NASM CES ACTUAL EXAMINERS SET QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔adductor magnus, anterior fibers, eccentric action - ✔✔decelerates hip abduction,
extension and external rotation
✔✔adductor magnus, anterior fibers, isometric action - ✔✔stabilizes the lphc
✔✔Adductor Magnus, posterior fibers, concentric action - ✔✔accelerates hip adduction,
extension, and external rotation
✔✔Adductor Magnus, posterior fiers, eccentric action - ✔✔decelerates hip abduction,
flexion and external rotation
✔✔Adductor Magnus, posterior fibers, isometric action - ✔✔stabilizes the lphc
✔✔adductor brevis concentric action - ✔✔accelerates hip adduction, flexion and
internal rotation
✔✔adductor brevis eccentric action - ✔✔decelerates hip abduction, extension and
external rotation
✔✔adductor brevis isometric action - ✔✔stabilizes the lphc
,✔✔Gracilis concentric action - ✔✔accelerates hip adduction, flexion and internal
rotation; assists in tibial internal rotation
✔✔gracilis eccentric action - ✔✔decelerates hip abduction, extension and external
rotation
✔✔gracilis isometric action - ✔✔stabilizes the lphc and knee
✔✔pectineus concentric action - ✔✔accelerates hip adduction, flexion and internal
rotation
✔✔pectineus eccentric action - ✔✔decelerates hip abduction, extension and external
rotation
✔✔pectineus isometric action - ✔✔stabilizes the lphc
✔✔Gluteus medius, anterior fibers concentric action - ✔✔accelerates hip abduction and
internal rotation
✔✔gluteus medius anterior fibers eccentric action - ✔✔decelerates hip adduction and
external rotation
✔✔gluteus medius anterior fibers, isometric action - ✔✔dynamically stabilizes the lphc
✔✔gluteus medius posterior fibers, concentric action - ✔✔accelerates hip abduction
and external rotaion
✔✔gluteus medius posterior fibers, eccentric action - ✔✔decelerates hip adduction and
internal rotation
✔✔gluteus medius posterior fibers, isometric action - ✔✔stabilizes the lphc
✔✔gluteus minimus concentric action - ✔✔accelerates hip abduction, flexion and
internal rotation
✔✔gluteus minimus eccentric action - ✔✔decelerates frontal plane hip adduction,
extension and external rotation
✔✔gluteus minimus isometric action - ✔✔stabilizes the lphc
✔✔tensor Fascia Latae concentric action - ✔✔accelerates hip flexion, abduction, and
internal rotation
,✔✔tensor fascia latae eccentric action - ✔✔decelerates hip extension, adduction and
external rotation
✔✔tensor fascia latae isometric action - ✔✔stabilizes the lphc
✔✔gluteus maximus concentric action - ✔✔accelerates hip extension, and external
rotation
✔✔gluteus maximus eccentric action - ✔✔decelerates hip flexion, internal rotation, and
tibial internal rotation via the IT-band
✔✔Gluteus maximus isometric action - ✔✔stabilizes the lphc
✔✔psoas concentric action - ✔✔accelerates hip flexion and external rotation, extends
and rotates lumbar spine
✔✔psoas eccentric action - ✔✔decelerates hip internal rotation and decelerates hip
extension
✔✔psoas isometric action - ✔✔stabilizes the lphc
✔✔sartorius concentric action - ✔✔accelerates hip flexion, external rotation and
abduction, accelerates knee flexion and internal rotation
✔✔sartorius eccentric action - ✔✔decelerates hip extension, external rotation, knee
extension and external rotation
✔✔sartorius isometric action - ✔✔stabilizes the lphc and knee
✔✔piriformis concentric action - ✔✔accelerates hip external rotation, abduction and
extenson
✔✔piriformis eccentric action - ✔✔decelerates hip internal rotation, adduction and
flexion
✔✔piriformis isometric action - ✔✔stabilizes the hip and sacroiliac joints
✔✔Biomechanics - ✔✔principles of physics to study how forces interact within a living
body
✔✔Force - ✔✔Influence applied by one object to another, results in accelerate or
deceleration in 2nd object
✔✔Rotary Motion - ✔✔Movement of Bones around joint
, ✔✔Torque - ✔✔Force that produces rotation
✔✔Agonist - ✔✔Prime movers
✔✔Antagonist - ✔✔Act in direct opposition to prime movers
✔✔Synergists - ✔✔Assist prime movers during functional movement
✔✔Stabilizers - ✔✔Support body while prime movers and synergists perform movement
patterns
✔✔Motor Behavior - ✔✔HMS response to internal and external stimuli
✔✔Motor control - ✔✔Posture and movements with involved structured and
mechanisms used by CNS to assimilate and integrate sensory information with previous
experiences
✔✔Motor Learning - ✔✔Integration of Motor Control process through practice and
experience = relatively permanent change in the capacity to produce skilled
movements.
✔✔Motor Development - ✔✔Change in Motor Behavior with time throughout lifespan.
✔✔Internal(Sensory) Feedback - ✔✔Used by body via length-tension relationships,
force-couple, and arthrokinematics to monitor movement and environment
✔✔External ( augmented) feedback - ✔✔Info provided by some external source, for
example, a health and fitness professional, videotape, mirror, or heart rate monitor
✔✔Knowledge of results - ✔✔Feedback after completion of movement to educate on
outcome of performance
✔✔Knowledge of performance - ✔✔Provides info about quality of movement
✔✔Length- tension relationship - ✔✔Resting length of muscle and tension it can
produce at this resting length
✔✔Force -Velocity curve - ✔✔Relationship of a muscle abilities at different shortening
velocities
✔✔Force-couple - ✔✔Synergistic action of muscles to produce movement around a
joint
AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔adductor magnus, anterior fibers, eccentric action - ✔✔decelerates hip abduction,
extension and external rotation
✔✔adductor magnus, anterior fibers, isometric action - ✔✔stabilizes the lphc
✔✔Adductor Magnus, posterior fibers, concentric action - ✔✔accelerates hip adduction,
extension, and external rotation
✔✔Adductor Magnus, posterior fiers, eccentric action - ✔✔decelerates hip abduction,
flexion and external rotation
✔✔Adductor Magnus, posterior fibers, isometric action - ✔✔stabilizes the lphc
✔✔adductor brevis concentric action - ✔✔accelerates hip adduction, flexion and
internal rotation
✔✔adductor brevis eccentric action - ✔✔decelerates hip abduction, extension and
external rotation
✔✔adductor brevis isometric action - ✔✔stabilizes the lphc
,✔✔Gracilis concentric action - ✔✔accelerates hip adduction, flexion and internal
rotation; assists in tibial internal rotation
✔✔gracilis eccentric action - ✔✔decelerates hip abduction, extension and external
rotation
✔✔gracilis isometric action - ✔✔stabilizes the lphc and knee
✔✔pectineus concentric action - ✔✔accelerates hip adduction, flexion and internal
rotation
✔✔pectineus eccentric action - ✔✔decelerates hip abduction, extension and external
rotation
✔✔pectineus isometric action - ✔✔stabilizes the lphc
✔✔Gluteus medius, anterior fibers concentric action - ✔✔accelerates hip abduction and
internal rotation
✔✔gluteus medius anterior fibers eccentric action - ✔✔decelerates hip adduction and
external rotation
✔✔gluteus medius anterior fibers, isometric action - ✔✔dynamically stabilizes the lphc
✔✔gluteus medius posterior fibers, concentric action - ✔✔accelerates hip abduction
and external rotaion
✔✔gluteus medius posterior fibers, eccentric action - ✔✔decelerates hip adduction and
internal rotation
✔✔gluteus medius posterior fibers, isometric action - ✔✔stabilizes the lphc
✔✔gluteus minimus concentric action - ✔✔accelerates hip abduction, flexion and
internal rotation
✔✔gluteus minimus eccentric action - ✔✔decelerates frontal plane hip adduction,
extension and external rotation
✔✔gluteus minimus isometric action - ✔✔stabilizes the lphc
✔✔tensor Fascia Latae concentric action - ✔✔accelerates hip flexion, abduction, and
internal rotation
,✔✔tensor fascia latae eccentric action - ✔✔decelerates hip extension, adduction and
external rotation
✔✔tensor fascia latae isometric action - ✔✔stabilizes the lphc
✔✔gluteus maximus concentric action - ✔✔accelerates hip extension, and external
rotation
✔✔gluteus maximus eccentric action - ✔✔decelerates hip flexion, internal rotation, and
tibial internal rotation via the IT-band
✔✔Gluteus maximus isometric action - ✔✔stabilizes the lphc
✔✔psoas concentric action - ✔✔accelerates hip flexion and external rotation, extends
and rotates lumbar spine
✔✔psoas eccentric action - ✔✔decelerates hip internal rotation and decelerates hip
extension
✔✔psoas isometric action - ✔✔stabilizes the lphc
✔✔sartorius concentric action - ✔✔accelerates hip flexion, external rotation and
abduction, accelerates knee flexion and internal rotation
✔✔sartorius eccentric action - ✔✔decelerates hip extension, external rotation, knee
extension and external rotation
✔✔sartorius isometric action - ✔✔stabilizes the lphc and knee
✔✔piriformis concentric action - ✔✔accelerates hip external rotation, abduction and
extenson
✔✔piriformis eccentric action - ✔✔decelerates hip internal rotation, adduction and
flexion
✔✔piriformis isometric action - ✔✔stabilizes the hip and sacroiliac joints
✔✔Biomechanics - ✔✔principles of physics to study how forces interact within a living
body
✔✔Force - ✔✔Influence applied by one object to another, results in accelerate or
deceleration in 2nd object
✔✔Rotary Motion - ✔✔Movement of Bones around joint
, ✔✔Torque - ✔✔Force that produces rotation
✔✔Agonist - ✔✔Prime movers
✔✔Antagonist - ✔✔Act in direct opposition to prime movers
✔✔Synergists - ✔✔Assist prime movers during functional movement
✔✔Stabilizers - ✔✔Support body while prime movers and synergists perform movement
patterns
✔✔Motor Behavior - ✔✔HMS response to internal and external stimuli
✔✔Motor control - ✔✔Posture and movements with involved structured and
mechanisms used by CNS to assimilate and integrate sensory information with previous
experiences
✔✔Motor Learning - ✔✔Integration of Motor Control process through practice and
experience = relatively permanent change in the capacity to produce skilled
movements.
✔✔Motor Development - ✔✔Change in Motor Behavior with time throughout lifespan.
✔✔Internal(Sensory) Feedback - ✔✔Used by body via length-tension relationships,
force-couple, and arthrokinematics to monitor movement and environment
✔✔External ( augmented) feedback - ✔✔Info provided by some external source, for
example, a health and fitness professional, videotape, mirror, or heart rate monitor
✔✔Knowledge of results - ✔✔Feedback after completion of movement to educate on
outcome of performance
✔✔Knowledge of performance - ✔✔Provides info about quality of movement
✔✔Length- tension relationship - ✔✔Resting length of muscle and tension it can
produce at this resting length
✔✔Force -Velocity curve - ✔✔Relationship of a muscle abilities at different shortening
velocities
✔✔Force-couple - ✔✔Synergistic action of muscles to produce movement around a
joint