NASM CPT Final Exam Questions With Complete Solutions.

Medial - the midline of the body distal - further away from the midline of the body proximal - closer to the midline of the body ipsilateral - on the same side of the body contralateral - on the opposite side of the body inferior - below the midline superior - above the midline anterior - front of the body posterior - back of the body Golgi Tendon Organs - Senses Muscle Tension Relaxes muscle in response Normal reaction to avoid injury Structure of the heart - Hollow, muscular organ that pumps a circulation of blood through the body by means of rhytmic contraction. Positioned in thoracic cavity, lying anteriorly(in front) to the spine and posteriorly(behind) the sternum.Atrium - Superior(upper) chamber of the heart that receives blood from veins and forces it into ventricles. Deoxygenated blood. ventricles - Inferior(lower) chamber of the heart receives blood from its corresponding atrium and forces blood into arteries. Diastolic - pressure where the arteries are filling with blood. bottom number in a blood test systolic - top number in a blood test. Healthy Diastolic and Systolic pressure ranges - 120/80 or less than 120 systolic and less than 80 diastolic Davis Law - soft tissue models along the lines of stress Sliding Filament theory - a sarcomere shortens as a result of the Z lines moving closer together 2. the Z lines converge as the result of myosin heads attaching to the actin filament and asynchronously pulling (power strokes) the actin filament across the myosin, resulting in shortening of the muscle fiber. saggital plane of motion -split the body to left and right sides frontal - split the body front and back halfs transverse - split the body the top and bottom halves