NASM CES LATEST EXAM TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
SURE A+
✔✔IT-Band tendonitis is often referred to as? - ✔✔runners knee
✔✔Knee injuries can cause decrease in nerual control to muscles that stabilize the? -
✔✔patellofemoral and tibiofemoral joints
✔✔Low back pain is a major form of degeneration affecting nearly - ✔✔80% of all
adults
✔✔Muscles that assist prime movers during functional movement patters are known
as? - ✔✔synergists
✔✔what is the most prevalent shoulder injury? - ✔✔shoulder impingement
✔✔when shoulder pain is reported which is the most prevalent diagnosis - ✔✔shoulder
impingement
✔✔Swimmers often exhibit overemphasized_____ relation to scapular retractors? -
✔✔Pectoralis
✔✔Anterior pelvic tilt is a characteristic of which compensatory pattern? - ✔✔lower
crossed syndrome
✔✔the tibiofemoral joint is comprised of the femur and the? - ✔✔tibia
✔✔The transverse arch of the foot consists of the? - ✔✔cuboid and cuneiforms
✔✔There is a strong correlation between ACL injuries and which chronic disease? -
✔✔Arthritis
✔✔What altered joint motion is commonly displayed in an individual with upper crossed
syndrome? - ✔✔increased scapular protraction
✔✔What hip muscle has been shown to become weaker after an ankle sprain? -
✔✔gluteus medius
✔✔What is the general effect of beta blockers on heart rate and blood pressure? -
✔✔decreases heart rate and decreases blood pressure
✔✔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 supination? - ✔✔extension,
abduction, external rotation
✔✔which joint is comprised of the patella and femur? - ✔✔patellafemoral joint
✔✔which levers are the most common in the body and have pull between the fulcrum
and resistance? - ✔✔third class levers
✔✔which muscle is commonly tight in an individual with lower crossed syndrome? -
✔✔rectus femoris
✔✔which muscle is repeatedly placed in a shortened position during sitting -
✔✔illiopsoas
✔✔which is a muscle that is prone to lengthening? - ✔✔infraspinatus
✔✔which is an example of a predominantly transverse plane movement? -
✔✔radioulnar supination
✔✔which of the following is an example of predominantly frontal plane movement? -
✔✔side shuffling
✔✔Which of the following muscles would become synergistically dominant when the
gluteus maximus lacks the ability for neural recruitment and force production to properly
perform hip extension during functional movements? - ✔✔hamstrings
✔✔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 bones comprise the subtalar joint? - ✔✔talus-calcaneus
✔✔working with arms overhead for long periods of time (such as painting) may lead to
shoulder soreness that could be the result of tightness in the latissimus dorsi and
pectoralis and weakness in the? - ✔✔rotator cuff
, ✔✔Muscles involved in the Anterior Oblique subsystem (AOS) - ✔✔Internal Oblique
and adductor complex, external oblique and hip external rotators
✔✔Function of anterior oblique subsystem - ✔✔provides transverse plane stabilization
and force transmission * necessary for functional activities involving the trunk and
extremities *Provides rotation of the pelvis *provides dynamic stabilization of lumbo-
pelvic-hip complex
✔✔Muscles involved in the lateral subsystem (LS) - ✔✔Gluteus medius, tensor fascia
latae, adducor complex and quadratus lumborum
✔✔Function of lateral subsystem (LS) - ✔✔frontal plan stability and pelvo-femoral
stability,
✔✔Dysfunction in the Lateral subsystem (LS) is evident by - ✔✔increased pronation of
the knee, hip, or feet during walking, squats, lunges or climbing chairs
✔✔Unwanted frontal plane movement is characterized by - ✔✔decreased strength and
neuromuscular control in the lateral subsystem (LS)
✔✔The anterior subsystem (AOS) functions in the in which plane - ✔✔transverse
✔✔Force couple - ✔✔the synergistic action of a muscle to produce movement around a
joint
✔✔length tension relationships - ✔✔the resting length of a muscle and the tension the
muscle can produce while resting
✔✔The global stabilization subsystem in predominantly responsible for - ✔✔LPHC
stabilization and eccentric deceleration
✔✔The global stabilization subsystem consists of - ✔✔superficial musculature that
originates from the pelvis to the ribcage, the lower extremities or both
✔✔The major muscles of the global stabilization subsystem - ✔✔rectus abdominis,
external obliques, erector spinae, quadratus lumborum, psoas, and adductors
✔✔The global stabilization subsystem muscles are predominately - ✔✔larger and
associated with movement of the trunk and limbs
✔✔The global stabilization subsystem equalizes - ✔✔external loads placed upon the
body
SURE A+
✔✔IT-Band tendonitis is often referred to as? - ✔✔runners knee
✔✔Knee injuries can cause decrease in nerual control to muscles that stabilize the? -
✔✔patellofemoral and tibiofemoral joints
✔✔Low back pain is a major form of degeneration affecting nearly - ✔✔80% of all
adults
✔✔Muscles that assist prime movers during functional movement patters are known
as? - ✔✔synergists
✔✔what is the most prevalent shoulder injury? - ✔✔shoulder impingement
✔✔when shoulder pain is reported which is the most prevalent diagnosis - ✔✔shoulder
impingement
✔✔Swimmers often exhibit overemphasized_____ relation to scapular retractors? -
✔✔Pectoralis
✔✔Anterior pelvic tilt is a characteristic of which compensatory pattern? - ✔✔lower
crossed syndrome
✔✔the tibiofemoral joint is comprised of the femur and the? - ✔✔tibia
✔✔The transverse arch of the foot consists of the? - ✔✔cuboid and cuneiforms
✔✔There is a strong correlation between ACL injuries and which chronic disease? -
✔✔Arthritis
✔✔What altered joint motion is commonly displayed in an individual with upper crossed
syndrome? - ✔✔increased scapular protraction
✔✔What hip muscle has been shown to become weaker after an ankle sprain? -
✔✔gluteus medius
✔✔What is the general effect of beta blockers on heart rate and blood pressure? -
✔✔decreases heart rate and decreases blood pressure
✔✔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 supination? - ✔✔extension,
abduction, external rotation
✔✔which joint is comprised of the patella and femur? - ✔✔patellafemoral joint
✔✔which levers are the most common in the body and have pull between the fulcrum
and resistance? - ✔✔third class levers
✔✔which muscle is commonly tight in an individual with lower crossed syndrome? -
✔✔rectus femoris
✔✔which muscle is repeatedly placed in a shortened position during sitting -
✔✔illiopsoas
✔✔which is a muscle that is prone to lengthening? - ✔✔infraspinatus
✔✔which is an example of a predominantly transverse plane movement? -
✔✔radioulnar supination
✔✔which of the following is an example of predominantly frontal plane movement? -
✔✔side shuffling
✔✔Which of the following muscles would become synergistically dominant when the
gluteus maximus lacks the ability for neural recruitment and force production to properly
perform hip extension during functional movements? - ✔✔hamstrings
✔✔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 bones comprise the subtalar joint? - ✔✔talus-calcaneus
✔✔working with arms overhead for long periods of time (such as painting) may lead to
shoulder soreness that could be the result of tightness in the latissimus dorsi and
pectoralis and weakness in the? - ✔✔rotator cuff
, ✔✔Muscles involved in the Anterior Oblique subsystem (AOS) - ✔✔Internal Oblique
and adductor complex, external oblique and hip external rotators
✔✔Function of anterior oblique subsystem - ✔✔provides transverse plane stabilization
and force transmission * necessary for functional activities involving the trunk and
extremities *Provides rotation of the pelvis *provides dynamic stabilization of lumbo-
pelvic-hip complex
✔✔Muscles involved in the lateral subsystem (LS) - ✔✔Gluteus medius, tensor fascia
latae, adducor complex and quadratus lumborum
✔✔Function of lateral subsystem (LS) - ✔✔frontal plan stability and pelvo-femoral
stability,
✔✔Dysfunction in the Lateral subsystem (LS) is evident by - ✔✔increased pronation of
the knee, hip, or feet during walking, squats, lunges or climbing chairs
✔✔Unwanted frontal plane movement is characterized by - ✔✔decreased strength and
neuromuscular control in the lateral subsystem (LS)
✔✔The anterior subsystem (AOS) functions in the in which plane - ✔✔transverse
✔✔Force couple - ✔✔the synergistic action of a muscle to produce movement around a
joint
✔✔length tension relationships - ✔✔the resting length of a muscle and the tension the
muscle can produce while resting
✔✔The global stabilization subsystem in predominantly responsible for - ✔✔LPHC
stabilization and eccentric deceleration
✔✔The global stabilization subsystem consists of - ✔✔superficial musculature that
originates from the pelvis to the ribcage, the lower extremities or both
✔✔The major muscles of the global stabilization subsystem - ✔✔rectus abdominis,
external obliques, erector spinae, quadratus lumborum, psoas, and adductors
✔✔The global stabilization subsystem muscles are predominately - ✔✔larger and
associated with movement of the trunk and limbs
✔✔The global stabilization subsystem equalizes - ✔✔external loads placed upon the
body
