NASM PRACTICE TEST QUESTIONS

NASM PRACTICE TEST QUESTIONS The Golgi tendon organ is an essential component of static stretching because it - Prevents muscle from being placed under excessive tension What is the correct force-couple relationship that allows for the upward rotation of the scapula? - Upper trapezius and lower portions of the serratus anterior Deoxygenated blood is pumped from the right ventricle to the lungs through? - pulmonary arteries Dynamic stretching improves soft tissue extensibility by using...? - reciprocal inhibition The oxidative system is primarily used when a client... - jogs for 30 min What would aid the primary respiratory muscles in breathing after a set of maximum effort sprints? - Scalenes When an exercise is high intensity and lasts about 10 seconds, which of the following energy pathways is predominantly in use? - ATP-PC A client who is practicing repeated squat exercises in order to create permanent changes in her technique is exhibiting? - motor learning What stimulates muscle fibers to go through a series of steps that initiate muscle contractions? - acetylcholine What exercise uses a ball-and-socket joint as the primary mover? - seated dumbbell lateral raise The body's ability to differentiate between walking on concrete and walking on sand is an example of what function of the nervous system? - sensory If a client exhibits increased force output of his hamstrings and adductor magnus to compensate for a weakened gluteus maximus during hip extension, this is an example of...? - synergistic dominance If a client squats with his feet excessively externally rotated, it is evidence of....? - altered arthrokinematics What is considered the functional unit of muscle? - sacromere Which structure of the skeletal muscle contains a combination of glycogen, fats, minerals, and oxygen-binding myoglobin? - sacroplasm What is considered one method to estimate maximum heart rate of a client? - subtract clients age from 220 After performing a 3-minute step test, it is determined that a client falls in the "below average" category for cardiovascular fitness. What is the appropriate starting zone for the client? - zone one What muscle is probably under active if a client's support or standing leg falls inward during a single-leg squat assessment? - Gluteus medius A trainer is working with a senior client. The trainer should be aware of what physiological characteristics? - Decreased lean body mass A clients head protrudes during a pulling assessment. What muscle should be stretched? - Sternocleimastoid What describes the purpose of the Davies test