Nasm CPT Final Exam Study Guide
questions and answers 2026\2027 A+
Grade
Proprioception
- correct answer The body's ability to to sense the relative position of adjacent parts of the body
Ex: when walking our feet give us proprioception about the type of surface we are on.
Mechanoreceptors
- correct answer specialized structures that recognize pressure in tissue and transmit signals to sensory
nerves.
Muscle Spindles
- correct answer sensory receptors in the muscles that are parallel to the muscle fibers and are sensitive
to change in muscle length. Spindles stretch with muscle and sends information to CNS.
helps to prevent muscles from stretching too far or too fast
Golgi Tendon Organs
- correct answer sensory receptors that are located at the point where the skeletal muscle fibers insert
into the tendon. Sensitive to change in tension at the rate of change
causes the muscle to relax
Epimysium
- correct answer connective tissue UNDER fascia that acts as an outer layer of the whole muscle
,Perimysium
- correct answer connective tissue acts as an outer layer of fascicles
Endomysium
- correct answer between the individual muscle fibers
Type 1 Muscle Fiber
- correct answer "slow-twitch", smaller in size, lessforce produced, long-term contractions (stabilization)
Type 2 Muscle Fiber
- correct answer fast twitch, larger, quick to fatigue, force and power exercises
Agonist
- correct answer PRIME MOVER, main muscles
ex: chest press-> pectoralis major
Synergist
- correct answer ASSIST PRIME MOVER,
ex: chest press -> ant deltoid, triceps
Stabilizer
- correct answer stabilizes while prime mover and assist work.
chest press -> rotator cuff
Antagonist
- correct answer Oppose Prime mover,
chest press -> posterior delt
Right Atrium
- correct answer gather DEOXGENATED blood returning to the heart from ENTIRE BODY
, Left Atrium
- correct answer gathers OXYGENATED blood coming from the LUNGS
Right Ventricle
- correct answer thin walls pumps under low pressure. Pumps to lungs
Left Ventricle
- correct answer thick walls, pumps under high pressure to rest of body
Metabolism
- correct answer all of the chemical reactions that happen in our body to maintain itself. Nutrients are
acquired, transported and used by the body.
Exercise Metabolism
- correct answer bioenergetics as it relates to the unique physiologic changes and demands on body
during exercise
Substrates
- correct answer where enzymes act
Carbohydrates
- correct answer Sugars, starches, and fiber. Provide the body with a source of fuel and energy required
for all daily activities
Glucose
- correct answer a simple sugar that comes from the digestion of carbs that is transported through the
blood and is used or stored as energy
Glycogen
- correct answer the stored form of carbs, when needed it converts to glucose and used
Fat
- correct answer a secondary source of energy
questions and answers 2026\2027 A+
Grade
Proprioception
- correct answer The body's ability to to sense the relative position of adjacent parts of the body
Ex: when walking our feet give us proprioception about the type of surface we are on.
Mechanoreceptors
- correct answer specialized structures that recognize pressure in tissue and transmit signals to sensory
nerves.
Muscle Spindles
- correct answer sensory receptors in the muscles that are parallel to the muscle fibers and are sensitive
to change in muscle length. Spindles stretch with muscle and sends information to CNS.
helps to prevent muscles from stretching too far or too fast
Golgi Tendon Organs
- correct answer sensory receptors that are located at the point where the skeletal muscle fibers insert
into the tendon. Sensitive to change in tension at the rate of change
causes the muscle to relax
Epimysium
- correct answer connective tissue UNDER fascia that acts as an outer layer of the whole muscle
,Perimysium
- correct answer connective tissue acts as an outer layer of fascicles
Endomysium
- correct answer between the individual muscle fibers
Type 1 Muscle Fiber
- correct answer "slow-twitch", smaller in size, lessforce produced, long-term contractions (stabilization)
Type 2 Muscle Fiber
- correct answer fast twitch, larger, quick to fatigue, force and power exercises
Agonist
- correct answer PRIME MOVER, main muscles
ex: chest press-> pectoralis major
Synergist
- correct answer ASSIST PRIME MOVER,
ex: chest press -> ant deltoid, triceps
Stabilizer
- correct answer stabilizes while prime mover and assist work.
chest press -> rotator cuff
Antagonist
- correct answer Oppose Prime mover,
chest press -> posterior delt
Right Atrium
- correct answer gather DEOXGENATED blood returning to the heart from ENTIRE BODY
, Left Atrium
- correct answer gathers OXYGENATED blood coming from the LUNGS
Right Ventricle
- correct answer thin walls pumps under low pressure. Pumps to lungs
Left Ventricle
- correct answer thick walls, pumps under high pressure to rest of body
Metabolism
- correct answer all of the chemical reactions that happen in our body to maintain itself. Nutrients are
acquired, transported and used by the body.
Exercise Metabolism
- correct answer bioenergetics as it relates to the unique physiologic changes and demands on body
during exercise
Substrates
- correct answer where enzymes act
Carbohydrates
- correct answer Sugars, starches, and fiber. Provide the body with a source of fuel and energy required
for all daily activities
Glucose
- correct answer a simple sugar that comes from the digestion of carbs that is transported through the
blood and is used or stored as energy
Glycogen
- correct answer the stored form of carbs, when needed it converts to glucose and used
Fat
- correct answer a secondary source of energy
