Nasm CPT Final Exam Study Guide
Correct Questions And Answers
Proprioception Correct Answers The body's ability to to sense the relative position of
adjacent parts of the body
Ex: when walking our feet give us proprioception about the type of surface we are on.
Mechanoreceptors Correct Answers specialized structures that recognize pressure in
tissue and transmit signals to sensory nerves.
Muscle Spindles Correct Answers sensory receptors in the muscles that are parallel to
the muscle fibers and are sensitive to change in muscle length. Spindles stretch with
muscle and sends information to CNS.
helps to prevent muscles from stretching too far or too fast
Golgi Tendon Organs Correct Answers sensory receptors that are located at the point
where the skeletal muscle fibers insert into the tendon. Sensitive to change in tension at
the rate of change
causes the muscle to relax
Epimysium Correct Answers connective tissue UNDER fascia that acts as an outer
layer of the whole muscle
Perimysium Correct Answers connective tissue acts as an outer layer of fascicles
Endomysium Correct Answers between the individual muscle fibers
Type 1 Muscle Fiber Correct Answers "slow-twitch", smaller in size, lessforce produced,
long-term contractions (stabilization)
Type 2 Muscle Fiber Correct Answers fast twitch, larger, quick to fatigue, force and
power exercises
Agonist Correct Answers PRIME MOVER, main muscles
ex: chest press-> pectoralis major
Synergist Correct Answers ASSIST PRIME MOVER,
ex: chest press -> ant deltoid, triceps
Stabilizer Correct Answers stabilizes while prime mover and assist work.
, chest press -> rotator cuff
Antagonist Correct Answers Oppose Prime mover,
chest press -> posterior delt
Right Atrium Correct Answers gather DEOXGENATED blood returning to the heart from
ENTIRE BODY
Left Atrium Correct Answers gathers OXYGENATED blood coming from the LUNGS
Right Ventricle Correct Answers thin walls pumps under low pressure. Pumps to lungs
Left Ventricle Correct Answers thick walls, pumps under high pressure to rest of body
Metabolism Correct Answers all of the chemical reactions that happen in our body to
maintain itself. Nutrients are acquired, transported and used by the body.
Exercise Metabolism Correct Answers bioenergetics as it relates to the unique
physiologic changes and demands on body during exercise
Substrates Correct Answers where enzymes act
Carbohydrates Correct Answers Sugars, starches, and fiber. Provide the body with a
source of fuel and energy required for all daily activities
Glucose Correct Answers a simple sugar that comes from the digestion of carbs that is
transported through the blood and is used or stored as energy
Glycogen Correct Answers the stored form of carbs, when needed it converts to glucose
and used
Fat Correct Answers a secondary source of energy
Trigylcerides Correct Answers come from fats, when calories are consumed but not
used they are converted and stored in fat cells
Protein Correct Answers Amino acids that build and repair body tissues and structures.
A third energy source, usually not until starvation.
Recommended 0.8 g per day Adults, 1.2-1.7 per day strength athletes, 1.2-1.4
endurance athletes
1 g = 4 calories
Gluconeogenesis Correct Answers glucose form from non carb sources like amino
acids
Correct Questions And Answers
Proprioception Correct Answers The body's ability to to sense the relative position of
adjacent parts of the body
Ex: when walking our feet give us proprioception about the type of surface we are on.
Mechanoreceptors Correct Answers specialized structures that recognize pressure in
tissue and transmit signals to sensory nerves.
Muscle Spindles Correct Answers sensory receptors in the muscles that are parallel to
the muscle fibers and are sensitive to change in muscle length. Spindles stretch with
muscle and sends information to CNS.
helps to prevent muscles from stretching too far or too fast
Golgi Tendon Organs Correct Answers sensory receptors that are located at the point
where the skeletal muscle fibers insert into the tendon. Sensitive to change in tension at
the rate of change
causes the muscle to relax
Epimysium Correct Answers connective tissue UNDER fascia that acts as an outer
layer of the whole muscle
Perimysium Correct Answers connective tissue acts as an outer layer of fascicles
Endomysium Correct Answers between the individual muscle fibers
Type 1 Muscle Fiber Correct Answers "slow-twitch", smaller in size, lessforce produced,
long-term contractions (stabilization)
Type 2 Muscle Fiber Correct Answers fast twitch, larger, quick to fatigue, force and
power exercises
Agonist Correct Answers PRIME MOVER, main muscles
ex: chest press-> pectoralis major
Synergist Correct Answers ASSIST PRIME MOVER,
ex: chest press -> ant deltoid, triceps
Stabilizer Correct Answers stabilizes while prime mover and assist work.
, chest press -> rotator cuff
Antagonist Correct Answers Oppose Prime mover,
chest press -> posterior delt
Right Atrium Correct Answers gather DEOXGENATED blood returning to the heart from
ENTIRE BODY
Left Atrium Correct Answers gathers OXYGENATED blood coming from the LUNGS
Right Ventricle Correct Answers thin walls pumps under low pressure. Pumps to lungs
Left Ventricle Correct Answers thick walls, pumps under high pressure to rest of body
Metabolism Correct Answers all of the chemical reactions that happen in our body to
maintain itself. Nutrients are acquired, transported and used by the body.
Exercise Metabolism Correct Answers bioenergetics as it relates to the unique
physiologic changes and demands on body during exercise
Substrates Correct Answers where enzymes act
Carbohydrates Correct Answers Sugars, starches, and fiber. Provide the body with a
source of fuel and energy required for all daily activities
Glucose Correct Answers a simple sugar that comes from the digestion of carbs that is
transported through the blood and is used or stored as energy
Glycogen Correct Answers the stored form of carbs, when needed it converts to glucose
and used
Fat Correct Answers a secondary source of energy
Trigylcerides Correct Answers come from fats, when calories are consumed but not
used they are converted and stored in fat cells
Protein Correct Answers Amino acids that build and repair body tissues and structures.
A third energy source, usually not until starvation.
Recommended 0.8 g per day Adults, 1.2-1.7 per day strength athletes, 1.2-1.4
endurance athletes
1 g = 4 calories
Gluconeogenesis Correct Answers glucose form from non carb sources like amino
acids
