ACSM STUDY GUIDE questions with
correct answers
BIOMECHANICS - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔principles of physics related to
energy and force as they apply to the human body
PROXIMAL - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔CLOSER TO THE TRUNK
DISTAL - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔further from the trunk
SUPERIOR (CRANIAL) - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔above, toward the head
INFERIOR (CAUDAL) - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔lower than, toward the feet
ANTERIOR (VENTRAL) - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔toward the front
POSTERIOR (DORSAL) - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔toward the back
MEDIAL - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔closer to the midline
LATERAL - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔further from the midline
,THREE CARDINAL BODY PLANES - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔sagittal
plane, frontal plane, transverse plane
SAGITTAL PLANE - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔makes a division into right and
left portions
FRONTAL PLANE - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔makes a division into anterior
(front) and posterior (back) portions
TRANSVERSE PLANE - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔makes a division into
upper (superior) and lower (inferior) portions
ROTATION - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔movement around a longitudinal axis,
either toward or away from the midline
CIRCUMDUCTION - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔a combination of flexion,
extension, abduction, and adduction
EVERSION - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔turning the sole of the foot away from
the midline
INVERSION - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔turning the sole of the foot toward
the midline
Bones of the skull, vertebral column, ribs, and sternum... - CORRECT
ANSWERS ✔✔AXIAL SKELETON
,VERTEBRAL COLUMN (SPINE) - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔serves as the
main axial support for the body
4 Major curvatures of the adult vertebral column - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔cervical curve, thoracic curve, lumbar curve,
sacral curve
KYPHOSIS "primary curves" - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔curves of the thoracic
and sacral regions
LORDOSIS "secondary curves" - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔curves of the
cervical and lumbar region
Commonly found abnormal curves in the sagittal plane - CORRECT
ANSWERS ✔✔hyperkyphosis and hyperlordosis
HYPERKYPHOSIS - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔exaggerated posterior thoracic
curvature
HYPERLORDOSIS - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔exaggerated anterior lumbar
curvature
Commonly found abnormal curve in the frontal plane - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔scoliosis
, STERNUM - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔midline of the chest
What are the 3 parts of the sternum? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔manubrium,
body, xiphoid process
RF for family history - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔myocardial infarction,
coronary revascularization or sudden death to a 1st degree family member
when >55 male, >65 female
RF for cigarette smoking - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔within 6 months
Risk factor for Dyslipidemia LDL - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Lgreater than
130 mg/dL
RF Dyslipidemia Total Cholesterol - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔greater than
200 mg/dL
RF Dyslipidemia low HDL - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔less than 40 mg/dL
RF Sedentary minutes of activity, days of week, past # of months - CORRECT
ANSWERS ✔✔less than 30 min/day, 3 days/week, for at least 3 months
RF Prediabetes fasting blood glucose - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔greater than
or equal to 100 mg/dL up to 126
correct answers
BIOMECHANICS - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔principles of physics related to
energy and force as they apply to the human body
PROXIMAL - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔CLOSER TO THE TRUNK
DISTAL - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔further from the trunk
SUPERIOR (CRANIAL) - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔above, toward the head
INFERIOR (CAUDAL) - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔lower than, toward the feet
ANTERIOR (VENTRAL) - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔toward the front
POSTERIOR (DORSAL) - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔toward the back
MEDIAL - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔closer to the midline
LATERAL - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔further from the midline
,THREE CARDINAL BODY PLANES - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔sagittal
plane, frontal plane, transverse plane
SAGITTAL PLANE - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔makes a division into right and
left portions
FRONTAL PLANE - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔makes a division into anterior
(front) and posterior (back) portions
TRANSVERSE PLANE - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔makes a division into
upper (superior) and lower (inferior) portions
ROTATION - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔movement around a longitudinal axis,
either toward or away from the midline
CIRCUMDUCTION - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔a combination of flexion,
extension, abduction, and adduction
EVERSION - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔turning the sole of the foot away from
the midline
INVERSION - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔turning the sole of the foot toward
the midline
Bones of the skull, vertebral column, ribs, and sternum... - CORRECT
ANSWERS ✔✔AXIAL SKELETON
,VERTEBRAL COLUMN (SPINE) - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔serves as the
main axial support for the body
4 Major curvatures of the adult vertebral column - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔cervical curve, thoracic curve, lumbar curve,
sacral curve
KYPHOSIS "primary curves" - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔curves of the thoracic
and sacral regions
LORDOSIS "secondary curves" - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔curves of the
cervical and lumbar region
Commonly found abnormal curves in the sagittal plane - CORRECT
ANSWERS ✔✔hyperkyphosis and hyperlordosis
HYPERKYPHOSIS - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔exaggerated posterior thoracic
curvature
HYPERLORDOSIS - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔exaggerated anterior lumbar
curvature
Commonly found abnormal curve in the frontal plane - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔scoliosis
, STERNUM - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔midline of the chest
What are the 3 parts of the sternum? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔manubrium,
body, xiphoid process
RF for family history - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔myocardial infarction,
coronary revascularization or sudden death to a 1st degree family member
when >55 male, >65 female
RF for cigarette smoking - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔within 6 months
Risk factor for Dyslipidemia LDL - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Lgreater than
130 mg/dL
RF Dyslipidemia Total Cholesterol - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔greater than
200 mg/dL
RF Dyslipidemia low HDL - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔less than 40 mg/dL
RF Sedentary minutes of activity, days of week, past # of months - CORRECT
ANSWERS ✔✔less than 30 min/day, 3 days/week, for at least 3 months
RF Prediabetes fasting blood glucose - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔greater than
or equal to 100 mg/dL up to 126
