Practice exam review NASM Stretching
and flexibility exam questions with
correct answers
What is the role of the aponeuroses-tendon complex within the human
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movement system (HMS)? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-The complex
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transfers force from muscle to bone to create movement.
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What should the fitness professional do before each stretching session
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in order to best support their client throughout the session? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-Choose an act of self-care to help reset their mood and | | | | | | | | | | |
intention.
Which of the following may be included in an individualized integrated
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stretching program? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Self-myofascial
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techniques, specific corrective stretches, dynamic stretches for warm-
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ups and recovery stretches for cool downs.
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Which of the following are benefits of stretching experienced by clients?
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- CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Improvement in stability and balance.
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,How does the stretch reflex prevent injury? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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Mechanoreceptors detect quick and powerful changes in tissue length | | | | | | | | |
and cause a contraction in the muscle.
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which of the following breathing and movement patterns are used to
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upregulate and activate underactive muscle groups? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-A faster breathing tempo and quicker movement. | | | | | |
Which of the following describes the fitness professional's hand
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placement on the client when completing the glute stretch? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-Inside hand on outside of knee and outside hand on | | | | | | | | | |
lateral aspect of the ankle.
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Which of the following weekend hobbies would the fitness professional
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be most likely to find less restrictions in movement and mobility during
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an initial assessment? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Dancing
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Which fascial net may be shifted when the arms fall forward during the
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overhead squat? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Deep back net
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Which of the following describes the fascial system (FS) model? -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-An expansion of the idea that a complaint is
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affected by dysfunction in remote musculoskeletal regions and
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connective tissues. |
, Which term describes the muscular and fascial chains located
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throughout the body? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Myofascial nets
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What other body systems may be simultaneously involved if a client has
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a history of chronic dysfunction according to the Regional
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Interdependence (RI) model? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- | | | | |
Neurophysiological and somatovisceral | |
Which fascial net could be shifted upward with an excessive forward
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lean during the overhead squat? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Back net
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Which of the following terms defines the neuromuscular system's
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capacity to activate muscle synergies at the correct time with
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appropriate force to complete functional tasks with the least amount of
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stress and energy to the HMS? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Functional
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efficiency
Which cell type enables fascial tissue to glide? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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Adipocytes
Which of the following should be the next step in a client's stretching
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program once their goals for optimal mobility have been reached? -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Self-stretching
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and flexibility exam questions with
correct answers
What is the role of the aponeuroses-tendon complex within the human
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movement system (HMS)? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-The complex
| | | | | | |
transfers force from muscle to bone to create movement.
| | | | | | | |
What should the fitness professional do before each stretching session
| | | | | | | | | |
in order to best support their client throughout the session? - CORRECT
| | | | | | | | | | | |
ANSWER✔✔-Choose an act of self-care to help reset their mood and | | | | | | | | | | |
intention.
Which of the following may be included in an individualized integrated
| | | | | | | | | | |
stretching program? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Self-myofascial
| | | | |
techniques, specific corrective stretches, dynamic stretches for warm-
| | | | | | |
ups and recovery stretches for cool downs.
| | | | | |
Which of the following are benefits of stretching experienced by clients?
| | | | | | | | | |
- CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Improvement in stability and balance.
| | | | | | |
,How does the stretch reflex prevent injury? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
| | | | | | | | |
Mechanoreceptors detect quick and powerful changes in tissue length | | | | | | | | |
and cause a contraction in the muscle.
| | | | | |
which of the following breathing and movement patterns are used to
| | | | | | | | | | |
upregulate and activate underactive muscle groups? - CORRECT
| | | | | | | |
ANSWER✔✔-A faster breathing tempo and quicker movement. | | | | | |
Which of the following describes the fitness professional's hand
| | | | | | | | |
placement on the client when completing the glute stretch? - CORRECT
| | | | | | | | | | |
ANSWER✔✔-Inside hand on outside of knee and outside hand on | | | | | | | | | |
lateral aspect of the ankle.
| | | |
Which of the following weekend hobbies would the fitness professional
| | | | | | | | | |
be most likely to find less restrictions in movement and mobility during
| | | | | | | | | | | |
an initial assessment? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Dancing
| | | | |
Which fascial net may be shifted when the arms fall forward during the
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
overhead squat? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Deep back net
| | | | | |
Which of the following describes the fascial system (FS) model? -
| | | | | | | | | | |
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-An expansion of the idea that a complaint is
| | | | | | | | | |
affected by dysfunction in remote musculoskeletal regions and
| | | | | | | |
connective tissues. |
, Which term describes the muscular and fascial chains located
| | | | | | | | |
throughout the body? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Myofascial nets
| | | | | |
What other body systems may be simultaneously involved if a client has
| | | | | | | | | | | |
a history of chronic dysfunction according to the Regional
| | | | | | | | |
Interdependence (RI) model? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- | | | | |
Neurophysiological and somatovisceral | |
Which fascial net could be shifted upward with an excessive forward
| | | | | | | | | | |
lean during the overhead squat? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Back net
| | | | | | | |
Which of the following terms defines the neuromuscular system's
| | | | | | | | |
capacity to activate muscle synergies at the correct time with
| | | | | | | | | |
appropriate force to complete functional tasks with the least amount of
| | | | | | | | | | |
stress and energy to the HMS? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Functional
| | | | | | | | |
efficiency
Which cell type enables fascial tissue to glide? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
| | | | | | | | | |
Adipocytes
Which of the following should be the next step in a client's stretching
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
program once their goals for optimal mobility have been reached? -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Self-stretching
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