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Certified Personal Trainer Exam

Subject : certifications
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Having an attitude and genuine interest in seeking a client's perspective and getting to know him or her






2. Hands-on training component - skills demonstration evaluation from instructor - must require the passing of a standardized exam






3. Posterior deltoid






4. Number of vertebrae in the cervical - thoracic - and lumpar spine






5. Percentage of Americans older than age 20 that are overweight






6. A hollow muscular organ that pumps a circulation of blood through the body by means of rhythmic contraction






7. Sensory receptors responsible for sensing distortion in body tissues






8. The process of actively or passively relaxing the inspiratory muscles to move air out of the body






9. The specific product or service offered






10. Portion of the skeletal system that includes the upper and lower extremities






11. Projections protruding from the bone where muscles - tendons - and ligaments can attach.






12. Chronic diseases account for what percentage of deaths in the US?






13. Medial gastrocnemius - medial hamstring complex - gracilis - sartorius - popliteus






14. The amount of blood pumped out of the heart with each contraction






15. Low loads - high reps






16. People in this stage do not exercise but are thinking about becoming more active in the next 6 months






17. The ability of the nervous system to analyze and interpret sensory info to allow for proper decision making - which produces the appropriate response






18. What speaker means to what the listener hears to what the listener thinks the speaker means






19. The state in which the body's metabolism is elevated after exercise






20. regulation mechanism of the blood






21. People in this stage have maintained change for 6 months or more






22. Compliments typically have an evaluative judgment implicit within them. Compliments usually begin with "i" statements...






23. Example of irregular bones






24. Joint motion






25. A system of the body composed of the cardiovascular and respiratory systems






26. What percentage of deaths could have been prevented if a healthy lifestyle were followed?






27. Portion of the skeletal system that consists of the skull - rib cage - and vertebral column






28. The communication of information about a product or service with the goal of generating a positive customer response






29. The neuromuscular response to the sensory information






30. Percentage of adults with cholesterol 200 mg/dl and over






31. The smallest blood vessels - and the site of exchange of chemicals and water between the blood and the tissues






32. People in this stage are active but have not yet maintained this behavior for 6 months






33. Number one important thing in the initial physical training session






34. A specialized area of cardiac tissue located in the right atrium of the heart - which initiates the electrical impulses that determine the heart rate; often termed the pacemaker for the heart






35. Hamstring complex






36. Knee






37. Percentage of overweight Americans that are actually obese






38. Protection mechanism of the blood






39. Transversus abdominis






40. Fluid that circulates in the heart - arteries - capillaries - and veins - carries nutrients and oxygen to all parts of the body - and also rids the body of waste products






41. Posterior deltoid - biceps






42. Junctions of bones - muscles - and connective tissues at which movement occurs. Also known as an articulation.






43. Performing shoulder abduction






44. Nodding the head -- top of the spinal column as fulcrum / joint axis in the middle ( seesaw-like)






45. The complex carb molecule used to store carbs in the liver and muscle cells. when carb energy is needed - glycogen is converted into glucose for use by the muscle cells






46. Superset - moderate loades and reps (8-12)






47. A small mass of specialized cardiac muscle fibers - located in the wall of the right atrium of the heart - that receives heartbeat impulses from the sinoatrial node and directs them to the walls of the ventricles






48. Internal intercoastals - abdominals






49. Gluteus medius - maximus - vastus medialis oblique






50. The shaft portion of the long bone.