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






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






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






4. The amount charged for a product or service






5. Sutures of the skill...little or no movement






6. Low loads - high reps






7. The combo and interrelation of the nervous - muscular - and skeletal systems






8. All of the chemical reactions that occur in the body to maintain itself. metabolism is the process in which nutrients are acquired - transported - used - and disposed of by the body.






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






10. Transversus abdominis






11. A type of cell that is responsible for bone formation






12. Chemical messengers that cross the neuromuscular junction (synapse) to transmit electrical impulses from the nerve to the muscle.






13. Rotator cuff






14. Associated w obesity - particularly abdominal obesity - and accounts for 90 percent to 95 percent of all diabetes.






15. Summaries are a series of reflections






16. Protection mechanism of the blood






17. Amount of ACL injuries that are non-contact






18. Heart rate x stroke volume - the overall performance of the heart






19. Joint motion






20. The process of actively contracting the inspiratory muscles to move air into the body






21. Example of irregular bones






22. Carpals of the hand - no axis of rotation






23. # of Americans that are obese






24. Healthy total cholesterol level






25. High risk total cholesterol level






26. High loads - low reps (1-5) - longer rest periods






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






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






29. Receptors surrounding a joint that response to pressure acceleration and deceleration of the joint






30. The contraction of a muscle generated by neural stimulation






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






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






33. Small terminal branches of an artery - which end in capillaries






34. Weight over height essentially - 703 times weight over height squared for US (703*lbs / in^2) or kg / m^2 overseas






35. The inferior chamber of the heart that receives blood from its corresponding atrium and - in turn - forces blood into the arteries






36. The chemical or substrate form in which most fat exists in food as well as in the body.






37. The very small veins that connect capillaries to the larger veins






38. Posterior deltoid






39. Amino acids linked by peptide bonds - which consist of carbon - hydrogen - nitrogen - oxygen - and usually sulfur - and that have several essential biologic compounds






40. Upward rotation of the scapula






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






42. Carried in the bloodstream by protein molecules known as HDL and LDL - aka cholesterol and triglycerides






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






44. Network of hollow tubes that circulates blood throughout the body






45. The body's framework - composed of bones and joints






46. Alteration of muscle length surrounding a joint






47. The portion of the nervous system that consists of the brain and spinal cord






48. Prescribed for hypertension - congestive heart failure -- can either maintain or increase heart....either maintains or lowers bp






49. A layer of connective tissue that is underneath the fascia and surrounds the muscle.






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