ACSM REVISION EXAMS ANSWERS AND QUESTIONS
GRADED A+
✔✔Which of the following may not be considered a benefit of regular physical activity
and/or exercise?
A) Improvement in cardiovascular and respiratory function
B)Reduction in cardiovascular disease risk factors
C) Increased morbidity and mortality
D) Decreased anxiety and depression - ✔✔C
✔✔An intervention designed to prevent an initial occurrence of a disease is known as
A) primary prevention.
B) secondary prevention.
C) tertiary prevention.
D) nonsense: You cannot prevent the initial occurrence of a disease. - ✔✔A
✔✔As a result of regular physical activity, which of the following is considered an
improvement in cardiovascular and respiratory function?
A) Reduced resting systolic/diastolic pressures
B) Increased serum high-density lipoprotein cholesterol and decreased serum
triglycerides
C)Reduced total body fat and reduced intra-abdominal fat
D)Increased maximal oxygen uptake resulting from both central and peripheral
adaptations - ✔✔D
✔✔Which of the following is not true regarding the benefits of regular physical activity
and primary and secondary prevention programs?
A) Higher activity and/or fitness levels are associated with lower death rates from
coronary artery disease.
B) Higher activity and/or fitness levels are associated with higher incidence rates for
cancer of the colon and breast.
,C) Based on meta-analyses (pooled data across studies), cardiovascular and all-cause
mortality are reduced in patients with postmyocardial infarction who participate in
cardiac rehabilitation exercise training, especially as a component of multifactorial risk
factor reduction.
D) Randomized controlled trials of cardiac rehabilitation exercise training involving
patients with postmyocardial infarction do not support a reduction in the rate of nonfatal
reinfarction. - ✔✔B
✔✔From several accounts, the greatest cause of exercise-related death among young
athletes is
A) hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
B) thromboembolism.
C) coronary artery aneurysm.
D)myocardial scarring. - ✔✔A
✔✔22.
Which of the following is considered to be the absolute annual risk of exercise-related
sudden death among high school and college athletes?
A) 1 in 200,000 men and 500,000 women
B) 1 in 133,000 men and 769,000 women
C) 1 in 100
D)1 in 267,000 men and 268,000 women - ✔✔B
✔✔Why is the risk of sudden cardiac death or acute myocardial infarction higher in
middle-aged and older adults than in younger individuals?
A) There is a higher prevalence of cardiovascular disease in the older population.
B) Older adults exercise more frequently.
C) Young people engage in lower intensity exercise when compared to older people.
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D) Smoking is more prevalent in the older adult. - ✔✔A
,✔✔Which of the following is the estimated overall cardiac arrest and SCD incidence
rates among runners?
A) 1 per 150,000 and 1 per 356,000 runners, respectively
B) 1 per 256,000 and 1 per 184,000 runners, respectively
C) 1 per 184,000 and 1 per 256,000 runners, respectively
D) 1 per 500,000 and 1 per 856,000 runners, respectively - ✔✔C
✔✔The highest risk of cardiovascular events occurs in those individuals with diagnosed
coronary artery disease. How many cardiac arrests per patient-hours can be expected?
A) One cardiac arrest per 116,906 patient-hours
B) One myocardial infarction per 10,000 patient-hours
C) One fatality per 1,007 patient-hours
D) One cardiac arrest and one myocardial infarction per 11,976 patient-hours - ✔✔A
✔✔Which of the following is not a strategy to prevent exercise-related cardiac events?
A) Health care professionals should know the pathologic conditions associated with
exercise-related events so that physically active children and adults can be
appropriately evaluated.
B)Active individuals should know the nature of cardiac prodromal symptoms and seek
prompt medical care if such symptoms develop.
C)High school and college athletes should undergo preparticipation screening by
qualified professionals.
D)Athletes with known cardiac conditions should be banned from competition. - ✔✔D
✔✔According to a recent survey, what percentage of U.S. adults meet muscle
strengthening guidelines?
A) 65%
B) 41.1%
C) 29.3%
, D) 12% - ✔✔C
✔✔Which one of the following factors is not associated with musculoskeletal injury?
A) Exercise intensity
B)Exercise duration
C)Nature of the activity
D)Musculoskeletal anomalies - ✔✔B
✔✔Which of the following methods may reduce the risk for musculoskeletal injury?
A) Stretching
B) Warm-up
C) Gradual progression of exercise intensity and volume
D) All of the above - ✔✔D
✔✔Which of the following is true regarding physical inactivity?
A) It is a global pandemic.
B) It has been identified as one of the four leading contributors to premature mortality
C) It affects 31.1% of adults worldwide.
D) All of the above - ✔✔D
✔✔Potential exercise program participants should be screened for the presence and/or
signs and symptoms of various cardiovascular, metabolic, and renal diseases to
A) optimize safety during exercise participation.
B) increase the likelihood that participants will drop out.
C) encourage them to participate in vigorous exercise.
D)increase revenue generation. - ✔✔A
✔✔The exercise preparticipation health screening process is based on
A) physical activity level; signs and symptoms of cardiovascular, metabolic, or renal
disease; presence of known cardiovascular, metabolic, or renal disease.
B)resting heart rate, resting blood pressure, and height and weight.
GRADED A+
✔✔Which of the following may not be considered a benefit of regular physical activity
and/or exercise?
A) Improvement in cardiovascular and respiratory function
B)Reduction in cardiovascular disease risk factors
C) Increased morbidity and mortality
D) Decreased anxiety and depression - ✔✔C
✔✔An intervention designed to prevent an initial occurrence of a disease is known as
A) primary prevention.
B) secondary prevention.
C) tertiary prevention.
D) nonsense: You cannot prevent the initial occurrence of a disease. - ✔✔A
✔✔As a result of regular physical activity, which of the following is considered an
improvement in cardiovascular and respiratory function?
A) Reduced resting systolic/diastolic pressures
B) Increased serum high-density lipoprotein cholesterol and decreased serum
triglycerides
C)Reduced total body fat and reduced intra-abdominal fat
D)Increased maximal oxygen uptake resulting from both central and peripheral
adaptations - ✔✔D
✔✔Which of the following is not true regarding the benefits of regular physical activity
and primary and secondary prevention programs?
A) Higher activity and/or fitness levels are associated with lower death rates from
coronary artery disease.
B) Higher activity and/or fitness levels are associated with higher incidence rates for
cancer of the colon and breast.
,C) Based on meta-analyses (pooled data across studies), cardiovascular and all-cause
mortality are reduced in patients with postmyocardial infarction who participate in
cardiac rehabilitation exercise training, especially as a component of multifactorial risk
factor reduction.
D) Randomized controlled trials of cardiac rehabilitation exercise training involving
patients with postmyocardial infarction do not support a reduction in the rate of nonfatal
reinfarction. - ✔✔B
✔✔From several accounts, the greatest cause of exercise-related death among young
athletes is
A) hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
B) thromboembolism.
C) coronary artery aneurysm.
D)myocardial scarring. - ✔✔A
✔✔22.
Which of the following is considered to be the absolute annual risk of exercise-related
sudden death among high school and college athletes?
A) 1 in 200,000 men and 500,000 women
B) 1 in 133,000 men and 769,000 women
C) 1 in 100
D)1 in 267,000 men and 268,000 women - ✔✔B
✔✔Why is the risk of sudden cardiac death or acute myocardial infarction higher in
middle-aged and older adults than in younger individuals?
A) There is a higher prevalence of cardiovascular disease in the older population.
B) Older adults exercise more frequently.
C) Young people engage in lower intensity exercise when compared to older people.
aa
D) Smoking is more prevalent in the older adult. - ✔✔A
,✔✔Which of the following is the estimated overall cardiac arrest and SCD incidence
rates among runners?
A) 1 per 150,000 and 1 per 356,000 runners, respectively
B) 1 per 256,000 and 1 per 184,000 runners, respectively
C) 1 per 184,000 and 1 per 256,000 runners, respectively
D) 1 per 500,000 and 1 per 856,000 runners, respectively - ✔✔C
✔✔The highest risk of cardiovascular events occurs in those individuals with diagnosed
coronary artery disease. How many cardiac arrests per patient-hours can be expected?
A) One cardiac arrest per 116,906 patient-hours
B) One myocardial infarction per 10,000 patient-hours
C) One fatality per 1,007 patient-hours
D) One cardiac arrest and one myocardial infarction per 11,976 patient-hours - ✔✔A
✔✔Which of the following is not a strategy to prevent exercise-related cardiac events?
A) Health care professionals should know the pathologic conditions associated with
exercise-related events so that physically active children and adults can be
appropriately evaluated.
B)Active individuals should know the nature of cardiac prodromal symptoms and seek
prompt medical care if such symptoms develop.
C)High school and college athletes should undergo preparticipation screening by
qualified professionals.
D)Athletes with known cardiac conditions should be banned from competition. - ✔✔D
✔✔According to a recent survey, what percentage of U.S. adults meet muscle
strengthening guidelines?
A) 65%
B) 41.1%
C) 29.3%
, D) 12% - ✔✔C
✔✔Which one of the following factors is not associated with musculoskeletal injury?
A) Exercise intensity
B)Exercise duration
C)Nature of the activity
D)Musculoskeletal anomalies - ✔✔B
✔✔Which of the following methods may reduce the risk for musculoskeletal injury?
A) Stretching
B) Warm-up
C) Gradual progression of exercise intensity and volume
D) All of the above - ✔✔D
✔✔Which of the following is true regarding physical inactivity?
A) It is a global pandemic.
B) It has been identified as one of the four leading contributors to premature mortality
C) It affects 31.1% of adults worldwide.
D) All of the above - ✔✔D
✔✔Potential exercise program participants should be screened for the presence and/or
signs and symptoms of various cardiovascular, metabolic, and renal diseases to
A) optimize safety during exercise participation.
B) increase the likelihood that participants will drop out.
C) encourage them to participate in vigorous exercise.
D)increase revenue generation. - ✔✔A
✔✔The exercise preparticipation health screening process is based on
A) physical activity level; signs and symptoms of cardiovascular, metabolic, or renal
disease; presence of known cardiovascular, metabolic, or renal disease.
B)resting heart rate, resting blood pressure, and height and weight.
