Final Exam Study Questions and Answers

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NASM Corrective Exercise Specialist Final Exam Study Questions and Answers (Verified by Expert)

• What term is used to describe how the CNS integrates sensory information

with previous experiences

ANS Motor control

• Which global subsystem stabilizes the sacroiliac joint and is activated in

part by the biceps femoris, increasing tension on the sacrotuberous liga- ment

ANS Deep Longitudinal Subsystem

• What term describes a muscle acting to help support the joint or joints that

permit movement from the primary mover

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ANS Synergist

• What process describes the ability of the CNS to interpret sensory in-

formation as needed to execute the proper motor response

ANS Sensorimotor Integration

• What best describes an eccentric action of the posterior tibialis

ANS Ankle Dorsiflexion/eversion

• Which of the following muscles serve to decelerate knee flexion and hip

extension

ANS Rectus Femoris

• Dysfunction in intrinsic core stabilizers (transverrse abdominis and multi-

fidus) can result in which of the following

ANS SIJ instability & Low back pain 2 / 3

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• What term is used to describe the form of feedback whereby a fitness

professional notes abnormal movement during a squat and asks the client if they felt or saw anything abnormal

ANS Knowledge of performance

• During a bench press exercise, which muscle synergy is occurring

ANS Activa- tion of the pectoralis major as an agonist with the triceps brachii and anterior deltoid assisting synergistically.

• Which of the following is an example of a stabilizing muscle role

ANS The muscles of the rotator cuff contracting along with the deltoids during an overhead shoulder press.

• A Corrective Exercise Specialist is implementing a static stretching pro-

gram with a youth basketball team. What are the recommended acute training variables this type of stretching

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