Test your basic knowledge |

NASM Terms

Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Movements away from midline






2. Contracts the muscle in response - Normal reaction to avoid injury - Senses Muscle Lengthening






3. Performing all exercises before moving onto the next - what I do- 12 reps 3 sets






4. Swings across knee joint (short)






5. 20% of TEE






6. Broken down to either pyruvic acid or lactic acid. Creates 2 units of ATP from glucose and 3 ATP from glycogen. 30-50 sec/ 8-12 reps






7. Deep Cervical Flexors - Serratus anterior - Rhomboids - Mid Traps - Teres Minor - Infraspinatus






8. Anterior Tibialis - Glute Max - Erector Spinae






9. Tibia - glut max - erector spinae






10. Gastrointestinal irritation - fatigue






11. Up or Neutral/Down or Neutral






12. Deceleration - yielding - loading - counter movement - or cocking phase. Increases muscle spindle activity by prestretching the muscle






13. Increase heart rate - elevates blood glucose levels - redistributes blood to working tissues - opens airways






14. Physiologic assessments - body composition testing - cardiorespiratory assessments - static & dynamic postural assessments - performance assessments






15. Regulates energy and glucose






16. 45-65% of diet- During exercise for more than one hour 30-69 grams is adequate






17. Up - Down - Neutral- Down






18. Adductor - biceps femoris - TFL - Vastus lateralis






19. High stress on knees caps - and other tissues of the knee






20. Training different part of the body on seperate days






21. Gastronemius - peroneus longues and tibialus anterior






22. Cardiotoxic effects- should not be taken unless in form of b12






23. Attaches muscles to bone - and provides the anchor for which muscles can exert force






24. Underarm






25. Senses Muscle Tension - Relaxes muscles in Response - Normal Reaction to avoid injury






26. A Golgi tendon organ (GTO) and muscle spindle fibers






27. Transport chemicals - water between blood and tissue






28. Forward head and rounded shoulders






29. Diaphragm - external intercostals - scalenes - sternocleidomastoid - pectorals minor






30. Adductor Complex - Biceps Femoris - TFL - Vastus Lateralis






31. Hypertension - congestive heart failure - and peripheral edema






32. Hamstring complex strain - Anterior Knee pain - Low Back Pain






33. Increase heart rate - elevates blood glucose levels - redistributes blood to working tissues - opens airways






34. Medial Gastrocnemius - Medial Hamstring Complex - Gracilis - Sartorius - Popliteus






35. Gastrocnemius - Soleus - Peroneals - Adductors - Illiotibial head - Hip Flexor Complex - Biceps femoris






36. Neutral Position - leg vertical at right angle to sole of foot - Neutral position -not flexed or hyperextended - Pelvis neutral position - no extension or flexion - Normal kyphotic curve - not excessively rounded - Neutral Position - not in excessive






37. Neutral or Up/Neutral or Down






38. >70 - <55 - 56-69






39. Performing all exercises before moving onto the next - what I do- 12 reps 3 sets






40. Broken down to either pyruvic acid or lactic acid. Creates 2 units of ATP from glucose and 3 ATP from glycogen. 30-50 sec/ 8-12 reps






41. Knee






42. Neutral/Neutral






43. Liver damage - flushing - nausea - gastrointestinal problems






44. Tight agonist which inhibits its function antagonist- muscle contraction.






45. Knee Adduction - Knee internal rotation - Foot pronation - Foot external rotation






46. Shoulder Extension - Shoulder External Rotation






47. Mid/Lower Traps






48. Can be manufactured by the body 'Alan asks Alice - can Gary go get Peanuts - syrup - & tape?'






49. .86 and .95






50. Tibia - glut max - erector spinae