NCCPT CHEAT SHEET COMPREHENSIVE
STUDY GUIDE 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ OPT Training Phases. Answer: 1. Stabilization endurance
2. Strength endurance
3. Hypertrophy
4. Maximum Strength
5. Power
⩥ Phases that have supersets. Answer: Phases 2 (strength endurance)
and phase 5 (power)
⩥ Three parts of a neuron. Answer: 1. cell body
2. dendrites
3. axon
⩥ Three joint motions. Answer: 1. Roll
2. Slide
3. Spin
,⩥ Skeletal system functions. Answer: provides support, strength,
protection, and mineral/fat storage; blood cells made in bone marrow
⩥ Layers of muscle. Answer: epimysium
perimysium
endomysium (DEEPEST)
⩥ Slow twitch (type 1) muscle fibers. Answer: 1. increased oxygen
2. smaller
3. less force
4. slow fatigue
⩥ Fast twitch (type 2) muscle fibers. Answer: 1. less oxygen
2. larger
3. more force
4. fast fatigue
⩥ Muscle spindle. Answer: 1. most sensitive to changes in MUSCLE
LENGTH
2. stretch reflex
3. cause contraction
, ⩥ Golgi tendon organs. Answer: 1. most sensitive to change in
MUSCULAR TENSION
2. attach to tendons
3. cause relaxation
⩥ Blood flow in the heart. Answer: 1. right atrium (gathers
deoxygenated blood returning to heart)
2. right ventricle (pumps deoxygenated blood to lungs)
3. left atrium (collects oxygenated blood)
4. left ventricle (pumps oxygenated blood)
REMEMBER THE RIGHT ALWAYS HAS NO OXYGEN AND THE
LEFT ALWAYS DOES
VENTRICLES PUMP, ATRIUM COLLECTS
⩥ Blood vessels. Answer: 1. arteries - carry blood AWAY from heart
2. arterioles - end in capillaries
3. capillaries - site of gas, chemical, and water exchange
4. venues - connect capillaries to larger veins
5. veins - transport blood TO the heart
⩥ Blood function. Answer: 1. transport oxygen
2. transport waste
3. transport hormones
STUDY GUIDE 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ OPT Training Phases. Answer: 1. Stabilization endurance
2. Strength endurance
3. Hypertrophy
4. Maximum Strength
5. Power
⩥ Phases that have supersets. Answer: Phases 2 (strength endurance)
and phase 5 (power)
⩥ Three parts of a neuron. Answer: 1. cell body
2. dendrites
3. axon
⩥ Three joint motions. Answer: 1. Roll
2. Slide
3. Spin
,⩥ Skeletal system functions. Answer: provides support, strength,
protection, and mineral/fat storage; blood cells made in bone marrow
⩥ Layers of muscle. Answer: epimysium
perimysium
endomysium (DEEPEST)
⩥ Slow twitch (type 1) muscle fibers. Answer: 1. increased oxygen
2. smaller
3. less force
4. slow fatigue
⩥ Fast twitch (type 2) muscle fibers. Answer: 1. less oxygen
2. larger
3. more force
4. fast fatigue
⩥ Muscle spindle. Answer: 1. most sensitive to changes in MUSCLE
LENGTH
2. stretch reflex
3. cause contraction
, ⩥ Golgi tendon organs. Answer: 1. most sensitive to change in
MUSCULAR TENSION
2. attach to tendons
3. cause relaxation
⩥ Blood flow in the heart. Answer: 1. right atrium (gathers
deoxygenated blood returning to heart)
2. right ventricle (pumps deoxygenated blood to lungs)
3. left atrium (collects oxygenated blood)
4. left ventricle (pumps oxygenated blood)
REMEMBER THE RIGHT ALWAYS HAS NO OXYGEN AND THE
LEFT ALWAYS DOES
VENTRICLES PUMP, ATRIUM COLLECTS
⩥ Blood vessels. Answer: 1. arteries - carry blood AWAY from heart
2. arterioles - end in capillaries
3. capillaries - site of gas, chemical, and water exchange
4. venues - connect capillaries to larger veins
5. veins - transport blood TO the heart
⩥ Blood function. Answer: 1. transport oxygen
2. transport waste
3. transport hormones
