ACSM ACSM Certifications 010-111 Questions & Answers

• Question 301:

  Which of the following bones facilitate movement of the chest during both inspiration and expiration?

  A. clavicle

  B. scapula

  C. carpal

  D. scalene

  Correct Answer: A

• Question 302:

  Which of the following is characterized as a plane (uniaxial) joint?

  A. Coxal (hip)

  B. Atlantooccipital

  C. Radiocarpal (wrist)

  D. Sacroiliac

  Correct Answer: D

• Question 303:

  Which of the following is a normal blood pressure (BP) response to aerobic exercise?

  A. Both systolic and diastolic BP increase proportionately to increases in workload.

  B. Systolic BP increases and diastolic BP decreases.

  C. Systolic BP increases proportionately to increases in workload and diastolic BP remains unchanged or decreases slightly.

  D. Systolic and diastolic BP both decrease at the onset of exercise, then increase in proportion to the increase in intensity.

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 304:

  Which rotator cuff muscle abducts the arm?

  A. Infraspinatus

  B. Supraspinatus

  C. Subscapularis

  D. Medial deltoid

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 305:

  Which energy system has the highest capacity for ATP production?

  A. ATP-CP

  B. Rapid glycolysis

  C. Slow glycolysis

  D. Oxidative phosphorylation

  Correct Answer: D

• Question 306:

  What plane divides the body into upper and lower sections?

  A. Sagittal

  B. Frontal

  C. Transverse

  D. Median

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 307:

  When performing neck flexion in the sagittal plane, which of the following exercises best mimics that movement?

  A. Cartwheel

  B. Somersault

  C. Bicep curl

  D. Leg curl

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 308:

  From a seated position, with dumbbells to the sides, raising the dumbbells laterally to shoulder level with elbows slightly flexed, exercises primarily the _______:

  A. bicep brachii and latisimus dorsi

  B. posterior deltoid

  C. anterior deltoid and triceps brachii

  D. middle deltoid.

  Correct Answer: D

• Question 309:

  What is the major muscle used to flex the hip joint?

  A. Vastus lateralis

  B. Iliopsoas

  C. Biceps femoris

  D. Gluteus maximus

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 310:

  A subject with elbows held at 90 degrees of flexion is handed a 150 lb (68.1kg) barbell. Even though he exerts maximal tension, the barbell causes the joint angle to increase to 170 degrees. Which one of the following describes the muscle action during the extension?

  A. Isotonic concentric

  B. Isotonic eccentric

  C. Isokinetic concentric

  D. Isokinetic eccentric

  Correct Answer: B