Question 1

Which of the following bones is not part of the axial skeleton?

Accepted Answer

A) Skull 
B) Spine 
C) Tibia 
D) Sternum 
A) Skull 
B) Spine 
C) Tibia 
D) Sternum

Question 2

Which bones are cuboidal in shape and covered with articular surfaces that interface with joints?

Accepted Answer

A) Short bones 
B) Long bones 
C) Flat bones 
D) Irregular bones 
A) Short bones 
B) Long bones 
C) Flat bones 
D) Irregular bones

Question 3

What is a connective tissue highly resistant to tensile and compressive forces?

Accepted Answer

A) Ligament 
B) Tendon 
C) Bone 
D) Muscle 
A) Ligament 
B) Tendon 
C) Bone 
D) Muscle

Question 4

What upper body anatomy is measured for estimating frame size?

Accepted Answer

A) Humerus 
B) Radius 
C) Epicondyles 
D) Phalanges 
A) Humerus 
B) Radius 
C) Epicondyles 
D) Phalanges

Question 5

What principle says that a body immersed in fluid is buoyed up with force equal to the weight of the displaced fluid?

Accepted Answer

A) Parkinson principle 
B) Translatory principle 
C) Newton's principle of reaction 
D) Archimedes' principle 
A) Parkinson principle 
B) Translatory principle 
C) Newton's principle of reaction 
D) Archimedes' principle

Question 6

What describes the movement type called adduction?

Accepted Answer

A) Movement away from the midline of the body and in a transverse plane 
B) Movement that decreases the joint angle with no movement in the plane 
C) Movement towards the midline of the body in the frontal plane 
D) Movement along the longitudinal plane 
A) Movement away from the midline of the body and in a transverse plane 
B) Movement that decreases the joint angle with no movement in the plane 
C) Movement towards the midline of the body in the frontal plane 
D) Movement along the longitudinal plane

Question 7

What strength assessment uses a thin electroconductive metal connected to an electrical source, which becomes bent or deformed during testing to measure force generated?

Accepted Answer

A) Dynamometer 
B) Cable tensiometer 
C) Strain gauge 
D) Holter test 
A) Dynamometer 
B) Cable tensiometer 
C) Strain gauge 
D) Holter test

Question 8

What function does a goniometer perform?

Accepted Answer

A) Measures body composition 
B) Tests flexibility 
C) Assesses range of motion 
D) Test endurance using time and distance factors 
A) Measures body composition 
B) Tests flexibility 
C) Assesses range of motion 
D) Test endurance using time and distance factors

Question 9

What are ACSM recommendations for flexibility training?

Accepted Answer

A) Stretching should immediately precede a workout and be performed 2 - 3 days per week 
B) Stretching to the point of tightness (but not to pain) and holding the stretch for 30 - 40 seconds 
C) Only the most used muscle groups need stretching 
D) Stretching should be performed no less than 2 - 3 days per week, but ideally 5 - 7 days per week 
A) Stretching should immediately precede a workout and be performed 2 - 3 days per week 
B) Stretching to the point of tightness (but not to pain) and holding the stretch for 30 - 40 seconds 
C) Only the most used muscle groups need stretching 
D) Stretching should be performed no less than 2 - 3 days per week, but ideally 5 - 7 days per week

Question 10

Which chronic occupational postural habit can lead to tightness in the gastrocnemius and soleus?

Accepted Answer

A) Wearing high heeled shoes 
B) Long term sitting, like at a desk 
C) Repetitive movements 
D) Postural imbalances 
A) Wearing high heeled shoes 
B) Long term sitting, like at a desk 
C) Repetitive movements 
D) Postural imbalances

Question 11

Which of the following organ systems are studied biomechanically as a health and fitness professional?

Accepted Answer

A) Skeletal, muscular, cardiovascular, and respiratory 
B) Skeletal, muscular, endocrine, and respiratory 
C) Muscular, endocrine, cardiovascular, and respiratory 
D) Muscular, reproductive, respiratory, and skeletal 
A) Skeletal, muscular, cardiovascular, and respiratory 
B) Skeletal, muscular, endocrine, and respiratory 
C) Muscular, endocrine, cardiovascular, and respiratory 
D) Muscular, reproductive, respiratory, and skeletal

Question 12

Where within the respiratory system does the exchange of gases, or diffusion, occur?

Accepted Answer

A) Larynx 
B) Bronchioles 
C) Alveoli 
D) Alveolar sacs 
A) Larynx 
B) Bronchioles 
C) Alveoli 
D) Alveolar sacs

Question 13

Which of the following leg muscle does NOT provide isometric stability to the lumbo - pelvic - hip complex?

Accepted Answer

A) Adductor brevis 
B) Adductor magnus - anterior fibers 
C) Adductor magnus - posterior fibers 
D) Rectus femoris 
A) Adductor brevis 
B) Adductor magnus - anterior fibers 
C) Adductor magnus - posterior fibers 
D) Rectus femoris

Question 14

What is the correct order of flow through cardiac structures for blood from the lungs?

Accepted Answer

A) Superior and inferior vena cava, right atrium, tricuspid valve, right ventricle, pulmonic semilunar valve, pulmonary arteries, lungs, systemic circulation 
B) Right pulmonary vein, right atrium, bicuspid valve, right ventricle, aortic semilunar valve, systemic circulation 
C) Left pulmonary vein, left atrium, bicuspid valve, left ventricle, aortic semilunar valve, ascending aorta, systemic circulation 
D) Ascending aorta, aortic semilunar valve, left ventricle, bicuspid valve, left atrium, systemic circulation 
A) Superior and inferior vena cava, right atrium, tricuspid valve, right ventricle, pulmonic semilunar valve, pulmonary arteries, lungs, systemic circulation 
B) Right pulmonary vein, right atrium, bicuspid valve, right ventricle, aortic semilunar valve, systemic circulation 
C) Left pulmonary vein, left atrium, bicuspid valve, left ventricle, aortic semilunar valve, ascending aorta, systemic circulation 
D) Ascending aorta, aortic semilunar valve, left ventricle, bicuspid valve, left atrium, systemic circulation

Question 15

Which of the following is a normal curvature of the spine directed in an anterior convexity?

Accepted Answer

A) Sacral 
B) Scoliosis 
C) Lumbar 
D) Hyperlordosis 
A) Sacral 
B) Scoliosis 
C) Lumbar 
D) Hyperlordosis

Question 16

What is the main function of the annulus fibrosus?

Accepted Answer

A) Transmits forces evenly across the disc and deforms easily 
B) Binds the vertebrae together and resists destructive forces to the spine 
C) Provides a space for the spinal cord 
D) Attracts and holds water within the structure 
A) Transmits forces evenly across the disc and deforms easily 
B) Binds the vertebrae together and resists destructive forces to the spine 
C) Provides a space for the spinal cord 
D) Attracts and holds water within the structure

Question 17

To which plane does the mediolateral axis lie perpendicular?

Accepted Answer

A) Sagittal 
B) Transverse 
C) Longitudinal 
D) Frontal 
A) Sagittal 
B) Transverse 
C) Longitudinal 
D) Frontal

Question 18

What unique type of joint is the thumb?

Accepted Answer

A) Cartilaginous 
B) Synovial 
C) Immovable 
D) Fibrous 
A) Cartilaginous 
B) Synovial 
C) Immovable 
D) Fibrous

Question 19

Which type of joint is capable of flexion, extension, abduction, adduction, circumduction, and opposition movements?

Accepted Answer

A) Hinge 
B) Ball and socket 
C) Condyloid 
D) Saddle 
A) Hinge 
B) Ball and socket 
C) Condyloid 
D) Saddle

Question 20

How many bones make up the skull?

Accepted Answer

A) 13 
B) 23 
C) 29 
D) 32 
A) 13 
B) 23 
C) 29 
D) 32

Which of the following bones is not part of the axial skeleton?

Which bones are cuboidal in shape and covered with articular surfaces that interface with joints?

What is a connective tissue highly resistant to tensile and compressive forces?

What upper body anatomy is measured for estimating frame size?

What principle says that a body immersed in fluid is buoyed up with force equal to the weight of the displaced fluid?

What describes the movement type called adduction?

What strength assessment uses a thin electroconductive metal connected to an electrical source, which becomes bent or deformed during testing to measure force generated?

What function does a goniometer perform?

What are ACSM recommendations for flexibility training?

Which chronic occupational postural habit can lead to tightness in the gastrocnemius and soleus?

Which of the following organ systems are studied biomechanically as a health and fitness professional?

Where within the respiratory system does the exchange of gases, or diffusion, occur?

Which of the following leg muscle does NOT provide isometric stability to the lumbo - pelvic - hip complex?

What is the correct order of flow through cardiac structures for blood from the lungs?

Which of the following is a normal curvature of the spine directed in an anterior convexity?

What is the main function of the annulus fibrosus?

To which plane does the mediolateral axis lie perpendicular?

What unique type of joint is the thumb?

Which type of joint is capable of flexion, extension, abduction, adduction, circumduction, and opposition movements?

How many bones make up the skull?

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Which of the following bones is not part of the axial skeleton?

Which bones are cuboidal in shape and covered with articular surfaces that interface with joints?

What is a connective tissue highly resistant to tensile and compressive forces?

What upper body anatomy is measured for estimating frame size?

What principle says that a body immersed in fluid is buoyed up with force equal to the weight of the displaced fluid?

What describes the movement type called adduction?

What strength assessment uses a thin electroconductive metal connected to an electrical source, which becomes bent or deformed during testing to measure force generated?

What function does a goniometer perform?

What are ACSM recommendations for flexibility training?

Which chronic occupational postural habit can lead to tightness in the gastrocnemius and soleus?

Which of the following organ systems are studied biomechanically as a health and fitness professional?

Where within the respiratory system does the exchange of gases, or diffusion, occur?

Which of the following leg muscle does NOT provide isometric stability to the lumbo - pelvic - hip complex?

What is the correct order of flow through cardiac structures for blood from the lungs?

Which of the following is a normal curvature of the spine directed in an anterior convexity?

What is the main function of the annulus fibrosus?

To which plane does the mediolateral axis lie perpendicular?

What unique type of joint is the thumb?

Which type of joint is capable of flexion, extension, abduction, adduction, circumduction, and opposition movements?

How many bones make up the skull?

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