ACSM 040-444 Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

ACSM 040-444 Online Questions & Answers

• Question 361:

  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 362:

  A client must be given specific instructions for the days preceding a fitness assessment. Which of the following is NOT a necessary instruction to a client for a fitness assessment?

  A. Men and women should avoid liquids for 12 hours before the test.
  B. Clients should be instructed to avoid alcohol, tobacco products, or caffeine at least 3 hours before the test.
  C. Clients should avoid strenuous exercise or physical activity on the day of the test.
  D. Men and women should be instructed to get an adequate amount of sleep the night before the assessment.
  A. Men and women should avoid liquids for 12 hours before the test.

• Question 363:

  In terms of chronological age, early childhood is usually described as

  A. Birth to 3 weeks.
  B. 3 weeks to 1 year.
  C. 1 to 6 years.
  D. 7 to 10 years.
  C. 1 to 6 years.

• Question 364:

  Which of the following is true when two people of different weights (80 and 70 kg) are exercising at 5 mphl5% grade on a treadmill?

  A. Vo2 will be different if expressed inmL/kg/min.
  B. Vo2 will be the same if expressed in L/min.
  C. Cardiac output will be the same in L/min.
  D. None of the above.
  D. None of the above.

• Question 365:

  Muscular endurance training is best accomplished by

  A. Performing four to six repetitions per set.
  B. Using high resistance.
  C. Incorporating high repetitions.
  D. Performing isometric exercises only.
  C. Incorporating high repetitions.

• Question 366:

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

  

  A. LBBB.
  B. Posterior wall MI.
  C. RBBB.
  D. LVH. (From Goldberger AL: Clinical Electrocardiography: A Simplified Approach, 6th ed. St. Louis, Mosby, 1999, p 70.)
  C. RBBB.

• Question 367:

  During exercise of increasing intensity, the SV of normal adults

  A. Continues to increase throughout the duration of exercise up to Vo2max.
  B. Remains relatively stable duringsubmaximal exercise of greater than approximately 50% of Vo2max.
  C. Will continue to increase and then level off just before the achievement of Vo2max.
  D. None of the above.
  B. Remains relatively stable duringsubmaximal exercise of greater than approximately 50% of Vo2max.

• Question 368:

  Treatment for claudication during exercise includes all of the following EXCEPT

  A. Daily exercise sessions.
  B. Intensity of activity to maximal tolerable pain, with intermittent rest periods.
  C. Cardiorespiratory building activities that are nonweight bearing if the plan is to work on longer duration and higher intensity to elicit a cardiorespiratory training effect.
  D. Stopping activity at the onset ofclaudication discomfort to avoid further vascular damage from ischemia.
  D. Stopping activity at the onset ofclaudication discomfort to avoid further vascular damage from ischemia.

• Question 369:

  Which of the following best explains the pathophysiology of CAD?

  A. Injury to the arterial wall begins in the media.
  B. Platelets and thrombi form in the adventitia.
  C. The endothelium takes up lipids, especially LDL.
  D. Atherosclerotic lesions form in theintima.
  D. Atherosclerotic lesions form in theintima.

• Question 370:

  What is the best way that an administrator can educate the fitness staff?

  A. Voicing his or her opinion.
  B. Joining fitness organizations, and subscribing to fitness journals.
  C. Buying fitness videos.
  D. Reading the newspaper.
  B. Joining fitness organizations, and subscribing to fitness journals.