NASM GFI Final 2025/2026 Exam Questions with Detailed Verified Answers

NASM GFI Final 2025/2026 Exam Questions with
Detailed Verified Answers




Anatomic position - CORRECT ANSWER --standard reference posture where the body
stands upright with the arms beside the trunk, and the palms and head both face
foreward

Superior - CORRECT ANSWER --above a landmark or closer to the head

Anterior - CORRECT ANSWER --toward or on the front side of the body

Posterior - CORRECT ANSWER --toward or on the back side of the body

Inferior - CORRECT ANSWER --toward the bottom part of the body or closer to the feet

Proximal - CORRECT ANSWER --closer to the center of the body

Distal - CORRECT ANSWER --farther from the center of the body or landmark

Lateral - CORRECT ANSWER --farther from the midline of the body

Medial - CORRECT ANSWER --toward the midline of the body

Contralateral - CORRECT ANSWER --on the opposite side of the body

Ipsilateral - CORRECT ANSWER --on the same side of the body

Midline - CORRECT ANSWER --imaginary vertical line that splits the body into equal
halves

Sagittal plane - CORRECT ANSWER --divides the body into equal right and left halves

Frontal plane - CORRECT ANSWER --divides the body into equal front and back halves

Transverse plane - CORRECT ANSWER --horizontal plane that bisects the body into
equal halves, producing a top half and bottom half

Multi-planar movement - CORRECT ANSWER --occurring in more than one plane