NSCA CPSS FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS WITH RATIONALE|ALREADY GRADED A+
How does the body exert force? - (ANSWER)Muscles pull on bones that rotate about joints
to transmit force to the environment
What are the three types of bone joints? - (ANSWER)1-Fibrous joints (sutures)
2-Cartilaginous (inter-vertebral discs)
3-Synovial (elbow/knee)
What are the thee points of axes? - (ANSWER)1-Uniaxial (hinge-elbow)
@#$%^&*()
2-Biaxial (ankle/wrist)
3-Multiaxial (shoulder/hip)
How many vertebra make up the vertebral column? - (ANSWER)24 - Cervical (7) Thoracic
(12) Lumbar (5)
Superior - (ANSWER)closer to the head
Inferior - (ANSWER)closer to the feet
Distal - (ANSWER)farther from trunk
Proximal - (ANSWER)closer to trunk
What is the smallest contractile unit of skeletal muscle? - (ANSWER)Sarcomere
A motor neuron and all the muscle fibers it innervates? - (ANSWER)A motor unit
Covers the entire muscle and is contiguous with the tendon? - (ANSWER)Epimysium
Covers muscle fibers and groups them into bundles? - (ANSWER)Perimysium
Covers each individual muscle fiber and contiguous with the sarcolemma? -
(ANSWER)Endomysium
Does actin or mysoin form the crossbridges? - (ANSWER)Myosin
,NSCA CPSS FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS WITH RATIONALE|ALREADY GRADED A+
T-tubules discharge an action potential into the neuromuscular junction that causes the
sarcoplasmic reticulum to release what? - (ANSWER)Calcium- which binds to tropinin
allowing the process of muscle contraction to begin
T/F- the h-zone and I-band decrease as the actin slides over the myosin - (ANSWER)True
Which neurotransmitter is responsible for causing excitation of the sarcolemma? -
(ANSWER)Acetylcholine
@#$%^&*()
What is the all-or-none principle? - (ANSWER)Either all of the muscle fibers contract to
exert force or none do
What is the order of muscle fiber activation? - (ANSWER)Twitch
Summation
Tetanus
Which muscle fiber type is least prone to fatigue? - (ANSWER)Type I
Which muscle fiber type is most prone to fatigue? - (ANSWER)Type IIx
What are proprioceptors? - (ANSWER)Specialized sensory receptors
T/F-Muscles spindles sense change in length of the muscle - (ANSWER)True
T/F-Golgi Tendon Organs are located in the tendon and sense tension - (ANSWER)True
Norm for systolic/distolic BP? - (ANSWER)120/80
Ventricular contraction? - (ANSWER)Systole
Ventricular relaxation? - (ANSWER)Diastole
In what section of the heart is the impulse delayed before going into the ventricle? -
(ANSWER)Atrioventricular Valve
What is considered the intrinsic pacemaker of the heart? - (ANSWER)Sinoatrial valve
,NSCA CPSS FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS WITH RATIONALE|ALREADY GRADED A+
Does the parasympathetic system slow down or speed up the heart rate? - (ANSWER)Slows
down
Does the sympathetic nervous system slow down or speed up the heart rate? -
(ANSWER)Speeds up
Can atrial re-polarization be seen in an ECG? - (ANSWER)No it is masked by the QRS
Complex
@#$%^&*()
What parts make up an ECG? - (ANSWER)
What are the function of arteries, capillaries, and veins respectively? - (ANSWER)Arteries-
transport blood from heart
Capillaries- facilitate exchange of nutrient rich blood
Veins- transport blood back to the heart
What is the iron-protein molecule carried by red blood cells? - (ANSWER)Hemoglobin
List the steps of muscular contraction: - (ANSWER)
What is the primary purpose of the respiratory system? - (ANSWER)The basic exchange of
oxygen and carbon dioxide
T/F-Biomechanics focuses on the mechanisms through which the muscoskeletal
components interact to create movement - (ANSWER)True
Origin - (ANSWER)muscle's proximal attachement
Insertion - (ANSWER)muscle's distal attachment
Describe an agonist, antagonist, and synergist respectively: - (ANSWER)Agonist- prime
mover
Antagonist- slows or stops movement
Synergist- assists indirectly in a movement
First class lever
Second class lever
, NSCA CPSS FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS WITH RATIONALE|ALREADY GRADED A+
Third class lever - (ANSWER)
Anatomical position (diagram) - (ANSWER)
How does the sagittal plane divide the body and list an example of a exercise that occurs in
this plane? - (ANSWER)left to right
EX: Squat and standing barbell curl
@#$%^&*()
-anything with flexion or extension
How does the frontal plane divide the body and list an example of a exercise that occurs in
this plane? - (ANSWER)front to back
EX: Standing lateral dumbbell raise and jumping jacks
-anything with abduction/adduction
How does the transverse plane divide the body and list an example of a exercise that
occurs in this plane? - (ANSWER)upper to lower
EX: dumbbell fly and back hand tennis hit
-anything with rotation
Strength - (ANSWER)The ability to exert force
Acceleration - (ANSWER)The rate at which velocity changes
Force= mass*acceleration
Power - (ANSWER)the rate at which work is done
power= force*velocity
Work - (ANSWER)Work=force*distance
ANSWERS WITH RATIONALE|ALREADY GRADED A+
How does the body exert force? - (ANSWER)Muscles pull on bones that rotate about joints
to transmit force to the environment
What are the three types of bone joints? - (ANSWER)1-Fibrous joints (sutures)
2-Cartilaginous (inter-vertebral discs)
3-Synovial (elbow/knee)
What are the thee points of axes? - (ANSWER)1-Uniaxial (hinge-elbow)
@#$%^&*()
2-Biaxial (ankle/wrist)
3-Multiaxial (shoulder/hip)
How many vertebra make up the vertebral column? - (ANSWER)24 - Cervical (7) Thoracic
(12) Lumbar (5)
Superior - (ANSWER)closer to the head
Inferior - (ANSWER)closer to the feet
Distal - (ANSWER)farther from trunk
Proximal - (ANSWER)closer to trunk
What is the smallest contractile unit of skeletal muscle? - (ANSWER)Sarcomere
A motor neuron and all the muscle fibers it innervates? - (ANSWER)A motor unit
Covers the entire muscle and is contiguous with the tendon? - (ANSWER)Epimysium
Covers muscle fibers and groups them into bundles? - (ANSWER)Perimysium
Covers each individual muscle fiber and contiguous with the sarcolemma? -
(ANSWER)Endomysium
Does actin or mysoin form the crossbridges? - (ANSWER)Myosin
,NSCA CPSS FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS WITH RATIONALE|ALREADY GRADED A+
T-tubules discharge an action potential into the neuromuscular junction that causes the
sarcoplasmic reticulum to release what? - (ANSWER)Calcium- which binds to tropinin
allowing the process of muscle contraction to begin
T/F- the h-zone and I-band decrease as the actin slides over the myosin - (ANSWER)True
Which neurotransmitter is responsible for causing excitation of the sarcolemma? -
(ANSWER)Acetylcholine
@#$%^&*()
What is the all-or-none principle? - (ANSWER)Either all of the muscle fibers contract to
exert force or none do
What is the order of muscle fiber activation? - (ANSWER)Twitch
Summation
Tetanus
Which muscle fiber type is least prone to fatigue? - (ANSWER)Type I
Which muscle fiber type is most prone to fatigue? - (ANSWER)Type IIx
What are proprioceptors? - (ANSWER)Specialized sensory receptors
T/F-Muscles spindles sense change in length of the muscle - (ANSWER)True
T/F-Golgi Tendon Organs are located in the tendon and sense tension - (ANSWER)True
Norm for systolic/distolic BP? - (ANSWER)120/80
Ventricular contraction? - (ANSWER)Systole
Ventricular relaxation? - (ANSWER)Diastole
In what section of the heart is the impulse delayed before going into the ventricle? -
(ANSWER)Atrioventricular Valve
What is considered the intrinsic pacemaker of the heart? - (ANSWER)Sinoatrial valve
,NSCA CPSS FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS WITH RATIONALE|ALREADY GRADED A+
Does the parasympathetic system slow down or speed up the heart rate? - (ANSWER)Slows
down
Does the sympathetic nervous system slow down or speed up the heart rate? -
(ANSWER)Speeds up
Can atrial re-polarization be seen in an ECG? - (ANSWER)No it is masked by the QRS
Complex
@#$%^&*()
What parts make up an ECG? - (ANSWER)
What are the function of arteries, capillaries, and veins respectively? - (ANSWER)Arteries-
transport blood from heart
Capillaries- facilitate exchange of nutrient rich blood
Veins- transport blood back to the heart
What is the iron-protein molecule carried by red blood cells? - (ANSWER)Hemoglobin
List the steps of muscular contraction: - (ANSWER)
What is the primary purpose of the respiratory system? - (ANSWER)The basic exchange of
oxygen and carbon dioxide
T/F-Biomechanics focuses on the mechanisms through which the muscoskeletal
components interact to create movement - (ANSWER)True
Origin - (ANSWER)muscle's proximal attachement
Insertion - (ANSWER)muscle's distal attachment
Describe an agonist, antagonist, and synergist respectively: - (ANSWER)Agonist- prime
mover
Antagonist- slows or stops movement
Synergist- assists indirectly in a movement
First class lever
Second class lever
, NSCA CPSS FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS WITH RATIONALE|ALREADY GRADED A+
Third class lever - (ANSWER)
Anatomical position (diagram) - (ANSWER)
How does the sagittal plane divide the body and list an example of a exercise that occurs in
this plane? - (ANSWER)left to right
EX: Squat and standing barbell curl
@#$%^&*()
-anything with flexion or extension
How does the frontal plane divide the body and list an example of a exercise that occurs in
this plane? - (ANSWER)front to back
EX: Standing lateral dumbbell raise and jumping jacks
-anything with abduction/adduction
How does the transverse plane divide the body and list an example of a exercise that
occurs in this plane? - (ANSWER)upper to lower
EX: dumbbell fly and back hand tennis hit
-anything with rotation
Strength - (ANSWER)The ability to exert force
Acceleration - (ANSWER)The rate at which velocity changes
Force= mass*acceleration
Power - (ANSWER)the rate at which work is done
power= force*velocity
Work - (ANSWER)Work=force*distance
