NFPT EXAM UPDATED ACTUAL Exam
Question and Answer (2026/2027) |
Study Guide
• Respiratory Disease, Joint Injury, and Cardiovascular disease . CORRECT
ANSWER: Which of the following exercise concern/s/ would you as a personal
trainer, recommend that your client see a highly trained psychologist or physician
for a determination and prescription of an appropriate training regime?
• Reinforcing Factors . CORRECT ANSWER: As a personal trainer, you play a part
in motivating positive behavior in your clients. When you give praise, rewards,
encouragement and/or recognition, which of the following influential aspects are
being used to motivate positive outcomes?
• 5 Components of Fitness . CORRECT ANSWER: Physical Health is commonly
identified, and can be measured, by:
• Origin . CORRECT ANSWER: The point at which muscle joins the stationary bone
at the end closest to the body is the
• Tendon . CORRECT ANSWER: The strong connective tissue that connects muscle
to bone, which pulls on the bones and causes our limbs to move, is called
• 656 . CORRECT ANSWER: There is an average of ______ muscles in the adult
human body.
• 206 . CORRECT ANSWER: The average adult has how many bones?
• Cartilage . CORRECT ANSWER: A tough but flexible connective tissue that covers
the end of each bone is called
• Arteries; veins . CORRECT ANSWER: Blood travels away from the heart, carrying
oxygenated blood to the body, through ____________; and deoxygenated blood
comes back to the heart through ____________
,• Diaphragm . CORRECT ANSWER: This muscle controls the overall breathing
process. As it contracts it flattens, causing air to be sucked into the lungs; and
when it relaxes the air in the lungs is forced out.
• Central Nervous System (CNS) . CORRECT ANSWER: Which division of the
nervous system sends and receives information, and contains the brain and spinal
cord?
• Small Intestine . CORRECT ANSWER: What part of the digestive system does
most absorption of nutrients occur?
• False . CORRECT ANSWER: Glands, located in many regions of the body, release
chemical messengers called enzymes into the bloodstream. These enzymes
transport signals from one cell to another for the purpose of soliciting a specific
bodily response and/or function.
• Peripheral Nervous System (PNS) and the Central Nervous System (CNS) .
CORRECT ANSWER: The Nervous System is divided into what two (2) parts?
• 12-15 . CORRECT ANSWER: In a healthy adult, the respiration process occurs
approximately how many times per minute?
• Synovial Fluid . CORRECT ANSWER: The cartilage-coated ends of bones are kept
apart by a thin film that keeps the bones from scratching against each other. This
is called _______.
• Endocrine System . CORRECT ANSWER: Which system of the body is made up of
glands that use hormones to send information from one cell to another for the
purpose of generating a specific bodily response - such as mood, sleep, growth
and development, and metabolism.
• Abduction . CORRECT ANSWER: Movement away from the body or body part's
midline; lifting your arm up to the horizontal position at your side
• Adduction . CORRECT ANSWER: Movement toward the body or body part's
midline; lowering your arm from the horizontal position back down to your side
,• Extension . CORRECT ANSWER: The straightening of a joint that increases the
angle; reaching out your arm, straightening at elbow
• Flexion . CORRECT ANSWER: The bending of a joint that decreases the angle;
bending at elbow
• Internal Rotation . CORRECT ANSWER: Movement of body part towards the
axis/towards center of body
• External Rotation . CORRECT ANSWER: Movement of body part away from
axis/away from center of body
• Retraction . CORRECT ANSWER: Backward (posterior) movement of a body part;
generally referring to scapulae and skull/cervical spine
• Protraction . CORRECT ANSWER: Forward (anterior) movement of a body part;
generally referring to scapulae and skull/cervical spine
• Hyperextension . CORRECT ANSWER: Extension beyond normal limits, over
extended; a body part or joint is bent backwards too far
• Hypoextension . CORRECT ANSWER: Extension that is less than normal, under-
extended; not being able to extend at the knee because of a tight hamstring
• Gliding . CORRECT ANSWER: Movement of non-angular joints over each other
• Deviation . CORRECT ANSWER: Departure from the midline
• Pronation . CORRECT ANSWER: Palm of hand turning downward into a posterior
position when arm is down at side; the inward roll of the foot/arch decreased
during normal walking motion
• Supination . CORRECT ANSWER: Palm of hand turning upward into an anterior
position when arm is down at side; the outward roll of the foot/arch heightened
during normal walking motion
, • Inversion . CORRECT ANSWER: Turning both feet inward so the soles face each
other
• Eversion . CORRECT ANSWER: Turning both feet outward so the soles face away
from each other
• Plantarflexion . CORRECT ANSWER: Pointing foot downward (e.g. going up on
tiptoes)
• Dorsiflexion . CORRECT ANSWER: Pointing foot up towards the shin
• True . CORRECT ANSWER: The ankle is distal to the hip
• Elbow . CORRECT ANSWER: The wrist is distal to the shoulder. The ______ is
proximal to the wrist.
• distal; proximal . CORRECT ANSWER: The knee is _____ to the hip and _____ to
the ankle.
• Isotonic . CORRECT ANSWER: Where the load on the muscle is less than the
generated tension, resulting in movement
• Isokinetic . CORRECT ANSWER: Where the muscle contracts and shortens at a
constant rate of speed
• Isometric . CORRECT ANSWER: Where the load on the muscle is greater than
the generated tension, no movement takes place
• Eccentric . CORRECT ANSWER: Referred to by the increase in the length of the
muscle during isotonic contraction; the "negative" part of the contraction
• Concentric . CORRECT ANSWER: Referred to by the decrease in the length of
the muscle during isotonic contraction; the "positive" part of the contraction
• SAGITTAL PLANE: . CORRECT ANSWER: Vertical Plane & Divides: right and left
sides
Question and Answer (2026/2027) |
Study Guide
• Respiratory Disease, Joint Injury, and Cardiovascular disease . CORRECT
ANSWER: Which of the following exercise concern/s/ would you as a personal
trainer, recommend that your client see a highly trained psychologist or physician
for a determination and prescription of an appropriate training regime?
• Reinforcing Factors . CORRECT ANSWER: As a personal trainer, you play a part
in motivating positive behavior in your clients. When you give praise, rewards,
encouragement and/or recognition, which of the following influential aspects are
being used to motivate positive outcomes?
• 5 Components of Fitness . CORRECT ANSWER: Physical Health is commonly
identified, and can be measured, by:
• Origin . CORRECT ANSWER: The point at which muscle joins the stationary bone
at the end closest to the body is the
• Tendon . CORRECT ANSWER: The strong connective tissue that connects muscle
to bone, which pulls on the bones and causes our limbs to move, is called
• 656 . CORRECT ANSWER: There is an average of ______ muscles in the adult
human body.
• 206 . CORRECT ANSWER: The average adult has how many bones?
• Cartilage . CORRECT ANSWER: A tough but flexible connective tissue that covers
the end of each bone is called
• Arteries; veins . CORRECT ANSWER: Blood travels away from the heart, carrying
oxygenated blood to the body, through ____________; and deoxygenated blood
comes back to the heart through ____________
,• Diaphragm . CORRECT ANSWER: This muscle controls the overall breathing
process. As it contracts it flattens, causing air to be sucked into the lungs; and
when it relaxes the air in the lungs is forced out.
• Central Nervous System (CNS) . CORRECT ANSWER: Which division of the
nervous system sends and receives information, and contains the brain and spinal
cord?
• Small Intestine . CORRECT ANSWER: What part of the digestive system does
most absorption of nutrients occur?
• False . CORRECT ANSWER: Glands, located in many regions of the body, release
chemical messengers called enzymes into the bloodstream. These enzymes
transport signals from one cell to another for the purpose of soliciting a specific
bodily response and/or function.
• Peripheral Nervous System (PNS) and the Central Nervous System (CNS) .
CORRECT ANSWER: The Nervous System is divided into what two (2) parts?
• 12-15 . CORRECT ANSWER: In a healthy adult, the respiration process occurs
approximately how many times per minute?
• Synovial Fluid . CORRECT ANSWER: The cartilage-coated ends of bones are kept
apart by a thin film that keeps the bones from scratching against each other. This
is called _______.
• Endocrine System . CORRECT ANSWER: Which system of the body is made up of
glands that use hormones to send information from one cell to another for the
purpose of generating a specific bodily response - such as mood, sleep, growth
and development, and metabolism.
• Abduction . CORRECT ANSWER: Movement away from the body or body part's
midline; lifting your arm up to the horizontal position at your side
• Adduction . CORRECT ANSWER: Movement toward the body or body part's
midline; lowering your arm from the horizontal position back down to your side
,• Extension . CORRECT ANSWER: The straightening of a joint that increases the
angle; reaching out your arm, straightening at elbow
• Flexion . CORRECT ANSWER: The bending of a joint that decreases the angle;
bending at elbow
• Internal Rotation . CORRECT ANSWER: Movement of body part towards the
axis/towards center of body
• External Rotation . CORRECT ANSWER: Movement of body part away from
axis/away from center of body
• Retraction . CORRECT ANSWER: Backward (posterior) movement of a body part;
generally referring to scapulae and skull/cervical spine
• Protraction . CORRECT ANSWER: Forward (anterior) movement of a body part;
generally referring to scapulae and skull/cervical spine
• Hyperextension . CORRECT ANSWER: Extension beyond normal limits, over
extended; a body part or joint is bent backwards too far
• Hypoextension . CORRECT ANSWER: Extension that is less than normal, under-
extended; not being able to extend at the knee because of a tight hamstring
• Gliding . CORRECT ANSWER: Movement of non-angular joints over each other
• Deviation . CORRECT ANSWER: Departure from the midline
• Pronation . CORRECT ANSWER: Palm of hand turning downward into a posterior
position when arm is down at side; the inward roll of the foot/arch decreased
during normal walking motion
• Supination . CORRECT ANSWER: Palm of hand turning upward into an anterior
position when arm is down at side; the outward roll of the foot/arch heightened
during normal walking motion
, • Inversion . CORRECT ANSWER: Turning both feet inward so the soles face each
other
• Eversion . CORRECT ANSWER: Turning both feet outward so the soles face away
from each other
• Plantarflexion . CORRECT ANSWER: Pointing foot downward (e.g. going up on
tiptoes)
• Dorsiflexion . CORRECT ANSWER: Pointing foot up towards the shin
• True . CORRECT ANSWER: The ankle is distal to the hip
• Elbow . CORRECT ANSWER: The wrist is distal to the shoulder. The ______ is
proximal to the wrist.
• distal; proximal . CORRECT ANSWER: The knee is _____ to the hip and _____ to
the ankle.
• Isotonic . CORRECT ANSWER: Where the load on the muscle is less than the
generated tension, resulting in movement
• Isokinetic . CORRECT ANSWER: Where the muscle contracts and shortens at a
constant rate of speed
• Isometric . CORRECT ANSWER: Where the load on the muscle is greater than
the generated tension, no movement takes place
• Eccentric . CORRECT ANSWER: Referred to by the increase in the length of the
muscle during isotonic contraction; the "negative" part of the contraction
• Concentric . CORRECT ANSWER: Referred to by the decrease in the length of
the muscle during isotonic contraction; the "positive" part of the contraction
• SAGITTAL PLANE: . CORRECT ANSWER: Vertical Plane & Divides: right and left
sides
