NCSF ALL UNIT EXAMS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS!!

NCSF ALL UNIT EXAMS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS!! The ability of vessels to expand and contract to accommodate blood pressure fluctuations is known as ______________. Which of the following actions would have the greatest positive impact on your client's health and well-being? Hypertension causes a cascade of events that lead to the blockage of arteries from plaque termed ________. Your client was advised by her physician to begin an exercise program to reduce her high blood pressure. During her last evaluation it was measured at 141/92 mmHg. After 3 months of regular aerobic activity, what is a realistic blood pressure measurement to expect upon re-evaluation? What type of fat storage is considered a high risk factor for cardiovascular disease? VO2max correlates to both disease risk and lifespan making __________ the most important type of exercise for health. Why does a high-sugar diet increase the risk for obesity? When programming resistance training, general guidelines all suggest the minimum frequency for total-body work is ____ per week? While health maintenance requires physical activity equivalents of 1,000 kcal per week, for fitness-level protection that number increases to ______ kcals per week. Which is a key performance-related component of fitness for active aging? Routine, moderate-intensity jogging will have what affect on one's blood lipid profile? Which of the following would have the greatest impact on health for an individual who is overweight and inactive? What is the correct movement of the glenohumeral joint during the tricep pushdown exercise? What is the dual-action muscle of the quadriceps; allowing it to act upon both the hip and knee joints? What is the term used to describe the natural curvature of the cervical and lumbar spine? All of the following are rotator cuff muscles, except: Which muscle is responsible for the first 30 degrees of trunk flexion and is targeted during the crunch movement? When the hip and knee are fully flexed as seen in the single-leg squat (Bulgarian squat), what hip extensor is the prime mover? What muscle acts as the agonist during performance of the Romanian deadlift? During the descent phase of the standing barbell curl, the biceps contract _________. The prime mover of the dumbbell side raise exercise is the ______________. Retraction of the scapula during the seated row is caused by: The majority of back injuries from incorrect lifting occur between which segments of the spine? __________ refers to a spatial familiarity from improvements in the nervous system. The deltoid becomes the primary abductor of the humerus beginning at what joint angle; reducing involvement of the rotator cuff? The performance of a lunge with forward press on a cable machine occurs in which movement plane? Which of the following muscles cause movement in the frontal plane? To avoid tibial translation (knee crossing the toe) during the forward lunge exercise, clients should be cued to: What would increase the proprioception requirement of the traditional lunge exercise? What muscle group is targeted when performing the front squat? Choose the exercise that would be used for increasing hip power. What location on the body is used to spot the chin-up exercise? What is the most common error in the deadlift exercise that causes the back to round? Using integrated movement patterns for improved movement and performance is termed ____________. Which of the following exercises represents an inappropriate use of training equipment? What should be avoided for a 47 year-old client that has osteoarthritis in their knee? Why is performance negatively affected when training in a hot, humid environment? How can the stiff-legged deadlift pictured be adjusted to a proper Romanian deadlift? Your