NASM PRACTICE TEST
QUESTIONS
The Golgi tendon organ is an essential component of static stretching because it - ANSWER Prevents muscle from being placed under excessive tension What is the correct force-couple relationship that allows for the upward rotation of the scapula? - ANSWER Upper trapezius and lower portions of the serratus anterior Deoxygenated blood is pumped from the right ventricle to the lungs through? - ANSWER pulmonary arteries Dynamic stretching improves soft tissue extensibility by using...? - ANSWER reciprocal inhibition 1 / 3
The oxidative system is primarily used when a client... - ANSWER jogs for 30 min What would aid the primary respiratory muscles in breathing after a set of maximum effort sprints? - ANSWER Scalenes When an exercise is high intensity and lasts about 10 seconds, which of the following energy pathways is predominantly in use? - ANSWER ATP-PC A client who is practicing repeated squat exercises in order to create permanent changes in her technique is exhibiting? - ANSWER motor learning What stimulates muscle fibers to go through a series of steps that initiate muscle contractions? - ANSWER acetylcholine 2 / 3
What exercise uses a ball-and-socket joint as the primary mover? - ANSWER 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? - ANSWER 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...? - ANSWER synergistic dominance If a client squats with his feet excessively externally rotated, it is evidence of....? - ANSWER altered arthrokinematics What is considered the functional unit of muscle? - ANSWER sacromere
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