NASM CPT ALL POSSIBLE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2022 SOLVED 100 PERCENT
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE 2026
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
GRADED A+
⩥nervous system functions. Answer: 1. sensory: changes in the
environment
2. integrative: analyze and interpret
3. motor: the neuromuscular response
⩥Central nervous system (CNS). Answer: brain and spinal cord;
coordinates activity of the body
⩥Peripheral nervous system (PNS). Answer: nerves connecting the CNS
to the rest of the body and environment.
subdivisions:
- somatic
- autonomic
- parasympathetic
- sympathetic
,⩥Somatic. Answer: - apart of the PNS
- serves outer areas of the body and skeletal muscle; voluntary
⩥Autonomic. Answer: - apart of the PNS
- involuntary systems (e.g., heart, digestion).
subdivisions:
- parasympathetic
- sympathetic
⩥Parasympathetic. Answer: - apart of the autonomic system of the PNS
- decreases activation during rest and recovery.
⩥Sympathetic. Answer: - apart of the autonomic system of the PNS
- increases activation to prep for activity.
⩥neuron. Answer: functional unit of the nervous system.
- motor (efferent)
- sensory (afferent)
,⩥motor neurons. Answer: - efferent
- transmit nerve impulses from CNS to effector sites.
⩥sensory neurons. Answer: - afferent
- respond to stimuli; transmit nerve impulses from effector sites to CNS.
⩥mechanoreceptors. Answer: sense distortion in body tissues.
⩥Joint receptors. Answer: respond to pressure, acceleration, and
deceleration of joints.
⩥Golgi tendon organs (GTO). Answer: sense changes in muscular
tension.
⩥Muscle spindles. Answer: sense changes in muscle length.
⩥Tendons. Answer: connect muscle to bone; provide anchor for muscles
to produce force.
⩥Fascia. Answer: outer layer of connective tissue surrounding a muscle.
⩥Fascicles. Answer: bundle of individual muscle fibers.
, ⩥Muscle fiber. Answer: cellular components and myofibrils encased in a
plasma membrane.
⩥Sarcomere. Answer: produces muscular contraction; repeating sections
of actin and myosin.
⩥Sliding filament theory. Answer: thick and thin filaments slide past one
another, shortening the entire sarcomere.
⩥Type I muscle tissue. Answer: - slow twitch
- smaller size; fatigue slowly.
⩥Type II muscle tissue. Answer: - fast twitch
- larger size; quick to produce maximal tension; fatigue quickly.
⩥Motor unit. Answer: one motor neuron and the muscle fibers it
connects with.
⩥Neural activation. Answer: contraction of a muscle generated by neural
stimulation.
⩥Neurotransmitters. Answer: chemical messengers that transport
impulses from nerve to muscle.
ANSWERS 2022 SOLVED 100 PERCENT
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE 2026
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
GRADED A+
⩥nervous system functions. Answer: 1. sensory: changes in the
environment
2. integrative: analyze and interpret
3. motor: the neuromuscular response
⩥Central nervous system (CNS). Answer: brain and spinal cord;
coordinates activity of the body
⩥Peripheral nervous system (PNS). Answer: nerves connecting the CNS
to the rest of the body and environment.
subdivisions:
- somatic
- autonomic
- parasympathetic
- sympathetic
,⩥Somatic. Answer: - apart of the PNS
- serves outer areas of the body and skeletal muscle; voluntary
⩥Autonomic. Answer: - apart of the PNS
- involuntary systems (e.g., heart, digestion).
subdivisions:
- parasympathetic
- sympathetic
⩥Parasympathetic. Answer: - apart of the autonomic system of the PNS
- decreases activation during rest and recovery.
⩥Sympathetic. Answer: - apart of the autonomic system of the PNS
- increases activation to prep for activity.
⩥neuron. Answer: functional unit of the nervous system.
- motor (efferent)
- sensory (afferent)
,⩥motor neurons. Answer: - efferent
- transmit nerve impulses from CNS to effector sites.
⩥sensory neurons. Answer: - afferent
- respond to stimuli; transmit nerve impulses from effector sites to CNS.
⩥mechanoreceptors. Answer: sense distortion in body tissues.
⩥Joint receptors. Answer: respond to pressure, acceleration, and
deceleration of joints.
⩥Golgi tendon organs (GTO). Answer: sense changes in muscular
tension.
⩥Muscle spindles. Answer: sense changes in muscle length.
⩥Tendons. Answer: connect muscle to bone; provide anchor for muscles
to produce force.
⩥Fascia. Answer: outer layer of connective tissue surrounding a muscle.
⩥Fascicles. Answer: bundle of individual muscle fibers.
, ⩥Muscle fiber. Answer: cellular components and myofibrils encased in a
plasma membrane.
⩥Sarcomere. Answer: produces muscular contraction; repeating sections
of actin and myosin.
⩥Sliding filament theory. Answer: thick and thin filaments slide past one
another, shortening the entire sarcomere.
⩥Type I muscle tissue. Answer: - slow twitch
- smaller size; fatigue slowly.
⩥Type II muscle tissue. Answer: - fast twitch
- larger size; quick to produce maximal tension; fatigue quickly.
⩥Motor unit. Answer: one motor neuron and the muscle fibers it
connects with.
⩥Neural activation. Answer: contraction of a muscle generated by neural
stimulation.
⩥Neurotransmitters. Answer: chemical messengers that transport
impulses from nerve to muscle.
