ACSM Practice Test
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1. Physical activity is defined as: Any bodily movement produced by the contraction of skeletal muscles
that results in a substantial increase in caloric requirements over resting energy expenditure
2. Which of the following is considered a skill-related component of physical
fitness:
Body composition
Muscular strength
Flexibility
Balance: Balance
3. Which of the following has been defined as "moderate" physical activity?
<3 METs
4-6 METs
6-9 METs
>9 METs: 3-6 METs
4. From several accounts, the greatest cause of exercise-related death among
young athletes is:
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Thromboembolism
Coronary artery aneurysm
Myocardial scarring: Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
5. Which one of the following factors is not associated with musculoskeletal
injury?
Exercise intensity
Exercise duration
Nature of the activity
Musculoskeletal anomalies: Exercise duration
6. The exercise pre-participation health screening process is based on: Physical
activity level; signs and symptoms of cardiovascular, metabolic, or renal disease; presence of known cardiovascular,
metabolic or renal disease
7. Which of the following group of diseases is not considered during the exercise
pre-participation health screening process?
Cardiovascular disease
Pulmonary disease
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Metabolic disease
Renal disease: Pulmonary disease
8. Dyspnea can be defined as:: An abnormally uncomfortable awareness of breathing
9. Risk stratification of cardiac patients (patients with known disease) includes
lowest risk, moderate risk, and high risk according to the AACVPR. Which of the
following places a patient into the moderate risk category?
Mild to moderate level of silent ischemia during exercise testing or recovery (ST
segment depression <2 mm from baseline)
Presence of complex ventricular dysrhythmias during exercise testing or recov-
ery
Functional capacity >7 METs
Rest ejection fraction <40%: Mild to moderate level of silent ischemia during exercise testing or recovery
10. Regardless of participation in regular exercise, an exercise professional
should advise a participant to seek medial clearance prior to participating in
an exercise program under which of the following condition(s).
If the participant is asymptomatic and has no cardiovascular, metabolic, or
renal disease
If the participant is symptomatic and has no cardiovascular, metabolic, or renal
disease
If the participant is asymptomatic and has cardiovascular, metabolic, or renal
disease
All of the above: If the participant is symptomatic and has no cardiovascular, metabolic, or renal disease
11. Appropriate components of the medical history do not include
A medical diagnosis
Previous physical examination findings
Questions about social support mechanisms
History of symptoms: Questions about social support mechanisms
12. Wheezes, rales, and crackles come from the: Lungs
13. Which of the following has been identified as the target for lowering the risk
of cardiovascular disease when addressing issues of lipids and lipoproteins?
Reducing total cholesterol
Increasing HDL cholesterol
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1. Physical activity is defined as: Any bodily movement produced by the contraction of skeletal muscles
that results in a substantial increase in caloric requirements over resting energy expenditure
2. Which of the following is considered a skill-related component of physical
fitness:
Body composition
Muscular strength
Flexibility
Balance: Balance
3. Which of the following has been defined as "moderate" physical activity?
<3 METs
4-6 METs
6-9 METs
>9 METs: 3-6 METs
4. From several accounts, the greatest cause of exercise-related death among
young athletes is:
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Thromboembolism
Coronary artery aneurysm
Myocardial scarring: Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
5. Which one of the following factors is not associated with musculoskeletal
injury?
Exercise intensity
Exercise duration
Nature of the activity
Musculoskeletal anomalies: Exercise duration
6. The exercise pre-participation health screening process is based on: Physical
activity level; signs and symptoms of cardiovascular, metabolic, or renal disease; presence of known cardiovascular,
metabolic or renal disease
7. Which of the following group of diseases is not considered during the exercise
pre-participation health screening process?
Cardiovascular disease
Pulmonary disease
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Metabolic disease
Renal disease: Pulmonary disease
8. Dyspnea can be defined as:: An abnormally uncomfortable awareness of breathing
9. Risk stratification of cardiac patients (patients with known disease) includes
lowest risk, moderate risk, and high risk according to the AACVPR. Which of the
following places a patient into the moderate risk category?
Mild to moderate level of silent ischemia during exercise testing or recovery (ST
segment depression <2 mm from baseline)
Presence of complex ventricular dysrhythmias during exercise testing or recov-
ery
Functional capacity >7 METs
Rest ejection fraction <40%: Mild to moderate level of silent ischemia during exercise testing or recovery
10. Regardless of participation in regular exercise, an exercise professional
should advise a participant to seek medial clearance prior to participating in
an exercise program under which of the following condition(s).
If the participant is asymptomatic and has no cardiovascular, metabolic, or
renal disease
If the participant is symptomatic and has no cardiovascular, metabolic, or renal
disease
If the participant is asymptomatic and has cardiovascular, metabolic, or renal
disease
All of the above: If the participant is symptomatic and has no cardiovascular, metabolic, or renal disease
11. Appropriate components of the medical history do not include
A medical diagnosis
Previous physical examination findings
Questions about social support mechanisms
History of symptoms: Questions about social support mechanisms
12. Wheezes, rales, and crackles come from the: Lungs
13. Which of the following has been identified as the target for lowering the risk
of cardiovascular disease when addressing issues of lipids and lipoproteins?
Reducing total cholesterol
Increasing HDL cholesterol
