NASM CPT-7 EXAM STUDY GUIDE
SWOT Analysis - Answer -strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats
CEUs - Answer -continuing education units; 2.0 units of CEU must be completed every
2 years
Extrinsic Motivation - Answer -participating in an activity or behavior in order to get a
reward or recognition from others
Intrinsic Motivation - Answer -engaging in an activity or behavior because they feel
satisfaction
Process Goals - Answer -focus on the actions an individual must engage in during
performance to execute or perform well
Outcome Goals - Answer -targets for performance that focus on the end result of the
activity
Instrumental Support - Answer -actions that directly facilitate a behavior to happen , ex-
driving someone to the gym
Emotional Support - Answer -The encouragement and positive reinforcement that is
provided from an individual to another, which includes being caring, empathetic, and
showing concern
Informational Support - Answer -Providing accurate, current, and informative
information, ex- from trainers
Companionship Support - Answer -When someone engages in a behavior with an
individual, ex- exercising with a friend or partner
Precontemplation - Answer -Individual is either unaware or not interested in making a
change within the next 6 months
Contemplation - Answer -Individual does not currently exercise, but is planning to start
within 6 months
Preparation - Answer -Individual is planning to begin exercising soon, and has taken
steps toward it, and may even be sporadically exercising
Action - Answer -Individual has been exercising for less than 6 months
Maintenance - Answer -Individual has been exercising consistently for 6 months or
more
, SMART Goals - Answer -Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, Timely
Osteoblasts - Answer -Special cells that form and lay down new bone tissue
Osteoclasts - Answer -Special cells that break down and remove old bone tissue
Vertebral Column - Answer -Cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacrum, coccyx
Sliding Filament Theory - Answer -Theory on the mechanism for muscle contraction
Actin - Answer -Thin filaments
Myosin - Answer -Thick filament
Type I Muscle Fibers - Answer -Smaller, slow twitch, more resistant to fatigue
Type II Muscle Fibers - Answer -Larger, fast twitch, faster to fatigue
Aerobic - Answer -Requires oxygen
Muscle Spindles - Answer -Sensory receptors sensitive to change in length of the
muscle and the rate of that change, stretch reflex
Golgi Tendon - Answer -Sensitive to changes in muscle tension and rate of tension
change
Atrium - Answer -Superior chambers of the heart that gather blood returning to the
heart
Ventricle - Answer -Inferior chambers of the heart that pump blood to the lungs and
body
Sinoatrial Node (SA Node) - Answer -Located in the right atrium, serves as a natural
pacemaker for the heart
Arteries - Answer -Vessels that transport blood away from the heart
Veins - Answer -Vessels that carry blood to the heart
Hypertension - Answer -140/90 or higher
Gluconeogenesis - Answer -The formation of glucose from proteins and fats only
Sagittal Plane - Answer -Divides body into left and right halves, front-to-back and up-
and-down movements
SWOT Analysis - Answer -strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats
CEUs - Answer -continuing education units; 2.0 units of CEU must be completed every
2 years
Extrinsic Motivation - Answer -participating in an activity or behavior in order to get a
reward or recognition from others
Intrinsic Motivation - Answer -engaging in an activity or behavior because they feel
satisfaction
Process Goals - Answer -focus on the actions an individual must engage in during
performance to execute or perform well
Outcome Goals - Answer -targets for performance that focus on the end result of the
activity
Instrumental Support - Answer -actions that directly facilitate a behavior to happen , ex-
driving someone to the gym
Emotional Support - Answer -The encouragement and positive reinforcement that is
provided from an individual to another, which includes being caring, empathetic, and
showing concern
Informational Support - Answer -Providing accurate, current, and informative
information, ex- from trainers
Companionship Support - Answer -When someone engages in a behavior with an
individual, ex- exercising with a friend or partner
Precontemplation - Answer -Individual is either unaware or not interested in making a
change within the next 6 months
Contemplation - Answer -Individual does not currently exercise, but is planning to start
within 6 months
Preparation - Answer -Individual is planning to begin exercising soon, and has taken
steps toward it, and may even be sporadically exercising
Action - Answer -Individual has been exercising for less than 6 months
Maintenance - Answer -Individual has been exercising consistently for 6 months or
more
, SMART Goals - Answer -Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, Timely
Osteoblasts - Answer -Special cells that form and lay down new bone tissue
Osteoclasts - Answer -Special cells that break down and remove old bone tissue
Vertebral Column - Answer -Cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacrum, coccyx
Sliding Filament Theory - Answer -Theory on the mechanism for muscle contraction
Actin - Answer -Thin filaments
Myosin - Answer -Thick filament
Type I Muscle Fibers - Answer -Smaller, slow twitch, more resistant to fatigue
Type II Muscle Fibers - Answer -Larger, fast twitch, faster to fatigue
Aerobic - Answer -Requires oxygen
Muscle Spindles - Answer -Sensory receptors sensitive to change in length of the
muscle and the rate of that change, stretch reflex
Golgi Tendon - Answer -Sensitive to changes in muscle tension and rate of tension
change
Atrium - Answer -Superior chambers of the heart that gather blood returning to the
heart
Ventricle - Answer -Inferior chambers of the heart that pump blood to the lungs and
body
Sinoatrial Node (SA Node) - Answer -Located in the right atrium, serves as a natural
pacemaker for the heart
Arteries - Answer -Vessels that transport blood away from the heart
Veins - Answer -Vessels that carry blood to the heart
Hypertension - Answer -140/90 or higher
Gluconeogenesis - Answer -The formation of glucose from proteins and fats only
Sagittal Plane - Answer -Divides body into left and right halves, front-to-back and up-
and-down movements
