NASM CPT PRACTICE EXAM STUDY
GUIDE 2026/2027 ACCURATE QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS ||
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1. Nervous system - ANSWER ✔ communication network within the body.
2. Nervous system functions - ANSWER ✔ 1. sensory: changes in the
environment
integrative: analyze and interpret
motor: the neuromuscular response
3. Central nervous system (CNS) - ANSWER ✔ brain and spinal cord;
coordinates activity of the body
4. Peripheral nervous system (PNS) - ANSWER ✔ nerves connecting the CNS
to the rest of the body and environment.
subdivisions:
- somatic
- autonomic
- parasympathetic
- sympathetic
,5. Somatic - ANSWER ✔ - apart of the PNS
- serves outer areas of the body and skeletal muscle; voluntary
6. Autonomic - ANSWER ✔ - apart of the PNS
- involuntary systems (e.g., heart, digestion).
subdivisions:
- parasympathetic
- sympathetic
7. Parasympathetic - ANSWER ✔ - apart of the autonomic system of the PNS
- decreases activation during rest and recovery.
8. Sympathetic - ANSWER ✔ - apart of the autonomic system of the PNS
- increases activation to prep for activity.
9. Fitness professionals do NOT: - ANSWER ✔ - Diagnose medical
conditions.
- Prescribe or provide treatment or rehabilitation of any injury or
disease.
- Prescribe diets.
- Provide counseling (mental health).
10.Reassessments should happen: - ANSWER ✔ - Every 4 weeks or when
major changes in programming are occurring.
- When a client has shown significant signs of improvement.
- If the client is identifying new goals.
- If the client has major lifestyle changes (diets, smoking cessation, job
change, etc.)
,11.Corrective flexibility - ANSWER ✔ increases joint range of motion,
improves muscle imbalances, and corrects alteredjoint motion; autogenic
inhibition; use for Phase 1 training.
12.Active flexibility - ANSWER ✔ improves extensibility of soft tissue and
increases neuromuscular efficiency; reciprocal inhibition; use for Phases 2,
3, and 4 training.
13.Functional flexibility - ANSWER ✔ maintains integrated, multiplanar soft
tissue extensibility and optimal neuromuscular control; full ROM; use for
Phase 5 training.
14.What usually happens after 90 minutes of exercise?
Select one:
A The amount of stored adenosine triphosphate (ATP) in the body increases.
B The amount of available fuel for exercise from fats is exhausted
C The majority of muscle glycogen stores are deplete
D The oxidation of proteins predominates as the primary energy source. -
ANSWER ✔ The majority of muscle glycogen stores are depleted
15.Which of the following is a characteristic of muscle spindles?
Select one:
A They transmit nerve impulses from one neuron to another.
, B They provide the ability to sense the relative position of adjacent parts of the
body.
C They are sensitive to change in length of muscle and the rate of that change.
D They are slow twitch, "red" muscle fibers with a high degree of
mitochondria. - ANSWER ✔ They are sensitive to change in length of muscle
and the rate of that change.
16.Which is an example of an eccentric motion?
Select one:
A Pressing dumbbells overhead
B Landing from a jump
C Jumping upward
D Holding a plank position - ANSWER ✔ Landing from a jump
17.With which of the following terms is eccentric motion synonymous?
Select one:
A Acceleration
B Constant force
C Deceleration
D Constant length - ANSWER ✔ Deceleration
18.What is the body's motor response to internal and external environmental
stimuli called?
GUIDE 2026/2027 ACCURATE QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS ||
100% GUARANTEED PASS
<NEWEST VERSION>
1. Nervous system - ANSWER ✔ communication network within the body.
2. Nervous system functions - ANSWER ✔ 1. sensory: changes in the
environment
integrative: analyze and interpret
motor: the neuromuscular response
3. Central nervous system (CNS) - ANSWER ✔ brain and spinal cord;
coordinates activity of the body
4. Peripheral nervous system (PNS) - ANSWER ✔ nerves connecting the CNS
to the rest of the body and environment.
subdivisions:
- somatic
- autonomic
- parasympathetic
- sympathetic
,5. Somatic - ANSWER ✔ - apart of the PNS
- serves outer areas of the body and skeletal muscle; voluntary
6. Autonomic - ANSWER ✔ - apart of the PNS
- involuntary systems (e.g., heart, digestion).
subdivisions:
- parasympathetic
- sympathetic
7. Parasympathetic - ANSWER ✔ - apart of the autonomic system of the PNS
- decreases activation during rest and recovery.
8. Sympathetic - ANSWER ✔ - apart of the autonomic system of the PNS
- increases activation to prep for activity.
9. Fitness professionals do NOT: - ANSWER ✔ - Diagnose medical
conditions.
- Prescribe or provide treatment or rehabilitation of any injury or
disease.
- Prescribe diets.
- Provide counseling (mental health).
10.Reassessments should happen: - ANSWER ✔ - Every 4 weeks or when
major changes in programming are occurring.
- When a client has shown significant signs of improvement.
- If the client is identifying new goals.
- If the client has major lifestyle changes (diets, smoking cessation, job
change, etc.)
,11.Corrective flexibility - ANSWER ✔ increases joint range of motion,
improves muscle imbalances, and corrects alteredjoint motion; autogenic
inhibition; use for Phase 1 training.
12.Active flexibility - ANSWER ✔ improves extensibility of soft tissue and
increases neuromuscular efficiency; reciprocal inhibition; use for Phases 2,
3, and 4 training.
13.Functional flexibility - ANSWER ✔ maintains integrated, multiplanar soft
tissue extensibility and optimal neuromuscular control; full ROM; use for
Phase 5 training.
14.What usually happens after 90 minutes of exercise?
Select one:
A The amount of stored adenosine triphosphate (ATP) in the body increases.
B The amount of available fuel for exercise from fats is exhausted
C The majority of muscle glycogen stores are deplete
D The oxidation of proteins predominates as the primary energy source. -
ANSWER ✔ The majority of muscle glycogen stores are depleted
15.Which of the following is a characteristic of muscle spindles?
Select one:
A They transmit nerve impulses from one neuron to another.
, B They provide the ability to sense the relative position of adjacent parts of the
body.
C They are sensitive to change in length of muscle and the rate of that change.
D They are slow twitch, "red" muscle fibers with a high degree of
mitochondria. - ANSWER ✔ They are sensitive to change in length of muscle
and the rate of that change.
16.Which is an example of an eccentric motion?
Select one:
A Pressing dumbbells overhead
B Landing from a jump
C Jumping upward
D Holding a plank position - ANSWER ✔ Landing from a jump
17.With which of the following terms is eccentric motion synonymous?
Select one:
A Acceleration
B Constant force
C Deceleration
D Constant length - ANSWER ✔ Deceleration
18.What is the body's motor response to internal and external environmental
stimuli called?
