NASM CPT 7 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
Which of the following components of total daily energy expenditure (TDEE) is responsible for the
most energy expenditure throughout the day?
a. rest metabolic rate (RMR)
b. Non-exercise activity thermogenesis (NEAT)
c. Exercise Activity thermogenesis (EAT)
d. Thermic effect of food (TEF) ANSW✅✅a. Rest metabolic rate (RMR)
What blood pressure is reflective of stage 1 hypertension?
a. a systolic reading of 140 mm Hg or higher or a diastolic of 90 mm Hg or higher
b. A reading of 120 to 129 mm Hg systolic and less than 80 mm Hg diastolic
c. A systolic reading greater than 180 mm Hg and/or a diastolic reading greater than 120 mm Hg
d. A reading of 130 to 139 mm Hg systolic or 80 to 89 mm Hg diastolic ANSW✅✅d. a reading 130
to 139 mm Hg systolic or 80 to 89 mm Hg diastolic
What is the peripheral heart action system?
a. a system that involves performing a series of exercises, one after the other, with minimal rest
b. a system that involves breaking up the body into parts to be trained on separate days
c. a system that incorporates a slight pause between repetitions within a series of sets
, d. a variation of circuit training that alternates upper and lower body exercises throughout the
circuit ANSW✅✅d. a variation of circuit training that alternates upper and lower body exercises
throughout the circuit
What are the three types of muscles in the body?
a. somatic, autonomic, and peripheral
b. actin, myosin, and sacromere
c. skeletal, cardiac, and smooth
d. cervical, thoracic, and lumbar ANSW✅✅c. skeletal, cardiac, and smooth
The B vitamins have a primary role in what?
a. macronutrient metabolism
b. cancer prevention
c. hydration
d. muscle contration ANSW✅✅a. macronutrient metabolism
Which scheme would be the most ideal to achieve stabilization and muscular endurance
adaptations?
a. 5 sets, 5 reps, 85% 1RM
b. 3 sets, 10 reps, 77% 1RM
c. 2 sets, 20 reps, 50% 1RM
d. 4 sets, 8 reps, 30% 1RM ANSW✅✅c. 2 sets, 20 reps, 50% 1RM
Which of the following is considered a superficial muscle of the core?
a. transverse abdominis
b. erector spinae
c. multifidus
d. pelvic floor muscles ANSW✅✅b. erector spinae
CORRECT ANSWERS
Which of the following components of total daily energy expenditure (TDEE) is responsible for the
most energy expenditure throughout the day?
a. rest metabolic rate (RMR)
b. Non-exercise activity thermogenesis (NEAT)
c. Exercise Activity thermogenesis (EAT)
d. Thermic effect of food (TEF) ANSW✅✅a. Rest metabolic rate (RMR)
What blood pressure is reflective of stage 1 hypertension?
a. a systolic reading of 140 mm Hg or higher or a diastolic of 90 mm Hg or higher
b. A reading of 120 to 129 mm Hg systolic and less than 80 mm Hg diastolic
c. A systolic reading greater than 180 mm Hg and/or a diastolic reading greater than 120 mm Hg
d. A reading of 130 to 139 mm Hg systolic or 80 to 89 mm Hg diastolic ANSW✅✅d. a reading 130
to 139 mm Hg systolic or 80 to 89 mm Hg diastolic
What is the peripheral heart action system?
a. a system that involves performing a series of exercises, one after the other, with minimal rest
b. a system that involves breaking up the body into parts to be trained on separate days
c. a system that incorporates a slight pause between repetitions within a series of sets
, d. a variation of circuit training that alternates upper and lower body exercises throughout the
circuit ANSW✅✅d. a variation of circuit training that alternates upper and lower body exercises
throughout the circuit
What are the three types of muscles in the body?
a. somatic, autonomic, and peripheral
b. actin, myosin, and sacromere
c. skeletal, cardiac, and smooth
d. cervical, thoracic, and lumbar ANSW✅✅c. skeletal, cardiac, and smooth
The B vitamins have a primary role in what?
a. macronutrient metabolism
b. cancer prevention
c. hydration
d. muscle contration ANSW✅✅a. macronutrient metabolism
Which scheme would be the most ideal to achieve stabilization and muscular endurance
adaptations?
a. 5 sets, 5 reps, 85% 1RM
b. 3 sets, 10 reps, 77% 1RM
c. 2 sets, 20 reps, 50% 1RM
d. 4 sets, 8 reps, 30% 1RM ANSW✅✅c. 2 sets, 20 reps, 50% 1RM
Which of the following is considered a superficial muscle of the core?
a. transverse abdominis
b. erector spinae
c. multifidus
d. pelvic floor muscles ANSW✅✅b. erector spinae
