ACSM CPT UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers

ACSM CPT UPDATED ACTUAL Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
maximal testing - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- might require physician supervision
participants reach max effort


diagnostic stress test, bruce test protocol, cooper 12 min max field test, 1.5 mile max test


submaximal testing - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- do not require max effort
each has a predetermined end point
used to estimate cardiovascular fitness


cycle ergometer test, TM test, 3 min step test


order of fitness assessments - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- medical history, risk stratification,
informed consent
Resting HR, bp, weight, height, BMI, body comp
Cardiovascular testing
Muscular strength & Endurance
flexibility testing


acute injury - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- a recent traumatic injury
ex. ankle sprain, pulled quad


chronic injury - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- non-traumatic injury of an ongoing nature


ex. tennis elbow, runner's knee


anaerobic energy production - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- w/o oxygen
fuels intense, short duration activities

,aerobic energy production - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- w/ oxygen
long duration, low intensity
primary means of energy production


tendonitis - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- inflammation of the tendons



tendinosis - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- small tears in the tendons, chronic



target heart rate (THR) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- the # of times per min. the heart must
contract to produce a cardiorespiratory training effect


anterior - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- front of the body



posterior - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- back of the body



superficial - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- located close to or on the body surface



deep - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- located below the surface



proximal - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- closer to any reference point



distal - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- farther from any reference point



superior - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- toward the head; higher



inferior - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- away from the head; lower



medial - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- toward the midline of the body

,lateral - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- away from the midline of the body



ipsilateral - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- on the same side



contralateral - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- on the opposite side



unilateral - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- one side



bilateral - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- both sides



prone - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- lying face down



supine - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- lying face up



valgus - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- distal segment of a joint deviates laterally



varus - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- distal segment of the joint deviates medially



sagittal plane - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- divides body/structure into right and left sides; 1/2
portrait


frontal plane - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- divides the body into anterior and posterior; front
and back


transverse plane - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- divides the body into superior and inferior
portions; cut across at hips


center of gravity - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- theoretical point where the weight force of the
object can be considered to act

, when a person is in neutral position, approx. at the second sacral segment


line of gravity - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- the body's imaginary vertical line passing
through center of gravity; consider when describing posture abnormalities


flexion - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- movement resulting in decrease of the joint angle,
usually moving anteriorly in the sagittal plane


extension - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- movement resulting in an increase of the joint angle,
usually moving posteriorly in the sagittal plane


abduction - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- movement away from the midline, usually in frontal
plane


adduction - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- movement toward the midline, usually in frontal
plane


inversion - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- adducting the ankle



eversion - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- abducting of the ankle



dorisflexion - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- flexing ankle so the foot moves anteriorly in
sagittal plane


plantarflexion - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- extending the ankle


ex. pointing toe


internal rotation - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- rotation in the transverse plane toward midline
of the body