Nasm Cpt Final Exam Study Guide/137 Questions And Answers/2022/2023

Nasm CPT Final Exam Study Guide/137 Questionsand Answers/2022/2023Proprioception - Correct Answer -The body's ability to to sense the relative position of adjacent parts of the bodyEx: 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 fastGolgi Tendon Organs - Correct Answer -sensory receptors that are located at the point where the skeletal muscle fibers insert into the tendon. Sensitive tochange in tension at the rate of changecauses the muscle to relaxEpimysium - Correct Answer -connective tissue UNDER fascia that acts as an outer layer of the whole musclePerimysium - Correct Answer -connective tissue acts as an outer layer of fasciclesEndomysium - Correct Answer -between the individual muscle fibersType 1 Muscle Fiber - Correct Answer -"slow-twitch", smaller in size, lessforce produced, long-term contractions (stabilization)Type 2 Muscle Fiber - Correct Answer -fast twitch, larger, quick to fatigue, force