Question 9

Improved performance during a plyometric jump is dependent upon which of the following?

Answer 9

Rapid amortization phase

Question 10

What is the most accurate description of motor control?

Answer 10

The ability to initiate and correct purposeful controlled movements

Question 11

Which endocrine gland serves as a communication channel between the brain and pituitary gland?

Answer 11

Hypothalamus

Question 12

The difference between the end-diastolic and end-systolic volumes is referred to as what?

Answer 12

Stroke volume

Question 13

What anatomical heart structure is referred to as “the pacemaker of the heart”?

Answer 13

Sinoatrial node

Question 14

Which is very important as a prenatal vitamin?

Answer 14

Folate

Question 15

What term is used to describe the concept of how the functioning of one body segment can impact other areas of the body?

Answer 15

Regional interdependence

Question 16

What is the ventilatory threshold 1 (VT1)?

Answer 16

The point at which the body switches to using carbohydrates to provide at least half the fuel for exercise

Question 17

In what plane of movement do shoulder horizontal adduction and abduction occur?

Answer 17

Transverse

Question 18

How is heart rate collected during the YMCA 3-minute step test to evaluate the cardiorespiratory fitness level of an individual?

Answer 18

It is measured over a 60-second count immediately following the test.

Question 19

What depth is suggested for the overhead squat assessment?

Answer 19

Femur parallel to ground

Question 20

Which muscles are typically overactive when the feet turn out?

Answer 20

Gastrocnemius and soleus

Question 21

Which term best describes a class of chronic respiratory dysfunctions that are characterized by increased breathlessness, airflow limitation, and accelerated decline of lung function?

Answer 21

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)

Question 22

How many CEUs does the mandatory CPR/AED certification provide for renewal of the NASM-CPT credential?

Answer 22

0.1

Question 23

Research has demonstrated that moderate-intensity exercise is best for which of the following?

Answer 23

Providing psychological benefits

Question 24

Which subtopic of psychology deals with how the environment affects exercise behavior?

Answer 24

Sport and exercise psychology

Question 25

Ergogenic aids are typically consumed for what purpose?

Answer 25

To improve athletic performance and/or body composition

Question 26

Which of the following force couples is accurately linked to the movement created by their combined action?

Answer 26

Internal and external obliques functioning to create trunk rotation

Question 27

What is bioenergetics?

Answer 27

The study of the ways in which food is turned into energy

Question 28

What is excess postexercise oxygen consumption (EPOC)?

Answer 28

EPOC is the increase in aerobic metabolism above baseline that occurs for a period after exercise.

Question 29

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?

Answer 29

Frank Starling Law of the Heart

Question 30

Pronation of the foot describes what multiplanar movements?

Answer 30

Eversion, dorsiflexion, and ankle abduction

Question 31

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:

Answer 31

Glycogen stores were exhausted.

Question 32

Food in the stomach is processed and then passes into what anatomical structure?

Answer 32

Duodenum of the small intestine