ACSM 040-444 Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

ACSM 040-444 Online Questions & Answers

• Question 151:

  Which of the following is NOT a principle of low back care?

  A. Abdominal curl-ups/
  B. Unloaded flexion/extension of the spine.
  C. Neutral spine during all exercises.
  D. Controlled leg press or squat with light weights.
  D. Controlled leg press or squat with light weights.

• Question 152:

  Documentation in the context of emergency response commonly refers to

  A. Records of each exercise session.
  B. Records of attendance.
  C. Records of all emergency situations.
  D. Manuals for all emergency equipment.
  C. Records of all emergency situations.

• Question 153:

  The motor neuron and all the muscle fibers it innervates are called a

  A. Motor junction.
  B. Motor unit.
  C. Motor end plate.
  D. N one of the above.
  B. Motor unit.

• Question 154:

  The definition of cardiorespiratory fitness is

  A. The maximal force that a muscle or muscle group can generate in a single effort.
  B. The coordinated capacity of the heart, blood vessels, respiratory system, and tissue metabolic systems to take in, deliver, and use oxygen.
  C. The ability to sustain a held maximal force or to continue repeated sub maximal contractions.
  D. The functional ROM about a joint.
  B. The coordinated capacity of the heart, blood vessels, respiratory system, and tissue metabolic systems to take in, deliver, and use oxygen.

• Question 155:

  Which of the following is NOT a major food fuel during exercise?

  A. Glucose.
  B. Fatty acids.
  C. Protein.
  D. Glycogen.
  C. Protein.

• Question 156:

  For a client taking a 3-blocker who has lowered resting blood pressure and heart rate, which of the following statements is TRUE?

  A. Asubmaximal test will provide the best estimate of the client's fitness.
  B. Asubmaximal test may underestimate the client's fitness.
  C. Asubmaximal test may overestimate the client's fitness.
  D. The client should be tested only when not taking the medication.
  C. Asubmaximal test may overestimate the client's fitness.

• Question 157:

  Setting several short-term goals to attain a long term goal to increase self-efficacy is an example of

  A. An application of cognitive-behavioral principles.
  B. An evaluation.
  C. A relationship to theory.
  D. An explanatory theory.
  A. An application of cognitive-behavioral principles.

• Question 158:

  Which statement below best describes the condition of asthma?

  A. Narrowing of the bronchial airways.
  B. Alveolar destruction.
  C. Ventilatory dead space.
  D. Respiratory muscular atrophy.
  A. Narrowing of the bronchial airways.

• Question 159:

  An appropriate exercise for improving the strength of the low back muscles are

  A. Straight leg lifts.
  B. Parallel squats.
  C. Spinal extension exercises.
  D. Sit-ups with feet anchored.
  C. Spinal extension exercises.

• Question 160:

  Which of the following situations indicates progression to independent and unsupervised exercise for a client after CABG surgery in an outpatient program?

  A. The client exhibits mild cardiac symptoms of angina, occurring intermittently during exercise and sometimes at home while reading.
  B. The client has a functional capacity of greater than 8 MET with hemodynamic responses appropriate to this level of exercise.
  C. The client is noncompliant with smoking cessation and weight loss intervention programs.
  D. The client is unable to palpate HR, deliver RPEs, or maintain steady workload intensity during activity.
  B. The client has a functional capacity of greater than 8 MET with hemodynamic responses appropriate to this level of exercise.