NFPT certification Exam Questions And Accurate 100% Answers.

"Spices" mnemonic - correct answer Social health, Physical, Intellectual, Cognitive, Emotional and Spiritual Health Benefits to exercise - correct answer Weight control, reduced cholesterol, improved joint function, blood content, decreased tissue inflamation, increased energy etc. Tendons - correct answer connects muscle to bone, contracts bone to pull on muscle Muscle Origin V. Insertion - correct answer stationary point closest to the body v. where muscle joins moving bone (contraction = insertion moves towards origin) How Many muscles in the body?? - correct answer 656 on average, 430 are voluntary Muscle types - correct answer skeletal, cardiac, smooth Functions of the skeletal system - correct answer support, storage of minerals and lipids, blood cell production, protection, leverage Tubercle - correct answer Small rounded projection or process for muscle insertion Joints - correct answer Areas where two or more bones join together Ligaments - correct answer Connect bone to bone Cartilage - correct answer A connective tissue that is more flexible than bone and that protects the ends of bones and keeps them from rubbing together. synovial fluid - correct answer Secretion of synovial membranes that lubricates joints and nourishes articular cartilage heart - correct answer A hollow, muscular organ that pumps blood throughout the body. (also lungs) Arteries - correct answer carry blood away from the heart Veins - correct answer Blood vessels that carry blood back to the heart Capillaries - correct answer Microscopic vessel through which exchanges take place between the blood and cells of the body Respiratory System process - correct answer O2 through Nasal cavity or also buccal cavity--gases move into the pharynx--larynx--trachea (front tube)--left bronchus & right bronchus--smaller and smaller bronchiole passageways--end up in alveolar sacs Central Nervous System (CNS) - correct answer brain and spinal cord Peripheral Nervous System (PNS) - correct answer the sensory and motor neurons that connect the central nervous system (CNS) to the rest of the body. Digestive System Process - correct answer MOUTH (mechanical & chemical breakdown occurs by grinding food down & enzymes breakings down proteins, carbs & fats into nutrients) once swallowed the bolus of food passes through the -- ESOPHAGUS (bolus passes through here into the--STOMACH (cells in the stomach lining secrete mucus for lubrication, an enzyme begins protein digestion (protease) --SMALL INTESTINE (Absorption of nutrients occurs in here) Remaining products not digested goes through to the --LARGE INTESTINE ( also known colon, where absorption of water, affecting water & electrolyte balance, & the storage & formation of feces also occurs which is then disposed through to the-- ANUS Immune System defense mechanisms - correct answer Skin, linings of resp. and digestive passageways, blood clotting, white cells, thymus (t cells), lymph nodes pituitary gland - correct answer The endocrine system's most influential gland. Under the influence of the hypothalamus, the pituitary regulates growth and controls other endocrine glands. adrenal glands - correct answer a pair of endocrine glands that sit just above the kidneys and secrete hormones (epinephrine and norepinephrine) that help arouse the body in times of stress. pineal gland - correct answer secretes melatonin, sleep regulation integumentary system - correct answer skin, hair, nails Anterior (Ventral) - correct answer front of the body Posterior (dorsal) - correct answer back of body Superior - correct answer Higher on the body, nearer to the head Inferior - correct answer Lower on the body, farther from the head Proximal - correct answer Closer to the origin of the body part or the point of attachment of a limb to the body trunk Distal - correct answer farther from the origin of a body part or the point of attachment of a limb to the body trunk Medial - correct answer