NCSF UNIT 2 EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
sagittal plane - Correct Answers -vertical division of the body into right and left portions
& include forward & backward movement (exercises include front lunges, Squats, bicep
curl)
frontal plane - Correct Answers -Divides the body into front and back portions. includes
exercises that require side-to-side movement (Lateral raises, side lunge, lateral lunge)
transverse plane - Correct Answers -horizontal division of the body into upper and lower
portions includes exercises that require rotation ( Russian twists)
Tendons - Correct Answers -Connect muscle to bone
Ligiments - Correct Answers -Connect bone to bone
Order the Five regions of the spinal column
Sacrum
Coccyx
Lumbar
Thoratec
Cervical - Correct Answers -Cervical vertebrae (7)
Thoracic vertebrae (12)
Lumbar vertebrae (5)
Sacrum and coccyx (9 fused)
lordotic curve - Correct Answers -concave or inward curve of the spine (Cervical and
lumbar)
Kyphotic curve - Correct Answers -Convex or outward curve of the spine (Thoratec/
Sacrum)
The most common site for injury happens at which part of the spine? - Correct Answers
-Lumbar & Sacrum
Which muscle is responsible for the first 30 degrees of trunk flexion and is targeted
during the crunch movement - Correct Answers -Rectus Abdominus
The prime mover of the dumbbell side raise exercise is the - Correct Answers -Deltoid
ANSWERS
sagittal plane - Correct Answers -vertical division of the body into right and left portions
& include forward & backward movement (exercises include front lunges, Squats, bicep
curl)
frontal plane - Correct Answers -Divides the body into front and back portions. includes
exercises that require side-to-side movement (Lateral raises, side lunge, lateral lunge)
transverse plane - Correct Answers -horizontal division of the body into upper and lower
portions includes exercises that require rotation ( Russian twists)
Tendons - Correct Answers -Connect muscle to bone
Ligiments - Correct Answers -Connect bone to bone
Order the Five regions of the spinal column
Sacrum
Coccyx
Lumbar
Thoratec
Cervical - Correct Answers -Cervical vertebrae (7)
Thoracic vertebrae (12)
Lumbar vertebrae (5)
Sacrum and coccyx (9 fused)
lordotic curve - Correct Answers -concave or inward curve of the spine (Cervical and
lumbar)
Kyphotic curve - Correct Answers -Convex or outward curve of the spine (Thoratec/
Sacrum)
The most common site for injury happens at which part of the spine? - Correct Answers
-Lumbar & Sacrum
Which muscle is responsible for the first 30 degrees of trunk flexion and is targeted
during the crunch movement - Correct Answers -Rectus Abdominus
The prime mover of the dumbbell side raise exercise is the - Correct Answers -Deltoid