PRACTICE EXAM : REVIEW NASM
STRETCHING AND FLEXIBILITY
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Whatvisvthevrolevofvthevaponeuroses-
tendonvcomplexvwithinvthevhumanvmovementvsystemv(HMS)?v-vans-
Thevcomplexvtransfersvforcevfromvmusclevtovbonevtovcreatevmovement.
Whatvshouldvthevfitnessvprofessionalvdovbeforeveachvstretchingvsessionvinvorder
vtovbestvsupportvtheirvclientvthroughoutvthevsession?v-vans-
Choosevanvactvofvself-carevtovhelpvresetvtheirvmoodvandvintention.
Whichvofvthevfollowingvmayvbevincludedvinvanvindividualizedvintegratedvstretching
vprogram?v-vans-Self-
myofascialvtechniques,vspecificvcorrectivevstretches,vdynamicvstretchesvforvwarm-
upsvandvrecoveryvstretchesvforvcoolvdowns.
Whichvofvthevfollowingvarevbenefitsvofvstretchingvexperiencedvbyvclients?v-vans-
Improvementvinvstabilityvandvbalance.
Howvdoesvthevstretchvreflexvpreventvinjury?v-vans-
Mechanoreceptorsvdetectvquickvandvpowerfulvchangesvinvtissuevlengthvandvcause
vavcontractionvinvthevmuscle.
whichvofvthevfollowingvbreathingvandvmovementvpatternsvarevusedvtovupregulate
vandvactivatevunderactivevmusclevgroups?v-vans-
Avfastervbreathingvtempovandvquickervmovement.
Whichvofvthevfollowingvdescribesvthevfitnessvprofessional'svhandvplacementvonvth
evclientvwhenvcompletingvthevglutevstretch?v-vans-
Insidevhandvonvoutsidevofvkneevandvoutsidevhandvonvlateralvaspectvofvthevankl
e.
Whichvofvthevfollowingvweekendvhobbiesvwouldvthevfitnessvprofessionalvbevmost
vlikelyvtovfindvlessvrestrictionsvinvmovementvandvmobilityvduringvanvinitialvassess
ment?v-vans-Dancing
Whichvfascialvnetvmayvbevshiftedvwhenvthevarmsvfallvforwardvduringvthevoverhe
advsquat?v-vans-Deepvbackvnet
, Whichvofvthevfollowingvdescribesvthevfascialvsystemv(FS)vmodel?v-vans-
Anvexpansionvofvthevideavthatvavcomplaintvisvaffectedvbyvdysfunctionvinvremotev
musculoskeletalvregionsvandvconnectivevtissues.
Whichvtermvdescribesvthevmuscularvandvfascialvchainsvlocatedvthroughoutvthevbo
dy?v-vans-Myofascialvnets
Whatvothervbodyvsystemsvmayvbevsimultaneouslyvinvolvedvifvavclientvhasvavhist
oryvofvchronicvdysfunctionvaccordingvtovthevRegionalvInterdependencev(RI)vmodel
?v-vans-Neurophysiologicalvandvsomatovisceral
Whichvfascialvnetvcouldvbevshiftedvupwardvwithvanvexcessivevforwardvleanvdurin
gvthevoverheadvsquat?v-vans-Backvnet
Whichvofvthevfollowingvtermsvdefinesvthevneuromuscularvsystem'svcapacityvtovact
ivatevmusclevsynergiesvatvthevcorrectvtimevwithvappropriatevforcevtovcompletevfu
nctionalvtasksvwithvthevleastvamountvofvstressvandvenergyvtovthevHMS?v-vans-
Functionalvefficiency
Whichvcellvtypevenablesvfascialvtissuevtovglide?v-vans-Adipocytes
Whichvofvthevfollowingvshouldvbevthevnextvstepvinvavclient'svstretchingvprogramv
oncevtheirvgoalsvforvoptimalvmobilityvhavevbeenvreached?v-vans-Self-stretching
Whatvbestvdescribesvthevpossiblevchallengesvofvkeepingvclearvboundariesvwhenv
addingvassistedvstretchingvservices?v-vans-
Workingvmorevcloselyvtogethervonvgoals,vavprivatevatmospherevsetting,vincreased
vlikelihoodvofvsharingvmorevpersonalvinformation
Whatvsystemvisvresponsiblevforvmotorvcontrolvandvprimaryvfoundationalvmovemen
tvinvthevhumanvmovementvsystemv(HMS)?v-vans-Centralvnervousvsystem
Whatvtempovshouldvbevusedvduringvpre-trainingvstretching?v-vans-Moderatelyvfast
Whichvofvthevfollowingvissuesvwouldvbevindicatedvbyvavgooey,vnondescriptvfeelv
duringvpassivevrangevofvmotion,voftenvbeyondvthevexpectedvendvofvROM?v-
vans-Hypermobility
Whichvofvthevfollowingvenablesvthevfascialvandvmusclevlayersvtovmovevsmoothly
vandvsafelyvoverveachvothervtovcreatevoptimalvmobility?v-vans-Glidevmovement
Whichvofvthevfollowingvisvthevbestvwayvforvavfitnessvprofessionalvtovbuildvclientv
confidencevduringvavstretchingvsession?v-vans-
Consistentvpracticevandvfeedbackvwithvlike-mindedvprofessionals
STRETCHING AND FLEXIBILITY
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Whatvisvthevrolevofvthevaponeuroses-
tendonvcomplexvwithinvthevhumanvmovementvsystemv(HMS)?v-vans-
Thevcomplexvtransfersvforcevfromvmusclevtovbonevtovcreatevmovement.
Whatvshouldvthevfitnessvprofessionalvdovbeforeveachvstretchingvsessionvinvorder
vtovbestvsupportvtheirvclientvthroughoutvthevsession?v-vans-
Choosevanvactvofvself-carevtovhelpvresetvtheirvmoodvandvintention.
Whichvofvthevfollowingvmayvbevincludedvinvanvindividualizedvintegratedvstretching
vprogram?v-vans-Self-
myofascialvtechniques,vspecificvcorrectivevstretches,vdynamicvstretchesvforvwarm-
upsvandvrecoveryvstretchesvforvcoolvdowns.
Whichvofvthevfollowingvarevbenefitsvofvstretchingvexperiencedvbyvclients?v-vans-
Improvementvinvstabilityvandvbalance.
Howvdoesvthevstretchvreflexvpreventvinjury?v-vans-
Mechanoreceptorsvdetectvquickvandvpowerfulvchangesvinvtissuevlengthvandvcause
vavcontractionvinvthevmuscle.
whichvofvthevfollowingvbreathingvandvmovementvpatternsvarevusedvtovupregulate
vandvactivatevunderactivevmusclevgroups?v-vans-
Avfastervbreathingvtempovandvquickervmovement.
Whichvofvthevfollowingvdescribesvthevfitnessvprofessional'svhandvplacementvonvth
evclientvwhenvcompletingvthevglutevstretch?v-vans-
Insidevhandvonvoutsidevofvkneevandvoutsidevhandvonvlateralvaspectvofvthevankl
e.
Whichvofvthevfollowingvweekendvhobbiesvwouldvthevfitnessvprofessionalvbevmost
vlikelyvtovfindvlessvrestrictionsvinvmovementvandvmobilityvduringvanvinitialvassess
ment?v-vans-Dancing
Whichvfascialvnetvmayvbevshiftedvwhenvthevarmsvfallvforwardvduringvthevoverhe
advsquat?v-vans-Deepvbackvnet
, Whichvofvthevfollowingvdescribesvthevfascialvsystemv(FS)vmodel?v-vans-
Anvexpansionvofvthevideavthatvavcomplaintvisvaffectedvbyvdysfunctionvinvremotev
musculoskeletalvregionsvandvconnectivevtissues.
Whichvtermvdescribesvthevmuscularvandvfascialvchainsvlocatedvthroughoutvthevbo
dy?v-vans-Myofascialvnets
Whatvothervbodyvsystemsvmayvbevsimultaneouslyvinvolvedvifvavclientvhasvavhist
oryvofvchronicvdysfunctionvaccordingvtovthevRegionalvInterdependencev(RI)vmodel
?v-vans-Neurophysiologicalvandvsomatovisceral
Whichvfascialvnetvcouldvbevshiftedvupwardvwithvanvexcessivevforwardvleanvdurin
gvthevoverheadvsquat?v-vans-Backvnet
Whichvofvthevfollowingvtermsvdefinesvthevneuromuscularvsystem'svcapacityvtovact
ivatevmusclevsynergiesvatvthevcorrectvtimevwithvappropriatevforcevtovcompletevfu
nctionalvtasksvwithvthevleastvamountvofvstressvandvenergyvtovthevHMS?v-vans-
Functionalvefficiency
Whichvcellvtypevenablesvfascialvtissuevtovglide?v-vans-Adipocytes
Whichvofvthevfollowingvshouldvbevthevnextvstepvinvavclient'svstretchingvprogramv
oncevtheirvgoalsvforvoptimalvmobilityvhavevbeenvreached?v-vans-Self-stretching
Whatvbestvdescribesvthevpossiblevchallengesvofvkeepingvclearvboundariesvwhenv
addingvassistedvstretchingvservices?v-vans-
Workingvmorevcloselyvtogethervonvgoals,vavprivatevatmospherevsetting,vincreased
vlikelihoodvofvsharingvmorevpersonalvinformation
Whatvsystemvisvresponsiblevforvmotorvcontrolvandvprimaryvfoundationalvmovemen
tvinvthevhumanvmovementvsystemv(HMS)?v-vans-Centralvnervousvsystem
Whatvtempovshouldvbevusedvduringvpre-trainingvstretching?v-vans-Moderatelyvfast
Whichvofvthevfollowingvissuesvwouldvbevindicatedvbyvavgooey,vnondescriptvfeelv
duringvpassivevrangevofvmotion,voftenvbeyondvthevexpectedvendvofvROM?v-
vans-Hypermobility
Whichvofvthevfollowingvenablesvthevfascialvandvmusclevlayersvtovmovevsmoothly
vandvsafelyvoverveachvothervtovcreatevoptimalvmobility?v-vans-Glidevmovement
Whichvofvthevfollowingvisvthevbestvwayvforvavfitnessvprofessionalvtovbuildvclientv
confidencevduringvavstretchingvsession?v-vans-
Consistentvpracticevandvfeedbackvwithvlike-mindedvprofessionals
