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NASM Terms

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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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. Builds high end work capacity






2. Hypertension - congestive heart failure






3. High stress on lower back and can be difficult on knees






4. Dissolved by Water- regulates blood glucose levels - lowers cholesterol






5. Masks V- B12 (which can cause neurological problems)






6. Upper Traps - Sternocloidmastoid - Levator Scapulae






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






8. Diarhea






9. Cervical Extension - Scapular Protraction/elevation






10. Mid/Lower Traps






11. Larger shoulder muscle - under deltoid






12. Movements toward midline






13. Large part of calve - sits over soleus






14. Pain or discomfort experienced 24-72 hours after intense exercise or unaccustomed exercise






15. Aerobic glycolysis - krebs cycle - electron trasport chain - 35-40 ATP created - can create energy by burning triglycerides - at least enough for a workout






16. Cannot be manufactured by the body so must be obtained from food and other sources. 'If Larry Loves Melony; Peter then throws vegetables'






17. Stress on neck - and spine - clients with neck or back injury should not perform this






18. Cellular plasm containing glycogen - fats - minerals - and myoglobin






19. Neural impulses that sense tension are greater than the impulses that cause muscles to contract - muscle then will not contract






20. Movements away from midline






21. Refers to postion closest to midline






22. Biomechanical & neuromuscular dysfunction leading to altered joint movement (internally or externally rotating)






23. Warm up consisting of movements that mimic those included in more intense workout






24. YMCA 3 min Step Test OR Rockport Test






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






26. Tendency of body to seek the path of least resistances during functional movement patterns






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






28. Cervical Extension - Scapular Protraction/elevation






29. 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






30. Refers to position on opposite side of the body






31. Plays a roll in muscle contraction by providing binding sights for calcium & tropomyosin






32. Anterior tilt to pelvis (arched lower back)






33. >70 - <55 - 56-69






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






35. Placing stress on cardio in order to achieve optimal levels of physiological - physical - and performance adaptations






36. Shoulder Extension - Shoulder External Rotation






37. Neuromuscular system allowing agonists - antagonists - and stabilizers to work synergistically to produce - reduce - and dynamically stabilize the entire kinetic chain in all three plans of motion






38. Up or Neutral/Down or Neutral






39. Have you ever had any pain or injuries? Have you had past surgies? Chronic Diseases? Coronary heart disease - artery disease - hypertension - high cholesterol or diabetes? Medications?






40. Neutral or Up/Neutral or Down






41. Bisects upper and lower halves






42. Glute Max - Hamstring complex - Intrinsic core stabilizers






43. Neutral/ Neutral or Down






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






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






46. Transport blood from capillaries toward heart






47. Cardiac muscle - smooth muscle - skeletal muscle






48. 1.) Alarm reaction 2.) Resistance Development 3.) Exhaustion






49. Anterior tilt to pelvis (arched lower back)






50. Forward head and rounded shoulders