NASM CPT EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
ACCURATE ANSWERS 2025\2026 A+ Grade.
nervous system
- accurate answers-communication network within the body.
nervous system functions
- accurate answers-1. sensory: changes in the environment
2. integrative: analyze and interpret
3. motor: the neuromuscular response
Central nervous system (CNS)
- accurate answers-brain and spinal cord; coordinates activity of the body
Peripheral nervous system (PNS)
- accurate answers-nerves connecting the CNS to the rest of the body and
environment.
subdivisions:
- somatic
- autonomic
- parasympathetic
- sympathetic
Somatic
- accurate answers-- apart of the PNS
- serves outer areas of the body and skeletal muscle; voluntary
Autonomic
- accurate answers-- apart of the PNS
- involuntary systems (e.g., heart, digestion).
subdivisions:
- parasympathetic
- sympathetic
Parasympathetic
- accurate answers-- apart of the autonomic system of the PNS
,- decreases activation during rest and recovery.
Sympathetic
- accurate answers-- apart of the autonomic system of the PNS
- increases activation to prep for activity.
neuron
- accurate answers-functional unit of the nervous system.
- motor (efferent)
- sensory (afferent)
motor neurons
- accurate answers-- efferent
- transmit nerve impulses from CNS to effector sites.
sensory neurons
- accurate answers-- afferent
- respond to stimuli; transmit nerve impulses from effector sites to CNS.
mechanoreceptors
- accurate answers-sense distortion in body tissues.
Joint receptors
- accurate answers-respond to pressure, acceleration, and deceleration of
joints.
Golgi tendon organs (GTO)
- accurate answers-sense changes in muscular tension.
Muscle spindles
- accurate answers-sense changes in muscle length.
Tendons
- accurate answers-connect muscle to bone; provide anchor for muscles to
produce force.
Fascia
- accurate answers-outer layer of connective tissue surrounding a muscle.
,Fascicles
- accurate answers-bundle of individual muscle fibers.
Muscle fiber
- accurate answers-cellular components and myofibrils encased in a plasma
membrane.
Sarcomere
- accurate answers-produces muscular contraction; repeating sections of actin
and myosin.
Sliding filament theory
- accurate answers-thick and thin filaments slide past one another, shortening
the entire sarcomere.
Type I muscle tissue
- accurate answers-- slow twitch
- smaller size; fatigue slowly.
Type II muscle tissue
- accurate answers-- fast twitch
- larger size; quick to produce maximal tension; fatigue quickly.
Motor unit
- accurate answers-one motor neuron and the muscle fibers it connects with.
Neural activation
- accurate answers-contraction of a muscle generated by neural stimulation.
Neurotransmitters
- accurate answers-chemical messengers that transport impulses from nerve
to muscle.
Local stabilization system
- accurate answers-attach directly to vertebrae. Consists of: transverse
abdominis, internal oblique, multifidus, pelvic floor, diaphragm.
, Global stabilization system
- accurate answers-attach from pelvis to spine. Consists of: quadratus
lumborum, psoas major, external oblique, rectus abdominis, gluteus medius,
adductor complex, portions of internal oblique.
Movement system
- accurate answers-attach spine and/or pelvis to extremities. Consists of:
latissimus dorsi, hip flexors, hamstring complex, quadriceps.
Axial skeleton
- accurate answers-skull, rib cage, and vertebral column.
Appendicular skeleton
- accurate answers-upper and lower extremities, shoulder and pelvic girdles.
Skeletal system functions
- accurate answers-supports, protects, allows bodily movement, produces
blood, stores minerals.
Skeletal depressions
- accurate answers-lattened or indented portions of abone;can be muscle
attachment sites.
Skeletal Processes
- accurate answers-projection protruding from a bone; muscles, tendons, and
ligaments can attach.
Ligaments
- accurate answers-connects bone to bone; little blood supply; slow to heal.
Arthrokinematics
- accurate answers-joint motion.
Non-synovial joints
- accurate answers-nojoint cavity, connective tissue, or cartilage; little to no
movement.
ACCURATE ANSWERS 2025\2026 A+ Grade.
nervous system
- accurate answers-communication network within the body.
nervous system functions
- accurate answers-1. sensory: changes in the environment
2. integrative: analyze and interpret
3. motor: the neuromuscular response
Central nervous system (CNS)
- accurate answers-brain and spinal cord; coordinates activity of the body
Peripheral nervous system (PNS)
- accurate answers-nerves connecting the CNS to the rest of the body and
environment.
subdivisions:
- somatic
- autonomic
- parasympathetic
- sympathetic
Somatic
- accurate answers-- apart of the PNS
- serves outer areas of the body and skeletal muscle; voluntary
Autonomic
- accurate answers-- apart of the PNS
- involuntary systems (e.g., heart, digestion).
subdivisions:
- parasympathetic
- sympathetic
Parasympathetic
- accurate answers-- apart of the autonomic system of the PNS
,- decreases activation during rest and recovery.
Sympathetic
- accurate answers-- apart of the autonomic system of the PNS
- increases activation to prep for activity.
neuron
- accurate answers-functional unit of the nervous system.
- motor (efferent)
- sensory (afferent)
motor neurons
- accurate answers-- efferent
- transmit nerve impulses from CNS to effector sites.
sensory neurons
- accurate answers-- afferent
- respond to stimuli; transmit nerve impulses from effector sites to CNS.
mechanoreceptors
- accurate answers-sense distortion in body tissues.
Joint receptors
- accurate answers-respond to pressure, acceleration, and deceleration of
joints.
Golgi tendon organs (GTO)
- accurate answers-sense changes in muscular tension.
Muscle spindles
- accurate answers-sense changes in muscle length.
Tendons
- accurate answers-connect muscle to bone; provide anchor for muscles to
produce force.
Fascia
- accurate answers-outer layer of connective tissue surrounding a muscle.
,Fascicles
- accurate answers-bundle of individual muscle fibers.
Muscle fiber
- accurate answers-cellular components and myofibrils encased in a plasma
membrane.
Sarcomere
- accurate answers-produces muscular contraction; repeating sections of actin
and myosin.
Sliding filament theory
- accurate answers-thick and thin filaments slide past one another, shortening
the entire sarcomere.
Type I muscle tissue
- accurate answers-- slow twitch
- smaller size; fatigue slowly.
Type II muscle tissue
- accurate answers-- fast twitch
- larger size; quick to produce maximal tension; fatigue quickly.
Motor unit
- accurate answers-one motor neuron and the muscle fibers it connects with.
Neural activation
- accurate answers-contraction of a muscle generated by neural stimulation.
Neurotransmitters
- accurate answers-chemical messengers that transport impulses from nerve
to muscle.
Local stabilization system
- accurate answers-attach directly to vertebrae. Consists of: transverse
abdominis, internal oblique, multifidus, pelvic floor, diaphragm.
, Global stabilization system
- accurate answers-attach from pelvis to spine. Consists of: quadratus
lumborum, psoas major, external oblique, rectus abdominis, gluteus medius,
adductor complex, portions of internal oblique.
Movement system
- accurate answers-attach spine and/or pelvis to extremities. Consists of:
latissimus dorsi, hip flexors, hamstring complex, quadriceps.
Axial skeleton
- accurate answers-skull, rib cage, and vertebral column.
Appendicular skeleton
- accurate answers-upper and lower extremities, shoulder and pelvic girdles.
Skeletal system functions
- accurate answers-supports, protects, allows bodily movement, produces
blood, stores minerals.
Skeletal depressions
- accurate answers-lattened or indented portions of abone;can be muscle
attachment sites.
Skeletal Processes
- accurate answers-projection protruding from a bone; muscles, tendons, and
ligaments can attach.
Ligaments
- accurate answers-connects bone to bone; little blood supply; slow to heal.
Arthrokinematics
- accurate answers-joint motion.
Non-synovial joints
- accurate answers-nojoint cavity, connective tissue, or cartilage; little to no
movement.
