NASM CES UPDATED EXAMS COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔gluteus medius - ✔✔a common weakness in IT band syndrome is the _____
causing synergistic dominance of the TFL
✔✔patellofemoral syndrome - ✔✔abnormal tracking of patella within the femoral
trochlea
✔✔females - ✔✔which sex is more likely to acquire ACL injury?
✔✔circumduction - ✔✔circular movement of a limb
✔✔subacromial impingement syndrome (SAIS) - ✔✔common diagnosis broadly defined
as compression of the structures that run beneath the caracoacromial arch, most often
from decrease in subacromial space
✔✔dyskinesis - ✔✔an alteration in the normal position or motion of the scapula during
coupled scapulohumeral movements
✔✔deafferentiation - ✔✔elimination or interruption of sensory nerve impulses by
destroying or injuring the sensory nerve fibers
✔✔de quervain syndrome - ✔✔inflammation or tendinosis of the sheath that surrounds
two tendons that control movement of the thumb
✔✔cartesian coordinate system - ✔✔system used for measurements in three-
dimensional space
✔✔a-band - ✔✔region of the sarcomere where myosin filaments are predominately
seen with minor overlap of actin filaments
✔✔afferent neurons - ✔✔neurons that gather incoming sensory info and deliver to CNS
✔✔Corrective Exercise - ✔✔Systematic process of ID nueromusculoskeletal
dysfunction, plan of action, and implement integrated corrective strategy
✔✔Corrective Exercise Continuum - ✔✔NuerMuscSkel dysfunction - inhibitory,
lengthening, activation, integration technique
✔✔Inhibitory Techniques - ✔✔Release tension of overactive muscle tissues in body
✔✔Lengthening techniques - ✔✔Increase extensibility, length, and range of motion of
nueromyofascial tissues in body
,✔✔Activation Technique - ✔✔Corrective exercise techniques reeducate or increase
activation of under active tissues
✔✔Integration techniques - ✔✔Retrain collective synergistic function.
✔✔1985 - ✔✔International Obesity Task force deemed obesity an epidemic
✔✔1/6 or 16% of adults - ✔✔Are obese
✔✔18% of teenagers and adolescents - ✔✔Are overweight
✔✔Muscoskeletal is more common - ✔✔Now than 40 years ago due to because of
technology and manual labor saving devices
✔✔Plantar Fasciitis - ✔✔1 million ambulatory care Dr visits per year
✔✔1/3 work related injury involves - ✔✔Trunk
✔✔More than 60% involve - ✔✔Lower back
✔✔Low back pain cost in US - ✔✔26%billion
✔✔ACL injuries in US - ✔✔80-100k injuries
✔✔ACL non contact injuries - ✔✔70-75% are non contact
✔✔Shoulder pains occur in - ✔✔21%of population
✔✔Shoulder pain - ✔✔40% persist for a year annual cost 39 billion.
✔✔Shoulder impingement - ✔✔40-65% of reported pain
✔✔Most ACL injuries - ✔✔Occur between 15-25 years old
✔✔Low back is major degenerate form in adult population - ✔✔80% predominant in
enclosed spaces and manual labor, altered lumber lordosis , sit more than 3 hours
✔✔Low back athletes - ✔✔6-15%
✔✔Ankle Sprain - ✔✔Most common sports related injuries
✔✔Low- back is a major form of degeneration affecting nearly - ✔✔80% of Adults
,✔✔Adductor Complex concentric action - ✔✔accelerates hip adduction, flexion and
internal rotation
✔✔adductor complex eccentric action - ✔✔decelerates hip abduction, extension and
external rotation
✔✔adductor complex isometric action - ✔✔stabilizes the lphc
✔✔Adductor Magnus, anterior fibers - concentric action - ✔✔accelerates hip adduction,
flexion and internal rotation
✔✔adductor magnus, anterior fibers, eccentric action - ✔✔decelerates hip abduction,
extension and external rotation
✔✔adductor magnus, anterior fibers, isometric action - ✔✔stabilizes the lphc
✔✔Adductor Magnus, posterior fibers, concentric action - ✔✔accelerates hip adduction,
extension, and external rotation
✔✔Adductor Magnus, posterior fiers, eccentric action - ✔✔decelerates hip abduction,
flexion and external rotation
✔✔Adductor Magnus, posterior fibers, isometric action - ✔✔stabilizes the lphc
✔✔adductor brevis concentric action - ✔✔accelerates hip adduction, flexion and
internal rotation
✔✔adductor brevis eccentric action - ✔✔decelerates hip abduction, extension and
external rotation
✔✔adductor brevis isometric action - ✔✔stabilizes the lphc
✔✔Gracilis concentric action - ✔✔accelerates hip adduction, flexion and internal
rotation; assists in tibial internal rotation
✔✔gracilis eccentric action - ✔✔decelerates hip abduction, extension and external
rotation
✔✔gracilis isometric action - ✔✔stabilizes the lphc and knee
✔✔pectineus concentric action - ✔✔accelerates hip adduction, flexion and internal
rotation
, ✔✔pectineus eccentric action - ✔✔decelerates hip abduction, extension and external
rotation
✔✔pectineus isometric action - ✔✔stabilizes the lphc
✔✔Gluteus medius, anterior fibers concentric action - ✔✔accelerates hip abduction and
internal rotation
✔✔gluteus medius anterior fibers eccentric action - ✔✔decelerates hip adduction and
external rotation
✔✔gluteus medius anterior fibers, isometric action - ✔✔dynamically stabilizes the lphc
✔✔gluteus medius posterior fibers, concentric action - ✔✔accelerates hip abduction
and external rotaion
✔✔gluteus medius posterior fibers, eccentric action - ✔✔decelerates hip adduction and
internal rotation
✔✔gluteus medius posterior fibers, isometric action - ✔✔stabilizes the lphc
✔✔gluteus minimus concentric action - ✔✔accelerates hip abduction, flexion and
internal rotation
✔✔gluteus minimus eccentric action - ✔✔decelerates frontal plane hip adduction,
extension and external rotation
✔✔gluteus minimus isometric action - ✔✔stabilizes the lphc
✔✔tensor Fascia Latae concentric action - ✔✔accelerates hip flexion, abduction, and
internal rotation
✔✔tensor fascia latae eccentric action - ✔✔decelerates hip extension, adduction and
external rotation
✔✔tensor fascia latae isometric action - ✔✔stabilizes the lphc
✔✔gluteus maximus concentric action - ✔✔accelerates hip extension, and external
rotation
✔✔gluteus maximus eccentric action - ✔✔decelerates hip flexion, internal rotation, and
tibial internal rotation via the IT-band
✔✔Gluteus maximus isometric action - ✔✔stabilizes the lphc
AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔gluteus medius - ✔✔a common weakness in IT band syndrome is the _____
causing synergistic dominance of the TFL
✔✔patellofemoral syndrome - ✔✔abnormal tracking of patella within the femoral
trochlea
✔✔females - ✔✔which sex is more likely to acquire ACL injury?
✔✔circumduction - ✔✔circular movement of a limb
✔✔subacromial impingement syndrome (SAIS) - ✔✔common diagnosis broadly defined
as compression of the structures that run beneath the caracoacromial arch, most often
from decrease in subacromial space
✔✔dyskinesis - ✔✔an alteration in the normal position or motion of the scapula during
coupled scapulohumeral movements
✔✔deafferentiation - ✔✔elimination or interruption of sensory nerve impulses by
destroying or injuring the sensory nerve fibers
✔✔de quervain syndrome - ✔✔inflammation or tendinosis of the sheath that surrounds
two tendons that control movement of the thumb
✔✔cartesian coordinate system - ✔✔system used for measurements in three-
dimensional space
✔✔a-band - ✔✔region of the sarcomere where myosin filaments are predominately
seen with minor overlap of actin filaments
✔✔afferent neurons - ✔✔neurons that gather incoming sensory info and deliver to CNS
✔✔Corrective Exercise - ✔✔Systematic process of ID nueromusculoskeletal
dysfunction, plan of action, and implement integrated corrective strategy
✔✔Corrective Exercise Continuum - ✔✔NuerMuscSkel dysfunction - inhibitory,
lengthening, activation, integration technique
✔✔Inhibitory Techniques - ✔✔Release tension of overactive muscle tissues in body
✔✔Lengthening techniques - ✔✔Increase extensibility, length, and range of motion of
nueromyofascial tissues in body
,✔✔Activation Technique - ✔✔Corrective exercise techniques reeducate or increase
activation of under active tissues
✔✔Integration techniques - ✔✔Retrain collective synergistic function.
✔✔1985 - ✔✔International Obesity Task force deemed obesity an epidemic
✔✔1/6 or 16% of adults - ✔✔Are obese
✔✔18% of teenagers and adolescents - ✔✔Are overweight
✔✔Muscoskeletal is more common - ✔✔Now than 40 years ago due to because of
technology and manual labor saving devices
✔✔Plantar Fasciitis - ✔✔1 million ambulatory care Dr visits per year
✔✔1/3 work related injury involves - ✔✔Trunk
✔✔More than 60% involve - ✔✔Lower back
✔✔Low back pain cost in US - ✔✔26%billion
✔✔ACL injuries in US - ✔✔80-100k injuries
✔✔ACL non contact injuries - ✔✔70-75% are non contact
✔✔Shoulder pains occur in - ✔✔21%of population
✔✔Shoulder pain - ✔✔40% persist for a year annual cost 39 billion.
✔✔Shoulder impingement - ✔✔40-65% of reported pain
✔✔Most ACL injuries - ✔✔Occur between 15-25 years old
✔✔Low back is major degenerate form in adult population - ✔✔80% predominant in
enclosed spaces and manual labor, altered lumber lordosis , sit more than 3 hours
✔✔Low back athletes - ✔✔6-15%
✔✔Ankle Sprain - ✔✔Most common sports related injuries
✔✔Low- back is a major form of degeneration affecting nearly - ✔✔80% of Adults
,✔✔Adductor Complex concentric action - ✔✔accelerates hip adduction, flexion and
internal rotation
✔✔adductor complex eccentric action - ✔✔decelerates hip abduction, extension and
external rotation
✔✔adductor complex isometric action - ✔✔stabilizes the lphc
✔✔Adductor Magnus, anterior fibers - concentric action - ✔✔accelerates hip adduction,
flexion and internal rotation
✔✔adductor magnus, anterior fibers, eccentric action - ✔✔decelerates hip abduction,
extension and external rotation
✔✔adductor magnus, anterior fibers, isometric action - ✔✔stabilizes the lphc
✔✔Adductor Magnus, posterior fibers, concentric action - ✔✔accelerates hip adduction,
extension, and external rotation
✔✔Adductor Magnus, posterior fiers, eccentric action - ✔✔decelerates hip abduction,
flexion and external rotation
✔✔Adductor Magnus, posterior fibers, isometric action - ✔✔stabilizes the lphc
✔✔adductor brevis concentric action - ✔✔accelerates hip adduction, flexion and
internal rotation
✔✔adductor brevis eccentric action - ✔✔decelerates hip abduction, extension and
external rotation
✔✔adductor brevis isometric action - ✔✔stabilizes the lphc
✔✔Gracilis concentric action - ✔✔accelerates hip adduction, flexion and internal
rotation; assists in tibial internal rotation
✔✔gracilis eccentric action - ✔✔decelerates hip abduction, extension and external
rotation
✔✔gracilis isometric action - ✔✔stabilizes the lphc and knee
✔✔pectineus concentric action - ✔✔accelerates hip adduction, flexion and internal
rotation
, ✔✔pectineus eccentric action - ✔✔decelerates hip abduction, extension and external
rotation
✔✔pectineus isometric action - ✔✔stabilizes the lphc
✔✔Gluteus medius, anterior fibers concentric action - ✔✔accelerates hip abduction and
internal rotation
✔✔gluteus medius anterior fibers eccentric action - ✔✔decelerates hip adduction and
external rotation
✔✔gluteus medius anterior fibers, isometric action - ✔✔dynamically stabilizes the lphc
✔✔gluteus medius posterior fibers, concentric action - ✔✔accelerates hip abduction
and external rotaion
✔✔gluteus medius posterior fibers, eccentric action - ✔✔decelerates hip adduction and
internal rotation
✔✔gluteus medius posterior fibers, isometric action - ✔✔stabilizes the lphc
✔✔gluteus minimus concentric action - ✔✔accelerates hip abduction, flexion and
internal rotation
✔✔gluteus minimus eccentric action - ✔✔decelerates frontal plane hip adduction,
extension and external rotation
✔✔gluteus minimus isometric action - ✔✔stabilizes the lphc
✔✔tensor Fascia Latae concentric action - ✔✔accelerates hip flexion, abduction, and
internal rotation
✔✔tensor fascia latae eccentric action - ✔✔decelerates hip extension, adduction and
external rotation
✔✔tensor fascia latae isometric action - ✔✔stabilizes the lphc
✔✔gluteus maximus concentric action - ✔✔accelerates hip extension, and external
rotation
✔✔gluteus maximus eccentric action - ✔✔decelerates hip flexion, internal rotation, and
tibial internal rotation via the IT-band
✔✔Gluteus maximus isometric action - ✔✔stabilizes the lphc
