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






2. Front of hip down side






3. Adductor - biceps femoris - TFL - Vastus lateralis






4. Ability to accelerate - decelerate - stabilize and change direction quickly while maintaining proper posture






5. Reproductive problems






6. 20% of TEE






7. Neurological problems - numbness - pain in limbs






8. Standing Adductor Stretch - Lat Ball Stretch - Pectoral Wall Stretch






9. Measures endurance of upper body - primarily pushing muscles






10. Lats - Teres Major - Pectoralis major/min






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






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






13. Larger shoulder muscle - under deltoid






14. Large number of capillaries - mitochondria - and myoglobin - improved oxygen delivery - smaller in size. (red fibers)






15. 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






16. Smaller muscle - just outside of longus coli






17. Safe - supportive shoes - proper surface - proper supervision - progressive






18. Adductor - biceps femoris - TFL - Vastus lateralis






19. .76 and .85






20. Movements toward midline






21. Gastrointestinal distress - liver damage






22. Deficient blood clotting






23. Red Blood Cell damage or anemia - liver damage






24. Lumbar mechanics






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






26. Pressure within after heart contracts






27. Assess movement efficiency & potential muscle imbalances






28. Gathers DeO2 blood returning to heart






29. Refers to position farther away from midline






30. Prisoners Squat - Multiplanar Lunge - tube Walking - Med. Ball lift/chop






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






32. Movements toward midline






33. Occurs when you have contracted both the abdominals -lower back - and butt muscles @ the same time






34. Carpals of hand






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






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






37. 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?






38. Ability of muscles to exert force output in minimal amount of time






39. Pressure within when the heart is resting an filling






40. Up or Neutral/Down or Neutral






41. Going from aerobic energy to anaerobic energy production with to without oxygen






42. Headache - nausea - irritability - insomnia - rapid pulse - weak






43. Hip Flexors - Erector Spinae






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






45. .86 and .95






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






47. Swings from hip down to knee (long)






48. Back of neck muscles






49. Bisects body into right and left sides






50. High stress on inside of knee - and knee cap. Shouldn't be performed by anyone w/ history of knee or lower back problems