NBCE BOARDS EVALUATION EXAM 2025 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔Exercises where the hand or foot is free to move - ✔✔Open Chain Exercises
✔✔Exercises where the hand or foot is fixed and cannot move - ✔✔Closed Chain
Exercises
✔✔What are some examples of open chain exercises? (4) - ✔✔Bench press
biceps curl
leg extensions
straight leg raises
✔✔What are some examples of closed chain exercises? (5) - ✔✔Push-ups
HSPU
Pull-ups
Squats
Lunges
✔✔What kind of exercise should you do on someone with a knee injury? - ✔✔Leg
Extensions TOE OUT
Why? because weak VMO, lateral tracking patella and chondromalacia patella
✔✔What kind of exercises should you use with Lower Crossed Syndrome? -
✔✔WILLIAMS
✔✔What muscles are tight and weak with Lower Crossed Syndrome? - ✔✔TIGHT
Iliopsoas
TIGHT Erector Spinae
WEAK Abdominals
WEAK Gluteus Maximus
✔✔What do you do to facilitated muscles? What do you do to inhibited muscles? -
✔✔Facilitated=Tight...STRETCH these mm
Inhibited=Restricted...STRENGTHEN these mm
✔✔What muscles are tight and weak with Upper Crossed Syndrome? - ✔✔TIGHT
Upper Trap & Levator Scap
TIGHT Pectoralis
WEAK Deep Neck Flexor (Longus Colli)
WEAK Lower Trap & Serratus Anterior
✔✔How do you strengthen the longus colli? - ✔✔Tri-flex
,✔✔Only portion of lower crossed syndrome you wouldn't use Williams exercises on? -
✔✔Hip Extension...Williams are flexion so use McKenzie
✔✔What muscles are tight/facilitated with lower crossed syndrome? - ✔✔STRETCH
THESE
Iliopsoas : perform hip extension (McKenzie)
Rectus Femoris : perform hip extension (McKenzie)
TFL : perform ADDuction
Adductor Group: perform ABduction
Erector spinae: perform flexion
Gastroc: can't isolate because crosses 2 joints
Soleus: can be isolated by flexing the knee
✔✔What are the four main postural issues associated with lower crossed syndrome? -
✔✔Anterior rotation of the pelvis (stretch iliopsoas)
Increased lumbar lordosis (Williams flexion)
Hips in flexion (stretch iliopsoas- McKenzie)
Knees may be hyperextended (genu recuvatum)
✔✔Action of the Iliopsoas - ✔✔Flexes hip joint
✔✔Action of the Rectus Femoris - ✔✔Flexes the hip joint
Quadriceps extends the knee joint
✔✔Action of the TFL - ✔✔Abducts, flexes and medially rotates hip joint
✔✔Action of erector spinae - ✔✔Extension of vertebral column
✔✔Action of gastrocnemius - ✔✔Plantar flexes ankle and assists in knee flexion
✔✔Action of soleus - ✔✔Plantar flexes ankle
✔✔Weak/Inhibited muscles in lower crossed syndrome - ✔✔STRENGTHEN THESE
(resistance against action)
Rectus Abdominis : crunches (williams)
Oblique : crunches (williams)
Gluteus Maximus : pelvic rock (williams)
Gluteus Medius : side lying ABduction
Hamstrings : stretch AND strengthen
, ✔✔Common injuries due to weak muscles associated with lower crossed syndrome -
✔✔Low back pain
Knee pain
Hamstring strains
✔✔Action of rectus abdominis - ✔✔Flexes vertebral column
✔✔Action of obliques - ✔✔Bilaterally: flex vertebral column
Unilaterally: rotate vertebral column
✔✔Action of gluteus maximus - ✔✔Extends and laterally rotates hip
✔✔Action of gluteus medius - ✔✔ABducts hip joint
✔✔Action of semitendinosus/semimembranosus - ✔✔Flexes and medially rotates knee,
extends and medially rotates hip
✔✔Action of biceps femoris - ✔✔Flex and laterally rotates knee; extends and laterally
rotates hip
✔✔Action of tibialis anterior - ✔✔DORSIflex and INvert
✔✔Action of tibialis posterior - ✔✔PLANTARflex and INvert
✔✔Inversion ankle sprain - ✔✔d/t tight tibialis--stretch these with EVERSION
STRENGTHEN peroneus--this muscle everts the foot
✔✔Tight/Facilitated Muscles associated with Upper Crossed Syndrome - ✔✔STRETCH
THESE
Pectorals Major
Pec Minor, Levator Scap, Teres Major*, Upper Trap
Anterior Deltoid
Subscap, Lats, Teres Major
SCM, Scalenes, Rectus capitis
✔✔Action of pec major - ✔✔ADDucts and medially rotates humerus
✔✔Action of pec minor - ✔✔Tilts the scapula anteriorly
✔✔Action of Levator scapula - ✔✔Elevates scapula
✔✔Action of teres major - ✔✔INTERNAL rotation, ADDuction and extension of shoulder
ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔Exercises where the hand or foot is free to move - ✔✔Open Chain Exercises
✔✔Exercises where the hand or foot is fixed and cannot move - ✔✔Closed Chain
Exercises
✔✔What are some examples of open chain exercises? (4) - ✔✔Bench press
biceps curl
leg extensions
straight leg raises
✔✔What are some examples of closed chain exercises? (5) - ✔✔Push-ups
HSPU
Pull-ups
Squats
Lunges
✔✔What kind of exercise should you do on someone with a knee injury? - ✔✔Leg
Extensions TOE OUT
Why? because weak VMO, lateral tracking patella and chondromalacia patella
✔✔What kind of exercises should you use with Lower Crossed Syndrome? -
✔✔WILLIAMS
✔✔What muscles are tight and weak with Lower Crossed Syndrome? - ✔✔TIGHT
Iliopsoas
TIGHT Erector Spinae
WEAK Abdominals
WEAK Gluteus Maximus
✔✔What do you do to facilitated muscles? What do you do to inhibited muscles? -
✔✔Facilitated=Tight...STRETCH these mm
Inhibited=Restricted...STRENGTHEN these mm
✔✔What muscles are tight and weak with Upper Crossed Syndrome? - ✔✔TIGHT
Upper Trap & Levator Scap
TIGHT Pectoralis
WEAK Deep Neck Flexor (Longus Colli)
WEAK Lower Trap & Serratus Anterior
✔✔How do you strengthen the longus colli? - ✔✔Tri-flex
,✔✔Only portion of lower crossed syndrome you wouldn't use Williams exercises on? -
✔✔Hip Extension...Williams are flexion so use McKenzie
✔✔What muscles are tight/facilitated with lower crossed syndrome? - ✔✔STRETCH
THESE
Iliopsoas : perform hip extension (McKenzie)
Rectus Femoris : perform hip extension (McKenzie)
TFL : perform ADDuction
Adductor Group: perform ABduction
Erector spinae: perform flexion
Gastroc: can't isolate because crosses 2 joints
Soleus: can be isolated by flexing the knee
✔✔What are the four main postural issues associated with lower crossed syndrome? -
✔✔Anterior rotation of the pelvis (stretch iliopsoas)
Increased lumbar lordosis (Williams flexion)
Hips in flexion (stretch iliopsoas- McKenzie)
Knees may be hyperextended (genu recuvatum)
✔✔Action of the Iliopsoas - ✔✔Flexes hip joint
✔✔Action of the Rectus Femoris - ✔✔Flexes the hip joint
Quadriceps extends the knee joint
✔✔Action of the TFL - ✔✔Abducts, flexes and medially rotates hip joint
✔✔Action of erector spinae - ✔✔Extension of vertebral column
✔✔Action of gastrocnemius - ✔✔Plantar flexes ankle and assists in knee flexion
✔✔Action of soleus - ✔✔Plantar flexes ankle
✔✔Weak/Inhibited muscles in lower crossed syndrome - ✔✔STRENGTHEN THESE
(resistance against action)
Rectus Abdominis : crunches (williams)
Oblique : crunches (williams)
Gluteus Maximus : pelvic rock (williams)
Gluteus Medius : side lying ABduction
Hamstrings : stretch AND strengthen
, ✔✔Common injuries due to weak muscles associated with lower crossed syndrome -
✔✔Low back pain
Knee pain
Hamstring strains
✔✔Action of rectus abdominis - ✔✔Flexes vertebral column
✔✔Action of obliques - ✔✔Bilaterally: flex vertebral column
Unilaterally: rotate vertebral column
✔✔Action of gluteus maximus - ✔✔Extends and laterally rotates hip
✔✔Action of gluteus medius - ✔✔ABducts hip joint
✔✔Action of semitendinosus/semimembranosus - ✔✔Flexes and medially rotates knee,
extends and medially rotates hip
✔✔Action of biceps femoris - ✔✔Flex and laterally rotates knee; extends and laterally
rotates hip
✔✔Action of tibialis anterior - ✔✔DORSIflex and INvert
✔✔Action of tibialis posterior - ✔✔PLANTARflex and INvert
✔✔Inversion ankle sprain - ✔✔d/t tight tibialis--stretch these with EVERSION
STRENGTHEN peroneus--this muscle everts the foot
✔✔Tight/Facilitated Muscles associated with Upper Crossed Syndrome - ✔✔STRETCH
THESE
Pectorals Major
Pec Minor, Levator Scap, Teres Major*, Upper Trap
Anterior Deltoid
Subscap, Lats, Teres Major
SCM, Scalenes, Rectus capitis
✔✔Action of pec major - ✔✔ADDucts and medially rotates humerus
✔✔Action of pec minor - ✔✔Tilts the scapula anteriorly
✔✔Action of Levator scapula - ✔✔Elevates scapula
✔✔Action of teres major - ✔✔INTERNAL rotation, ADDuction and extension of shoulder
