NASM Final CPT Exam (Latest 2024/ 2025 Update) Qs &
As |100% Correct| Grade A (Verified Answers)
Axial Skeleton - ANSWERSkull, Rib cage, and Vertebral Column
Appendicular Skeleton - ANSWERUpper & Lower Extremities, Shoulder & Pelvic
Girdles
What are skeletal system functions - ANSWERSupports, protects, allows bodily
movement
Define Depressions in bones - ANSWERFlattened or indented portions of a bone; can
be muscle attachment site
Define Process in bones - ANSWERProjection protruding from a bone where muscles,
tendons & ligaments can attach
Define Ligaments - ANSWERConnects bone to bone with little blood supply; slow to
heal
Arthrokinematics is - ANSWERjoint motion
Non-synovial joints - ANSWERno joint cavity, connective tissue, or cartilage; little to
no movement.
Synovial Joints - ANSWERheld together by joint capsule and ligaments; greatest
capacity for motion.
Major motion types for joints - ANSWERroll, slide, and spin.
Important joint types to know: - ANSWERHinge—elbows, ankles; sagittal plane
movement.
Ball-and-socket—shoulders, hips; most mobile, all
three planes of motion
Weight-bearing exercise is - ANSWERthe best method to strengthen bones.
Endocrine system is - ANSWERsystem of glands; secretes hormones to regulate
bodily function.
Testosterone is - ANSWERanabolic hormone; responsible for male sex traits.
Estrogen does what - ANSWERinfluences fat deposits on hips buttocks, and thighs;
responsible for female sex traits.
, Growth Hormone is - ANSWERan anabolic hormone; responsible for bodily growth
up until puberty
Insulin does what - ANSWERregulates energy and glucose metabolism in the body.
What is the Nervous System - ANSWERA communication network within the body
What makes up the Central nervous system and what does it do? - ANSWERbrain
and spinal cord; controls and interprets information.
What is the Peripheral Nervous system - ANSWERnerves connecting the CNS to the
rest of the body and environment.
The peripheral nervous system has 2 subdivisions called: - ANSWERSomatic—outer
areas of body and skeletal muscle; voluntary.
Autonomic—involuntary systems (e.g., heart, digestion). This has its own
subdivisions
Name the 2 Autonomic Subdivisions - ANSWERParasympathetic—decreases
activation during rest and recovery.
Sympathetic—increases activation to prep for activity.
What is a Neuron - ANSWERFunctional unit of the nervous system that has 2 types
known as Motor (efferent) neurons and Sensory (Afferent) neurons
A Motor (efferent) neuron does what - ANSWERtransmit nerve impulses from CNS to
effector sites.
A Sensory (afferent) neuron does what - ANSWERrespond to stimuli; transmit nerve
impulses from effector sites to CNS.
Mechanoreceptors sense what - ANSWERsense distortion in body tissues.
Joint Receptors respond to what - ANSWERrespond to pressure, acceleration, and
deceleration of joints.
The Golgi Tendon organs (GTO) sense what - ANSWERsense changes in muscular
tension.
Muscle Spindles sense what - ANSWERsense changes in muscle length.
The Nervous System Functions are what 3 functions - ANSWERSensory- Changes in
the environment
Integrative- Analyze and Interpret
Motor- The neuromuscular response
As |100% Correct| Grade A (Verified Answers)
Axial Skeleton - ANSWERSkull, Rib cage, and Vertebral Column
Appendicular Skeleton - ANSWERUpper & Lower Extremities, Shoulder & Pelvic
Girdles
What are skeletal system functions - ANSWERSupports, protects, allows bodily
movement
Define Depressions in bones - ANSWERFlattened or indented portions of a bone; can
be muscle attachment site
Define Process in bones - ANSWERProjection protruding from a bone where muscles,
tendons & ligaments can attach
Define Ligaments - ANSWERConnects bone to bone with little blood supply; slow to
heal
Arthrokinematics is - ANSWERjoint motion
Non-synovial joints - ANSWERno joint cavity, connective tissue, or cartilage; little to
no movement.
Synovial Joints - ANSWERheld together by joint capsule and ligaments; greatest
capacity for motion.
Major motion types for joints - ANSWERroll, slide, and spin.
Important joint types to know: - ANSWERHinge—elbows, ankles; sagittal plane
movement.
Ball-and-socket—shoulders, hips; most mobile, all
three planes of motion
Weight-bearing exercise is - ANSWERthe best method to strengthen bones.
Endocrine system is - ANSWERsystem of glands; secretes hormones to regulate
bodily function.
Testosterone is - ANSWERanabolic hormone; responsible for male sex traits.
Estrogen does what - ANSWERinfluences fat deposits on hips buttocks, and thighs;
responsible for female sex traits.
, Growth Hormone is - ANSWERan anabolic hormone; responsible for bodily growth
up until puberty
Insulin does what - ANSWERregulates energy and glucose metabolism in the body.
What is the Nervous System - ANSWERA communication network within the body
What makes up the Central nervous system and what does it do? - ANSWERbrain
and spinal cord; controls and interprets information.
What is the Peripheral Nervous system - ANSWERnerves connecting the CNS to the
rest of the body and environment.
The peripheral nervous system has 2 subdivisions called: - ANSWERSomatic—outer
areas of body and skeletal muscle; voluntary.
Autonomic—involuntary systems (e.g., heart, digestion). This has its own
subdivisions
Name the 2 Autonomic Subdivisions - ANSWERParasympathetic—decreases
activation during rest and recovery.
Sympathetic—increases activation to prep for activity.
What is a Neuron - ANSWERFunctional unit of the nervous system that has 2 types
known as Motor (efferent) neurons and Sensory (Afferent) neurons
A Motor (efferent) neuron does what - ANSWERtransmit nerve impulses from CNS to
effector sites.
A Sensory (afferent) neuron does what - ANSWERrespond to stimuli; transmit nerve
impulses from effector sites to CNS.
Mechanoreceptors sense what - ANSWERsense distortion in body tissues.
Joint Receptors respond to what - ANSWERrespond to pressure, acceleration, and
deceleration of joints.
The Golgi Tendon organs (GTO) sense what - ANSWERsense changes in muscular
tension.
Muscle Spindles sense what - ANSWERsense changes in muscle length.
The Nervous System Functions are what 3 functions - ANSWERSensory- Changes in
the environment
Integrative- Analyze and Interpret
Motor- The neuromuscular response
