NASM group fitness exam ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
- Kinetic Chain - CORRECT ANSWERS interrelation of
nervous, muscular, and skeletal systems to create movement
CNS - CORRECT ANSWERS central nervous system; brain
and spinal cord
coordinates activity of body part
PNS - CORRECT ANSWERS the sensory and motor neurons
that connect the CNS to the rest of the body
mechanoreceptors - CORRECT ANSWERS sense distortion in
the body
golgi tendon organs (GTO) - CORRECT ANSWERS sense
changes in muscular tension
muscle spindles - CORRECT ANSWERS sense change in
length
Proprioception - CORRECT ANSWERS The cumulative
sensory input to the central nervous system from all
mechanoreceptors that sense body position and limb movement.
,Stabilization Muscles of the Core - CORRECT ANSWERS -
transverse abdominis
-multifidus
-internal obliques
-diaphragm
-pelvic floor muscles
-rotator cuff
-external obliques
-quadratus lumborum
-psoas major
-rectus abdominis
-gluteus medius
-adductor complex
Movement muscles of the core - CORRECT ANSWERS
latissimus dori
hip flexors
hamstring complex
quadriceps
pectoralis major
deltoids
gluteus maximus
triceps
biceps
erector spinae
,Tendons - CORRECT ANSWERS connect muscle to bone,
anchor to produce force, limited blood flow, slow to repair
sarcomeres - CORRECT ANSWERS individual contractile
units, actin and myosin filaments
Type 1 (slow twitch) muscle tissue - CORRECT ANSWERS
more aerobic, slower to reach maximum contraction; resistant
to fatigue.
Type 2 (fast twitch) muscle tissue - CORRECT ANSWERS
more anaerobic; produce more speed and strength; faster to
fatigue
Behavioral properties of muscle - CORRECT ANSWERS
extensibility, elasticity, irritability, ability to develop tension
quads - CORRECT ANSWERS isolated funtion (concentric
action)
= knee extensions
ex squats
Hamstrings - CORRECT ANSWERS biceps femoris,
semitendinosus, semimembranosus
knee flexion
, hamstring curls
gastrocnemius - CORRECT ANSWERS plantar flexion
calf raises
gluteus maximus - CORRECT ANSWERS hip extensions and
external rotation
lunge (upward phase)
rectus abdominis - CORRECT ANSWERS spinal flexion,
lateral flexion, and rotation
ball crunch
pectoralis major - CORRECT ANSWERS shoulder flexion and
horizontal adduction
push up
Litissimus Dorsi - CORRECT ANSWERS shoulder extension,
adduction, and internal rotation
band row
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
- Kinetic Chain - CORRECT ANSWERS interrelation of
nervous, muscular, and skeletal systems to create movement
CNS - CORRECT ANSWERS central nervous system; brain
and spinal cord
coordinates activity of body part
PNS - CORRECT ANSWERS the sensory and motor neurons
that connect the CNS to the rest of the body
mechanoreceptors - CORRECT ANSWERS sense distortion in
the body
golgi tendon organs (GTO) - CORRECT ANSWERS sense
changes in muscular tension
muscle spindles - CORRECT ANSWERS sense change in
length
Proprioception - CORRECT ANSWERS The cumulative
sensory input to the central nervous system from all
mechanoreceptors that sense body position and limb movement.
,Stabilization Muscles of the Core - CORRECT ANSWERS -
transverse abdominis
-multifidus
-internal obliques
-diaphragm
-pelvic floor muscles
-rotator cuff
-external obliques
-quadratus lumborum
-psoas major
-rectus abdominis
-gluteus medius
-adductor complex
Movement muscles of the core - CORRECT ANSWERS
latissimus dori
hip flexors
hamstring complex
quadriceps
pectoralis major
deltoids
gluteus maximus
triceps
biceps
erector spinae
,Tendons - CORRECT ANSWERS connect muscle to bone,
anchor to produce force, limited blood flow, slow to repair
sarcomeres - CORRECT ANSWERS individual contractile
units, actin and myosin filaments
Type 1 (slow twitch) muscle tissue - CORRECT ANSWERS
more aerobic, slower to reach maximum contraction; resistant
to fatigue.
Type 2 (fast twitch) muscle tissue - CORRECT ANSWERS
more anaerobic; produce more speed and strength; faster to
fatigue
Behavioral properties of muscle - CORRECT ANSWERS
extensibility, elasticity, irritability, ability to develop tension
quads - CORRECT ANSWERS isolated funtion (concentric
action)
= knee extensions
ex squats
Hamstrings - CORRECT ANSWERS biceps femoris,
semitendinosus, semimembranosus
knee flexion
, hamstring curls
gastrocnemius - CORRECT ANSWERS plantar flexion
calf raises
gluteus maximus - CORRECT ANSWERS hip extensions and
external rotation
lunge (upward phase)
rectus abdominis - CORRECT ANSWERS spinal flexion,
lateral flexion, and rotation
ball crunch
pectoralis major - CORRECT ANSWERS shoulder flexion and
horizontal adduction
push up
Litissimus Dorsi - CORRECT ANSWERS shoulder extension,
adduction, and internal rotation
band row
