NCSF Personal Training Exam study questions:
Functional Anatomy & Exercise Physiology
Terms in this set (84)
Which of the following A. side dumbbell lateral raises at 90 degrees of shoulder
examples would present abduction
the longest resistance arm,
making it the most
mechanically
disadvantaged position for
the body during resistance
training?
A. Side dumbbell lateral
raises at 90 degrees of
shoulder abduction
B. Dumbbell Fly on a flat
bench at the end range of
motion (full horizontal
adduction)
C. Biceps curl at 90 degrees
of elbow flexion
D. Starting position of a
triceps push-down
Which of the following C. supraspinatus
muscles is part of the
rotator cuff?
A. Coracobrachialis
B. Teres Major
C. Supraspinatus
D. Pectoralis Major
,Which of the following C. soleus
muscles is the prime mover
during the seated calf-raise
exercise?
A. Gastrocnemius
B. Semitendinosus
C. Soleus
D. Anterior Tibialis
Spinal extension could be C. rectus abdominis
used to evaluate the range
of motion in which of the
following muscles?
A. Latissimus Dorsi
B. Erector Spinae
C. Rectus Abdominis
D. Quadratus Lumborum
The medicine ball side pass B. transverse plane
occurs in which anatomical
plane?
A. Frontal
B. Transverse
C. Sagittal
D. Coronal
Bar action occurs in which A. frontal plane
anatomical plane during the
lat pull-down exercise?
A. Frontal
B. Transvers
C. Sagittal
D. Coronal
, Eccentric contractions of B. antagonist
the ___________________ muscle
groups decelerate a
ballistic movement such as
those used in running or
throwing.
A. Agonist
B. Antagonist
C. Synergist
D. Stabilizing
Hyperextension of the B. anterior deltoid
shoulder is restricted by the
range of motion (ROM) of
the ________________.
A. Posterior deltoid
B. Anterior deltoid
C. Subscapularis
D. Teres minor
The downward phase of the D. eccentric
deadlift exercise involves
a(n) __________ contraction of
the hip and knee extensors.
A. Isometric
B. Plyometric
C. Concentric
D. Eccentric
Functional Anatomy & Exercise Physiology
Terms in this set (84)
Which of the following A. side dumbbell lateral raises at 90 degrees of shoulder
examples would present abduction
the longest resistance arm,
making it the most
mechanically
disadvantaged position for
the body during resistance
training?
A. Side dumbbell lateral
raises at 90 degrees of
shoulder abduction
B. Dumbbell Fly on a flat
bench at the end range of
motion (full horizontal
adduction)
C. Biceps curl at 90 degrees
of elbow flexion
D. Starting position of a
triceps push-down
Which of the following C. supraspinatus
muscles is part of the
rotator cuff?
A. Coracobrachialis
B. Teres Major
C. Supraspinatus
D. Pectoralis Major
,Which of the following C. soleus
muscles is the prime mover
during the seated calf-raise
exercise?
A. Gastrocnemius
B. Semitendinosus
C. Soleus
D. Anterior Tibialis
Spinal extension could be C. rectus abdominis
used to evaluate the range
of motion in which of the
following muscles?
A. Latissimus Dorsi
B. Erector Spinae
C. Rectus Abdominis
D. Quadratus Lumborum
The medicine ball side pass B. transverse plane
occurs in which anatomical
plane?
A. Frontal
B. Transverse
C. Sagittal
D. Coronal
Bar action occurs in which A. frontal plane
anatomical plane during the
lat pull-down exercise?
A. Frontal
B. Transvers
C. Sagittal
D. Coronal
, Eccentric contractions of B. antagonist
the ___________________ muscle
groups decelerate a
ballistic movement such as
those used in running or
throwing.
A. Agonist
B. Antagonist
C. Synergist
D. Stabilizing
Hyperextension of the B. anterior deltoid
shoulder is restricted by the
range of motion (ROM) of
the ________________.
A. Posterior deltoid
B. Anterior deltoid
C. Subscapularis
D. Teres minor
The downward phase of the D. eccentric
deadlift exercise involves
a(n) __________ contraction of
the hip and knee extensors.
A. Isometric
B. Plyometric
C. Concentric
D. Eccentric
