NASM CES ACTUAL TEST QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE ANSWER KEY
●● Which adductor muscle has fibers that can concentrically accelerate
extension of the femur?
Answer: Adductor Magnus
●● Which muscle eccentrically decelerates hip adduction, and internal
rotation?
Answer: Gluteus Medius (Posterior Fibers)
●● Which muscle is the primary frontal plane stabilizer of the knee
complex?
Answer: Gluteus Medius
●● Which muscle concentrically produces extension of the hip, and a
posterior tilt of the pelvis?
Answer: Gluteus Maximus
●● Which muscle eccentrically decelerates humeral external rotation,
abduction, and flexion?
Answer: Teres Major
,●● Which muscle concentrically accelerates external rotation of the
humerus?
Answer: Teres Minor
●● Which of the following combos of joint motions occur at the
foot/ankle during lower body pronation?
Answer: Dorsiflexion, Eversion, Abduction
●● During resistance training, which action by the muscles prevents
weight/resistance from accelerating in an uncontrolled manner as a result
of gravitational force?
Answer: Eccentric
●● What is the name of the hyperbolic relationship which shows that as
the velocity of a concentric contraction increases, the developed tension
decreases?
Answer: 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?
Answer: Lateral Subsystem
, ●● More than 1/3 of all work-related injuries involve the trunk, and of
these:
Answer: 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?
Answer: Global Muscular System
●● According to the textbook, what is defined as the interaction between
two entities or bodies that results in either acceleration or deceleration of
an object?
Answer: Force
●● The gluteus medius, tensor fascia latae, adductor complex, and
quadratus lumborum comprise the
Answer: Lateral Subsystem
●● What system is responsible for the joint support system of the
lumbo-pelvic-hip-complex (LPHC) and consists of muscles that
originate and/or insert into the lumbar spine?
Answer: Local Musculature System
COMPLETE ANSWER KEY
●● Which adductor muscle has fibers that can concentrically accelerate
extension of the femur?
Answer: Adductor Magnus
●● Which muscle eccentrically decelerates hip adduction, and internal
rotation?
Answer: Gluteus Medius (Posterior Fibers)
●● Which muscle is the primary frontal plane stabilizer of the knee
complex?
Answer: Gluteus Medius
●● Which muscle concentrically produces extension of the hip, and a
posterior tilt of the pelvis?
Answer: Gluteus Maximus
●● Which muscle eccentrically decelerates humeral external rotation,
abduction, and flexion?
Answer: Teres Major
,●● Which muscle concentrically accelerates external rotation of the
humerus?
Answer: Teres Minor
●● Which of the following combos of joint motions occur at the
foot/ankle during lower body pronation?
Answer: Dorsiflexion, Eversion, Abduction
●● During resistance training, which action by the muscles prevents
weight/resistance from accelerating in an uncontrolled manner as a result
of gravitational force?
Answer: Eccentric
●● What is the name of the hyperbolic relationship which shows that as
the velocity of a concentric contraction increases, the developed tension
decreases?
Answer: 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?
Answer: Lateral Subsystem
, ●● More than 1/3 of all work-related injuries involve the trunk, and of
these:
Answer: 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?
Answer: Global Muscular System
●● According to the textbook, what is defined as the interaction between
two entities or bodies that results in either acceleration or deceleration of
an object?
Answer: Force
●● The gluteus medius, tensor fascia latae, adductor complex, and
quadratus lumborum comprise the
Answer: Lateral Subsystem
●● What system is responsible for the joint support system of the
lumbo-pelvic-hip-complex (LPHC) and consists of muscles that
originate and/or insert into the lumbar spine?
Answer: Local Musculature System
