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ACSM STUDY GUIDE UPDATED
2026
BIOMECHANICSB-
BAnswerprinciplesBofBphysicsBrelatedBtoBenergyBandBforceBasBtheyBapplyBtoBtheBhuma
nBbody



PROXIMALB-BAnswerCLOSERBTOBTHEBTRUNK



DISTALB-BAnswerfurtherBfromBtheBtrunk



SUPERIORB(CRANIAL)B-BAnswerabove,BtowardBtheBhead



INFERIORB(CAUDAL)B-BAnswerlowerBthan,BtowardBtheBfeet



ANTERIORB(VENTRAL)B-BAnswertowardBtheBfront



POSTERIORB(DORSAL)B-BAnswertowardBtheBback



MEDIALB-BAnswercloserBtoBtheBmidline



LATERALB-BAnswerfurtherBfromBtheBmidline



THREEBCARDINALBBODYBPLANESB-BAnswersagittalBplane,BfrontalBplane,BtransverseBplane



SAGITTALBPLANEB-BAnswermakesBaBdivisionBintoBrightBandBleftBportions



FRONTALBPLANEB-
BAnswermakesBaBdivisionBintoBanteriorB(front)BandBposteriorB(back)Bportions

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BAnswermakesBaBdivisionBintoBupperB(superior)BandBlowerB(inferior)Bportions



ROTATIONB-
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BonesBofBtheBskull,BvertebralBcolumn,Bribs,BandBsternum...B-BAnswerAXIALBSKELETON



VERTEBRALBCOLUMNB(SPINE)B-BAnswerservesBasBtheBmainBaxialBsupportBforBtheBbody



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RFBforBcigaretteBsmokingB-BAnswerwithinB6Bmonths



RiskBfactorBforBDyslipidemiaBLDLB-BAnswerLgreaterBthanB130Bmg/dL



RFBDyslipidemiaBTotalBCholesterolB-BAnswergreaterBthanB200Bmg/dL



RFBDyslipidemiaBlowBHDLB-BAnswerlessBthanB40Bmg/dL



RFBSedentaryBminutesBofBactivity,BdaysBofBweek,BpastB#BofBmonthsB-
BAnswerlessBthanB30Bmin/day,B3Bdays/week,BforBatBleastB3Bmonths



RFBPrediabetesBfastingBbloodBglucoseB-
BAnswergreaterBthanBorBequalBtoB100Bmg/dLBupBtoB126

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