NSCA CPSS FINAL EXAM 260 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS |ALREADY GRADED A+
What name is given to a bundle of muscle fibers?
a. epimysium
b. endomysium
c. perimysium
d. fascicle - (ANSWER)d. fasicle
Aerobic ATP production within the cell occurs in which of the following cellular organelles?
a. mitochondria
@#$%^&*()
b. sarcoplasmic reticulum
c. myofibril
d. T-tubule - (ANSWER)a. mitochondria
Which of the following is the thin myofilament?
a. troponin
b. actin
c. myosin
d. tropomyosin - (ANSWER)b. actin
Which area of the A-band contains actin but not myosin?
a. M-line
b. Z-line
c. H-zone
d. I-band - (ANSWER)d. I-band
In the sliding filament theory, with what does calcium bind after it has been secreted?
a. sarcoplasmic reticulum
b. troponin
c. tropomyosin
d. crossbridge - (ANSWER)b. troponin
In which of the following muscle actions does the muscle remain the same length when it
is contracting?
a. concentric
b. eccentric
c. isometric
d. isokinetic - (ANSWER)c. isometric
,NSCA CPSS FINAL EXAM 260 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS |ALREADY GRADED A+
Which of the following types of muscle fiber has moderate oxidative and anaerobic
capacity?
a. SO
b. FOG
c. FG
d. slow-twitch - (ANSWER)b. FOG
Which neurons conduct impulses from the central nervous system to the muscles?
@#$%^&*()
a. efferent
b. afferent
c. sensory
d. synapse - (ANSWER)a. efferent
Which of the following is responsible for activating the stretch reflex?
a. muscle spindle
b. calcium
c. Golgi tendon organ
d. potassium - (ANSWER)a. muscle spindle
Enhancing motor unit recruitment refers to which of the following?
a. increasing only the number of motor units recruited
b. increasing only the rate at which motor units are recruited
c. increasing both the number of motor units recruited and the rate at which motor units
are recruited
d. Motor unit recruitment does not impact either the number of motor units recruited or the
rate at which the motor units are recruited - (ANSWER)a. increasing only the number of
motor units recruited
What effect does the binding of the first oxygen molecule to hemoglobin have on the
binding of subsequent oxygen molecules?
a. increases affinity of hemoglobin for oxygen
b. decreases affinity of hemoglobin for oxygen
c. has no effect on affinity of hemoglobin for oxygen
d. prevents any further binding of oxygen to hemoglobin - (ANSWER)a. increases affinity of
hemoglobin for oxygen
A decrease in body temperature shifts the oxygen-hemoglobin curve in which direction?
,NSCA CPSS FINAL EXAM 260 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS |ALREADY GRADED A+
a. left
b. right
c. down
d. has no effect on the curve - (ANSWER)a. left
Which of the following applies only to cardiac muscle cells and not skeletal muscle cells?
a. single nucleus
b. multinucleated
@#$%^&*()
c. voluntarily activated
d. under control of central nervous system - (ANSWER)a. single nucleus
Which of the following is the correct sequence of structures that the blood travels through?
a. superior vena cava, right atrium, left atrium, left ventricle, aorta
b. inferior vena cava, right atrium, right ventricle, pulmonary vein, left atrium
c. pulmonary vein, pulmonary artery, left ventricle, left atrium, aorta
d. superior vena cava, aorta, left atrium, right ventricle - (ANSWER)b. inferior vena cava,
right atrium, right ventricle, pulmonary vein, left atrium
Which of the following components of an electrocardiogram represents atrial
depolarization?
a. P-wave
b. T-wave
c. QRS complex
d. ABC complex - (ANSWER)a. P-wave
With the exception of pulmonary blood vessels, which of the following exclusively carry
blood towards the heart?
a. veins
b. arterioles
c. arteries
d. capillaries - (ANSWER)a. veins
Which of the following equations represents cardiac output (CO)?
a. CO = stroke volume × heart rate
b. CO = stroke volume / heart rate
c. CO = stroke volume + heart rate
d. CO = heart rate - stroke volume - (ANSWER)a. CO = stroke volume × heart rate
, NSCA CPSS FINAL EXAM 260 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS |ALREADY GRADED A+
Which of the following is incorrect regarding the Frank-Starling principle?
a. It is based on the length-tension relationship.
b. The lower the end-diastolic volume, the more forceful the contraction of the heart.
c. The more the left ventricle is stretched, the more forceful the contraction of the heart.
d. It is directly influenced by venous return - (ANSWER)b. The lower the end-diastolic
volume, the more forceful the contraction of the heart.
@#$%^&*()
Which of the following is the correct order of structures that air passes through during
inspiration?
a. nasal cavities, bronchi, trachea, bronchioles
b. nasal cavities, bronchioles, bronchi, trachea
c. nasal cavities, trachea, bronchi, bronchioles
d. nasal cavities, bronchi, bronchioles, trachea - (ANSWER)c. nasal cavities, trachea,
bronchi, bronchioles
Which of the following refers to the amount of air left in the lungs after normal exhalation?
a. vital capacity
b. tidal volume
c. residual volume
d. functional residual capacity - (ANSWER)d. functional residual capacity
Which of the following defines metabolism?
a. sum of all anabolic reactions only
b. sum of all catabolic reactions only
c. sum of all anabolic and catabolic reactions
d. total concentration of ATP - (ANSWER)c. sum of all anabolic and catabolic reactions
Glycolysis refers to the breakdown of __________________. I. phosphocreatine II. glycogen in
the muscle III. glucose in the blood IV. triglycerides
a. I and IV only
b. II only
c. II and III only
d. III only - (ANSWER)c. II and III only
ANSWERS |ALREADY GRADED A+
What name is given to a bundle of muscle fibers?
a. epimysium
b. endomysium
c. perimysium
d. fascicle - (ANSWER)d. fasicle
Aerobic ATP production within the cell occurs in which of the following cellular organelles?
a. mitochondria
@#$%^&*()
b. sarcoplasmic reticulum
c. myofibril
d. T-tubule - (ANSWER)a. mitochondria
Which of the following is the thin myofilament?
a. troponin
b. actin
c. myosin
d. tropomyosin - (ANSWER)b. actin
Which area of the A-band contains actin but not myosin?
a. M-line
b. Z-line
c. H-zone
d. I-band - (ANSWER)d. I-band
In the sliding filament theory, with what does calcium bind after it has been secreted?
a. sarcoplasmic reticulum
b. troponin
c. tropomyosin
d. crossbridge - (ANSWER)b. troponin
In which of the following muscle actions does the muscle remain the same length when it
is contracting?
a. concentric
b. eccentric
c. isometric
d. isokinetic - (ANSWER)c. isometric
,NSCA CPSS FINAL EXAM 260 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS |ALREADY GRADED A+
Which of the following types of muscle fiber has moderate oxidative and anaerobic
capacity?
a. SO
b. FOG
c. FG
d. slow-twitch - (ANSWER)b. FOG
Which neurons conduct impulses from the central nervous system to the muscles?
@#$%^&*()
a. efferent
b. afferent
c. sensory
d. synapse - (ANSWER)a. efferent
Which of the following is responsible for activating the stretch reflex?
a. muscle spindle
b. calcium
c. Golgi tendon organ
d. potassium - (ANSWER)a. muscle spindle
Enhancing motor unit recruitment refers to which of the following?
a. increasing only the number of motor units recruited
b. increasing only the rate at which motor units are recruited
c. increasing both the number of motor units recruited and the rate at which motor units
are recruited
d. Motor unit recruitment does not impact either the number of motor units recruited or the
rate at which the motor units are recruited - (ANSWER)a. increasing only the number of
motor units recruited
What effect does the binding of the first oxygen molecule to hemoglobin have on the
binding of subsequent oxygen molecules?
a. increases affinity of hemoglobin for oxygen
b. decreases affinity of hemoglobin for oxygen
c. has no effect on affinity of hemoglobin for oxygen
d. prevents any further binding of oxygen to hemoglobin - (ANSWER)a. increases affinity of
hemoglobin for oxygen
A decrease in body temperature shifts the oxygen-hemoglobin curve in which direction?
,NSCA CPSS FINAL EXAM 260 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS |ALREADY GRADED A+
a. left
b. right
c. down
d. has no effect on the curve - (ANSWER)a. left
Which of the following applies only to cardiac muscle cells and not skeletal muscle cells?
a. single nucleus
b. multinucleated
@#$%^&*()
c. voluntarily activated
d. under control of central nervous system - (ANSWER)a. single nucleus
Which of the following is the correct sequence of structures that the blood travels through?
a. superior vena cava, right atrium, left atrium, left ventricle, aorta
b. inferior vena cava, right atrium, right ventricle, pulmonary vein, left atrium
c. pulmonary vein, pulmonary artery, left ventricle, left atrium, aorta
d. superior vena cava, aorta, left atrium, right ventricle - (ANSWER)b. inferior vena cava,
right atrium, right ventricle, pulmonary vein, left atrium
Which of the following components of an electrocardiogram represents atrial
depolarization?
a. P-wave
b. T-wave
c. QRS complex
d. ABC complex - (ANSWER)a. P-wave
With the exception of pulmonary blood vessels, which of the following exclusively carry
blood towards the heart?
a. veins
b. arterioles
c. arteries
d. capillaries - (ANSWER)a. veins
Which of the following equations represents cardiac output (CO)?
a. CO = stroke volume × heart rate
b. CO = stroke volume / heart rate
c. CO = stroke volume + heart rate
d. CO = heart rate - stroke volume - (ANSWER)a. CO = stroke volume × heart rate
, NSCA CPSS FINAL EXAM 260 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS |ALREADY GRADED A+
Which of the following is incorrect regarding the Frank-Starling principle?
a. It is based on the length-tension relationship.
b. The lower the end-diastolic volume, the more forceful the contraction of the heart.
c. The more the left ventricle is stretched, the more forceful the contraction of the heart.
d. It is directly influenced by venous return - (ANSWER)b. The lower the end-diastolic
volume, the more forceful the contraction of the heart.
@#$%^&*()
Which of the following is the correct order of structures that air passes through during
inspiration?
a. nasal cavities, bronchi, trachea, bronchioles
b. nasal cavities, bronchioles, bronchi, trachea
c. nasal cavities, trachea, bronchi, bronchioles
d. nasal cavities, bronchi, bronchioles, trachea - (ANSWER)c. nasal cavities, trachea,
bronchi, bronchioles
Which of the following refers to the amount of air left in the lungs after normal exhalation?
a. vital capacity
b. tidal volume
c. residual volume
d. functional residual capacity - (ANSWER)d. functional residual capacity
Which of the following defines metabolism?
a. sum of all anabolic reactions only
b. sum of all catabolic reactions only
c. sum of all anabolic and catabolic reactions
d. total concentration of ATP - (ANSWER)c. sum of all anabolic and catabolic reactions
Glycolysis refers to the breakdown of __________________. I. phosphocreatine II. glycogen in
the muscle III. glucose in the blood IV. triglycerides
a. I and IV only
b. II only
c. II and III only
d. III only - (ANSWER)c. II and III only
