Nasm CPT Final Exam Study Guide/ Questions
and Answers/2026/2027
Proprioception - Correct Answer -The body's ability to to sense the relative
position of adjacent parts of the body
Ex: when walking our feet give us proprioception about the type of surface
we are on.
Mechanoreceptors - Correct Answer -specialized structures that recognize
pressure in tissue and transmit signals to sensory nerves.
Muscle Spindles - Correct Answer -sensory receptors in the muscles that are
parallel to the muscle fibers and are sensitive to change in muscle length.
Spindles stretch with muscle and sends information to CNS.
helps to prevent muscles from stretching too far or too fast
Golgi Tendon Organs - Correct Answer -sensory receptors that are located at
the point where the skeletal muscle fibers insert into the tendon. Sensitive to
change in tension at the rate of change
causes the muscle to relax
Epimysium - Correct Answer -connective tissue UNDER fascia that acts as an
outer layer of the whole muscle
Perimysium - Correct Answer -connective tissue acts as an outer layer of
fascicles
Endomysium - Correct Answer -between the individual muscle fibers
Type 1 Muscle Fiber - Correct Answer -"slow-twitch", smaller in size, lessforce
produced, long-term contractions (stabilization)
Type 2 Muscle Fiber - Correct Answer -fast twitch, larger, quick to fatigue,
force and power exercises
Agonist - Correct Answer -PRIME MOVER, main muscles
ex: chest press-> pectoralis major
Synergist - Correct Answer -ASSIST PRIME MOVER,
ex: chest press -> ant deltoid, triceps
Stabilizer - Correct Answer -stabilizes while prime mover and assist work.
, chest press -> rotator cuf
Antagonist - Correct Answer -Oppose Prime mover,
chest press -> posterior delt
Right Atrium - Correct Answer -gather DEOXGENATED blood returning to the
heart from ENTIRE BODY
Left Atrium - Correct Answer -gathers OXYGENATED blood coming from the
LUNGS
Right Ventricle - Correct Answer -thin walls pumps under low pressure.
Pumps to lungs
Left Ventricle - Correct Answer -thick walls, pumps under high pressure to
rest of body
Metabolism - Correct Answer -all of the chemical reactions that happen in our
body to maintain itself. Nutrients are acquired, transported and used by the
body.
Exercise Metabolism - Correct Answer -bioenergetics as it relates to the
unique physiologic changes and demands on body during exercise
Substrates - Correct Answer -where enzymes act
Carbohydrates - Correct Answer -Sugars, starches, and fiber. Provide the
body with a source of fuel and energy required for all daily activities
Glucose - Correct Answer -a simple sugar that comes from the digestion of
carbs that is transported through the blood and is used or stored as energy
Glycogen - Correct Answer -the stored form of carbs, when needed it
converts to glucose and used
Fat - Correct Answer -a secondary source of energy
Trigylcerides - Correct Answer -come from fats, when calories are consumed
but not used they are converted and stored in fat cells
Protein - Correct Answer -Amino acids that build and repair body tissues and
structures. A third energy source, usually not until starvation.
Recommended 0.8 g per day Adults, 1.2-1.7 per day strength athletes, 1.2-
1.4 endurance athletes
1 g = 4 calories
and Answers/2026/2027
Proprioception - Correct Answer -The body's ability to to sense the relative
position of adjacent parts of the body
Ex: when walking our feet give us proprioception about the type of surface
we are on.
Mechanoreceptors - Correct Answer -specialized structures that recognize
pressure in tissue and transmit signals to sensory nerves.
Muscle Spindles - Correct Answer -sensory receptors in the muscles that are
parallel to the muscle fibers and are sensitive to change in muscle length.
Spindles stretch with muscle and sends information to CNS.
helps to prevent muscles from stretching too far or too fast
Golgi Tendon Organs - Correct Answer -sensory receptors that are located at
the point where the skeletal muscle fibers insert into the tendon. Sensitive to
change in tension at the rate of change
causes the muscle to relax
Epimysium - Correct Answer -connective tissue UNDER fascia that acts as an
outer layer of the whole muscle
Perimysium - Correct Answer -connective tissue acts as an outer layer of
fascicles
Endomysium - Correct Answer -between the individual muscle fibers
Type 1 Muscle Fiber - Correct Answer -"slow-twitch", smaller in size, lessforce
produced, long-term contractions (stabilization)
Type 2 Muscle Fiber - Correct Answer -fast twitch, larger, quick to fatigue,
force and power exercises
Agonist - Correct Answer -PRIME MOVER, main muscles
ex: chest press-> pectoralis major
Synergist - Correct Answer -ASSIST PRIME MOVER,
ex: chest press -> ant deltoid, triceps
Stabilizer - Correct Answer -stabilizes while prime mover and assist work.
, chest press -> rotator cuf
Antagonist - Correct Answer -Oppose Prime mover,
chest press -> posterior delt
Right Atrium - Correct Answer -gather DEOXGENATED blood returning to the
heart from ENTIRE BODY
Left Atrium - Correct Answer -gathers OXYGENATED blood coming from the
LUNGS
Right Ventricle - Correct Answer -thin walls pumps under low pressure.
Pumps to lungs
Left Ventricle - Correct Answer -thick walls, pumps under high pressure to
rest of body
Metabolism - Correct Answer -all of the chemical reactions that happen in our
body to maintain itself. Nutrients are acquired, transported and used by the
body.
Exercise Metabolism - Correct Answer -bioenergetics as it relates to the
unique physiologic changes and demands on body during exercise
Substrates - Correct Answer -where enzymes act
Carbohydrates - Correct Answer -Sugars, starches, and fiber. Provide the
body with a source of fuel and energy required for all daily activities
Glucose - Correct Answer -a simple sugar that comes from the digestion of
carbs that is transported through the blood and is used or stored as energy
Glycogen - Correct Answer -the stored form of carbs, when needed it
converts to glucose and used
Fat - Correct Answer -a secondary source of energy
Trigylcerides - Correct Answer -come from fats, when calories are consumed
but not used they are converted and stored in fat cells
Protein - Correct Answer -Amino acids that build and repair body tissues and
structures. A third energy source, usually not until starvation.
Recommended 0.8 g per day Adults, 1.2-1.7 per day strength athletes, 1.2-
1.4 endurance athletes
1 g = 4 calories
