FINAL EXAM NASM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Whichrrofrrtherrfollowingrrmayrrberrincludedrrinrranrrindividualizedrrintegratedrrstretchingrrprogra
m?
Mandatoryrrself-
myofascialrrtechniques,rrgeneralrrcorrectiverrstretches,rrdynamicrrstretchesrrforrrwarm-
upsrrandrrrecoveryrrstretchesrrforrrcoolrrdowns.
b.Self-myofascialrrtechniques,rrspecificrrcorrectiverrstretches,rrdynamicrrstretchesrrforrrwarm-
upsrrandrrrecoveryrrstretchesrrforrrcoolrrdowns.
c.Intenserrself-
myofascialrrtechniques,rrspecificrrcorrectiverrstretches,rrrecoveryrrstretchesrrforrrwarm-
upsrrandrrdynamicrrstretchesrrforrrcoolrrdowns.
d.Heavyrrweightrrtraining,rrdynamicrrstretchesrrforrrwarm-
upsrrandrrrecoveryrrstretchesrrforrrcoolrrdowns.
Clearrrmyrrchoicerr-rrans-b
Whatrrtypesrrofrrmovementrrshouldrrberrusedrrtorrengagerrtherrparasympatheticrrnervousrrsyste
m?
a.Itrrisrrmorerrofrrarrmindsetrrthanrrmovementrrthatrractivatesrrdifferentrrbranchesrrofrrtherrnervous
rrsystem
b.Slowrrandrrgentlerrmovements
c.Continualrrmovementsrrwhilerrconcentratingrronrrrapidrrbreathing
d.Quickrrandrrstrongrrmovementrr-rrans-b
Whichrrtyperrofrrexerciserrwouldrrberrbeneficialrrforrrclientrrwhorrworksrratrrarrdeskrrforrr6-
8rrhoursrrdaily,rrinrradditionrrtorrcorrectiverrexercise?
a.Activerrextension
b.Activerradduction
c.Activerrabduction
d.Activerrflexionrr-rrans-a
Whyrrisrritrrimportantrrtorrberrpreparedrrforrranrremotionalrrresponserrduringrranrrassistedrrstretchi
ngrrsession?
,a.Sorrtherrfitnessrrprofessionalrrcanrrexplainrrtherrobscurityrrofrrtherrlimitrrofrrscoperrofrrpracticerrofr
rtherrfitnessrrprofessional.
b.Torrexplainrrtherrunlimitedrrscoperrofrrpracticerrofrrtherrfitnessrrprofessionalrrduringrrtherrassiste
drrstretchingrrsession.
c.Sorrtherrfitnessrrprofessionalrrcanrrexplainrrtherrlimitsrrofrrscoperrofrrpracticerrandrrofferrrarrreferr
al.
d.Therrscoperrofrrpracticerrofrrtherrfitnessrrprofessionalrrcanrrberroversteppedrrduringrranrremotio
nalrrresponse.rr-rrans-d
WhyrrisrrmyofascialrrmovementrrrestrictionrrcommonrrinrrtherrSuperficialrrFrontrrNetrr(SFN)?
a.Manyrrpeoplerrspendrrtherrmajorityrrofrrtheirrrdayrrinrrflexion,rrsuchrrasrrsitting.
b.Manyrrpeoplerrspendrrtherrmajorityrrofrrtheirrrdayrrinrrextension,rrsuchrrasrrstanding.
c.Manyrrpeoplerrperformrractivitiesrrthatrrarerronerrsided,rrsuchrrasrrpainting.
d.Manyrrpeoplerrarerrnotrrfunctionallyrractiverrenough,rrandrrdefaultrrtorroverrrextensionrrpattern
s.rr-rrans-a
Ifrrarrclientrrisrrnotrrexperiencingrrtherrresultsrrtheyrrwantrrwithrrarrself-
carerrprogram,rrwhatrrshouldrrtheyrrconsider?
a.Ifrrtheyrrarerrrelaxingrrorrrholdingrrtensionrrduringrrtherrsession
b.Ifrrtherrprogramrrisrrreallyrrwhatrrtheyrrneed
c.Notrrwarmingrruprrproperlyrrbeforerrstretching
d.Ifrrtheyrrhaverrusedrrtherrmyofascialrrrollerrrenoughrrbeforerrstretchingrr-rrans-a
Whatrrarerrfreerrnerverrendings?
a.Encapsulatedrrreceptorsrrpresentrrinrrbothrrhairlessrrandrrhairyrrskin
b.Roughrredgedrrreceptorsrrresponsiblerrforrrrespondingrrtorrnoxiousrrstimuli
c.Unencapsulatedrrsensoryrrnerverrendings
d.Bulbedrrnerverrendingrr-rrans-c
Whyrrisrranrrindividualizedrrstretchingrrprogramrrmorerradvantageousrrforrrarrclient?
a.Individualizedrrprogramsrrcreaterrbetterrrrapportrrwithrrtherrclient.
b.Itrrisrrtherrsamerrasrrtherrassisted-
stretchingrrprogram,rrsorrtherrclientrrisrrfamiliarrrwithrrtherrsequence.
c.Specificallyrrdesignedrrprogramsrrhaverrbetterrrcompliance.
d.Itrrisrreasierrrforrrtherrclientrrtorrremember.rr-rrans-c
Whichrrofrrtherrfollowingrrisrranrradvantagerrofrrmatchingrryourrrclient'srrbreathrrduringrrfascialrrstr
etchingrrsessions?
a.Itrrallowsrrtherrfitnessrrprofessionalrrtorrstretchrrtherrclientrrmorerrquickly.
, b.Itrrallowsrrtherrfitnessrrprofessionalrrtorrfocusrronrrwhatrrtheyrrarerrdoingrrduringrrarrsessionrrtorrb
etterrrcompleterrtherrmovements.
c.Itrrallowsrrtherrfitnessrrprofessionalrrtorrunderstandrrtherrclient'srrresponsesrrandrrdeveloprrtrus
t.
d.Itrrallowsrrtherrfitnessrrprofessionalrrtorrcontrolrrtherrsessionrrbetterrrwithoutrrinputrrfromrrtherrcli
ent.rr-rrans-c
WhichrrfascialrrnetrrmayrrcauserrarrrestrictionrrinrrROMrrduringrrarrlungerrwithrrtwist?
a.Spiralrrnet
b.Frontrrnet
c.Lateralrrnet
d.Backrrnetrr-rrans-a
Whichrrofrrtherrfollowingrrlistsrrtherrobjectivesrrofrreachrrstretchrrasrrcompletedrrbyrrtherrfitnessrrpr
ofessional?
a.Goal,rrClientrrPosition,rrFitnessrrprofessionalrrposition,rrROM,rrTraction,rrStretch
b.Clientrrcomfort,rrFitnessrrprofessionalrrbreathing,rrROM,rrTraction,rrCool-down
c.Goal,rrFitnessrrprofessionalrrposition,rrPROM,rrWarm-up,rrStretch,rrCool-down
d.Clientrrexpectations,rrFitnessrrprofessionalrrprocedure,rrWarm-
up,rrROM,rrTraction,rrStretchrr-rrans-a
Whererrdorrmusclerrtearsrroccurrrmostrroften?
a.Redrrmusclerrfibers
b.Whiterrelasticrrfibers
c.Whiterrcollagenousrrfibers
d.Redrrkeratinicrrfibersrr-rrans-c
Whichrrofrrtherrfollowingrrisrrtherrliquidrrcrystallinerrformrrofrrwaterrrfoundrrthroughoutrrconnectiver
rtissue?
a.Bulkrrwater
b.Boundrrwater
c.Interstitialrrfluid
d.Microdropletrrwaterrr-rrans-b
Whatrrtopicsrrshouldrrnotrrberrdiscussedrrwithrrclientsrrinrrorderrrtorrmaintainrranrrintellectualrrbou
ndary?
a.Anyrrdiscussionrrofrrtherrclient'srremotions.
b.Anyrrdiscussionrrofrrtherrclient'srrphysicalrrproblems.
c.Anyrrdiscussionrrofrrtherrclient'srrfeelings.
d.Anythingrragitatingrrorrrcontroversial.rr-rrans-d
ANSWERS
Whichrrofrrtherrfollowingrrmayrrberrincludedrrinrranrrindividualizedrrintegratedrrstretchingrrprogra
m?
Mandatoryrrself-
myofascialrrtechniques,rrgeneralrrcorrectiverrstretches,rrdynamicrrstretchesrrforrrwarm-
upsrrandrrrecoveryrrstretchesrrforrrcoolrrdowns.
b.Self-myofascialrrtechniques,rrspecificrrcorrectiverrstretches,rrdynamicrrstretchesrrforrrwarm-
upsrrandrrrecoveryrrstretchesrrforrrcoolrrdowns.
c.Intenserrself-
myofascialrrtechniques,rrspecificrrcorrectiverrstretches,rrrecoveryrrstretchesrrforrrwarm-
upsrrandrrdynamicrrstretchesrrforrrcoolrrdowns.
d.Heavyrrweightrrtraining,rrdynamicrrstretchesrrforrrwarm-
upsrrandrrrecoveryrrstretchesrrforrrcoolrrdowns.
Clearrrmyrrchoicerr-rrans-b
Whatrrtypesrrofrrmovementrrshouldrrberrusedrrtorrengagerrtherrparasympatheticrrnervousrrsyste
m?
a.Itrrisrrmorerrofrrarrmindsetrrthanrrmovementrrthatrractivatesrrdifferentrrbranchesrrofrrtherrnervous
rrsystem
b.Slowrrandrrgentlerrmovements
c.Continualrrmovementsrrwhilerrconcentratingrronrrrapidrrbreathing
d.Quickrrandrrstrongrrmovementrr-rrans-b
Whichrrtyperrofrrexerciserrwouldrrberrbeneficialrrforrrclientrrwhorrworksrratrrarrdeskrrforrr6-
8rrhoursrrdaily,rrinrradditionrrtorrcorrectiverrexercise?
a.Activerrextension
b.Activerradduction
c.Activerrabduction
d.Activerrflexionrr-rrans-a
Whyrrisrritrrimportantrrtorrberrpreparedrrforrranrremotionalrrresponserrduringrranrrassistedrrstretchi
ngrrsession?
,a.Sorrtherrfitnessrrprofessionalrrcanrrexplainrrtherrobscurityrrofrrtherrlimitrrofrrscoperrofrrpracticerrofr
rtherrfitnessrrprofessional.
b.Torrexplainrrtherrunlimitedrrscoperrofrrpracticerrofrrtherrfitnessrrprofessionalrrduringrrtherrassiste
drrstretchingrrsession.
c.Sorrtherrfitnessrrprofessionalrrcanrrexplainrrtherrlimitsrrofrrscoperrofrrpracticerrandrrofferrrarrreferr
al.
d.Therrscoperrofrrpracticerrofrrtherrfitnessrrprofessionalrrcanrrberroversteppedrrduringrranrremotio
nalrrresponse.rr-rrans-d
WhyrrisrrmyofascialrrmovementrrrestrictionrrcommonrrinrrtherrSuperficialrrFrontrrNetrr(SFN)?
a.Manyrrpeoplerrspendrrtherrmajorityrrofrrtheirrrdayrrinrrflexion,rrsuchrrasrrsitting.
b.Manyrrpeoplerrspendrrtherrmajorityrrofrrtheirrrdayrrinrrextension,rrsuchrrasrrstanding.
c.Manyrrpeoplerrperformrractivitiesrrthatrrarerronerrsided,rrsuchrrasrrpainting.
d.Manyrrpeoplerrarerrnotrrfunctionallyrractiverrenough,rrandrrdefaultrrtorroverrrextensionrrpattern
s.rr-rrans-a
Ifrrarrclientrrisrrnotrrexperiencingrrtherrresultsrrtheyrrwantrrwithrrarrself-
carerrprogram,rrwhatrrshouldrrtheyrrconsider?
a.Ifrrtheyrrarerrrelaxingrrorrrholdingrrtensionrrduringrrtherrsession
b.Ifrrtherrprogramrrisrrreallyrrwhatrrtheyrrneed
c.Notrrwarmingrruprrproperlyrrbeforerrstretching
d.Ifrrtheyrrhaverrusedrrtherrmyofascialrrrollerrrenoughrrbeforerrstretchingrr-rrans-a
Whatrrarerrfreerrnerverrendings?
a.Encapsulatedrrreceptorsrrpresentrrinrrbothrrhairlessrrandrrhairyrrskin
b.Roughrredgedrrreceptorsrrresponsiblerrforrrrespondingrrtorrnoxiousrrstimuli
c.Unencapsulatedrrsensoryrrnerverrendings
d.Bulbedrrnerverrendingrr-rrans-c
Whyrrisrranrrindividualizedrrstretchingrrprogramrrmorerradvantageousrrforrrarrclient?
a.Individualizedrrprogramsrrcreaterrbetterrrrapportrrwithrrtherrclient.
b.Itrrisrrtherrsamerrasrrtherrassisted-
stretchingrrprogram,rrsorrtherrclientrrisrrfamiliarrrwithrrtherrsequence.
c.Specificallyrrdesignedrrprogramsrrhaverrbetterrrcompliance.
d.Itrrisrreasierrrforrrtherrclientrrtorrremember.rr-rrans-c
Whichrrofrrtherrfollowingrrisrranrradvantagerrofrrmatchingrryourrrclient'srrbreathrrduringrrfascialrrstr
etchingrrsessions?
a.Itrrallowsrrtherrfitnessrrprofessionalrrtorrstretchrrtherrclientrrmorerrquickly.
, b.Itrrallowsrrtherrfitnessrrprofessionalrrtorrfocusrronrrwhatrrtheyrrarerrdoingrrduringrrarrsessionrrtorrb
etterrrcompleterrtherrmovements.
c.Itrrallowsrrtherrfitnessrrprofessionalrrtorrunderstandrrtherrclient'srrresponsesrrandrrdeveloprrtrus
t.
d.Itrrallowsrrtherrfitnessrrprofessionalrrtorrcontrolrrtherrsessionrrbetterrrwithoutrrinputrrfromrrtherrcli
ent.rr-rrans-c
WhichrrfascialrrnetrrmayrrcauserrarrrestrictionrrinrrROMrrduringrrarrlungerrwithrrtwist?
a.Spiralrrnet
b.Frontrrnet
c.Lateralrrnet
d.Backrrnetrr-rrans-a
Whichrrofrrtherrfollowingrrlistsrrtherrobjectivesrrofrreachrrstretchrrasrrcompletedrrbyrrtherrfitnessrrpr
ofessional?
a.Goal,rrClientrrPosition,rrFitnessrrprofessionalrrposition,rrROM,rrTraction,rrStretch
b.Clientrrcomfort,rrFitnessrrprofessionalrrbreathing,rrROM,rrTraction,rrCool-down
c.Goal,rrFitnessrrprofessionalrrposition,rrPROM,rrWarm-up,rrStretch,rrCool-down
d.Clientrrexpectations,rrFitnessrrprofessionalrrprocedure,rrWarm-
up,rrROM,rrTraction,rrStretchrr-rrans-a
Whererrdorrmusclerrtearsrroccurrrmostrroften?
a.Redrrmusclerrfibers
b.Whiterrelasticrrfibers
c.Whiterrcollagenousrrfibers
d.Redrrkeratinicrrfibersrr-rrans-c
Whichrrofrrtherrfollowingrrisrrtherrliquidrrcrystallinerrformrrofrrwaterrrfoundrrthroughoutrrconnectiver
rtissue?
a.Bulkrrwater
b.Boundrrwater
c.Interstitialrrfluid
d.Microdropletrrwaterrr-rrans-b
Whatrrtopicsrrshouldrrnotrrberrdiscussedrrwithrrclientsrrinrrorderrrtorrmaintainrranrrintellectualrrbou
ndary?
a.Anyrrdiscussionrrofrrtherrclient'srremotions.
b.Anyrrdiscussionrrofrrtherrclient'srrphysicalrrproblems.
c.Anyrrdiscussionrrofrrtherrclient'srrfeelings.
d.Anythingrragitatingrrorrrcontroversial.rr-rrans-d