NASM Chapter 2

Question 1

Human Movement System

Answer 1

Nervous System, Muscular System, Skeletal System

Question 2

Neuron

Answer 2

The Functional unit of the nervous system

Question 3

Mechanoreceptors

Answer 3

Sensory receptors responsible for sensing distortions in body tissues

Question 4

Muscle Spindles

Answer 4

Receptors Sensitive to change in length of the muscles and the rate of that change,

Question 5

Golgi Tendon

Answer 5

Receptors sensitive to change in tension of the muscle and the rate of that change.

Question 6

Joint Receptors

Answer 6

receptors surrounding a joint that respond to press acceleration and deceleration of the joint.

Question 7

Arthrokinematics

Answer 7

joint motion

Question 8

Type 1 Muscle

Answer 8

Slow Twitch

Question 9

Type 2 Muscle

Answer 9

Fast Twitch