NSCA CPT ACTUAL TEST QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS BUNDLED REVIEW MATERIAL
●● Muscle Fiber
Answer: The structural unit of muscle. Also referred to as a muscle cell.
(NSCA CPT, pg. 22)
●● Action Potential
Answer: A temporary change (reversal) in the electrical charge of a
muscle or nerve cell when it is stimulated. (NSCA CPT, pg. 22)
●● Myosin
Answer: One of the two primary myofilaments; binds with myosin to
cause a muscle action. (NSCA CPT, pg. 24)
●● Adenosine Triphosphate
Answer: The universal energy-carrying molecule manufactured in all
living cells as a means of capturing and storing energy. (NSCA CPT, pg.
27)
●● Eccentric Muscle Action
,Answer: Action that occurs when a muscle cannot develop sufficient
tension and is overcome by an external load, and thus progressively
lengthens. (NSCA CPT, pg. 27)
●● Type I Muscle Fibers
Answer: A type of muscle fiber char- acterized by a slow rate of action
and relaxation, high aerobic metabolic activity, and high fatigue
resistance. Also known as a slow oxidative or slow-twitch fiber. (NSCA
CPT, pg. 28)
●● Golgi Tendon Organ (GTO)
Answer: Sensory organ lying within the tendons of the
musculotendinous region that recognizes changes in tension in the
muscle. (NSCA CPT, pg. 30)
●● Atrium
Answer: An upper chamber of the heart that functions to pump blood to
the lower chamber of the heart (i.e., ventricle). (NSCA CPT, pg. 37)
●● Systolic Blood Pressure (SBP)
Answer: The pressure exerted against the arterial walls as blood is
forcefully ejected during ventricular contraction (systole). (NSCA CPT,
pg. 40)
●● Cardiac Output
, Answer: The quantity of blood pumped by the heart per minute
expressed in liters or milliliters (i.e., SV HR). (NSCA CPT, pg. 40)
●● Maximal Oxygen Uptake (VO2 Max)
Answer: The highest capacity for oxygen consumption or utilization by
the body during maximal physical exertion; also referred to as aerobic
capacity, maximal aerobic power, maximal oxygen consumption, or V.
O2 max and sometimes functional capacity. (NSCA CPT, pg. 45)
●● Bioenergetics
Answer: The energy pathways of metabolism. (NSCA CPT, pg. 47)
●● Anabolic
Answer: Referring to the synthesis of larger molecules from smaller
molecules. (NSCA CPT, pg. 48)
●● Glycolysis
Answer: A series of reactions used to produce ATP that utilize only
glucose or glycogen as the energy source. (NSCA CPT, pg. 48)
●● Lactate Threshold
Answer: The exercise intensity at which blood lactate begins an abrupt
increase above the baseline concentration. (NSCA CPT, pg. 51)
ANSWERS BUNDLED REVIEW MATERIAL
●● Muscle Fiber
Answer: The structural unit of muscle. Also referred to as a muscle cell.
(NSCA CPT, pg. 22)
●● Action Potential
Answer: A temporary change (reversal) in the electrical charge of a
muscle or nerve cell when it is stimulated. (NSCA CPT, pg. 22)
●● Myosin
Answer: One of the two primary myofilaments; binds with myosin to
cause a muscle action. (NSCA CPT, pg. 24)
●● Adenosine Triphosphate
Answer: The universal energy-carrying molecule manufactured in all
living cells as a means of capturing and storing energy. (NSCA CPT, pg.
27)
●● Eccentric Muscle Action
,Answer: Action that occurs when a muscle cannot develop sufficient
tension and is overcome by an external load, and thus progressively
lengthens. (NSCA CPT, pg. 27)
●● Type I Muscle Fibers
Answer: A type of muscle fiber char- acterized by a slow rate of action
and relaxation, high aerobic metabolic activity, and high fatigue
resistance. Also known as a slow oxidative or slow-twitch fiber. (NSCA
CPT, pg. 28)
●● Golgi Tendon Organ (GTO)
Answer: Sensory organ lying within the tendons of the
musculotendinous region that recognizes changes in tension in the
muscle. (NSCA CPT, pg. 30)
●● Atrium
Answer: An upper chamber of the heart that functions to pump blood to
the lower chamber of the heart (i.e., ventricle). (NSCA CPT, pg. 37)
●● Systolic Blood Pressure (SBP)
Answer: The pressure exerted against the arterial walls as blood is
forcefully ejected during ventricular contraction (systole). (NSCA CPT,
pg. 40)
●● Cardiac Output
, Answer: The quantity of blood pumped by the heart per minute
expressed in liters or milliliters (i.e., SV HR). (NSCA CPT, pg. 40)
●● Maximal Oxygen Uptake (VO2 Max)
Answer: The highest capacity for oxygen consumption or utilization by
the body during maximal physical exertion; also referred to as aerobic
capacity, maximal aerobic power, maximal oxygen consumption, or V.
O2 max and sometimes functional capacity. (NSCA CPT, pg. 45)
●● Bioenergetics
Answer: The energy pathways of metabolism. (NSCA CPT, pg. 47)
●● Anabolic
Answer: Referring to the synthesis of larger molecules from smaller
molecules. (NSCA CPT, pg. 48)
●● Glycolysis
Answer: A series of reactions used to produce ATP that utilize only
glucose or glycogen as the energy source. (NSCA CPT, pg. 48)
●● Lactate Threshold
Answer: The exercise intensity at which blood lactate begins an abrupt
increase above the baseline concentration. (NSCA CPT, pg. 51)
