NASM TEST BANK 2026 FULLY SOLVED
QUESTIONS GUARANTEED TO PASS.
⩥ Parasympathetic. Ans: - apart of the autonomic system of the PNS
- decreases activation during rest and recovery.
⩥ Sympathetic. Ans: - apart of the autonomic system of the PNS
- increases activation to prep for activity.
⩥ neuron. Ans: functional unit of the nervous system.
- motor (efferent)
- sensory (afferent)
⩥ motor neurons. Ans: - efferent
- transmit nerve impulses from CNS to effector sites.
⩥ sensory neurons. Ans: - afferent
- respond to stimuli; transmit nerve impulses from effector sites to CNS.
⩥ mechanoreceptors. Ans: sense distortion in body tissues.
,⩥ Joint receptors. Ans: respond to pressure, acceleration, and
deceleration of joints.
⩥ Golgi tendon organs (GTO). Ans: sense changes in muscular tension.
⩥ Muscle spindles. Ans: sense changes in muscle length.
⩥ Tendons. Ans: connect muscle to bone; provide anchor for muscles to
produce force.
⩥ Fascia. Ans: outer layer of connective tissue surrounding a muscle.
⩥ Fascicles. Ans: bundle of individual muscle fibers.
⩥ Muscle fiber. Ans: cellular components and myofibrils encased in a
plasma membrane.
⩥ Sarcomere. Ans: produces muscular contraction; repeating sections of
actin and myosin.
⩥ Sliding filament theory. Ans: thick and thin filaments slide past one
another, shortening the entire sarcomere.
,⩥ Type I muscle tissue. Ans: - slow twitch
- smaller size; fatigue slowly.
⩥ Type II muscle tissue. Ans: - fast twitch
- larger size; quick to produce maximal tension; fatigue quickly.
⩥ Motor unit. Ans: one motor neuron and the muscle fibers it connects
with.
⩥ Neural activation. Ans: contraction of a muscle generated by neural
stimulation.
⩥ Neurotransmitters. Ans: chemical messengers that transport impulses
from nerve to muscle.
⩥ Local stabilization system. Ans: attach directly to vertebrae. Consists
of: transverse abdominis, internal oblique, multifidus, pelvic floor,
diaphragm.
⩥ Global stabilization system. Ans: attach from pelvis to spine. Consists
of: quadratus lumborum, psoas major, external oblique, rectus
abdominis, gluteus medius, adductor complex, portions of internal
oblique.
, ⩥ Movement system. Ans: attach spine and/or pelvis to extremities.
Consists of: latissimus dorsi, hip flexors, hamstring complex,
quadriceps.
⩥ Axial skeleton. Ans: skull, rib cage, and vertebral column.
⩥ Appendicular skeleton. Ans: upper and lower extremities, shoulder
and pelvic girdles.
⩥ Skeletal system functions. Ans: supports, protects, allows bodily
movement, produces blood, stores minerals.
⩥ Skeletal depressions. Ans: lattened or indented portions of abone;can
be muscle attachment sites.
⩥ Skeletal Processes. Ans: projection protruding from a bone; muscles,
tendons, and ligaments can attach.
⩥ Ligaments. Ans: connects bone to bone; little blood supply; slow to
heal.
⩥ Arthrokinematics. Ans: joint motion.
QUESTIONS GUARANTEED TO PASS.
⩥ Parasympathetic. Ans: - apart of the autonomic system of the PNS
- decreases activation during rest and recovery.
⩥ Sympathetic. Ans: - apart of the autonomic system of the PNS
- increases activation to prep for activity.
⩥ neuron. Ans: functional unit of the nervous system.
- motor (efferent)
- sensory (afferent)
⩥ motor neurons. Ans: - efferent
- transmit nerve impulses from CNS to effector sites.
⩥ sensory neurons. Ans: - afferent
- respond to stimuli; transmit nerve impulses from effector sites to CNS.
⩥ mechanoreceptors. Ans: sense distortion in body tissues.
,⩥ Joint receptors. Ans: respond to pressure, acceleration, and
deceleration of joints.
⩥ Golgi tendon organs (GTO). Ans: sense changes in muscular tension.
⩥ Muscle spindles. Ans: sense changes in muscle length.
⩥ Tendons. Ans: connect muscle to bone; provide anchor for muscles to
produce force.
⩥ Fascia. Ans: outer layer of connective tissue surrounding a muscle.
⩥ Fascicles. Ans: bundle of individual muscle fibers.
⩥ Muscle fiber. Ans: cellular components and myofibrils encased in a
plasma membrane.
⩥ Sarcomere. Ans: produces muscular contraction; repeating sections of
actin and myosin.
⩥ Sliding filament theory. Ans: thick and thin filaments slide past one
another, shortening the entire sarcomere.
,⩥ Type I muscle tissue. Ans: - slow twitch
- smaller size; fatigue slowly.
⩥ Type II muscle tissue. Ans: - fast twitch
- larger size; quick to produce maximal tension; fatigue quickly.
⩥ Motor unit. Ans: one motor neuron and the muscle fibers it connects
with.
⩥ Neural activation. Ans: contraction of a muscle generated by neural
stimulation.
⩥ Neurotransmitters. Ans: chemical messengers that transport impulses
from nerve to muscle.
⩥ Local stabilization system. Ans: attach directly to vertebrae. Consists
of: transverse abdominis, internal oblique, multifidus, pelvic floor,
diaphragm.
⩥ Global stabilization system. Ans: attach from pelvis to spine. Consists
of: quadratus lumborum, psoas major, external oblique, rectus
abdominis, gluteus medius, adductor complex, portions of internal
oblique.
, ⩥ Movement system. Ans: attach spine and/or pelvis to extremities.
Consists of: latissimus dorsi, hip flexors, hamstring complex,
quadriceps.
⩥ Axial skeleton. Ans: skull, rib cage, and vertebral column.
⩥ Appendicular skeleton. Ans: upper and lower extremities, shoulder
and pelvic girdles.
⩥ Skeletal system functions. Ans: supports, protects, allows bodily
movement, produces blood, stores minerals.
⩥ Skeletal depressions. Ans: lattened or indented portions of abone;can
be muscle attachment sites.
⩥ Skeletal Processes. Ans: projection protruding from a bone; muscles,
tendons, and ligaments can attach.
⩥ Ligaments. Ans: connects bone to bone; little blood supply; slow to
heal.
⩥ Arthrokinematics. Ans: joint motion.
