ACSM 040-444 Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

ACSM 040-444 Online Questions & Answers

• Question 211:

  What resistance would you set a cycle ergometer at if your 80-kg client needs to train at 6 METs? Assume a 50 rpm cycling cadence.

  A. 1.5 kg.
  B. 2.07 kg.
  C. 0.25 pounds.
  D. 0.45 pounds.
  B. 2.07 kg.

• Question 212:

  Which of the following medical conditions is NOT part of the female athlete triad?

  A. Disordered eating.
  B. Osteoporosis.
  C. Amenorrhea.
  D. Anemia.
  D. Anemia.

• Question 213:

  Which of the following are NOT symptoms of depression?

  A. Hearing voices.
  B. Change in sleep patterns.
  C. Irritability.
  D. All of the above.
  A. Hearing voices.

• Question 214:

  Advancing age brings a progressive decline in bone mineral density and calcium content; this process is accelerated in women immediately following menopause. Which condition is commonly associated with this condition?

  A. Osteoarthritis.
  B. Osteoporosis.
  C. Arthritis.
  D. Epiphysitis.
  B. Osteoporosis.

• Question 215:

  The energy to perform long-term exercise (> or = 15 min) comes primarily from

  A. Aerobic metabolism.
  B. A combination of aerobic and anaerobic metabolism, with anaerobic metabolism producing the bulk of the ATP.
  C. Anaerobic metabolism.
  D. None of the above.
  A. Aerobic metabolism.

• Question 216:

  Verbal encouragement, material incentives, self praise, and use of specific contingency contracts are examples of

  A. Shaping.
  B. Reinforcement.
  C. Antecedent control.
  D. Setting goals.
  B. Reinforcement.

• Question 217:

  Which of the following bones articulates proxi- mally with the sternal manubrium and distally with the scapula and is helpful to palpate in electrode placement?

  A. Scapula.
  B. Sternum.
  C. Clavicle.
  D. Twelfth rib.
  C. Clavicle.

• Question 218:

  In the ECG strip shown below, what disorder is indicated?

  

  

  A. Acutepericarditis.
  B. Inferior MI.
  C. Posterior MI.
  D. Anterior MI. (From Goldberger AL: Clinical Electrocardiography: A Simplified Approach, 6th ed. St. Louis, Mosby, 1999, p 91.)
  B. Inferior MI.

• Question 219:

  An embolism

  A. Can increase pulmonary vascular resistance.
  B. Is excessive fluid retention.
  C. Can be triggered by a chemical mediator (e.g., histamine).
  D. Is an outward bulging of the ventricularwall.
  A. Can increase pulmonary vascular resistance.

• Question 220:

  Adults age physiologically at individual rates. Therefore, adults of any specified age will vary widely in their physiologic responses to exercise testing. Special consideration should be given to older adults when giving a fitness test, because A. Age is often accompanied by de conditioning and disease.

  B. Age predisposes older adults to clinical depression and neurologic diseases.
  C. Older adults cannot be physically stressed beyond 75% of age-adjusted maximum.
  D. Older adults are not as motivated to exercise as those who are younger.
  A