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NFPT Exam Review ( 2026/2027 Update) Questions and Answers
NFPT Exam Review ( 2026/2027
Update) Questions and Answers
Q: Four types of muscle contractions
Answer:
Isometric
Isokinetic
Isotonic Concentric
Isotonic Eccentric
Q: Isometric Contraction
Answer:
attempting to push a load, no movement
Q: Isokinetic Contraction
Answer:
not commonly used, muscle contacts and shortens at a constant rate of speed
Q: Isotonic
Answer:
load on the muscle is less than the gene tension, movement takes place
Q: Three primary planes
Answer:
Sagital
Coronal
Transverse
Q: Sagittal Plane
Answer:
Divides body left an right
Q: Coronal Plane
Answer:
Divides front and back
Q: Tansverse Plane
Answer:
Divides top and bottom
Q: Axial Skeleton
Answer:
has 80 bones of the head and trunk, "central axis"
Skull, Throat, Thoracic, Vertebral Colum
Q: Skull consists of
Answer:
cranium
mandible
Q: Throat consists of
Answer:
hyoid
Q: Thoracic Skeleton consists of
Answer:
ribs
sternum
Q: Vertebral Column consists of
Answer:
cervical
thoracic
lumbar
sacrum
coccyx
Q: Appendicular Skeleton
Answer:
consists of 126 bones, the appendage of the axial skeleton
shoulder girdle, arms, forearm, wrists, hand, pelvic girdle, thigh, knee, leg, foot
Q: Shoulder Girdle consists of
Answer:
clavicle(collarbone)
scapula (shoulder blade)
Q: Arm consists of
Answer:
humerus
Q: Forearm consists of
Answer:
radius
ulna
Q: Wrist consists of
Answer:
carpals
Q: Hand consists of
Answer:
metacarpals
phalanges
Q: Pelvic Girdle consists of
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