NASM CPT Section 3 Exam Questions With Accurate
Solutions
Central Nervous System (CNS) - accurate answers-division of the nervous
system that includes the brain and spinal cord
Peripheral Nervous System (PNS) - accurate answers-nerves that connect the
rest of the body to the CNS
Mechanoreceptors - accurate answers-Sensory receptors responsible for
sensing distortion (touch and pressure) in body tissues.
Somatic Nervous System - accurate answers-nerves that serve the outer areas
of the body and skeletal muscle are largely responsible for the voluntary
control of movement
Automatic Nervous System - accurate answers-Supplies neural input to
organs that run the involuntary processes of the body
Sympathetic Nervous System - accurate answers-Works to increase neural
activity and put the body in a heightened state
Parasympathetic Nervous System - accurate answers-Works to decrease
neural activity and put the body in a more relaxed state
Muscle Spindles - accurate answers-Sensory receptors sensitive to change in
length of the muscle and the rate of that change
Stretch Reflex - accurate answers-Neurological signal from the muscle spindle
that causes a muscle to contract to prevent excessive lengthening
Golgi Tendon Organ (GTO) - accurate answers-Specialized sensory receptor
located at the point where skeletal muscle fibers insert into the tendons of
skeletal muscle; sensitive to changes in muscular tension and rate of tension
change
Joint Receptors - accurate answers-Receptors located in and around the joint
capsule that respond to pressure, acceleration, and deceleration of the joint
, Long Bone - accurate answers-Humerus, Femur
Short Bone - accurate answers-Carpals of the wrist, tarsals of the ankle
Flat Bone - accurate answers-Scapulae, Sternum, Ribs
Irregular Bones - accurate answers-Vertebrae, sacrum, coccyx
Sesamoid Bones - accurate answers-Patella
Vertebral column - accurate answers-Cervical (7)
Thoracic (12)
Lumbar (5)
Sacrum (5)
Coccyx
Posterior Cervical Curve - accurate answers-Concave; hollowed or rounded
inward
Posterior Thoracic Curve - accurate answers-Convex; curved or rounded
outward
Posterior Lumbar Curve - accurate answers-Concave, hollowed or rounded
inward
Synovial Joint - accurate answers-All have synovial capsule, synovial
membrane, and cartilage that pads the articulating bones; produce synovial
fluid
Hinge joint - accurate answers-Elbow, ankle; move in one direction
Saddle joint - accurate answers-carpometacarpal joint in the thumb; move in 2
directions
Pivot Joint - accurate answers-Move in one direction; top of spine and
radioulnar joint at elbow
Ball-and-socket joint - accurate answers-Move in 3 directions; shoulder and
hip
Solutions
Central Nervous System (CNS) - accurate answers-division of the nervous
system that includes the brain and spinal cord
Peripheral Nervous System (PNS) - accurate answers-nerves that connect the
rest of the body to the CNS
Mechanoreceptors - accurate answers-Sensory receptors responsible for
sensing distortion (touch and pressure) in body tissues.
Somatic Nervous System - accurate answers-nerves that serve the outer areas
of the body and skeletal muscle are largely responsible for the voluntary
control of movement
Automatic Nervous System - accurate answers-Supplies neural input to
organs that run the involuntary processes of the body
Sympathetic Nervous System - accurate answers-Works to increase neural
activity and put the body in a heightened state
Parasympathetic Nervous System - accurate answers-Works to decrease
neural activity and put the body in a more relaxed state
Muscle Spindles - accurate answers-Sensory receptors sensitive to change in
length of the muscle and the rate of that change
Stretch Reflex - accurate answers-Neurological signal from the muscle spindle
that causes a muscle to contract to prevent excessive lengthening
Golgi Tendon Organ (GTO) - accurate answers-Specialized sensory receptor
located at the point where skeletal muscle fibers insert into the tendons of
skeletal muscle; sensitive to changes in muscular tension and rate of tension
change
Joint Receptors - accurate answers-Receptors located in and around the joint
capsule that respond to pressure, acceleration, and deceleration of the joint
, Long Bone - accurate answers-Humerus, Femur
Short Bone - accurate answers-Carpals of the wrist, tarsals of the ankle
Flat Bone - accurate answers-Scapulae, Sternum, Ribs
Irregular Bones - accurate answers-Vertebrae, sacrum, coccyx
Sesamoid Bones - accurate answers-Patella
Vertebral column - accurate answers-Cervical (7)
Thoracic (12)
Lumbar (5)
Sacrum (5)
Coccyx
Posterior Cervical Curve - accurate answers-Concave; hollowed or rounded
inward
Posterior Thoracic Curve - accurate answers-Convex; curved or rounded
outward
Posterior Lumbar Curve - accurate answers-Concave, hollowed or rounded
inward
Synovial Joint - accurate answers-All have synovial capsule, synovial
membrane, and cartilage that pads the articulating bones; produce synovial
fluid
Hinge joint - accurate answers-Elbow, ankle; move in one direction
Saddle joint - accurate answers-carpometacarpal joint in the thumb; move in 2
directions
Pivot Joint - accurate answers-Move in one direction; top of spine and
radioulnar joint at elbow
Ball-and-socket joint - accurate answers-Move in 3 directions; shoulder and
hip
