Nsca-Cpt Training Certification

NSCA-CPT Training CERTIFICATION What is the correct order of structures of a muscle from smallest to largest? - Muscle fiber, endomysium, fascicles, perimysium, epimysium What part within the muscle fiber stores glycogen and myoglobin and is made up of lipids, enzymes and various types of cellular organelles? - Sarcoplasm What is the function of calcium in the muscle stimulation process? - Binds with troponin to open up binding sites What controls the process of changing membrane potential in the nerve cell membrane by allowing sodium ions to rush into the cell? - Sodium-potassium pump What relays information to the central nervous system about changes in the body and limbs' positions due to muscular motions? - Proprioceptors Which part of the muscle fiber senses changes in the tension of the muscle? - Golgi tendon organs What type of tissue has a form called serous, which is fluid-filled? - Fascia Which organ system is responsible for transport of nutrients, removal of waste and overall environmental maintenance to support the body's function? - Cardiovascular Which components of an electrocardiogram represent the electrical stimulus as it passes through the atrial and ventricular myocardium? - QRS complex and P wave When would it not be abnormal to observe a systolic pressure measurement of 220 to 260? - During aerobic exercise Which of the following is not a part of the body's respiratory center? - Alveolar group What term describes the total process of the breakdown of food molecules to release energy and the subsequent use of that energy to build up new molecules within the body? - Metabolic Which of the following is not true about lactic acid? - It causes an artificial sense of energy in muscles during exercise What is the term for the oxygen uptake that is maintained to restore the body to pre-exercise condition? - Oxygen debt Which of the following factors affects the ability to determine actual work done during resistance training? - Angle of weight movement during the exercise Which type of muscle arrangement resembles the layout of a feather, with angled fibers?f - Pennate Which of the following correctly indicates the two factors that make up fluid resistance? - Surface drag and form drag All of the following are factors that affect adaptations to resistance training EXCEPT? - Diet Which of the following changes in the body's relationship to insulin could greatly affect the status of a diabetic's health as aging occurs? - Increased sensitivity to insulin due to long term aerobic training What is the most commonly recommended daily intake of carbohydrates for non-performance individuals? - 5-6 grams per kilogram of body weight What is the recommended dietary allowance for male and female adults for calcium (in milligrams per day)? - 1000 What is it called when the body experiences a relaxing effect due to a cascade of certain events catalyzed by exercise? - Thermogenic effect