NASM CPT FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS WIH CORRECT ANSWERS

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Proprioception Correct Answer The body's ability to sense the relative position of adjacent parts of the body Ex: when walking our feet give us proprioception about the type of surface we are on. ... Mechanoreceptors Correct Answer specialized structures that recognize pressure in tissue and transmit signals to sensory nerves. Muscle Spindles Correct Answer sensory receptors in the muscles that are parallel to the muscle fibers and are sensitive to change in muscle length. Spindles stretch with muscle and sends information to CNS. helps to prevent muscles from stretching too far or too fast Golgi Tendon Organs Correct Answer sensory receptors that are located at the point where the skeletal muscle fibers insert into the tendon. Sensitive to change in tension at the rate of change causes the muscle to relax Epimysium Correct Answer connective tissue UNDER fascia that acts as an outer layer of the whole muscle Perimysium Correct Answer connective tissue acts as an outer layer of fascicles Endomysium Correct Answer between the individual muscle fibers Type 1 Muscle Fiber Correct Answer "slow-twitch", smaller in size, less force produced, long-term contractions (stabilization) Type 2 Muscle Fiber Correct Answer fast twitch, larger, quick to fatigue, force and power exercises Agonist Correct Answer PRIME MOVER, main muscles ex: chest press-> pectoralis major Synergist Correct Answer ASSIST PRIME MOVER, ex: chest press -> ant deltoid, triceps Stabilizer Correct Answer stabilizes while prime mover and assist work. chest press -> rotator cuff [Show More]

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