NASM 7TH EDITION EXAM NEWEST
STUDYGUIDE QUESTIONS AND 100%
CORRECT ANSWERS | A+ GRADE 2024-
2025
Your client just performed 1 set of 20 reps during the
stabilization endurance phase on a bosu ball. They looked
down at the ground the entire time and had a fixed stare.
What phase of learning are they in? Correct Answer
Cognitive
Which connective tissue connects bone to bone? Correct
Answer ligaments
The Human Movement System (Kinetic Chain) consists of
the... Correct Answer Muscular, Skeletal, and Nervous
System
Neurons are comprised of which three parts? Correct
Answer cell body, axon, dendrites
Heart Anatomy: Correct Answer Upper Chambers,
atriums,
lower chamber
ventricles
SA Node Correct Answer pacemaker of the heart
,3 types of muscle Correct Answer Skeletal (650+
muscles), smooth (Lining of arteries, veins and GI Tract)
and Cardiac (Heart)
Bradycardia Correct Answer Less than 60 BPM
Tachycardia Correct Answer greater than 100 bpm
Average HR Correct Answer 70-80 Males 70 females 75
Blood is comprised of... Correct Answer 55% plasma
45%red/white blood cells and platelets
Adult heart holds between Correct Answer 4-6 L
Arteries go away from the heart Correct Answer
Veins go back to the heart Correct Answer
Venules are small veins that drain from... into.. Correct
Answer Capillaries into larger veins
Arterioles Correct Answer are small arteries that
eventually divide into capillaries
Valsalva maneuver Correct Answer increase in intra
abdominal pressure/ pregnant/ high blood pressure should
breath through concentric & eccentric portions of the lift to
avoid this
,Normal Breathing rates Correct Answer 12-16 breaths a
minute
Tachypnea Correct Answer Greater than 24 breaths per
minute
Bradypnea Correct Answer Less than 8 breaths a minute
Dysfunctional Breathing (Slow breaths) are due to
overactive sternocleidomastoid & scalene which can
cause headaches, lightheaded and dizziness Correct
Answer
Catabolic Hormones Correct Answer cortisol (adrenal
cortex/glands) glucagon (Pancreas), and Anabolic
hormones: HGH (Pituitary gland),
Testosterone (Testes males via Leydig cells; adrenal
glands females) insulin (Pancreas, IGF (liver)
Adrenal Glands Produce the catecholamines Correct
Answer adrenaline and norepinephrine)
Thyroid hormones Correct Answer monitor BMR and
release calcitonin
Gluconeogenesis Correct Answer is the creation of
glucose via non-carbohydrate substrates such as protein:
Gluco= glucose, neo= new, genesis= generation
GI- tract anatomy & digestion (smooth muscle) Correct
Answer Mastication, esophagus, stomach, small intestine
, (duodenum, jejunum, ileum) Large Intestine (Ascending,
transverse, descending)
Vessels that transport blood away from the heart are
known as... Correct Answer Arteries
What are smaller chambers located superiorly on either
side of the heart that gather blood returning to the heart
much like a reservoir? Correct Answer Atria
The amount of blood pumped out the heart with each
contraction if referred to as Correct Answer Stroke Volume
Which blood vessels collect blood from capillaries and
progressively merge with veins to transport blood back to
the heart? Correct Answer Venules
Resting oxygen consumption is approximately aka 1 MET
Correct Answer 3.5 mL of oxygen per kilogram of body
weight per minute (3.5mL * kg-1 * min-1)
Sagital Correct Answer An imaginary line bisecting the
body into right and left halves (Flexion/exrension)
Frontal Correct Answer an imaginary line bisecting the
body into anterior and posterior halves (Abduction/
adduction)
transverse Correct Answer an imaginary line bisecting the
body into superior and inferior halves (rotation)
STUDYGUIDE QUESTIONS AND 100%
CORRECT ANSWERS | A+ GRADE 2024-
2025
Your client just performed 1 set of 20 reps during the
stabilization endurance phase on a bosu ball. They looked
down at the ground the entire time and had a fixed stare.
What phase of learning are they in? Correct Answer
Cognitive
Which connective tissue connects bone to bone? Correct
Answer ligaments
The Human Movement System (Kinetic Chain) consists of
the... Correct Answer Muscular, Skeletal, and Nervous
System
Neurons are comprised of which three parts? Correct
Answer cell body, axon, dendrites
Heart Anatomy: Correct Answer Upper Chambers,
atriums,
lower chamber
ventricles
SA Node Correct Answer pacemaker of the heart
,3 types of muscle Correct Answer Skeletal (650+
muscles), smooth (Lining of arteries, veins and GI Tract)
and Cardiac (Heart)
Bradycardia Correct Answer Less than 60 BPM
Tachycardia Correct Answer greater than 100 bpm
Average HR Correct Answer 70-80 Males 70 females 75
Blood is comprised of... Correct Answer 55% plasma
45%red/white blood cells and platelets
Adult heart holds between Correct Answer 4-6 L
Arteries go away from the heart Correct Answer
Veins go back to the heart Correct Answer
Venules are small veins that drain from... into.. Correct
Answer Capillaries into larger veins
Arterioles Correct Answer are small arteries that
eventually divide into capillaries
Valsalva maneuver Correct Answer increase in intra
abdominal pressure/ pregnant/ high blood pressure should
breath through concentric & eccentric portions of the lift to
avoid this
,Normal Breathing rates Correct Answer 12-16 breaths a
minute
Tachypnea Correct Answer Greater than 24 breaths per
minute
Bradypnea Correct Answer Less than 8 breaths a minute
Dysfunctional Breathing (Slow breaths) are due to
overactive sternocleidomastoid & scalene which can
cause headaches, lightheaded and dizziness Correct
Answer
Catabolic Hormones Correct Answer cortisol (adrenal
cortex/glands) glucagon (Pancreas), and Anabolic
hormones: HGH (Pituitary gland),
Testosterone (Testes males via Leydig cells; adrenal
glands females) insulin (Pancreas, IGF (liver)
Adrenal Glands Produce the catecholamines Correct
Answer adrenaline and norepinephrine)
Thyroid hormones Correct Answer monitor BMR and
release calcitonin
Gluconeogenesis Correct Answer is the creation of
glucose via non-carbohydrate substrates such as protein:
Gluco= glucose, neo= new, genesis= generation
GI- tract anatomy & digestion (smooth muscle) Correct
Answer Mastication, esophagus, stomach, small intestine
, (duodenum, jejunum, ileum) Large Intestine (Ascending,
transverse, descending)
Vessels that transport blood away from the heart are
known as... Correct Answer Arteries
What are smaller chambers located superiorly on either
side of the heart that gather blood returning to the heart
much like a reservoir? Correct Answer Atria
The amount of blood pumped out the heart with each
contraction if referred to as Correct Answer Stroke Volume
Which blood vessels collect blood from capillaries and
progressively merge with veins to transport blood back to
the heart? Correct Answer Venules
Resting oxygen consumption is approximately aka 1 MET
Correct Answer 3.5 mL of oxygen per kilogram of body
weight per minute (3.5mL * kg-1 * min-1)
Sagital Correct Answer An imaginary line bisecting the
body into right and left halves (Flexion/exrension)
Frontal Correct Answer an imaginary line bisecting the
body into anterior and posterior halves (Abduction/
adduction)
transverse Correct Answer an imaginary line bisecting the
body into superior and inferior halves (rotation)
