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Exam Questions and Answers
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1. If forward head posture is permitted during the drawing-
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in maneuver, what muscle may be preferentially activated, leading to poor muscle balanc
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e throughout the spine?
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a. Rhomboids
b. Sternocleidomastoid
c. Upper trapeziusm
d. Diaphragm
ANS Sternocleidomastoid
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2. Which hip muscle helps maintain a level pelvis in the frontal plane?
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a. Erector spinae m
b. Gluteus medius m
c. Gluteus maximus m
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,d. Hip flexor
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ANS Gluteus medius
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3. Circuit training is best described as what?
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a. A system of handing straps that allows the user to use their own body weight to load exer
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cise movements
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b. Taking two modalities and combining them into one exercise movement, such as pla
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cing the hands on a balance tool while performing a suspended crunch
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c. A full-body program that incorporates high-
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intensity aerobic conditioning, muscular strength, and endurance training movements
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d. Exercises that are performed back-to-back with no rest between each move- ment
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ANS A full-body program that incorporates high-
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intensity aerobic conditioning, muscular strength, and endurance training movements
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4. Which of the following is considered a deep muscle of the core?
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a. Rotatores
b. Latissimus dorsi m
c. Rectus abdominis m
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,d. Iliopsoas
ANS Rotatores
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5. If your client is working in Phase 1 of the OPT model, what type of flexibility training sh
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ould they utilize?
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a. SMR/active stretching
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b. SMR/ballistic stretching
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c. SMR/dynamic stretching
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d. SMR/static stretching
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ANS SMR/static stretching
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, 6. What is it called when a ligament is overstretched or torn?
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a. A pull m m
b. A twist m m
c. A strainm m
d. A sprain m m
ANS A sprain m m
7. Which of the following statements pertaining to high-intensity interval train-
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m ing (HIIT) is incorrect?
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a. It can produce results in a compressed period of time with a smaller volume of work.
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b. Measuring intensity by one's "effort" (a subjective measure) is an accurate measure of
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c. Intervals are performed at higher intensities and use longer recovery peri- ods.
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d. Measuring intensity by performance (objective measure) is an accurate measure of int
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ensity
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ANS Measuring intensity by one's "effort" (a subjective measure) is an accurate measure of inte
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nsity.
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Exam Questions and Answers
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1. If forward head posture is permitted during the drawing-
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in maneuver, what muscle may be preferentially activated, leading to poor muscle balanc
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e throughout the spine?
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a. Rhomboids
b. Sternocleidomastoid
c. Upper trapeziusm
d. Diaphragm
ANS Sternocleidomastoid
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2. Which hip muscle helps maintain a level pelvis in the frontal plane?
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a. Erector spinae m
b. Gluteus medius m
c. Gluteus maximus m
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,d. Hip flexor
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ANS Gluteus medius
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3. Circuit training is best described as what?
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a. A system of handing straps that allows the user to use their own body weight to load exer
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cise movements
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b. Taking two modalities and combining them into one exercise movement, such as pla
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cing the hands on a balance tool while performing a suspended crunch
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c. A full-body program that incorporates high-
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intensity aerobic conditioning, muscular strength, and endurance training movements
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d. Exercises that are performed back-to-back with no rest between each move- ment
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ANS A full-body program that incorporates high-
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intensity aerobic conditioning, muscular strength, and endurance training movements
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4. Which of the following is considered a deep muscle of the core?
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a. Rotatores
b. Latissimus dorsi m
c. Rectus abdominis m
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,d. Iliopsoas
ANS Rotatores
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5. If your client is working in Phase 1 of the OPT model, what type of flexibility training sh
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ould they utilize?
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a. SMR/active stretching
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b. SMR/ballistic stretching
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c. SMR/dynamic stretching
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d. SMR/static stretching
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ANS SMR/static stretching
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, 6. What is it called when a ligament is overstretched or torn?
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a. A pull m m
b. A twist m m
c. A strainm m
d. A sprain m m
ANS A sprain m m
7. Which of the following statements pertaining to high-intensity interval train-
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m ing (HIIT) is incorrect?
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a. It can produce results in a compressed period of time with a smaller volume of work.
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b. Measuring intensity by one's "effort" (a subjective measure) is an accurate measure of
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c. Intervals are performed at higher intensities and use longer recovery peri- ods.
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d. Measuring intensity by performance (objective measure) is an accurate measure of int
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ensity
.
ANS Measuring intensity by one's "effort" (a subjective measure) is an accurate measure of inte
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nsity.
4m/m74
