NASM Corrective Exercise Specialist Final
Exam Questions and Answers
1. How many bones are in the human body?
a. 287
b. 147
c. 206
d. 306: c. 206
2. The ribcage is part of which skeleton?
a. Trunk skeleton
b. Axial skeleton
c. Appendicular skeleton
d. b and c: b. axial skeleton
3. How many vertebrae within the vertebral (spinal) column can
move
independently?
a. 24
b. 27
c. 33
d. 31: a. 24
,4. Movement between two adjacent vertebrae is made possible by
what?
a. facet joints
b. vertebral discs
c. spinous processes
d. transverse processes: a. facet joints
5. Wolff's Law describes what?
a. the way bones break under pressure
b. the way bones can grow or shrink
c. the way bones can lengthen
d. the way bones remain unchanged: b. the way bones can grow or shrink
6. New bone material is formed by what?
a. osteoclasts
b. osteocytes
c. osteoblasts
d. none of the above: c. osteoblasts
7. The strong connective tissue on the bottom of each foot is the:
a. plantaris
b. Plantar aponeurosis
,c. plantar fascitis
d. achilles tendom: b. Plantar aponeurosis
8. During the lowering phase of a biceps curl, the elbow flexors are
performing which type of muscle action?
a. eccentric action
b. concentric action
c. isometric action
d. force-coupling: a. eccentric action
9. According to Thomas Myers, how many categories of fascial lines
are in the human body?
a. 6
b. 7
c. 8
d. 5: b. 7
10. What are two types of sensory feedback that fascia can
provide?
a. proprioception and pain
b. proprioception and temperature
c. pain and temperature
d. proprioception and reflexes: a. proprioception and pain
, 11. Which of the following is not a function of skeletal muscle?
a. synergistic actions
b. agonist action
c. recruitment actions
d. antagonist actions: c. recruitment actions
12. An eccentric muscle action occurs when:
a. the pulling force of a muscle is greater than the resistance force
b. the pulling force of a muscle is less than the resistance force
c. the pulling force of a muscle is equal to the resistance force
d. the pulling force of a muscle is greater than the force of gravity: b. the
pulling force of a muscle is less than the resistance force
13. The primary roles of skeletal muscles are to:
a. contract and apply force to bones
b. develop tension and move joints
c. contract and move joints
d. develop tension and apply force to bones: c. contract and move joints
14. From the anatomical position, a muscle's origin is the position:
a. closest to the head
Exam Questions and Answers
1. How many bones are in the human body?
a. 287
b. 147
c. 206
d. 306: c. 206
2. The ribcage is part of which skeleton?
a. Trunk skeleton
b. Axial skeleton
c. Appendicular skeleton
d. b and c: b. axial skeleton
3. How many vertebrae within the vertebral (spinal) column can
move
independently?
a. 24
b. 27
c. 33
d. 31: a. 24
,4. Movement between two adjacent vertebrae is made possible by
what?
a. facet joints
b. vertebral discs
c. spinous processes
d. transverse processes: a. facet joints
5. Wolff's Law describes what?
a. the way bones break under pressure
b. the way bones can grow or shrink
c. the way bones can lengthen
d. the way bones remain unchanged: b. the way bones can grow or shrink
6. New bone material is formed by what?
a. osteoclasts
b. osteocytes
c. osteoblasts
d. none of the above: c. osteoblasts
7. The strong connective tissue on the bottom of each foot is the:
a. plantaris
b. Plantar aponeurosis
,c. plantar fascitis
d. achilles tendom: b. Plantar aponeurosis
8. During the lowering phase of a biceps curl, the elbow flexors are
performing which type of muscle action?
a. eccentric action
b. concentric action
c. isometric action
d. force-coupling: a. eccentric action
9. According to Thomas Myers, how many categories of fascial lines
are in the human body?
a. 6
b. 7
c. 8
d. 5: b. 7
10. What are two types of sensory feedback that fascia can
provide?
a. proprioception and pain
b. proprioception and temperature
c. pain and temperature
d. proprioception and reflexes: a. proprioception and pain
, 11. Which of the following is not a function of skeletal muscle?
a. synergistic actions
b. agonist action
c. recruitment actions
d. antagonist actions: c. recruitment actions
12. An eccentric muscle action occurs when:
a. the pulling force of a muscle is greater than the resistance force
b. the pulling force of a muscle is less than the resistance force
c. the pulling force of a muscle is equal to the resistance force
d. the pulling force of a muscle is greater than the force of gravity: b. the
pulling force of a muscle is less than the resistance force
13. The primary roles of skeletal muscles are to:
a. contract and apply force to bones
b. develop tension and move joints
c. contract and move joints
d. develop tension and apply force to bones: c. contract and move joints
14. From the anatomical position, a muscle's origin is the position:
a. closest to the head
