NASM CES FINAL EXAM UPDATED ALL
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔What is the origin of Gluteus minimus? - ✔✔Ilium, between the anterior and inferior
gluteal line
✔✔What is the origin of Tensor Fascia Late? - ✔✔Outer surface of the illiac crest just
posterior to the anterior-superior iliac spine of the pelvis
✔✔What is the origin of Psoas? - ✔✔Transverse processes and lateral bodies of the
last thoracic and all lumbar vertebrae, including the intervertebral disc
✔✔What is the origin of Sartorius? - ✔✔Anterior-superior iliac spine of the pelvis
✔✔which of the following best describes how plantar fasciitits has affected the
population? - ✔✔more than one million ambulatory care visits per year are attributed to
plantar fasciitis
✔✔which of the following is the correct sequence for NASM corrective exercise
continuum? - ✔✔inhibit, lengthen, activate, integrate
,✔✔which of the following best describes a muscle imbalance? - ✔✔when a muscle on
both sides of the joint are too strong
✔✔which of the following best describes a postural distortion syndrome characterized
by foot pronation and lower extremity muscle imbalances? - ✔✔pronation distortion
syndrome
✔✔which of the following best describes proper alignment of the kinetic chain
checkpoints? - ✔✔feet/ankles: straight, knees: in line with toes, LPHC: pelvis level,
Shoulders:level and head: neutral
✔✔which of the following terms best describes an assessment in which movement is
occuring without a change is one's base of support? - ✔✔transitional assessment
✔✔which of the following compensations are viewed from the posterior view during the
overhead squat assessment? - ✔✔heel of foot rises
✔✔which of the following muscles is overactive if the client demonstrates their feet
turning out during the overhead squat assessment? - ✔✔...
✔✔which of the following best describes the purpose of the standing row assessment? -
✔✔evaluates the function of the LPHC and the scapular and cervical stabilizers
✔✔which of the following is the most appropriate when considering the LESS and tuck
jump tests with a client? - ✔✔if a client has difficulty performing a single leg squat then
these tests are not appropriate
✔✔which of the following bones make up the medial longitudinal arch? - ✔✔calcaneus,
talus, navicular, medial cuneiform, and first metatarsal
✔✔which bones make up the ankle joint? - ✔✔...
✔✔which of the following best describes shin splints - ✔✔medial tibial stress syndrome
Pain in the front of the tibia is caused by an overload to the tibia and associated
musculature
✔✔which of the following best describes the tibia and the knww when the feet flatten? -
✔✔a flat foot will lead to internal tibial rotation and knees will move in
✔✔which of the following goniometric measurements are likely to be found if a clients
feet turn out during an overhead squat assessment? - ✔✔...
,✔✔which of the following forces are the most likely to result in ACL rupture if the client
does not demonstrate proper neuromuscular control of the lower extremities -
✔✔anterior, lateral, rotational
✔✔which of the following is the most appropriate sequence of assessments for the knee
impairments? - ✔✔static posture, overhead squat, single-leg squat, tuck jump,
goniometric, and manual muscle testing
✔✔if the knees move in during the overhead squat assessment which of the following
muscles needs to be activated? - ✔✔gluteus medius
✔✔which of the following would be the most appropriate integrated movement for a
client with elbow and wrist impairments? - ✔✔prone triceps extension with cobra
✔✔during activation of the anterior tibialis, which of the following is the most appropriate
position? - ✔✔dorsiflexion and inversion
✔✔flexion of the ankle is called - ✔✔dorsiflexion
✔✔functionally tightened or overactive muscles accompanying the lower extremity
movement impairment syndrome include - ✔✔peroneals, lateral gastrocnemius, soleus,
lateral hamstrings, IT band adductors
✔✔low back pain is a major form of degeneration affecting nearly - ✔✔80% of all adults
✔✔Most ACL injuries occur between the ages of - ✔✔15 to 25
✔✔muscles assist prime movers during functional movement patterns are known as -
✔✔synergists
✔✔NASM Corrective Exercise Continuum is organized into which four phases -
✔✔inhibit, lengthen, activate, integrate
✔✔of all the work related injuries that involve the trunk, more than ____involve the low
back - ✔✔60%
✔✔of the following shoulder injuries which diagnosis is the most common? -
✔✔shoulder impingment
✔✔Clients with low back pain have been reported to demonstrate impaired postural
control, delayed muscle relaxation and abnormal muscle recruitment patterns with the
____and____ musculature being most noticeable - ✔✔transverse abdominius and
multifidus
, ✔✔what is the process by which a tight muscle diminishes neural drive and inhibits
recruitment of its functional antagonist - ✔✔altered reciprocal inhibition
✔✔what is the process whereby a synergist compensates for a prime mover to maintain
force production - ✔✔synergistic dominance
✔✔what motions occur at the knee during lower extremity - ✔✔extension, abduction,
external rotation
✔✔which levers are the most common in the body and have the pull effort between the
fulcrum and resistance? - ✔✔Third class levers
✔✔which of the following is a common static malalignment associated with
patellafemoral pain and ACL injury? - ✔✔Hyperpronation of the foot
✔✔which of the following is an example of the predominantly sagittal plane movement?
- ✔✔climbing stairs
✔✔which of the following is an example of a predominantly frontal plane movement? -
✔✔side shuffling
✔✔which plane of motion bisects the body into front and back halves and consists of
primarily adduction and abduction movements - ✔✔frontal plane
✔✔which plane of motion bisects the body into top and bottom halves, and consists of
primarily rotational movements? - ✔✔transverse plane
✔✔which plane of motion consists of primarily flexion and extension movements? -
✔✔sagittal plane
✔✔which of the following is reported to be the most common sports related injury? -
✔✔ankle sprains
✔✔joint motion is referred to as - ✔✔arthrokinematics
✔✔when a muscle is exerting more force that is being placed on it resulting in the
shortening of the muscle. What us the type of contraction? - ✔✔concentric
✔✔which of the following terms explains the ability to move the body in one intended
direction as fast as possible? - ✔✔speed
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔What is the origin of Gluteus minimus? - ✔✔Ilium, between the anterior and inferior
gluteal line
✔✔What is the origin of Tensor Fascia Late? - ✔✔Outer surface of the illiac crest just
posterior to the anterior-superior iliac spine of the pelvis
✔✔What is the origin of Psoas? - ✔✔Transverse processes and lateral bodies of the
last thoracic and all lumbar vertebrae, including the intervertebral disc
✔✔What is the origin of Sartorius? - ✔✔Anterior-superior iliac spine of the pelvis
✔✔which of the following best describes how plantar fasciitits has affected the
population? - ✔✔more than one million ambulatory care visits per year are attributed to
plantar fasciitis
✔✔which of the following is the correct sequence for NASM corrective exercise
continuum? - ✔✔inhibit, lengthen, activate, integrate
,✔✔which of the following best describes a muscle imbalance? - ✔✔when a muscle on
both sides of the joint are too strong
✔✔which of the following best describes a postural distortion syndrome characterized
by foot pronation and lower extremity muscle imbalances? - ✔✔pronation distortion
syndrome
✔✔which of the following best describes proper alignment of the kinetic chain
checkpoints? - ✔✔feet/ankles: straight, knees: in line with toes, LPHC: pelvis level,
Shoulders:level and head: neutral
✔✔which of the following terms best describes an assessment in which movement is
occuring without a change is one's base of support? - ✔✔transitional assessment
✔✔which of the following compensations are viewed from the posterior view during the
overhead squat assessment? - ✔✔heel of foot rises
✔✔which of the following muscles is overactive if the client demonstrates their feet
turning out during the overhead squat assessment? - ✔✔...
✔✔which of the following best describes the purpose of the standing row assessment? -
✔✔evaluates the function of the LPHC and the scapular and cervical stabilizers
✔✔which of the following is the most appropriate when considering the LESS and tuck
jump tests with a client? - ✔✔if a client has difficulty performing a single leg squat then
these tests are not appropriate
✔✔which of the following bones make up the medial longitudinal arch? - ✔✔calcaneus,
talus, navicular, medial cuneiform, and first metatarsal
✔✔which bones make up the ankle joint? - ✔✔...
✔✔which of the following best describes shin splints - ✔✔medial tibial stress syndrome
Pain in the front of the tibia is caused by an overload to the tibia and associated
musculature
✔✔which of the following best describes the tibia and the knww when the feet flatten? -
✔✔a flat foot will lead to internal tibial rotation and knees will move in
✔✔which of the following goniometric measurements are likely to be found if a clients
feet turn out during an overhead squat assessment? - ✔✔...
,✔✔which of the following forces are the most likely to result in ACL rupture if the client
does not demonstrate proper neuromuscular control of the lower extremities -
✔✔anterior, lateral, rotational
✔✔which of the following is the most appropriate sequence of assessments for the knee
impairments? - ✔✔static posture, overhead squat, single-leg squat, tuck jump,
goniometric, and manual muscle testing
✔✔if the knees move in during the overhead squat assessment which of the following
muscles needs to be activated? - ✔✔gluteus medius
✔✔which of the following would be the most appropriate integrated movement for a
client with elbow and wrist impairments? - ✔✔prone triceps extension with cobra
✔✔during activation of the anterior tibialis, which of the following is the most appropriate
position? - ✔✔dorsiflexion and inversion
✔✔flexion of the ankle is called - ✔✔dorsiflexion
✔✔functionally tightened or overactive muscles accompanying the lower extremity
movement impairment syndrome include - ✔✔peroneals, lateral gastrocnemius, soleus,
lateral hamstrings, IT band adductors
✔✔low back pain is a major form of degeneration affecting nearly - ✔✔80% of all adults
✔✔Most ACL injuries occur between the ages of - ✔✔15 to 25
✔✔muscles assist prime movers during functional movement patterns are known as -
✔✔synergists
✔✔NASM Corrective Exercise Continuum is organized into which four phases -
✔✔inhibit, lengthen, activate, integrate
✔✔of all the work related injuries that involve the trunk, more than ____involve the low
back - ✔✔60%
✔✔of the following shoulder injuries which diagnosis is the most common? -
✔✔shoulder impingment
✔✔Clients with low back pain have been reported to demonstrate impaired postural
control, delayed muscle relaxation and abnormal muscle recruitment patterns with the
____and____ musculature being most noticeable - ✔✔transverse abdominius and
multifidus
, ✔✔what is the process by which a tight muscle diminishes neural drive and inhibits
recruitment of its functional antagonist - ✔✔altered reciprocal inhibition
✔✔what is the process whereby a synergist compensates for a prime mover to maintain
force production - ✔✔synergistic dominance
✔✔what motions occur at the knee during lower extremity - ✔✔extension, abduction,
external rotation
✔✔which levers are the most common in the body and have the pull effort between the
fulcrum and resistance? - ✔✔Third class levers
✔✔which of the following is a common static malalignment associated with
patellafemoral pain and ACL injury? - ✔✔Hyperpronation of the foot
✔✔which of the following is an example of the predominantly sagittal plane movement?
- ✔✔climbing stairs
✔✔which of the following is an example of a predominantly frontal plane movement? -
✔✔side shuffling
✔✔which plane of motion bisects the body into front and back halves and consists of
primarily adduction and abduction movements - ✔✔frontal plane
✔✔which plane of motion bisects the body into top and bottom halves, and consists of
primarily rotational movements? - ✔✔transverse plane
✔✔which plane of motion consists of primarily flexion and extension movements? -
✔✔sagittal plane
✔✔which of the following is reported to be the most common sports related injury? -
✔✔ankle sprains
✔✔joint motion is referred to as - ✔✔arthrokinematics
✔✔when a muscle is exerting more force that is being placed on it resulting in the
shortening of the muscle. What us the type of contraction? - ✔✔concentric
✔✔which of the following terms explains the ability to move the body in one intended
direction as fast as possible? - ✔✔speed
