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health-and-fitness
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nasm
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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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. Diagnose Medical Conditions - Prescribe Treatment - Prescribe Diets - Provide Treatment for injuries - Provide Rehabilitation - Provide Counseling Services
Frontal
Circuit
TEF
Do Not...
2. Increased oxygen/blood supply - neural recruitment to muscles
Germanium
Force Couples: Plantarflexion at foot & ankle
Alarm Reaction:Initial Reaction
Extensibility
3. Knee
Straight Percentage Method: Zone Three
Popular Joints: Condyloid
Systolic
Body Fat Comp: Men VS. Women
4. Tibia - glut max - erector spinae
Systolic
TFL
Anterior
Excessive Forward Leaning: Underactive Muscles
5. 20% of TEE
Physical Activity- how much
Essential Amino Acids
Gracilius
Overhead Squat-Lateral View-LPHC-Forward lean-Underactive Muscles
6. Prisoners Squat - Multiplanar Lunge - tube Walking - Med. Ball lift/chop
Dynamic Stretching
Low Back Arch: Overactive Muscles
Postural Distortion Pattern
High Risk Stretches: Straight leg toe touch
7. Deepest layer that surrounds individual fibers
Thiamin (b1)
Specific Warm-UP
Recommended Protein Levels: Strength Athletes
Endomysium
8. Cannot be manufactured by the body so must be obtained from food and other sources. 'If Larry Loves Melony; Peter then throws vegetables'
Essential Amino Acids
Antidepressants
Drawing in Maneuver
Stride Rate
9. Prisoners Squat - Multiplanar Lunge - tube Walking - Med. Ball lift/chop
Rate of Force Production
Upper Crossed Syndrome: Possible Injuries
Pronation Distortion Syndrome: Lengthened Muscles
Dynamic Stretching
10. Highest rate of oxygen achieved @ physical exertion
VO2 Max
Autogenic Inhibition
Feet Turn Out: Under Active
Split routine
11. Just under glute max
Piriformis
Manganese
Postural Distortion Pattern
Serratus Anterior
12. Anterior tilt to pelvis - arched lower back
Overhead Squat-Anterior View-Feet-Turn Out-Underactive
Lower Crossed Syndrome
Training Zone 3
Recommended Protein Levels: Strength Athletes
13. Bisects body into right and left sides
Sagital Plane
Force Couples: Upward Rotation of Scapula
Bench Press 1RM Test
Muscle Spindle Fibers
14. Carpometacarpal (thumb)
Popular Joints: Saddle
Autogenic Inhibition
Abduction
Cardiorespiratory Health
15. Neutral or Up/Neutral or Down
Physical Activity- how much
Iodine
Nitrates: Heart Rate/Blood Pressure
Specific Warm-UP
16. Larger muscle in center of neck
Force Couples: Should abduction
Stride Rate
Longus Coli
Pushing Assessment-Shoulder Complex-Shoulder Elevation-Overactive
17. Ability to accelerate - decelerate - stabilize and change direction quickly while maintaining proper posture
Agility
Pushing Assessment-Head-Forward-Overactive
Upper crossed Syndrome: Short Muscles
Tendons
18. Gastrointestinal distress - liver damage
Vasodilators
Reciprocal Inhibition
FITTE
Copper
19. 0.8 or .4 grams/lb
Overhead Squat-Lateral View-LPHC-Forward lean-Overactive muscles
High Risk Stretches: Straight leg toe touch
Recommended Protein Levels: Sedentary
Copper
20. Inappropriate muscles take over the function of a weak or inhibited prime mover
Respiratory: Muscles Responsible (2) EXPIRATION
Relative Flexibility
Synergistic Dominance
Tibialus Posterior
21. Anterior tilt to pelvis - arched lower back
Type 1 Muscle Fibers
Tibialus Posterior
Lower Crossed Syndrome
All or Nothing Law
22. Hypertension - congestive heart failure - and peripheral edema
Diuretics
Pulling Assessment-Shoulder Elevation-Underactive
Fluoride
Folic Acid
23. Does not absorb water - passes thru digestive tract similar to its original form- reduction of colorectal cancer - hemorrhoids - & constipation
Epinephrine (adrenaline)
Pronation Distortion Syndrome: Altered Joint Mechanics/ Decreased
Insoluble Fiber
Excessive Forward Leaning: Overactive Muscles
24. Can be manufactured by the body 'Alan asks Alice - can Gary go get Peanuts - syrup - & tape?'
Autogenic Inhibition
Non-Essential
Superior
Training Zone 1
25. Large number of capillaries - mitochondria - and myoglobin - improved oxygen delivery - smaller in size. (red fibers)
TEF
VO2 R (uptake reserve)
Type 1 Muscle Fibers
Carbohydrate Intake
26. Anterior Tibialis - Posterior Tibialis - Glute max/med. - Transversus abdominis - Internal oblique
Bench Press 1RM Test
Lower Crossed Syndrome: Lengthened Muscles
High Risk Stretches: Plow
Specific Warm-UP
27. 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
GTO
Backside of Mechanics
Overhead Squat-Lateral View-LPHC-Low back Arches-Underactive Muscles
Glycolis
28. Repeating the same pattern of motion which can place abnormal stress on the body
Pattern Overload
Sternocloidmastoid
Lower Crossed Syndrome: Altered Joint Mechanics: Increased
Folic Acid
29. Actin (thin and stringlike) and myosin (thick). Help Contract Muscles
SAQ Drills: Weightloss
Lower Crossed Syndrome: Altered Joint Mechanics: Increased
Myofilaments
Niacin
30. Refers to position farther away from midline
Popular Joints: Hinge
Abduction
Lateral
Force Couples: Upward Rotation of Scapula
31. Physiologic assessments - body composition testing - cardiorespiratory assessments - static & dynamic postural assessments - performance assessments
Force Couples: Should abduction
Vertical Loading
Objective Information
Transverse
32. Liver damage - flushing - nausea - gastrointestinal problems
Force Couples: Upward Rotation of Scapula
Niacin
Arms Fall Forward: Underactive
Troponin
33. Can be manufactured by the body 'Alan asks Alice - can Gary go get Peanuts - syrup - & tape?'
Troponin
SAQ Drills: Seniors
Non-Essential
Beta Blockers : Heart Rate/ Blood Pressure
34. Ability of muscles to exert force output in minimal amount of time
Rate of Force Production
Core
Parameters for Reactive Training
Nickel
35. Performing set to failure - then removing a small percentage and continuing the set
Drop Set
Pulling Assessment-Head-Forward-Underactive
Diastolic
Beta Blockers
36. Hip Flexors - Erector Spinae
Diastolic
Pushing Assessment-Low Back Arches-Overactive
Lower Crossed Syndrome: Lengthened Muscles
Overhead Squat-Anterior View-Knees-Move Inward-Overactive
37. Bone - kidney - muscle - nerve damage -
Glucagon
Essential Amino Acids
Fluoride
Chromium
38. Repeating the same pattern of motion which can place abnormal stress on the body
Infraspinatus
Pattern Overload
Capillaries
Sagital Plane
39. Deep Cervical Floors
Objective Information
Pulling Assessment-Head-Forward-Underactive
Popular Joints: Saddle
Frontside Mechanics
40. Transport blood from capillaries toward heart
Alarm reaction: Delayed onset Muscle Soreness
Feet Turn Out: Under Active
Veins
Corrective Stretching: Myofascial Release - & Static Stretching
41. Neural impulses that sense tension are greater than the impulses that cause muscles to contract - muscle then will not contract
Sarcoplasm
Pulling Assessment-Shoulder Elevation-Overactive
Kinetic Chain Check Points: Static Postural Assessment
Autogenic Inhibition
42. Liver damage - bone/joint pain - dry skin - hair loss - headache - vomitting
Vitamin A
Sarcoplasm
Pronation Distortion Syndrome: Lengthened Muscles
Lower Crossed Syndrome
43. Nausea diarhea - kidney stones
Type 1 Muscle Fibers
Feet Turn Out: Under Active
C
Contralateral
44. Hip Flexor - erector spinae - latissumus dorsi
Plyometric training
High Risk Stretches: Arching Quads
Training Zone 2
Low Back Arch: Overactive Muscles
45. Connective tissue surrounding fascicles
Pronation Distortion Syndrome
Perimysium
Straight Percentage Method: Zone Two
Force Couples: Should abduction
46. Generally Used as high blood pressure medication - may also be prescribed for irregular heart rates
TFL
Beta Blockers
Iodine
Contralateral
47. Smaller muscle - just outside of longus coli
Boron
Vastus Lateralis
Longus Capitus
Tibialus Posterior
48. Neurological problems - numbness - pain in limbs
Gastronemius
B6
Pulling Assessment-LPHC-Low Back Arches-Underactive Muscles
Low Back Arch: Overactive Muscles
49. Neutral/Neutral
Lower Crossed Syndrome
Bicep Femoris
Bronchodilators: Heart Rate/ Blood Pressure
C
50. Glutes - VMO
Force Couples: Trunk Rotation
Knees Move Inward: Under Active
Pattern Overload
Pronation Distortion Syndrome