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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. Inner - center shoulder muscles






2. Ability to move the body in one intended direction as far as possible






3. Tibia - glut max - erector spinae






4. Mid/Lower Traps






5. Transition phase or electrical magnetical delay between eccentric and concentric contraction






6. YMCA 3 min Step Test OR Rockport Test






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






8. Cervical Extension - Scapular Protraction/elevation






9. Sternum - ribs - vertebrae






10. Knee






11. Repeating the same pattern of motion which can place abnormal stress on the body






12. Refers to position farther away from midline






13. Gastronemius - peroneus longues and tibialus anterior






14. Training different part of the body on seperate days






15. Generally Used as high blood pressure medication - may also be prescribed for irregular heart rates






16. Men: 10% -20% Women: 20% - 30%






17. Designed to determine the safety or possible risk of exercising for a client based on the answers to specific health questions. Aimed to identify those who are at risk for cardiovascular disease






18. Cardiac muscle - smooth muscle - skeletal muscle






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






20. Amount of energy expended @ rest or 70% of TEE. Resting metabolic rate- subject spends night at home and then drives to laboratory






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






22. .65 and .75






23. Upper Traps - Levator Scapulae - Sternocloidmastoid - Scalenes - Lats - Teres Major - Subscapularis - Pecs major/minor






24. Specific adaptation to Imposed Demands states that the body will adapt to the demand placed on it






25. Glute Max - Hamstring complex - Intrinsic core stabilizers






26. Apart of quads - small






27. Potential kidney problems - picolinate form - possible mutagenic






28. Bisects body into front and back






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






30. Anterior tilt to pelvis (arched lower back)






31. Knee






32. Transport blood away from heart






33. Pressure within when the heart is resting an filling






34. The difference between resting and the VO2






35. Elevated thyroid hormone concentration






36. Gastroncnemius/soleus - adductors - lats






37. Regulates energy and glucose






38. Intrinsic Core Stabilizers






39. Underarm






40. Liver damage - flushing - nausea - gastrointestinal problems






41. Highest rate of oxygen achieved @ physical exertion






42. Combination of flexibility and the nervous systems ability to control this range of motion efficiently






43. Hip Flexors - Erector Spinae






44. Above lat - small part of shoulder






45. >70 - <55 - 56-69






46. Soleus - gastronemus - hip flexor - ab complex






47. Inappropriate muscles take over the function of a weak or inhibited prime mover






48. Straight & parallel - not flat or externally rotated - In line with toes not adducted or abducted - Pelvic is level - spine in same position - Level not elevated or rounded - Lateral View: Foot & Ankle - Knee - LPHC - Shoulders






49. Upper Traps - Sternocleidomastoid - Levator Scapulae






50. Gastrointestinal irritation - fatigue