LATEST NASM-CPT (7th Edition) Chapter 5
2024-2025 QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
Human Movement System (HMS) - CORRECT ANSWER The collective components
and structures that work together to move the body: muscular, skeletal, and nervous
systems.
Kinetic Chain - CORRECT ANSWER A concept that describes the human body as a
chain of interdependent links that work together to perform movement.
Nervous System - CORRECT ANSWER A network of specialized cells called neurons
that transmit and coordinate signals, providing a communication network within the
human body.
Neuron - CORRECT ANSWER Specialized cell that is the functional unit of the
nervous system.
Nucleus - CORRECT ANSWER Cellular structure or organelle that contains the
majority of the cell's genetic material in the form of chromosomes.
Organelles - CORRECT ANSWER Tiny cellular structures that perform specific
functions within a cell. Examples include nuclei, mitochondria, lysosomes, ribosomes,
and the endoplasmic reticulum.
Mitochondria - CORRECT ANSWER The parts of the cell that use nutrients to create
energy for the cell; commonly known as the powerhouses of the cell.
, LATEST NASM-CPT (7th Edition) Chapter 5
2024-2025 QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
Effector Sites - CORRECT ANSWER A part of the body, such as a muscle or organ,
that receives a signal from a neuron to produce a physiological response.
Electrolytes - CORRECT ANSWER Minerals that have an electrical charge to help
transmit nerve impulses throughout the body, such as sodium, potassium, and
magnesium.
Central Nervous System (CNS) - CORRECT ANSWER A division of the nervous
system that includes the brain and spinal cord.
Peripheral Nervous System (PNS) - CORRECT ANSWER Nerves that connect the rest
of the body to the central nervous system.
Afferent Pathway - CORRECT ANSWER Sensory pathway that relays information to
the central nervous system.
Efferent Pathway - CORRECT ANSWER A motor pathway that relays information
from the central nervous system to the rest of the body.
Interneurons - CORRECT ANSWER Neurons located within the spinal cord and brain
that transmit impulses between afferent and efferent neurons.
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