NASM CPT 7 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
Which division of the skeleton is made up of the arms, legs, and pelvic girdle?
a. Lateral
b. Axial
c. Appendicular
d. Peripheral ANSW✅✅Appendicular
Which of the following reflects the characteristics of moderate-intensity exercise?
a. Inability to talk comfortably during exercise with some breathlessness in the average untrained
individual
b. Ability to talk comfortably during exercise without breathlessness in the average untrained
individual
c. Ability to talk easily during exercise without any indication of breathlessness in the average
untrained individual
d. The inability to talk at all during exercise with breathlessness in the average untrained individual
ANSW✅✅Ability to talk comfortably during exercise without breathlessness in the average
untrained individual
How many repetitions of each SAQ drill is appropriate for youth athletes?
a. 3 to 5 reps
b. 1 or 2 reps
c. 8 to 10 reps
d. 6 to 8 reps ANSW✅✅3 to 5 reps
What is the primary action of the multifidus?
a. Stabilize and extend the spine
b. Regulate inspiration
c. Support the contents of the pelvis
d. Increase intra-abdominal pressure ANSW✅✅Stabilize and extend the spine
,What is the primary action of the multifidus?
a. Stabilize and extend the spine
b. Regulate inspiration
c. Support the contents of the pelvis
d. Increase intra-abdominal pressure ANSW✅✅Stabilize and extend the spine
What is the best next progression for a client who can properly perform the power step-up exercise?
a. Squat jump
b. Proprioceptive plyometrics
c. Ice skaters
d. Depth jumps ANSW✅✅Ice skaters
Which of the following statements regarding true Tabata training is considered accurate?
a. The work-to-recovery intervals are 1:2 (20 sec work + 40 sec recovery) for a total of 10 intervals.
b. The work-to-recovery intervals are 3:1 (30 sec work + 10 sec recovery) for a total of 12 intervals.
c. The total duration of the workout is 4 minutes long and performed at 170% of VO2max.
d. The total duration of the workout is 20 minutes long and performed at near maximal effort.
ANSW✅✅The total duration of the workout is 4 minutes long and performed at 170% of VO2max.
Which muscle functions as part of the global muscular system?
a. Erector spinae
b. Internal oblique
c. Multifidus
d. Transversus abdominis ANSW✅✅Erector spinae
How is osteopenia best described?
a. The loss of bone density related to the aging process.
b. A bone weakness disease caused by vitamin D deficiency.
c. An age-related loss of muscle mass resulting in weakness and frailty in older adults.
, d. A disease characterized by low bone density. ANSW✅✅The loss of bone density related to the
aging process.
Which of the following tests uses recovery heart rate rather than exercising heart rate to evaluate
cardiorespiratory fitness levels?
a. Ventilatory threshold 1 (VT1) test
b. 1.5-mile (2.4-km) run test
c. Rockport 1-mile walk test
d. YMCA 3-minute step test ANSW✅✅YMCA 3-minute step test
What is defined as the ability to react and change body position with maximal force production, in all
planes of motion, and from all body positions?
a. Speed
b. Agility
c. Quickness
d. Strength ANSW✅✅Quickness
Which component of blood is primarily responsible for clotting mechanisms?
a. White blood cells
b. Platelets
c. Plasma
d. Red blood cells ANSW✅✅Platelets
Which heart chamber gathers oxygenated blood coming to the heart from the lungs?
a. Left ventricle
b. Left atrium
c. Right atrium
d. Pulmonary veins ANSW✅✅Left atrium
When performing a floor bridge exercise, why should you not raise the hips too far off the floor?
a. It may place too much stress on the cervical spine through hyperflexion.
b. It may place excessive stress on the lumbar spine through hyperextension.
CORRECT ANSWERS
Which division of the skeleton is made up of the arms, legs, and pelvic girdle?
a. Lateral
b. Axial
c. Appendicular
d. Peripheral ANSW✅✅Appendicular
Which of the following reflects the characteristics of moderate-intensity exercise?
a. Inability to talk comfortably during exercise with some breathlessness in the average untrained
individual
b. Ability to talk comfortably during exercise without breathlessness in the average untrained
individual
c. Ability to talk easily during exercise without any indication of breathlessness in the average
untrained individual
d. The inability to talk at all during exercise with breathlessness in the average untrained individual
ANSW✅✅Ability to talk comfortably during exercise without breathlessness in the average
untrained individual
How many repetitions of each SAQ drill is appropriate for youth athletes?
a. 3 to 5 reps
b. 1 or 2 reps
c. 8 to 10 reps
d. 6 to 8 reps ANSW✅✅3 to 5 reps
What is the primary action of the multifidus?
a. Stabilize and extend the spine
b. Regulate inspiration
c. Support the contents of the pelvis
d. Increase intra-abdominal pressure ANSW✅✅Stabilize and extend the spine
,What is the primary action of the multifidus?
a. Stabilize and extend the spine
b. Regulate inspiration
c. Support the contents of the pelvis
d. Increase intra-abdominal pressure ANSW✅✅Stabilize and extend the spine
What is the best next progression for a client who can properly perform the power step-up exercise?
a. Squat jump
b. Proprioceptive plyometrics
c. Ice skaters
d. Depth jumps ANSW✅✅Ice skaters
Which of the following statements regarding true Tabata training is considered accurate?
a. The work-to-recovery intervals are 1:2 (20 sec work + 40 sec recovery) for a total of 10 intervals.
b. The work-to-recovery intervals are 3:1 (30 sec work + 10 sec recovery) for a total of 12 intervals.
c. The total duration of the workout is 4 minutes long and performed at 170% of VO2max.
d. The total duration of the workout is 20 minutes long and performed at near maximal effort.
ANSW✅✅The total duration of the workout is 4 minutes long and performed at 170% of VO2max.
Which muscle functions as part of the global muscular system?
a. Erector spinae
b. Internal oblique
c. Multifidus
d. Transversus abdominis ANSW✅✅Erector spinae
How is osteopenia best described?
a. The loss of bone density related to the aging process.
b. A bone weakness disease caused by vitamin D deficiency.
c. An age-related loss of muscle mass resulting in weakness and frailty in older adults.
, d. A disease characterized by low bone density. ANSW✅✅The loss of bone density related to the
aging process.
Which of the following tests uses recovery heart rate rather than exercising heart rate to evaluate
cardiorespiratory fitness levels?
a. Ventilatory threshold 1 (VT1) test
b. 1.5-mile (2.4-km) run test
c. Rockport 1-mile walk test
d. YMCA 3-minute step test ANSW✅✅YMCA 3-minute step test
What is defined as the ability to react and change body position with maximal force production, in all
planes of motion, and from all body positions?
a. Speed
b. Agility
c. Quickness
d. Strength ANSW✅✅Quickness
Which component of blood is primarily responsible for clotting mechanisms?
a. White blood cells
b. Platelets
c. Plasma
d. Red blood cells ANSW✅✅Platelets
Which heart chamber gathers oxygenated blood coming to the heart from the lungs?
a. Left ventricle
b. Left atrium
c. Right atrium
d. Pulmonary veins ANSW✅✅Left atrium
When performing a floor bridge exercise, why should you not raise the hips too far off the floor?
a. It may place too much stress on the cervical spine through hyperflexion.
b. It may place excessive stress on the lumbar spine through hyperextension.
