NASM Certified Personal Trainer Exam Practice Test

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Sample Questions

Question 1

What is the connective tissue sheath that surrounds an entire skeletal muscle?

Answer: The epimysium surrounds the entire skeletal muscle and connects to the deep fascia of the body.

Question 2

What connective tissue wraps around individual muscle fascicles (bundles of muscle fibers)?

Answer: The perimysium surrounds each fascicle, which is a bundle of individual muscle fibers.

Question 3

What connective tissue surrounds each individual muscle fiber?

Answer: The endomysium is the connective tissue layer that wraps around each individual muscle fiber.

Question 4

What is the plasma membrane of a muscle fiber called?

Answer: The sarcolemma is the plasma membrane of a skeletal muscle fiber, responsible for transmitting electrical impulses.

Question 5

What is a sarcomere?

Answer: A sarcomere is the basic functional unit of a myofibril, bounded by two Z-lines, and is the smallest contractile unit of skeletal muscle.