NASM CES Practice Exam with correct Answers

NASM CES Practice Exam with correct Answers What percentage of the population is estimated to be obese? Select one: a. 13.8% b. 23.8% c. 33.8% d. 43.8% - Answer ️️ -c. 33.8% Which adductor muscle has fibers that can concentrically accelerate extension of the femur? Select one: a. Adductor brevis b. Adductor longus c. Pectineus d. Adductor magnus - Answer ️️ -d. Adductor magnus Which muscle eccentrically decelerates hip adduction, and internal rotation? Select one: a. Rectus femoris b. Gluteus medius (posterior fibers) c. Vastus lateralis d. Adductor magnus (anterior fibers) - Answer ️️ -b. Gluteus medius (posterior fibers) Which muscle is the primary frontal plane stabilizer of the knee complex? Select one: a. Anterior tibialis b. Piriformis c. Tensor fascia latae d. Gluteus medius - Answer ️️ -d. Gluteus medius Which muscle concentrically produces extension of the hip, and a posterior tilt of the pelvis? Select one: a. Psoas b. Tensor fascia latae c. Gluteus maximus d. Erector spinae - Answer ️️ -c. Gluteus maximus Which muscle eccentrically decelerates humeral external rotation, abduction, and flexion? Select one: a. Teres minor b. Teres major c. Brachialis d. Coracobrachialis - Answer ️️ -b. Teres major Which muscle concentrically accelerates external rotation of the humerus? Select one: a. Latissimus dorsi b. Teres minor c. Pectoralis minor d. Pectoralis major - Answer ️️ -b. Teres minor Which of the following combinations of joint motions occur at the foot/ankle during lower body pronation? Select one: a. Dorsiflexion, eversion, abduction b. Plantar flexion, eversion, abduction c. Dorsiflexion, inversion, abduction d. Plantar flexion, inversion, adduction - Answer ️️ -a. Dorsiflexion, eversion, abduction During resistance training, which action by the muscle(s) prevents weight/resistance from accelerating in an uncontrolled manner as a result of gravitational force? Select one: a. Concentric b. Isotonic c. Isometric d. Eccentric - Answer ️️ -d. Eccentric What is the name of the hyperbolic relationship which shows that as the velocity of a concentric contraction increases, the developed tension decreases? Select one: a. Length-tension relationship b. Force-couple relationship c. Force-velocity curve d. Muscle leverage - Answer ️️ -c. Force-velocity curve Which subsystem consists of force-couple relationships that primarily control the pelvis and femur in the frontal plane during single-leg functional movements such as gait, lunges, or stair climbing? Select one: a. Lateral subsystem b. Posterior oblique subsystem c. Deep longitudinal subsystem d. Anterior oblique subsystem - Answer ️️ -a. Lateral subsystem More than one third of all work-related injuries involve the trunk, and of these, Select one: a. more than 90% involve the low back. b. more than 60% involve the low back. c. less than 50% involve the low back. d. less than 30% involve the low back. - Answer ️️ -b. more than 60% involve the low back. What system is predominantly responsible for movement and consists of more superficial musculature that originates from the pelvis to the rib cage, the lower extremities, or both? Select one: a. Local musculature system b. Global muscular system c. Joint Support system d. Peripheral aticular system - Answer ️️ -b. Global muscular