NASM - SECTION 3 - flash cards

Front

The posterior oblique subsystem includes which of the following muscle groups? Adductors (inner thigh) and contralateral quadratus lumborum, Thoracolumbar fascia and contralateral gluteus maximus, Adductors (inner thigh) and hip external rotators, Hamstrings and erector spinae

Back

Thoracolumbar fascia and contralateral gluteus maximus

Front

Which force couple is linked to the movement created by their combined action? Options: Gastrocnemius and soleus for ankle dorsiflexion, Deltoid and rotator cuff for shoulder adduction, Upper trapezius and serratus anterior for downward rotation of the scapula, Internal and external obliques for trunk rotation.

Back

Internal and external obliques for trunk rotation.

Front

The process of diffusion of oxygen and carbon dioxide gases in and out of the bloodstream occurs in what structure or structures? Options: Alveolar sacs, Bronchioles, Pulmonary arteries, Trachea

Back

Alveolar sacs

Front

What is the function of the neuromuscular junction?

Back

The site where the nervous system and muscle fibers communicate

Front

Overactive hip flexors may lead to which of the following postural compensations?

Back

Anterior tilting of the pelvis and an increased low-back arch

Front

Compared to nonheme iron, heme iron is absorbed how?

Back

More efficiently

Front

Movement represents the integrated functioning of which three main body systems?

Back

Muscular, nervous, and skeletal

Front

What two factors define any form or type of exercise?

Back

Intensity and duration

Front

What type of vessel is responsible for carrying blood back to the heart?

Back

Veins

Front

What type of input may provide a runner with a cue to contract the evertor muscles to avoid an inversion injury?

Back

Proprioception