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Certified Personal Trainer Exam
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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. The very small veins that connect capillaries to the larger veins
venules
structures of the respiratory pump (muscles - inspiration)
57 percent
stages of change
2. Most limbs of the body - human forearm -- effort placed between the resistance and the fulcrum -- fulcrum is the elbow - effort is applied by the biceps muscle - and the load is in the hand such as a dumbbell...
72 million
Neurotransmitters
example of third class lever
four years
3. Healthy total cholesterol level
80 thou to 100 thou
example of third class lever
overweight
less than 200 mg/dl
4. Alteration of muscle length surrounding a joint
example of second class lever
muscle imbalance
price
Peripheral Nervous System
5. A type of bone cell that removes bone tissue
force-couple
Transports oxygen and nutrients to tissues - transports waste products from tissues - transports hormones to organs and tissues - carries heat throughout the body
Tendsons
Osteoclassts
6. A motor neuron and all of the muscle fibers it innervates.
Periosteum
Motor Unit
vasodilators
Transports oxygen and nutrients to tissues - transports waste products from tissues - transports hormones to organs and tissues - carries heat throughout the body
7. Receptors surrounding a joint that response to pressure acceleration and deceleration of the joint
Perimysium
price
Epiphysis
joint receptors
8. Projections protruding from the bone where muscles - tendons - and ligaments can attach.
place
obesity
stabilizer - chest press - overhead press - row
Processes
9. Vessels that transport blood from the capillaries toward the heart
veins
golgi tendon organs
ventricles
human movement system
10. Sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems
stabilizer - chest press - overhead press - row
atrioventricular (av) node
bronchodilators
2 subdivisions of the autonomic nervous system
11. Psoas (deep hip flexor)
antagonist - squat
structures of the respiratory pump (muscles - inspiration)
Transports oxygen and nutrients to tissues - transports waste products from tissues - transports hormones to organs and tissues - carries heat throughout the body
substrate
12. The material or substance on which an enzyme acts
stabilizer - squat
five
excess postexercise oxygen consumption (epoc)
substrate
13. Amino acids linked by peptide bonds - which consist of carbon - hydrogen - nitrogen - oxygen - and usually sulfur - and that have several essential biologic compounds
Tendsons
protein
antagonist - squat
uncompromising customer service
14. The functional unit of the nervous system
neuron
7-12-5
maintenance
veins
15. Only moves in sagittal plane...elbow joint
example of hinge joint
obesity
example of saddle joint
joint receptors
16. Latissimus dorsi
Interneurons
contemplation
exercise metabolism
agonist - row
17. The highest rate of oxygen transport and utilization achieved at maximal physical exertion
product
example of second class lever
Processes
minimal oxygen consumption (vo2max)
18. The process of getting oxygen from the environment to the tissues of the body
diffusion
action
criteria that CPR/AED cert must meet
inspiration
19. Pectoralis major
inspiration
ventricles
antagonist - row
force-couple
20. The space in the chest between the lungs that contains all the internal organs of the chest except the lungs
more than 240 mg/dl
mediastinum
nervous system
Interneurons
21. Transmit nerve impulses from effector sites (such as muscles and organs) via receptors to the brain and spinal cord
precontemplation
Sensory (Afferent) Neurons
blood lipids
Motor Unit
22. Borderline high total cholesterol level
stroke volume
BMI
Interneurons
between 200 and 239 mg/dl
23. People in this stage are active but have not yet maintained this behavior for 6 months
blood
Epiphysis
action
communication
24. The process of actively or passively relaxing the inspiratory muscles to move air out of the body
expiration
example of saddle joint
anatomical locations for durnin-womersley formula
four years
25. What speaker means to what the listener hears to what the listener thinks the speaker means
Peripheral Nervous System
bronchodilators
uncompromising customer service
stages of verbal communication
26. Soleus - lateral gastrocnemius - biceps femoris
probable overactive muscles for knees turning out
adenosine diphosphate
example of third class lever
synergist - chest press
27. Primary connective tissue that connects bones together and provides stability - input to the nervous syste - guidance - and the limitation of improper joint movement.
Neurotransmitters
minimal oxygen consumption (vo2max)
promote
Ligament
28. The study of energy in the human body
stabilizer - chest press - overhead press - row
Depressions
bioenergetics
example of second class lever
29. Vessels that transport blood away from the heart
fat
arteries
hypertrophy phase - strength level training strategy
movement created by gastrocnemius - peroneus longus - and tibialis posterior
30. The specific product or service offered
max strength phase - strength level training strategy
66 percent
product
arteries
31. Flattened or indented portions of bone - which can be muscle attachment sites.
antagonist - squat
Neural Activation
adenosine diphosphate
Depressions
32. The process of actively contracting the inspiratory muscles to move air into the body
inspiration
7-12-5
communication
sensory function
33. Performing shoulder abduction
glycogen
Periosteum
Appendicular Skeleton
movement created by deltoid and rotator cuff
34. A system of the body composed of the cardiovascular and respiratory systems
cardiorespiratory system
Epimysium
human movement system
movement created by upper trapezius and the lower portion of the serratus anterior
35. Somatic and automatic nervous systems
vertebrae
2 subdivisions of the peripheral nervous system
antidepressants
probable underactive muscles for knees turning ou
36. Performing plantarflexion at the foot and ankle complex
fat
movement created by gastrocnemius - peroneus longus - and tibialis posterior
somatic nervous system
capillaries
37. Percentage of overweight Americans that are actually obese
regulates body temp and acid balance in the body
34 percent
synergist - overhead press
example of ball-and-socket joint
38. Having an attitude and genuine interest in seeking a client's perspective and getting to know him or her
Neural Activation
type 1 diabetes
antidepressants
active listening
39. The connective tissue that surrounds fascicles.
obesity
example of synovial joint
Perimysium
precontemplation
40. Weight over height essentially - 703 times weight over height squared for US (703*lbs / in^2) or kg / m^2 overseas
adenosine triphosphate (atp)
blood lipids
anatomical locations for durnin-womersley formula
BMI
41. A layer of connective tissue that is underneath the fascia and surrounds the muscle.
50 percent
heart rate (hr)
Epimysium
Medullar Cavity
42. Receptors sensitive to change in tension of the muscle and the rate of that change
integrative function
2 subdivisions of the peripheral nervous system
more than 240 mg/dl
golgi tendon organs
43. Nodding the head -- top of the spinal column as fulcrum / joint axis in the middle ( seesaw-like)
Medullar Cavity
example of first class lever
adenosine triphosphate (atp)
Motor Unit
44. Sensory receptors responsible for sensing distortion in body tissues
mechanoreceptors
exercise metabolism
regulates body temp and acid balance in the body
Protects the body from excessive bleeding by clotting - contains specialized immune cells to help fight disease and sickness
45. Chemical messengers that cross the neuromuscular junction (synapse) to transmit electrical impulses from the nerve to the muscle.
80 percent
Neurotransmitters
example of gliding joint
the four p's of marketing
46. Amount of ACL injuries that occur in the US annually
80 thou to 100 thou
Central Nervous System
metabolism
respiratory pump
47. What percentage of the US population is estimated not to engage in 30 minutes of low to moderate physical activity?
stages of verbal communication
antagonist - row
75 percent
product
48. Example of flat bones
Perimysium
sternum
antagonist - squat
stabilization endurance phase - stabilization level training strategy
49. Pectoralis major
sensory function
agonist - chest press
stages of change
between 200 and 239 mg/dl
50. Muscle groups moving together to produce movement around a joint
cardiorespiratory system
force-couple
stabilizer - squat
70 percent