ACSM EP-C | Domain 1 Questions With Correct Answers

During the initial client-contact process, you find that your potential client would rather work with a trainer of another gender. You should: - Answer Refer the client to another Certified Exercise Physiologist who would be more compatible. What is a potential outcome of maintaining a professional presence and disposition when training clients? - Answer Maintaining a professional presence may also help generate clients, as this is also a form of advertising. Your new client is ready to start training next week. You provide her with a service introduction packet with which forms, at a minimum? - Answer Health/medical history evaluation Medical clearance form, Informed consent What increases functional capacity and may relieve symptoms of coronary artery disease? - Answer Endurance exercise training Before fitness testing and training, initial client assessment should include health issues, exercise history, and: - Answer Intended time frame for achieving desired goals What is one of the key health concerns of having a high-stress level, which exercise can positively impact?: - Answer Negative blood lipid levels. A medical exam AND a physician-supervised exercise test should be recommended before training a: - Answer High-risk client wanting to perform moderate exercise. Which form discusses the risks and benefits of performing assessments and exercise? - Answer Informed consent Which type of muscular contractions should be avoided in hypertensive clients? - Answer Isometric muscle contractions ____________ is the pressure exerted on the arterial wall during the ventricular contraction phase. - Answer Systolic blood pressure This is/are a resilient, semirigid form of connective tissue that reduces the friction and absorbs some of the shocks in synovial joints. What is it? - Answer Cartilage Adduction occurs in which plane of movement? - Answer Frontal Plane Which joint is the elbow considered? - Answer Hinge Joint Which joint is the thumb considered? - Answer Saddle Joint What is the rationale for an initial screening? - Answer Provide baseline data as a motivational tool for progress An HDL-C of 60 mg · dL−1 would be considered what for ACSM risk classification? - Answer A negative risk factor How do the right and left atria act to provide support to their respective ventricles? - Answer Serving as a reservoir of blood that eventually moves into the ventricles. What is the correct transition of blood flow throughout the vasculature? - Answer Arteries, arterioles, capillaries, venules, and veins