EXOS PERFORMANCE SPECIALIST EXAMS
SET VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE
ANSWERS COMPLETE PREPARATION FILE
●● Which muscular subsystem can be activated in a quadruped position
while performing an opposite arm and leg reach?
Answer: deep longitudinal subsystem
●● Which statement describes the vertical axis allowing movement in
the transverse plane?
Answer: an imaginary line that passes through a joint from superior to
inferior
●● Which of the following is a cardiorespiratory adaptation to resistance
training?
Answer: Improved inspiratory and expiratory muscle strength and
endurance.
●● Which tenet of performance training relies on understanding an
athlete's current movement patterns?
Answer: Assessment-based training
,●● Which of the following best describes what the global muscular
system consists of?
Answer: Larger, more superficial muscles, that connect the to the rib
cage for the lower extremities or both
●● Which directional description refers to when something is inferior?
Answer: away from the head
●● The frontal plane is described by which of the following?
Answer: Divides the body vertically into anterior and posterior sections
●● What is the primary function of the cardiorespiratory system during
exercise training?
Answer: to deliver oxygen to the muscle tissues and remove carbon
dioxide
●● Which of the following refers to the body's ability to sense its
orientation and relative position of its segments?
Answer: proprioception
●● Multiple muscles that produce, reduce, and dynamically stabilize in
multiple planes, to ensure proper joint movement and reduce unwanted
movement, are best defined by which of the following?
Answer: force-couple relationship
,●● The different processes in which cells respond to the mechanical
stimuli of exercise by converting forces into molecular signaling, that
alter cellular mechanisms, is described by which term?
Answer: mechanotransduction
●● Which component of the stretch-shortening cycle creates the stretch
reflex?
Answer: eccentric
●● The star excursion balance test (SEBT) is a single-leg assessment
that measures which two parameters?
Answer: dynamic posture and neuromuscular efficiency
●● Which recurring injuries are most likely to be predicted by the valid
and reliable drop jump assessment?
Answer: anterior cruciate ligament (ACL)
●● Danielle, a throwing athlete/client reports stiffness in her right
shoulder. What are two mobility tests best administered to assess
Danielle's mobility?
Answer: shoulder flexion and shoulder rotation
, ●● Which term refers to the type of testing that is the most valid
measure of aerobic fitness?
Answer: direct VO2max
●● Your volleyball client wants to improve their ability to jump up and
spike the ball. Which performance assessment would best test their
jumping ability?
Answer: vertical jump test (double legs)
●● Of the following, which body composition assessment is considered
the "gold standard"?
Answer: dual-energy X-ray absorption (DEXA)
●● Sports performance tests should contain which 2 statistical qualities
to ensure they provide accurate information?
Answer: valid and reliable
●● Which, of the following, are the first three steps in the performance
assessment?
Answer: Athlete intake, needs analysis, and physiological assessment
●● Which of the following are the best examples of dynamic movement
assessments?
Answer: drop jump and Davie's test
SET VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE
ANSWERS COMPLETE PREPARATION FILE
●● Which muscular subsystem can be activated in a quadruped position
while performing an opposite arm and leg reach?
Answer: deep longitudinal subsystem
●● Which statement describes the vertical axis allowing movement in
the transverse plane?
Answer: an imaginary line that passes through a joint from superior to
inferior
●● Which of the following is a cardiorespiratory adaptation to resistance
training?
Answer: Improved inspiratory and expiratory muscle strength and
endurance.
●● Which tenet of performance training relies on understanding an
athlete's current movement patterns?
Answer: Assessment-based training
,●● Which of the following best describes what the global muscular
system consists of?
Answer: Larger, more superficial muscles, that connect the to the rib
cage for the lower extremities or both
●● Which directional description refers to when something is inferior?
Answer: away from the head
●● The frontal plane is described by which of the following?
Answer: Divides the body vertically into anterior and posterior sections
●● What is the primary function of the cardiorespiratory system during
exercise training?
Answer: to deliver oxygen to the muscle tissues and remove carbon
dioxide
●● Which of the following refers to the body's ability to sense its
orientation and relative position of its segments?
Answer: proprioception
●● Multiple muscles that produce, reduce, and dynamically stabilize in
multiple planes, to ensure proper joint movement and reduce unwanted
movement, are best defined by which of the following?
Answer: force-couple relationship
,●● The different processes in which cells respond to the mechanical
stimuli of exercise by converting forces into molecular signaling, that
alter cellular mechanisms, is described by which term?
Answer: mechanotransduction
●● Which component of the stretch-shortening cycle creates the stretch
reflex?
Answer: eccentric
●● The star excursion balance test (SEBT) is a single-leg assessment
that measures which two parameters?
Answer: dynamic posture and neuromuscular efficiency
●● Which recurring injuries are most likely to be predicted by the valid
and reliable drop jump assessment?
Answer: anterior cruciate ligament (ACL)
●● Danielle, a throwing athlete/client reports stiffness in her right
shoulder. What are two mobility tests best administered to assess
Danielle's mobility?
Answer: shoulder flexion and shoulder rotation
, ●● Which term refers to the type of testing that is the most valid
measure of aerobic fitness?
Answer: direct VO2max
●● Your volleyball client wants to improve their ability to jump up and
spike the ball. Which performance assessment would best test their
jumping ability?
Answer: vertical jump test (double legs)
●● Of the following, which body composition assessment is considered
the "gold standard"?
Answer: dual-energy X-ray absorption (DEXA)
●● Sports performance tests should contain which 2 statistical qualities
to ensure they provide accurate information?
Answer: valid and reliable
●● Which, of the following, are the first three steps in the performance
assessment?
Answer: Athlete intake, needs analysis, and physiological assessment
●● Which of the following are the best examples of dynamic movement
assessments?
Answer: drop jump and Davie's test
