NESTA PFT Exam Prep Questions and Answers (Solved Papers) What are the four steps in "Bridging the Gap"? - Correct Answers ✅Assess, Design, Instruct, Re-assess What is an implicit goal? - Correct Answers ✅Implied but not mentioned What is an explicit goal? - Correct Answers ✅Goals that are mentioned What is the kinetic chain, and what is it's function? - Correct Answers ✅Composed of nervous system, muscular system, and skeletal system. Chain of systems that link together to create human movements.What is smooth muscle tissue? - Correct Answers ✅Involuntary actions (digestive tract, bladder, uterus, blood vessel walls) No striations What is cardiac muscle tissue? - Correct Answers ✅Involuntary but has some striations; Heart What is skeletal muscle tissue? - Correct Answers ✅Voluntary movements; all muscles controlling movements 1 / 3
NESTA PFT Exam Prep Questions and Answers (Solved Papers) What are the three layers of muscle fascia? - Correct Answers ✅Epimysium (outer), perimysium, endomysium (inner) What is mechanoreceptors? - Correct Answers ✅Respond to touch, pressure, vibrations, or stretch.What is thermoreceptors? - Correct Answers ✅Respond to changes in temperature.What is nociceptors? - Correct Answers ✅Respond to painful stimuli.What is photoreceptors? - Correct Answers ✅Respond to light to allow vision.What is chemoreceptors? - Correct Answers ✅Respond to chemical stimuli (food odors, carbon dioxide, glucose).What is the function of the somatic nervous system? - Correct Answers ✅Innervates skeletal muscle to create movement via motor neurons. Always excitatory.What is the sympathetic nervous system? - Correct Answers ✅"Fight or flight" Blood pressure/heart rate increase, digestive slowing. 2 / 3
NESTA PFT Exam Prep Questions and Answers (Solved Papers) What is the parasympathetic nervous system? - Correct Answers ✅"Rest and digest" Blood pressure/heart rate decrease, digestive increases.What is the structure of the motor unit? - Correct Answers ✅Motor neuron, muscle fibers, motor end plates What is the sliding filament theory? - Correct Answers ✅Elements will slide over each other; sarcomeres shortening together, causing muscle to contract as a whole.What is the role of the Myosin ATPase in a muscle action? - Correct Answers ✅Interactions of actin and myosin during muscle contraction.How does the Myosin head bind to the Actin filaments in a muscle action? - Correct Answers ✅Slide and overlap What is the role of the prime mover (agonist)? - Correct Answers ✅Acts directly to bring about a desired movement.What is the role of the assistant mover (synergist)? - Correct Answers ✅Assists indirectly to bring about a desired movement.
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