NASM CPT Exam Questions & Answers

Nervous system - ANSWER-communication network within the body Central Nervous system (CNS) - ANSWER-brain and spinal cord; controls and interprets information Peripheral nervous system (PNS) - ANSWER-nerves connecting the CNS to the rest of the body and environment Peripheral nervous system subdivisions - ANSWER-Somatic & autonomic Somatic - ANSWER-outer areas body and skeletal muscle, voluntary Autonomic - ANSWER-involuntary systems (ex- heart, digestion) Autonomic subdivisions - ANSWER-Parasympathetic & sympathetic Parasympathetic - ANSWER-decreases activation during rest and recovery Sympathetic - ANSWER-increases activation to prep for activity Neuron - ANSWER-functional unit of the nervous system Motor (efferent) neurons - ANSWER-transmits nerve impulses from CNS to effector sites Sensory (afferent) neurons - ANSWER-respond to stimuli; transmit nerve impulses from effector sites to CNS Mechanoreceptors - ANSWER-sense distortion in body tissues Joint receptors - ANSWER-respond to pressure, acceleration, and deceleration of joints Golgi tendon organs (GTO) - ANSWER-sense changes in muscular tension Muscle spindles - ANSWER-sense changes in muscle length tendons - ANSWER-connect muscle to bone; provide anchor for muscles to produce force fascia - ANSWER-outer layer of connective tissue surrounding a muscle fascicles - ANSWER-bundle of individual muscle fibers