NASM STRETCHING AND FLEXIBILITY
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1. What components make up the Human Movement System (HMS)? -
ANSWER ✔ Myofascial (Muscle and Connective tissue),Neuromuscular
(nerves and muscle), Articular (bone, cartilage,ligaments)
2. What is the Fascial systmem (FS)? - ANSWER ✔ A three-dimensional
continuum of soft, collagen-containing, loose, and dense fibrous connective
tissues that permeate the body providing functional structure and
environment. The fascial system interpenetrates and surrounds all organs,
muscles, bones, and nerve fibers, endowing the body with a functional
structure
3. What are the 5 kinetic chain checkpoints? - ANSWER ✔ Feet and ankles,
knees, LPHC, shoulders and thoracic spine, and head and cervical spine
4. Structural Efficiency - ANSWER ✔ alignment of the musculoskeletal
system (Each component of the (HMS) that allows center of gravity to be
maintained over a constanstly changing base of support during functional
movement.
5. myofascial - ANSWER ✔ pertaining to muscle tissue and fascia
(connective tissue)
6. How does the Fascial System contribute to Functional Efficiency? -
ANSWER ✔ The FS model contributes to functional efficiency by
integrating with the entire nervous system and the muscular system, thereby
, providing a mechanically sensitive and responsive communication network
that is separate from yet synergistic with the nervous system.
7. Define Fascia - ANSWER ✔ a sheath, a sheet, or any other dissectible
aggregations of connective tissue that forms beneath the skin to attach,
enclose, and separate muscles and other internal organs
8. Define Fascial System. - ANSWER ✔ the three-dimensional continuum of
soft, collagen-containing, loose, and dense fibrous connective tissues that
permeate the body.
9. What elements of connective tissue does the fascial system incorporate? -
ANSWER ✔ It incorporates elements such as adipose tissue, adventitia and
neurovascular sheaths, aponeuroses, deep and superficial fasciae,
epineurium, joint capsules, ligaments, membranes, meninges, myofascial
expansions, periostea, retinacula, septa, tendons, visceral fasciae, and all the
intramuscular and intermuscular connective tissues including endo-/peri-
/epimysium.
10.Mechanoreceptors - ANSWER ✔ Sensory receptors responsible for
sensing distortion in body tissues. highly sensitive proprioceptive nerve
endings that respond to mechanical (non-neural) stimuli like stretching,
pressure, tension, compression, and shear forces
11.Free nerve endings - ANSWER ✔ Unencapsulated sensory nerve endings.
12.Nociception - ANSWER ✔ sensory signal indicating potential harm and
maybe pain
13.The stretch reflex is initiated by - ANSWER ✔ proprioceptor
14.Enteric brain - ANSWER ✔ physiological sensations are monitored and
regulated in
15.superficial network - ANSWER ✔ Any movement that is largely
composed of extension would elongate or stretch the SFN. Conversely,
general flexion movements (e.g., being seated and hunched over a computer)
will shorten the SFN. Given that modern society is flexion dominant, SFN
, tightness or hypomobility is common. To gain better extension or if a client
desires to exercise the extensors (i.e., gluteus muscles, spinal extensors,
etc.), stretching the SFN is advised.
16.Deep Front Net (DFN) - ANSWER ✔ DFN is comprised of the following
muscles and their fasciae: deep neck muscles and scalenes, throat muscles,
lungs and chest muscles, heart, diaphragm, anterior spine, psoas, iliacus,
pectineus, pelvic floor, hip adductors, popliteus, tibialis posterior, and long
toe flexors
17.SFN Stretch - ANSWER ✔ Back extension
18.Back Net - ANSWER ✔ is comprised of the following superficial and deep
muscles and their fasciae: cranial fascia, deep spinal intrinsic muscles,
erector spinae, sacrolumbar fascia, deep lateral hip rotators, sacrotuberous
ligament, hamstrings, gastrocnemius and soleus, Achilles tendon, plantar
fascia, and short toe flexors
19.Lateral Net - ANSWER ✔ is comprised of the following muscles and their
fasciae: sternocleidomastoid, scalenes, splenius capitis, intercostals, lateral
abdominal obliques, quadratus lumborum, gluteus medius, gluteus maximus
(superior fibers), greater trochanter (femur), tensor fasciae latae (TFL),
iliotibial tract, and fibularis (peroneus)
20.Spiral Net - ANSWER ✔ SN is comprised of the following muscles and
their fasciae: splenius capitis and splenius cervicis, rhomboids, serratus
anterior, abdominal obliques and fasciae, erector spinae (L5-S1),
sacrolumbar fasciae, sacrotuberous ligament, tensor fasciae latae, iliotibial
tract, biceps femoris, fibularis (peroneus) longus, and tibialis anterior
21.Superficial Front Arm Net - ANSWER ✔ Superficial Front Arm Net
(SFAN) is comprised of the following muscles and their fasciae: pectoralis
major, medial intermuscular septum, latissimus dorsi, and wrist flexors and
retinaculum. The Deep Front Arm Net (DFAN) is comprised of the
following muscles and fasciae: clavicle-pectoral fascia, pectoralis minor,
biceps brachii, radial periosteum, radial collateral ligaments, and thenar
myofascial
, 22.Integrated Stretching - ANSWER ✔ Self-myofascial techniques combined
with assisted and self-stretching techniques.
23.What should the SFC do right after an assisted stretching session ends?
A. Measure vitals such as heart and respiratory rate.
B. Reassess posture and any changes in movement patterns.
C. Determine frequency of stretch sessions needed to meet client goals.
D. Have the client relax in a supine position for 10-15 minutes. -
ANSWER ✔ B. Reassess posture and any changes in movement
patterns.
24.What commonly happens to the joints of the spine and hips of people who
have chronic poor posture, sit daily for many hours and are generally
sedentary?
A. Tension
B. Torque
C. Traction
D. Compression - ANSWER ✔ D. Compression
25.What type of client is best suited for decreasing assisted stretching sessions
to once monthly for maintenance after primary goals are met?
A. Clients who are not engaged with high-intensity activity and are able
to maintain satisfactory mobility.
B. Clients that are limited in time but feel they need to do at least some
stretching.
C. Clients should not decrease sessions to only once per month.
D. Clients that do not enjoy the stretching session, but do enjoy talking
with the SFC. - ANSWER ✔ A. Clients who are not engaged with
high-intensity activity and are able to maintain satisfactory mobility.
26.What technique is generally used first when addressing global postural
alignment?
A. Upper cervical mobilization
B. Overhead squat assessment
C. Double- and single-leg traction
EXAM STUDY GUIDE 2026/2027
ACCURATE QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
DETAILED SOLUTIONS ||
100% GUARANTEED PASS
<NEWEST VERSION>
1. What components make up the Human Movement System (HMS)? -
ANSWER ✔ Myofascial (Muscle and Connective tissue),Neuromuscular
(nerves and muscle), Articular (bone, cartilage,ligaments)
2. What is the Fascial systmem (FS)? - ANSWER ✔ A three-dimensional
continuum of soft, collagen-containing, loose, and dense fibrous connective
tissues that permeate the body providing functional structure and
environment. The fascial system interpenetrates and surrounds all organs,
muscles, bones, and nerve fibers, endowing the body with a functional
structure
3. What are the 5 kinetic chain checkpoints? - ANSWER ✔ Feet and ankles,
knees, LPHC, shoulders and thoracic spine, and head and cervical spine
4. Structural Efficiency - ANSWER ✔ alignment of the musculoskeletal
system (Each component of the (HMS) that allows center of gravity to be
maintained over a constanstly changing base of support during functional
movement.
5. myofascial - ANSWER ✔ pertaining to muscle tissue and fascia
(connective tissue)
6. How does the Fascial System contribute to Functional Efficiency? -
ANSWER ✔ The FS model contributes to functional efficiency by
integrating with the entire nervous system and the muscular system, thereby
, providing a mechanically sensitive and responsive communication network
that is separate from yet synergistic with the nervous system.
7. Define Fascia - ANSWER ✔ a sheath, a sheet, or any other dissectible
aggregations of connective tissue that forms beneath the skin to attach,
enclose, and separate muscles and other internal organs
8. Define Fascial System. - ANSWER ✔ the three-dimensional continuum of
soft, collagen-containing, loose, and dense fibrous connective tissues that
permeate the body.
9. What elements of connective tissue does the fascial system incorporate? -
ANSWER ✔ It incorporates elements such as adipose tissue, adventitia and
neurovascular sheaths, aponeuroses, deep and superficial fasciae,
epineurium, joint capsules, ligaments, membranes, meninges, myofascial
expansions, periostea, retinacula, septa, tendons, visceral fasciae, and all the
intramuscular and intermuscular connective tissues including endo-/peri-
/epimysium.
10.Mechanoreceptors - ANSWER ✔ Sensory receptors responsible for
sensing distortion in body tissues. highly sensitive proprioceptive nerve
endings that respond to mechanical (non-neural) stimuli like stretching,
pressure, tension, compression, and shear forces
11.Free nerve endings - ANSWER ✔ Unencapsulated sensory nerve endings.
12.Nociception - ANSWER ✔ sensory signal indicating potential harm and
maybe pain
13.The stretch reflex is initiated by - ANSWER ✔ proprioceptor
14.Enteric brain - ANSWER ✔ physiological sensations are monitored and
regulated in
15.superficial network - ANSWER ✔ Any movement that is largely
composed of extension would elongate or stretch the SFN. Conversely,
general flexion movements (e.g., being seated and hunched over a computer)
will shorten the SFN. Given that modern society is flexion dominant, SFN
, tightness or hypomobility is common. To gain better extension or if a client
desires to exercise the extensors (i.e., gluteus muscles, spinal extensors,
etc.), stretching the SFN is advised.
16.Deep Front Net (DFN) - ANSWER ✔ DFN is comprised of the following
muscles and their fasciae: deep neck muscles and scalenes, throat muscles,
lungs and chest muscles, heart, diaphragm, anterior spine, psoas, iliacus,
pectineus, pelvic floor, hip adductors, popliteus, tibialis posterior, and long
toe flexors
17.SFN Stretch - ANSWER ✔ Back extension
18.Back Net - ANSWER ✔ is comprised of the following superficial and deep
muscles and their fasciae: cranial fascia, deep spinal intrinsic muscles,
erector spinae, sacrolumbar fascia, deep lateral hip rotators, sacrotuberous
ligament, hamstrings, gastrocnemius and soleus, Achilles tendon, plantar
fascia, and short toe flexors
19.Lateral Net - ANSWER ✔ is comprised of the following muscles and their
fasciae: sternocleidomastoid, scalenes, splenius capitis, intercostals, lateral
abdominal obliques, quadratus lumborum, gluteus medius, gluteus maximus
(superior fibers), greater trochanter (femur), tensor fasciae latae (TFL),
iliotibial tract, and fibularis (peroneus)
20.Spiral Net - ANSWER ✔ SN is comprised of the following muscles and
their fasciae: splenius capitis and splenius cervicis, rhomboids, serratus
anterior, abdominal obliques and fasciae, erector spinae (L5-S1),
sacrolumbar fasciae, sacrotuberous ligament, tensor fasciae latae, iliotibial
tract, biceps femoris, fibularis (peroneus) longus, and tibialis anterior
21.Superficial Front Arm Net - ANSWER ✔ Superficial Front Arm Net
(SFAN) is comprised of the following muscles and their fasciae: pectoralis
major, medial intermuscular septum, latissimus dorsi, and wrist flexors and
retinaculum. The Deep Front Arm Net (DFAN) is comprised of the
following muscles and fasciae: clavicle-pectoral fascia, pectoralis minor,
biceps brachii, radial periosteum, radial collateral ligaments, and thenar
myofascial
, 22.Integrated Stretching - ANSWER ✔ Self-myofascial techniques combined
with assisted and self-stretching techniques.
23.What should the SFC do right after an assisted stretching session ends?
A. Measure vitals such as heart and respiratory rate.
B. Reassess posture and any changes in movement patterns.
C. Determine frequency of stretch sessions needed to meet client goals.
D. Have the client relax in a supine position for 10-15 minutes. -
ANSWER ✔ B. Reassess posture and any changes in movement
patterns.
24.What commonly happens to the joints of the spine and hips of people who
have chronic poor posture, sit daily for many hours and are generally
sedentary?
A. Tension
B. Torque
C. Traction
D. Compression - ANSWER ✔ D. Compression
25.What type of client is best suited for decreasing assisted stretching sessions
to once monthly for maintenance after primary goals are met?
A. Clients who are not engaged with high-intensity activity and are able
to maintain satisfactory mobility.
B. Clients that are limited in time but feel they need to do at least some
stretching.
C. Clients should not decrease sessions to only once per month.
D. Clients that do not enjoy the stretching session, but do enjoy talking
with the SFC. - ANSWER ✔ A. Clients who are not engaged with
high-intensity activity and are able to maintain satisfactory mobility.
26.What technique is generally used first when addressing global postural
alignment?
A. Upper cervical mobilization
B. Overhead squat assessment
C. Double- and single-leg traction
