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NASM PERSONAL TRAINING CERTIFICATION
EXAM |ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
2026
What is the best type of exercise for bone strength and health? - correct-answer -
weight-bearing exercise
series of muscles that moves the skeleton - correct-answer - muscular system
a layer of connective tissue that surrounds the muscle - correct-answer -
epimysium
the connective tissue that surrounds fascicles - correct-answer - perimysium
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the deepest layer of connective tissue that surrounds individual muscle fibers -
correct-answer - endomysium
connective tissue that attach muscle to bone and provide as an anchor for
muscles to produce force - correct-answer - tendons
the functional unit of a muscle that produces muscular contraction and consists of
repeating sections of actin and myosin - correct-answer - sarcomere
the contraction of a muscle generated by neural stimulation - correct-answer -
neural activation
a motor neuron and all of the muscle fibers that it activates - correct-answer -
motor unit
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chemical messengers that cross the neuromuscular junction the transmit impulses
from nerve to muscle - correct-answer - neurotransmitters
Type 1 muscle fibers, also known as _________________ muscle fibers have a
high oxidative capacity and don't fatigue as easily - correct-answer - slow-twitch
Type 2 muscle fibers, also known as _________________ muscle fibers have a low
oxidative capacity and fatigue easily - correct-answer - fast-twitch
these hormones help prepare the body for activity and are participants in the
"fight or flight" reflex - correct-answer - catecholamines
in both men and women, this hormone plays a major role in the growth and
repair of tissue - correct-answer - testosterone
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this hormone is referred to as a catabolic hormone and is associated with tissue
breakdown - correct-answer - cortisol
this hormone is primarily an anabolic hormone that is responsible for most
growth and development during childhood up until puberty - correct-answer -
growth hormones
these hormones or responsible for carbohydrate, protein, and fat metabolism -
correct-answer - thyroid hormones
a hollow muscular organ that pumps blood through the body by means of
rhythmic contraction - correct-answer - heart
NASM PERSONAL TRAINING CERTIFICATION
EXAM |ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
2026
What is the best type of exercise for bone strength and health? - correct-answer -
weight-bearing exercise
series of muscles that moves the skeleton - correct-answer - muscular system
a layer of connective tissue that surrounds the muscle - correct-answer -
epimysium
the connective tissue that surrounds fascicles - correct-answer - perimysium
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the deepest layer of connective tissue that surrounds individual muscle fibers -
correct-answer - endomysium
connective tissue that attach muscle to bone and provide as an anchor for
muscles to produce force - correct-answer - tendons
the functional unit of a muscle that produces muscular contraction and consists of
repeating sections of actin and myosin - correct-answer - sarcomere
the contraction of a muscle generated by neural stimulation - correct-answer -
neural activation
a motor neuron and all of the muscle fibers that it activates - correct-answer -
motor unit
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chemical messengers that cross the neuromuscular junction the transmit impulses
from nerve to muscle - correct-answer - neurotransmitters
Type 1 muscle fibers, also known as _________________ muscle fibers have a
high oxidative capacity and don't fatigue as easily - correct-answer - slow-twitch
Type 2 muscle fibers, also known as _________________ muscle fibers have a low
oxidative capacity and fatigue easily - correct-answer - fast-twitch
these hormones help prepare the body for activity and are participants in the
"fight or flight" reflex - correct-answer - catecholamines
in both men and women, this hormone plays a major role in the growth and
repair of tissue - correct-answer - testosterone
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this hormone is referred to as a catabolic hormone and is associated with tissue
breakdown - correct-answer - cortisol
this hormone is primarily an anabolic hormone that is responsible for most
growth and development during childhood up until puberty - correct-answer -
growth hormones
these hormones or responsible for carbohydrate, protein, and fat metabolism -
correct-answer - thyroid hormones
a hollow muscular organ that pumps blood through the body by means of
rhythmic contraction - correct-answer - heart
