NASM WOMEN'S FITNESS SPECIALIST FULL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS 2026
GRADED A+
◉ At what age is visual acuity at its highest? Answer: late
adolescence/early twenties
◉ The inability to transmit sound waves from the outer to the inner ear
is an example of. Answer: conductive hearing loss
◉ Approximately what percent of the adult population experiences some
type of hearing loss? Answer: 30-39%
◉ Thermoregulation for the senior client is important because of.
Answer: decreased sweat
◉ Which of the following types of aging is determined by appearance,
mobility, strength, and mental capacity? Answer: functional
◉ Approximately what percentage of the population consists of older
adults over the age of 65? Answer: 12.5%
, ◉ By the year 2050, approximately what percentage of the total
population is projected to be older than the age of 65? Answer: 25%
◉ In 2005, health care expenditures for every older adult was
approximately. Answer: $12,000
◉ Which of the following was the most prevalent cause of morbidity in
older adults for the year 2000? Answer: heart disease
◉ Which of the following age-related nervous system changes will
cause nerve signals to travel at a slower rate in the central and peripheral
nervous system? Answer: thinning of the dendrites
◉ Which of the following types of training best reverses proprioception
loss? Answer: balance
◉ Which of the following structural changes to the musculoskeletal
system leads to decreased ability to produce quick, forceful
contractions? Answer: loss of type II muscle fibers
◉ In which of the following populations is muscle strength and power
maintained to a longer extent? Answer: older adults who are elite
athletes
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS 2026
GRADED A+
◉ At what age is visual acuity at its highest? Answer: late
adolescence/early twenties
◉ The inability to transmit sound waves from the outer to the inner ear
is an example of. Answer: conductive hearing loss
◉ Approximately what percent of the adult population experiences some
type of hearing loss? Answer: 30-39%
◉ Thermoregulation for the senior client is important because of.
Answer: decreased sweat
◉ Which of the following types of aging is determined by appearance,
mobility, strength, and mental capacity? Answer: functional
◉ Approximately what percentage of the population consists of older
adults over the age of 65? Answer: 12.5%
, ◉ By the year 2050, approximately what percentage of the total
population is projected to be older than the age of 65? Answer: 25%
◉ In 2005, health care expenditures for every older adult was
approximately. Answer: $12,000
◉ Which of the following was the most prevalent cause of morbidity in
older adults for the year 2000? Answer: heart disease
◉ Which of the following age-related nervous system changes will
cause nerve signals to travel at a slower rate in the central and peripheral
nervous system? Answer: thinning of the dendrites
◉ Which of the following types of training best reverses proprioception
loss? Answer: balance
◉ Which of the following structural changes to the musculoskeletal
system leads to decreased ability to produce quick, forceful
contractions? Answer: loss of type II muscle fibers
◉ In which of the following populations is muscle strength and power
maintained to a longer extent? Answer: older adults who are elite
athletes
