(YES) Final Exam NASM UPDATED Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Normal weight, as defined by the CDC, falls into which range of BMI percentiles? - Correct
Answer- a. 1st-4th
b. 5th-84th
c. 85th-90th
d. 91st-99th
The CDC defines being obese as having which of the BMI percentile ranges? - Correct
Answer- a. 95th-99th
b. 85th-94th
c. 25th-75th
d. 1st-20th
A majority of health and fitness literature pertaining to exercise training programs, fitness
guidelines, and exercise techniques focuses on which of the following populations? - Correct
Answer- a. Youth
b. Adult
c. Prenatal women
d. Seniors
A 12- to 19-year-old client is properly termed as which of the following - Correct Answer- a.
Toddler
b. Child
c. Adolescent
d. Young adult
Which is true concerning gains in body mass and height when comparing boys and girls? -
Correct Answer- a. Girls grow approximately 2 years earlier than boys.
b. Boys grow approximately 2 years earlier than girls.
c. Boys grow for a shorter amount of time.
, d. Girls grow for a longer amount of time.
Stroke volume is defined as which of the following? - Correct Answer- a. The amount of
blood pumped out of the heart with each contraction
Cardiac output is defined as which of the following? - Correct Answer- b. The overall
performance of the heart
Tidal volume is defined as which of the following? - Correct Answer- c. The amount of air
that enters and leaves the lungs during one regular breath
Which of the following best describes a youth's thermoregulation capability? - Correct
Answer- a. Youth are less able to control their body temperature at rest and during exercise
compared with adults.
b. Youth are more able to control their body temperature at rest and during exercise compared
with adults.
c. Youth and adults have the same capacity for thermoregulation.
d. Due to their size compared with adults, they are better able to control fluid loss.
What is the best way to develop an understanding of a young client's vision? - Correct
Answer- a. Ask questions that lead to understanding in short-term and long-term interests.
b. Set goals based on the PAR-Q.
c. Ask the client's parents to set their goals.
d. Focus on only exercise, and develop goals as you go.
Which of the following strategies is most helpful in enhancing behavior modification? -
Correct Answer- a. Developing open ended goals
b. Promoting action and self-care
c. Setting goals that are easily reachable
d. Promoting nonspecific and nonfocused action
An individual's ability to change and influence his or her own lifestyles and behaviors is
defined as which of the following? - Correct Answer- a. External locus of control
b. Internal locus of control
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Normal weight, as defined by the CDC, falls into which range of BMI percentiles? - Correct
Answer- a. 1st-4th
b. 5th-84th
c. 85th-90th
d. 91st-99th
The CDC defines being obese as having which of the BMI percentile ranges? - Correct
Answer- a. 95th-99th
b. 85th-94th
c. 25th-75th
d. 1st-20th
A majority of health and fitness literature pertaining to exercise training programs, fitness
guidelines, and exercise techniques focuses on which of the following populations? - Correct
Answer- a. Youth
b. Adult
c. Prenatal women
d. Seniors
A 12- to 19-year-old client is properly termed as which of the following - Correct Answer- a.
Toddler
b. Child
c. Adolescent
d. Young adult
Which is true concerning gains in body mass and height when comparing boys and girls? -
Correct Answer- a. Girls grow approximately 2 years earlier than boys.
b. Boys grow approximately 2 years earlier than girls.
c. Boys grow for a shorter amount of time.
, d. Girls grow for a longer amount of time.
Stroke volume is defined as which of the following? - Correct Answer- a. The amount of
blood pumped out of the heart with each contraction
Cardiac output is defined as which of the following? - Correct Answer- b. The overall
performance of the heart
Tidal volume is defined as which of the following? - Correct Answer- c. The amount of air
that enters and leaves the lungs during one regular breath
Which of the following best describes a youth's thermoregulation capability? - Correct
Answer- a. Youth are less able to control their body temperature at rest and during exercise
compared with adults.
b. Youth are more able to control their body temperature at rest and during exercise compared
with adults.
c. Youth and adults have the same capacity for thermoregulation.
d. Due to their size compared with adults, they are better able to control fluid loss.
What is the best way to develop an understanding of a young client's vision? - Correct
Answer- a. Ask questions that lead to understanding in short-term and long-term interests.
b. Set goals based on the PAR-Q.
c. Ask the client's parents to set their goals.
d. Focus on only exercise, and develop goals as you go.
Which of the following strategies is most helpful in enhancing behavior modification? -
Correct Answer- a. Developing open ended goals
b. Promoting action and self-care
c. Setting goals that are easily reachable
d. Promoting nonspecific and nonfocused action
An individual's ability to change and influence his or her own lifestyles and behaviors is
defined as which of the following? - Correct Answer- a. External locus of control
b. Internal locus of control
