NASM Personal Training Certification Exam |Questions and Verified Answers| Grade A (2023/ 2024 Update)

NASM Personal Training Certification Exam |Questions and Verified Answers| Grade A (2023/ 2024 Update) QUESTION a system of organs that collects oxygen form the external environment and transports it to the bloodstream Answer: respiratory system QUESTION skeletal structues and soft tissues that work together to allow proper respiratory mechanics to occur and help pump blood back to the heart during inspiration Answer: respiratory pump QUESTION the process of actively contracting the inspiratory muscles to move air into the body Answer: inspiration QUESTION the process of actively or passively relaxing the inspiratory muscles to move air out of the body Answer: expiration QUESTION the process of getting oxygen from the environment to the tissues of the body Answer: diffusion QUESTION the highest rate of oxygen transport and utilization achieved at maximal physical exertion Answer: Maximal Oxygen Consumption ; VO2 max QUESTION the study of energy in the human body Answer: bioenergetics QUESTION all of the chemical reactions that occur in the body to maintain itself -- process in which nutrients are acquired, transported, used and disposed of the body Answer: metabolism QUESTION the examination of bioenergetics as it relates to the unique physiologic changes and demands placed on the body during exercise Answer: exercise metabolism QUESTION the material or substance on which an enzyme acts Answer: substrates QUESTION organic compounds of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen, which are an important source of energy Answer: carbohydrates QUESTION a simple sugar manufactures by the body from carbohydrates, fat, and to a lesser extent protein Answer: glucose QUESTION the complex carbohydrate molecule used to store carbohydrates in the liver and muscle cells. Answer: Glycogen QUESTION the chemical or substrate form in which most fat exists in food as well as in the body Answer: triglycerides QUESTION amino acids linked by peptide bongs, which consists of carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen and usually sulfur Answer: protein QUESTION the formation of glucose from non-carb sources such as a