NASM CES CORE 2026 EXAM SET QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Anterior oblique subsystem (AOS) - ✔✔Aid in pelvic stability and rotation in the
anterior transverse plane, produces rotational and flexion movements, contributes to leg
swing, and is a factor in the stabilization of the sacroiliac joint
✔✔Muscles of the AOS - ✔✔Internal and external obliques, and adductors
✔✔Lateral subsystem - ✔✔Controls the lumbo-pelvic hip complex in the frontal plane in
single-leg functional movements such as gait, lunges, and stair climbing
✔✔Muscles of the LS - ✔✔Gluteus medius, TFL, adductors, and contralateral quadratus
lumborum
✔✔Motor behavior - ✔✔Motor response to internal and external environmental stimuli
✔✔Motor control - ✔✔The involved structures and mechanisms that the nervous system
uses to gather sensory information and integrate it with previous experiences to
produce a motor response
✔✔Motor learning - ✔✔Integration of motor control processes through practice and
experience, leading to a relatively permanent change in the capacity to produce skilled
movements
✔✔What is one of the most common causes of pain for an individual? - ✔✔Joint
hypomobility
✔✔Common impairments of the foot/ankle - ✔✔Hyperpronation of the foot, decreased
joint motion of the first MTP joint (big toe), and decreased posterior glide of the talus
✔✔What impairments occur in the lower extremities when the hip lacks stability in the
frontal and transverse plane? - ✔✔Femur may adduct and internally rotate, tibia
externally rotates, and excessive foot pronation
✔✔Instability in the hip can lead to injuries in what part of the body? - ✔✔Ankle
✔✔What percentage of injuries in college and high school athletes accounts for knee
injuries? - ✔✔50%
✔✔How do most knee injuries occur? - ✔✔During noncontact deceleration movements
in the frontal and transverse planes
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Anterior oblique subsystem (AOS) - ✔✔Aid in pelvic stability and rotation in the
anterior transverse plane, produces rotational and flexion movements, contributes to leg
swing, and is a factor in the stabilization of the sacroiliac joint
✔✔Muscles of the AOS - ✔✔Internal and external obliques, and adductors
✔✔Lateral subsystem - ✔✔Controls the lumbo-pelvic hip complex in the frontal plane in
single-leg functional movements such as gait, lunges, and stair climbing
✔✔Muscles of the LS - ✔✔Gluteus medius, TFL, adductors, and contralateral quadratus
lumborum
✔✔Motor behavior - ✔✔Motor response to internal and external environmental stimuli
✔✔Motor control - ✔✔The involved structures and mechanisms that the nervous system
uses to gather sensory information and integrate it with previous experiences to
produce a motor response
✔✔Motor learning - ✔✔Integration of motor control processes through practice and
experience, leading to a relatively permanent change in the capacity to produce skilled
movements
✔✔What is one of the most common causes of pain for an individual? - ✔✔Joint
hypomobility
✔✔Common impairments of the foot/ankle - ✔✔Hyperpronation of the foot, decreased
joint motion of the first MTP joint (big toe), and decreased posterior glide of the talus
✔✔What impairments occur in the lower extremities when the hip lacks stability in the
frontal and transverse plane? - ✔✔Femur may adduct and internally rotate, tibia
externally rotates, and excessive foot pronation
✔✔Instability in the hip can lead to injuries in what part of the body? - ✔✔Ankle
✔✔What percentage of injuries in college and high school athletes accounts for knee
injuries? - ✔✔50%
✔✔How do most knee injuries occur? - ✔✔During noncontact deceleration movements
in the frontal and transverse planes
