NASM CPT (7TH EDITION) CHAPTER 6
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, Thoracic Cavity Chamber within the chest that contains the heart and lungs.
Mediastinum The space in the chest between the lungs that contains all the internal organs of
the chest (e.g., heart, esophagus) except the lungs.
Cardiac Muscle Muscle of the heart.
Skeletal Muscle The type of muscle tissue that connects to bones and generates the forces that
create movement.
Smoothe Muscle An involuntary nonstriated muscle type that is found in organs.
Myofibrils The contractile components of a muscle cell; the myofilaments (actin and myosin)
are contained within.
Sarcomere The structural unit of a myofibril, composed of actin and myosin filaments
between two Z-lines.
Atrium (Atria) Superior chamber(s) of the heart that gathers blood returning to the heart.
Ventricle Inferior chamber of the heart that pumps blood to the lungs and body.
Pulmonic Side Of The Heart Right side of the heart is the pulmonic side because it receives blood from the
body that is low in oxygen and high in carbon dioxide —often referred to as
deoxygenated blood. The deoxygenated blood is then pumped to the lungs to
be saturated with oxygen.
Systemic Side Of The Heart The left side of the heart because it has received oxygenated blood from the
lungs that is high in oxygen and low in carbon dioxide, which it then pumps out to
the rest of the body.
Intercalated Discs Found in the heart, these formations help hold together muscle cells.
COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE 2026 |
BIOMECHANICS, MOVEMENT ANALYSIS &
PRACTICE QUESTIONS
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, Thoracic Cavity Chamber within the chest that contains the heart and lungs.
Mediastinum The space in the chest between the lungs that contains all the internal organs of
the chest (e.g., heart, esophagus) except the lungs.
Cardiac Muscle Muscle of the heart.
Skeletal Muscle The type of muscle tissue that connects to bones and generates the forces that
create movement.
Smoothe Muscle An involuntary nonstriated muscle type that is found in organs.
Myofibrils The contractile components of a muscle cell; the myofilaments (actin and myosin)
are contained within.
Sarcomere The structural unit of a myofibril, composed of actin and myosin filaments
between two Z-lines.
Atrium (Atria) Superior chamber(s) of the heart that gathers blood returning to the heart.
Ventricle Inferior chamber of the heart that pumps blood to the lungs and body.
Pulmonic Side Of The Heart Right side of the heart is the pulmonic side because it receives blood from the
body that is low in oxygen and high in carbon dioxide —often referred to as
deoxygenated blood. The deoxygenated blood is then pumped to the lungs to
be saturated with oxygen.
Systemic Side Of The Heart The left side of the heart because it has received oxygenated blood from the
lungs that is high in oxygen and low in carbon dioxide, which it then pumps out to
the rest of the body.
Intercalated Discs Found in the heart, these formations help hold together muscle cells.
