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This test is designed to prepare you mentally for the NASM CES Exam.

In this part of NASM CES Practice Test you will have 40 questions to answer.

Here are the Four (4) Sections of NASM CES Exam:

Section 1: Introduction to Corrective Exercise Training

Section 2: Corrective Exercise Techniques

Section 3: Assessment

Section 4: Programming Strategies

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NASM CES

The vastus lateralis primarily stabilizes the:

A. Knee

B. Ankle

C. Hip

D. Shoulder

None

1 out of 40

NASM CES

What's the most common sports-related injury?

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A. ACL tear

B. Ankle sprain

C. Ankle fracture

D. Shoulder impingement

None

2 out of 40

NASM CES

What is known as the study that uses principles of physics to quantitatively study how forces interact within the body?

A. Synergistic dominance

B. Kinematics

C. Pronation distortion syndrome

D. Biomechanics

None

3 out of 40

NASM CES

Torque is a force that...

A. Overcomes resistance

B. Uses weights

C. Causes motion

D. Produces rotation

None

4 out of 40

NASM CES

During an overhead squat, you notice an asymmetrical weight shift, which muscles could be underactive?

A. Gluteus medius on the side of the shift

B. Vastus lateralis

C. Erector spinae

D. Gluteus medius on the opposite side of the shift

None

5 out of 40

NASM CES

The LPHC has approximately how many muscles attached to it?

A. 26

B. 35

C. 15

D. 29

None

6 out of 40

NASM CES

The bending of a joint, causing the angle of the joint to decrease is termed what?

A. Abduction

B. Extension

C. Flexion

D. Adduction

None

7 out of 40

NASM CES

A cellular structure that supplies energy for many biomechanical cellular processes by undergoing enzymatic hydrolysis is known as?

A. Glycogen

B. Phosphocreatine

C. ATP

D. Electron transport chain

None

8 out of 40

NASM CES

Which of the following sensory receptors can cause a muscle to relax when excited?

A. Renshaw Cell

B. Ruff endings

C. Interstitial receptors

D. Ruffini endings

None

9 out of 40

10.

NASM CES

Which is a muscle that is prone to lengthening?

A. Deltoids

B. Infraspinatus

C. Supraspinatus

D. Teres major

None

10 out of 40

11.

NASM CES

Which levers are the most common in the body and have pull between the fulcrum and resistance?

A. First class levers

B. Third class levers

C. Second class levers

D. Fourth class levers

None

11 out of 40

12.

NASM CES

A new client reveals that she had knee replacement surgery two years ago and failed to comply with her rehabilitation program. During the assessment, she displayed limited range of motion in the affected knee. Which of the following is most likely to have caused this current lack of mobility?

A. Tight hamstrings

B. Formed scar tissue

C. Lengthened rhomboids and shortened anterior deltoid

D. Rounded shoulders and forward head

None

12 out of 40

13.

NASM CES

During the overhead squat assessment, which view is ideal when observing the existence of an asymmetrical weight shift?

A. Anterior

B. Inferior

C. Posterior view

D. Proximal

None

13 out of 40

14.

NASM CES

Which muscle isometrically stabilizes the lumbo-pelvic-hip complex (LPHC) and knee

A. Sartorius

B. Latissimus dorsi

C. Rotator cuff

D. Hip flexors

None

14 out of 40

15.

NASM CES

Which subsystem consists of force-couple relationships that primarily control the pelvis, and femur in the frontal plane during single-leg functional movements such as gait, lunges, or stair climbing?

A. Global Muscular System

B. Local musculature system

C. Lateral subsystem

D. Movement subsystem

None

15 out of 40

16.

NASM CES

How much of the adult population is affected by low back pain?

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A. nearly 60%

B. nearly 80%

C. nearly 68%

D. exactly 90%

None

16 out of 40

17.

NASM CES

What lower body movement should the coach be concerned with during the top pull of the snatch?

A. Triple flexion

B. Kinetic adduction

C. Hip extension

D. Triple extension

None

17 out of 40

18.

NASM CES

During the single-leg squat assessment, the compensation of "outward trunk rotation" is mostly attributed to under-activity of which muscles?

A. erector spinae

B. Internal Oblique (opposite side as stance leg)

C. Gluteus Maximus

D. Internal Oblique (same side as stance leg)

None

18 out of 40

19.

NASM CES

Most healthy adults should hold a static stretch for a minimum duration of:

A. 20-30 secs

B. 10-15 secs

C. 0-10 secs

D. 30-40 secs

None

19 out of 40

20.

NASM CES

Low back pain is a major form of degeneration affecting nearly how many people?

A. 20% of all adults

B. 15% of all adults

C. 80% of all adults

D. 50% of all adults

None

20 out of 40

21.

NASM CES

What hip muscle has been shown to become weaker after an ankle sprain?

A. Gluteus medius

B. Abdominal Complex

C. Gastrocnemius and Soleus

D. External oblique

None

21 out of 40

22.

NASM CES

______________________ is a multiplanar, synchronized joint motion that occurs with eccentric muscle function.

A. Eccentric contraction

B. Pronation

C. Supination

D. Isometric contraction

None

22 out of 40

23.

NASM CES

The ______________________ bisects the body to create upper and lower halves, and primarily includes internal rotation and external rotation for the limbs, right and left rotation for the head and trunk, and radioulnar pronation and supination.

A. The arthrokinetic plane

B. Frontal plane

C. Sagittal plane

D. Transverse plane

None

23 out of 40

24.

NASM CES

Research demonstrated that optimum stride length at maximum velocity is

A. 1-2 times leg length

B. 4 times leg length

C. 2.1-2.5 times leg length

D. 4.1 times leg length

None

24 out of 40

25.

NASM CES

A runner who experiences reoccurring episodes of plantar fasciitis, shin splints and patellar tendonitis is most likely affected by which of the following postural distortion syndromes?

A. Ankle sprain

B. Reciprocal inhibition

C. Pronation distortion syndrome

D. Autogenic inhibition

None

25 out of 40

26.

NASM CES

Which class of lever is most common in the HMS?

A. First

B. Second

C. Third

D. Fourth

None

26 out of 40

27.

NASM CES

During which part of the gait does pronation occur?

A. Contact

B. Heel strike

C. Heel off

D. Toe-off

None

27 out of 40

28.

NASM CES

What percentage of the population is estimated to be obese?

A. 30%

B. 25%

C. 45%

D. 33.8%

None

28 out of 40

29.

NASM CES

An estimated ____________ ACL injuries occur annually in the general U.S. population.

A. 80,000 to 100,000

B. 50,000 to 60,000

C. 75,000

D. 100,000

None

29 out of 40

30.

NASM CES

Which section of the heart receives deoxygenated blood from the rest of the body?

A. left atrium

B. right ventricle

C. right atrium

D. left ventricle

None

30 out of 40

31.

NASM CES

What is Corrective Exercise?

A. The systematic programming process used to address neuromusculoskeletal dysfunction through the use of inhibitory, lengthening, activation and integration techniques.

B. The process by which a tight muscle diminishes neural drive and inhibits recruitment of its functional antagonist

C. The systematic process of identifying a neuromusculoskeletal dysfunction, developing a plan of action and implementing an integrated corrective strategy

D. The process whereby a synergist compensates for a prime mover to maintain force production

None

31 out of 40

32.

NASM CES

In what plane of motion does lateral flexion occur?

A. The arthrokinetic plane

B. frontal plane

C. sagittal plane

D. transverse plane

None

32 out of 40

33.

NASM CES

The ability of the body to repeatedly produce high levels of force for prolonged periods is known as ..?

A. Strength endurance

B. Plyometrics

C. Stretching

D. Power

None

33 out of 40

34.

NASM CES

What is another name for ankle flexion?

A. Eversion

B. Inversion

C. Rotation

D. Dorsiflexion

None

34 out of 40

35.

NASM CES

Which self-myofascial release tool is most appropriate for a new client who has not experienced forms of ischemic pressure?

A. Hand grips

B. Box

C. Jump mat

D. Foam roll

None

35 out of 40

36.

NASM CES

What part of the nervous system is designed to optimize muscle synergies?

A. Autonomous

B. Peripheral

C. Central

D. Proximal

None

36 out of 40

37.

NASM CES

Which of the following is a primary reason for using self-myofascial release?

A. To only extend the muscles

B. To alleviate joint pain

C. To massage the body

D. To alleviate the side effects of latent trigger points

None

37 out of 40

38.

NASM CES

What is the recommended duration for each repetition during integrated dynamic movement?

A. 2 second isometric hold at end range and 4 seconds on the eccentric

B. 6 second isometric hold at end range and 4 seconds on the eccentric

C. 2 second isometric hold at end range and 8 seconds on the eccentric

D. 1 second isometric hold at end range and 10 seconds on the eccentric

None

38 out of 40

39.

NASM CES

The core stabilizer muscles are predominantly made up of what muscle fiber type?

A. Type II

B. Type IIa

C. Type IIx

D. Type I

None

39 out of 40

40.

NASM CES

Type 1 muscle fibers are considered to be ..?

A. Fast twitch

B. Slow twitch

C. Intermediary

D. Medium twitch

None

40 out of 40

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