CSCS Practice Test 2024 with
Complete Solutions
1. Depletion of which of the following substrates induces fatigue?
A. Phosphagens
B. Branch Chain Amino Acids
C. Lactic acid
D. Glucose - ANS-Phosphagens
2. Which of the following stimulates muscle spindles?
A. Muscle tension change
B. Muscle size change
C. Force output change
D. Muscle length change - ANS-Muscle Length Change
3. The size principle refers to which of the following?
A. Mitochondrial density
B. Muscle fiber length
C. Angle of pennation
D. Motor unit recruitment order - ANS-Motor Unit Recruitment Order
4. The vertical jump is primarily performed in which anatomical plane?
A. Coronal
B. Sagittal
C. Transverse
D. Frontal - ANS-Sagittal
5. The series elastic component (SEC) primarily reserves energy for plyometric action in
what body structures?
A. Ligaments
B. Tendons
C. Joints
D. Muscle fibers - ANS-Tendons
6. With consistent aerobic training, what are the possible adaptations?
A. Rise in percentage of body fat
B. Rise in ATP stores
C. Rise in capillary density in muscle fibers
D. Hypertrophy of Type II fibers - ANS-Rise in Capillary Density in Muscle Fibers
7. Which of the following refers to artificially increasing red blood cell mass?
, A. Blood transfusion
B. Oxygen surplus
C. Blood doping
D. EPO - ANS-Blood Doping
8. While skating, which of these hip movements depends on the gluteus maximus for a
hockey athlete?
A. Hip flexion
B. Internal hip rotation
C. Hip Adduction
D. External hip rotation - ANS-External Hip Rotation
9. What is the name given to the relative intensity of exercise at which blood lactate first
begins to rise?
A. OBLA
B. Lactate accumulation
C. Lactate threshold
D. VO2 Max - ANS-Lactate Threshold
10. How is the force-velocity curve influenced by a rise in rate of force development?
A. The curve is unaffected
B. Left shift of the curve
C. Shifts the curve to the right
D. Increases the peak of the curve - ANS-Shifts the Curve to the right
11. Relative to the latissimus dorsi, where is the trapezius positioned?
A. Superior
B. Dorsal
C. Posterior
D. Inferior - ANS-Superior
12. Which of these actions describes transverse plane abduction of the shoulder?
A. Volleyball dig
B. Backhand tennis stroke
C. Basketball pass
D. Boxing jab - ANS-Backhand Tennis Stroke
13. Which electrical occurrences are undetectable during a normal electrocardiogram
(ECG)?
A. Atrial repolarization
B. Atrial depolarization
C. Ventricular repolarization
D. Ventricular depolarization - ANS-Atrial Repolarization
14. Which of the following PNF stretches is considered most effective?
A. Contract-relax
Complete Solutions
1. Depletion of which of the following substrates induces fatigue?
A. Phosphagens
B. Branch Chain Amino Acids
C. Lactic acid
D. Glucose - ANS-Phosphagens
2. Which of the following stimulates muscle spindles?
A. Muscle tension change
B. Muscle size change
C. Force output change
D. Muscle length change - ANS-Muscle Length Change
3. The size principle refers to which of the following?
A. Mitochondrial density
B. Muscle fiber length
C. Angle of pennation
D. Motor unit recruitment order - ANS-Motor Unit Recruitment Order
4. The vertical jump is primarily performed in which anatomical plane?
A. Coronal
B. Sagittal
C. Transverse
D. Frontal - ANS-Sagittal
5. The series elastic component (SEC) primarily reserves energy for plyometric action in
what body structures?
A. Ligaments
B. Tendons
C. Joints
D. Muscle fibers - ANS-Tendons
6. With consistent aerobic training, what are the possible adaptations?
A. Rise in percentage of body fat
B. Rise in ATP stores
C. Rise in capillary density in muscle fibers
D. Hypertrophy of Type II fibers - ANS-Rise in Capillary Density in Muscle Fibers
7. Which of the following refers to artificially increasing red blood cell mass?
, A. Blood transfusion
B. Oxygen surplus
C. Blood doping
D. EPO - ANS-Blood Doping
8. While skating, which of these hip movements depends on the gluteus maximus for a
hockey athlete?
A. Hip flexion
B. Internal hip rotation
C. Hip Adduction
D. External hip rotation - ANS-External Hip Rotation
9. What is the name given to the relative intensity of exercise at which blood lactate first
begins to rise?
A. OBLA
B. Lactate accumulation
C. Lactate threshold
D. VO2 Max - ANS-Lactate Threshold
10. How is the force-velocity curve influenced by a rise in rate of force development?
A. The curve is unaffected
B. Left shift of the curve
C. Shifts the curve to the right
D. Increases the peak of the curve - ANS-Shifts the Curve to the right
11. Relative to the latissimus dorsi, where is the trapezius positioned?
A. Superior
B. Dorsal
C. Posterior
D. Inferior - ANS-Superior
12. Which of these actions describes transverse plane abduction of the shoulder?
A. Volleyball dig
B. Backhand tennis stroke
C. Basketball pass
D. Boxing jab - ANS-Backhand Tennis Stroke
13. Which electrical occurrences are undetectable during a normal electrocardiogram
(ECG)?
A. Atrial repolarization
B. Atrial depolarization
C. Ventricular repolarization
D. Ventricular depolarization - ANS-Atrial Repolarization
14. Which of the following PNF stretches is considered most effective?
A. Contract-relax
