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NASM Terms

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1. Foot & Ankle - Knee - LPHC - Shoulders - Head & Cervical Spine Anterior View: - Foot & Ankle - Knee - LPHC - Shoulders






2. Layer of connective tissue that is underneath fascia - and surrounds muscle (outside)






3. Nausea - diarhea - fatigue - hair/nail loss






4. Bisects body into front and back






5. Long inner thigh






6. Up - Down - Neutral- Down






7. Upper Straps - Sternocloidmastoid - Levator Scapulae






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






9. Flat feet and adducted and internally rotated knees






10. Performing OPT exercises in vertical manner down the template






11. Red light green light - follow the snake






12. Mid/Lower Traps - Rhomboids - Rotator Cuff






13. Gathers DeO2 blood returning to heart






14. Sutures of skull






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. Gutes - Quads - Calves






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






18. Lat - Teres major - Pecs






19. Predictable Patterns of Muscle Imbalances






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






21. Proper alignment of lead leg and pelvis during sprinting






22. Bone - kidney - muscle - nerve damage -






23. 20% of TEE






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






25. Thermic Effect of Food- amount expended because of digestion or 6-10% of TEE






26. Receives O2 blood and pumps to body






27. Diarhea - gastrointstinal disturbance






28. Hip Flexor Complex - Erector Spinae - Lats






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






30. Muscle in neck from ear to collar bone






31. Glutes - VMO






32. Lats - Teres Major - Pectoralis major/min






33. Anterior Tibialis - Glute Max - Erector Spinae






34. Connective tissue surrounding fascicles






35. Lat - Teres major - Pecs






36. On or toward back of body






37. Underarm






38. Inner - center shoulder muscles






39. Series of exercises one after another - minimal rest






40. Soleus - Gastrocnemius - Hip Flexor Complex - Abdominal Complex






41. Neutral/Neutral






42. Training different part of the body on seperate days






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






44. Circuit training that alternates upper and lower halves






45. Bisects body into right and left sides






46. Deep Cervical Flexors






47. Forward head and rounded shoulders






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






49. A movement used to recruit the local core stabilizers by drawing the naval into the spine






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