NASM Stretching and Flexibility Certification Exam Questions With Correct Answers

NASM Stretching and Flexibility
Certification Exam Questions With
Correct Answers

Integrated Stretching - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Self-myofascial
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techniques combined with assisted and self-stretching techniques.
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Fascia - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Connective tissue that surrounds
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muscles and bones.
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True or False: Stretching can directly influence hydration. - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-True


Regional Interdependence (RI) Model - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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Assessment and intervention model used by clinicians based on the
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concept that the site of a patient's primary complaint or symptoms is
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affected by dysfunction in remote musculoskeletal regions.
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Neurophysiological System - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A physiological| | | | | |



system dealing with the functioning of the nervous system.
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,Somatovisceral System - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-The part of the sensory
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system that responds to changes in internal body systems and organs.
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Myofascia - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-The functional combination of both
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muscle and connective tissues.
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Structural Efficiency - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-The alignment of each
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segment of the human movement system, which allows posture to be
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balanced in relation to a person's center of gravity.
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Fascial System - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A three-dimensional continuum
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of soft, collagen-containing, loose, and dense fibrous connective tissues
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that permeate the body providing functional structure and
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environment.


Functional Efficiency - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-The ability of the
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neuromuscular system to recruit correct muscle synergies, at the right
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time, with the appropriate amount of force to perform functional tasks
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with the least amount of energy and stress on the human movement
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system (HMS). |




Fascial System Model - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-The model of human
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movement that considers the interconnectivity and interaction of the
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fascial system throughout the body.
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,Fascial Nets - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-The concept of the myofascial
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tensional network that describes the interconnectedness of specific
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chains of muscle and fascia located in different parts of the body as they
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relate to functional movement patterns.
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Super Compensation Hydration Phenomenon - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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The effect on tissue after tissue has been allowed to rest after stretch or
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compression; more fluid rushes back into the tissues than was observed
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pre-stretch


Bound Water - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Water forming in liquid
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crystalline structured patterns; Bound water has special molecular
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properties that enable it to perform many crucial functions, including
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providing greater viscosity for the viscoelastic properties of fasciae. This
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property greatly enhances the flexibility and elasticity of the fascial
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system


Bulk Water - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Polluted water;
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What other factors would be affecting a pronated foot-ankle complex,
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according to the RI? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A pronated foot-ankle
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complex is only one part of a cascading chain of events, resulting in
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more proximal faulty positions, like with an internally rotated knee and
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hip that may anteriorly rotate the pelvis
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, A truly balanced HMS will have what? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Optimal
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structural and functional efficiency with proper alignment of the kinetic
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chain checkpoints: the feet/ankles, knees, LPHC, shoulders, and head
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and neck
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True or False: The FS model may be thought of as an extension of the
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strategies used in the RI model to include all the various types of
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connective tissues - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-The FS model may be
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thought of as an extension of the strategies used in the RI model to
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include all the various types of connective tissues
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What happens when a mechanical load is released? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-An influx of fresh fluids enters to flush out metabolic | | | | | | | | | |



waste, rehydrate, and bring fresh nutrients to the area.
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Why is it important to have structural efficiency and the alignment of
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each component of the human movement system (HMS)? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-This enables an individual to maintain their center of | | | | | | | | |



gravity over a constantly changing base of support during all functional
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movements.


How does the Fascial System (FS) model add to functional efficiency
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within the human movement system (HMS)? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-It
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intertwines the nervous system and muscular system, creating a
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mechanically sensitive and responsive communication network.
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