NASM CPT EXAM LATEST (2025) COMPLETE
QUESTIONS With 100% Verified Solutions,
nervous system - (ANSWER)communication network within the body.
nervous system functions - (ANSWER)1. sensory: changes in the environment
2. integrative: analyze and interpret
3. motor: the neuromuscular response
Central nervous system (CNS) - (ANSWER)brain and spinal cord; coordinates
activity of the body
Peripheral nervous system (PNS) - (ANSWER)nerves connecting the CNS to the
rest of the body and environment.
subdivisions:
- somatic
- autonomic
- parasympathetic
- sympathetic
Somatic - (ANSWER)- apart of the PNS
- serves outer areas of the body and skeletal muscle; voluntary
,Autonomic - (ANSWER)- apart of the PNS
- involuntary systems (e.g., heart, digestion).
subdivisions:
- parasympathetic
- sympathetic
Parasympathetic - (ANSWER)- apart of the autonomic system of the PNS
- decreases activation during rest and recovery.
Sympathetic - (ANSWER)- apart of the autonomic system of the PNS
- increases activation to prep for activity.
neuron - (ANSWER)functional unit of the nervous system.
- motor (efferent)
- sensory (afferent)
motor neurons - (ANSWER)- efferent
- transmit nerve impulses from CNS to effector sites.
sensory neurons - (ANSWER)- afferent
,- 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.
Muscle fiber - (ANSWER)cellular components and myofibrils encased in a plasma
membrane.
Sarcomere - (ANSWER)produces muscular contraction; repeating sections of actin
and myosin.
, Sliding filament theory - (ANSWER)thick and thin filaments slide past one
another, shortening the entire sarcomere.
Type I muscle tissue - (ANSWER)- slow twitch
- smaller size; fatigue slowly.
Type II muscle tissue - (ANSWER)- fast twitch
- larger size; quick to produce maximal tension; fatigue quickly.
Motor unit - (ANSWER)one motor neuron and the muscle fibers it connects with.
Neural activation - (ANSWER)contraction of a muscle generated by neural
stimulation.
Neurotransmitters - (ANSWER)chemical messengers that transport impulses from
nerve to muscle.
Local stabilization system - (ANSWER)attach directly to vertebrae. Consists of:
transverse abdominis, internal oblique, multifidus, pelvic floor, diaphragm.
Global stabilization system - (ANSWER)attach from pelvis to spine. Consists of:
quadratus lumborum, psoas major, external oblique, rectus abdominis, gluteus
medius, adductor complex, portions of internal oblique.
QUESTIONS With 100% Verified Solutions,
nervous system - (ANSWER)communication network within the body.
nervous system functions - (ANSWER)1. sensory: changes in the environment
2. integrative: analyze and interpret
3. motor: the neuromuscular response
Central nervous system (CNS) - (ANSWER)brain and spinal cord; coordinates
activity of the body
Peripheral nervous system (PNS) - (ANSWER)nerves connecting the CNS to the
rest of the body and environment.
subdivisions:
- somatic
- autonomic
- parasympathetic
- sympathetic
Somatic - (ANSWER)- apart of the PNS
- serves outer areas of the body and skeletal muscle; voluntary
,Autonomic - (ANSWER)- apart of the PNS
- involuntary systems (e.g., heart, digestion).
subdivisions:
- parasympathetic
- sympathetic
Parasympathetic - (ANSWER)- apart of the autonomic system of the PNS
- decreases activation during rest and recovery.
Sympathetic - (ANSWER)- apart of the autonomic system of the PNS
- increases activation to prep for activity.
neuron - (ANSWER)functional unit of the nervous system.
- motor (efferent)
- sensory (afferent)
motor neurons - (ANSWER)- efferent
- transmit nerve impulses from CNS to effector sites.
sensory neurons - (ANSWER)- afferent
,- 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.
Muscle fiber - (ANSWER)cellular components and myofibrils encased in a plasma
membrane.
Sarcomere - (ANSWER)produces muscular contraction; repeating sections of actin
and myosin.
, Sliding filament theory - (ANSWER)thick and thin filaments slide past one
another, shortening the entire sarcomere.
Type I muscle tissue - (ANSWER)- slow twitch
- smaller size; fatigue slowly.
Type II muscle tissue - (ANSWER)- fast twitch
- larger size; quick to produce maximal tension; fatigue quickly.
Motor unit - (ANSWER)one motor neuron and the muscle fibers it connects with.
Neural activation - (ANSWER)contraction of a muscle generated by neural
stimulation.
Neurotransmitters - (ANSWER)chemical messengers that transport impulses from
nerve to muscle.
Local stabilization system - (ANSWER)attach directly to vertebrae. Consists of:
transverse abdominis, internal oblique, multifidus, pelvic floor, diaphragm.
Global stabilization system - (ANSWER)attach from pelvis to spine. Consists of:
quadratus lumborum, psoas major, external oblique, rectus abdominis, gluteus
medius, adductor complex, portions of internal oblique.
