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Certified Personal Trainer Exam
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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. Connective tissues that attach muscle to bone and provide an anchor for muscles to produce force
nervous system
muscle spindles
mechanoreceptors
Tendsons
2. Latissimus dorsi
agonist - row
sternum
stabilizer - squat
minimal oxygen consumption (vo2max)
3. Soleus - lateral gastrocnemius - biceps femoris
probable overactive muscles for knees turning out
example of first class lever
maintenance
Neural Activation
4. Bmi of 30+ - at least 30 lbs over recommended weight for their height
obesity
max strength phase - strength level training strategy
Central Nervous System
Depressions
5. Moves predominantly in 2 planes of motion - only carpometacarpal
ventricles
example of saddle joint
integrative function
Epiphysis
6. A hollow muscular organ that pumps a circulation of blood through the body by means of rhythmic contraction
minimal oxygen consumption (vo2max)
heart
gluconeogenesis
obesity
7. The ability of the nervous system to sense changes in either the internal or external environment
communication
sensory function
movement created by gastrocnemius - peroneus longus - and tibialis posterior
Sensory (Afferent) Neurons
8. Cartilage that covers the articular surfaces of bones.
Medullar Cavity
excess postexercise oxygen consumption (epoc)
Articular (Hyaline) Cartilage
80 percent
9. You should maintain accurate financial - contract - appt - and tax records including original receipts for a minimum of?
example of saddle joint
nervous system
four years
Arthrokinematics
10. Lower blood pressure and can do anything to heart rate - could be anything - used for treat hypertension and angina (chest pain)
calcium-channel blockers
joint receptors
neuron
72 million
11. The superior chamber of the heart that receives blood from the veins and forces it into the ventricles
carbohydrates
atrium
movement created by upper trapezius and the lower portion of the serratus anterior
example of pivot joint
12. Knee
glycogen
Muscular System
vasodilators
example of synovial joint
13. The deepest layer of connective tissue that surrounds individual muscle fibers.
structures of the respiratory pump (muscles - inspiration)
Endomysium
sternum
exercise metabolism
14. Medial gastrocnemius - medial hamstring complex - gracilis - sartorius - popliteus
probable underactive muscles for knees turning ou
synergist - chest press
probable overactive muscles for knees turning out
Depressions
15. The ability of the nervous system to analyze and interpret sensory info to allow for proper decision making - which produces the appropriate response
criteria that CPR/AED cert must meet
stabilization endurance phase - stabilization level training strategy
integrative function
carbohydrates
16. Percentage of overweight Americans that are actually obese
communication
preparation
34 percent
antidepressants
17. High risk total cholesterol level
more than 240 mg/dl
cardiorespiratory system
Vertebral Column
mechanoreceptors
18. Latissimus dorsi
Transports oxygen and nutrients to tissues - transports waste products from tissues - transports hormones to organs and tissues - carries heat throughout the body
antagonist - overhead press
arteries
mediastinum
19. The connective tissue that surrounds fascicles.
more than 240 mg/dl
heart rate (hr)
Perimysium
stabilization endurance phase - stabilization level training strategy
20. People in this stage do not exercise and do not intend to start in the next 6 months
precontemplation
minimal oxygen consumption (vo2max)
regulates body temp and acid balance in the body
2 subdivisions of the peripheral nervous system
21. The power training level of the OPT strives most to improve?
rate of force production
every 2 years
nervous system
movement created by deltoid and rotator cuff
22. Amino acids linked by peptide bonds - which consist of carbon - hydrogen - nitrogen - oxygen - and usually sulfur - and that have several essential biologic compounds
protein
nitrates
Motor (Efferent) Neurons
probable overactive muscles for knees turning out
23. Junctions of bones - muscles - and connective tissues at which movement occurs. Also known as an articulation.
Joints
70 percent
somatic nervous system
Perimysium
24. Carpals of the hand - no axis of rotation
type 2 diabetes
calcium-channel blockers
75 percent
example of gliding joint
25. Only moves in sagittal plane...elbow joint
Depressions
example of hinge joint
example of nonsynovial joint
stabilizer - squat
26. Example of flat bones
Articular (Hyaline) Cartilage
sternum
regulates body temp and acid balance in the body
stabilizer - squat
27. Weight over height essentially - 703 times weight over height squared for US (703*lbs / in^2) or kg / m^2 overseas
sternum
57 percent
BMI
structures of the respiratory pump (muscles - inspiration)
28. Prescribed for hypertension - congestive heart failure - peripheral edema - will maintain heart rate - and maintain or lower bp
diuretics
Protects the body from excessive bleeding by clotting - contains specialized immune cells to help fight disease and sickness
cardiorespiratory system
Articular (Hyaline) Cartilage
29. A layer of connective tissue that is underneath the fascia and surrounds the muscle.
type 1 diabetes
mechanoreceptors
Epimysium
regulates body temp and acid balance in the body
30. Flattened or indented portions of bone - which can be muscle attachment sites.
cardiorespiratory system
vasodilators
more than 240 mg/dl
Depressions
31. Pectoralis major
type 2 diabetes
antagonist - row
arteries
Nonsynovial Joints
32. The region of long bone connecting the diaphysis to the epiphysis. It is a layer of subdividing cartilaginous cells in which growth in length of the diaphysis occurs.
Transports oxygen and nutrients to tissues - transports waste products from tissues - transports hormones to organs and tissues - carries heat throughout the body
agonist - overhead press
blood lipids
Epiphyseal Plate
33. Posterior deltoid - biceps
adenosine diphosphate
50 percent
synergist - row
Interneurons
34. Trunk rotation
movement created by internal and external obliques
bioenergetics
Transports oxygen and nutrients to tissues - transports waste products from tissues - transports hormones to organs and tissues - carries heat throughout the body
probable overactive muscles for knees moving inward
35. The inferior chamber of the heart that receives blood from its corresponding atrium and - in turn - forces blood into the arteries
regulates body temp and acid balance in the body
ventricles
the difference between affirmations and compliments
example of saddle joint
36. Series of muscles that moves the skeleton.
expiration
nitrates
four years
Muscular System
37. 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
triglycerides
Epiphyseal Plate
example of ball-and-socket joint
glycogen
38. The chemical or substrate form in which most fat exists in food as well as in the body.
triglycerides
golgi tendon organs
minimal oxygen consumption (vo2max)
proprioception
39. Of the six leading causes of death in the US in 2006 - how many were chronic diseases responsible for
Tendsons
metabolism
minimal oxygen consumption (vo2max)
five
40. Compliments typically have an evaluative judgment implicit within them. Compliments usually begin with "i" statements...
Osteoclassts
the difference between affirmations and compliments
regulates body temp and acid balance in the body
Tendsons
41. The smallest blood vessels - and the site of exchange of chemicals and water between the blood and the tissues
example of hinge joint
five
capillaries
Diaphysis
42. High loads - low reps (1-5) - longer rest periods
veins
substrate
Nonsynovial Joints
max strength phase - strength level training strategy
43. The neuromuscular response to the sensory information
Bones
diuretics
motor function
bioenergetics
44. Vessels that transport blood away from the heart
sinoatrial (sa) node
antagonist - overhead press
expiration
arteries
45. Transmit nerve impulses from the brain and spinal cord to effector sites
Motor (Efferent) Neurons
Tendsons
human movement system
structures of the respiratory pump (bones)
46. Protection mechanism of the blood
Protects the body from excessive bleeding by clotting - contains specialized immune cells to help fight disease and sickness
agonist - overhead press
sinoatrial (sa) node
Sarcomere
47. What speaker means to what the listener hears to what the listener thinks the speaker means
example of first class lever
70 percent
carpals of the hands - tarsals of the feet
stages of verbal communication
48. Summaries are a series of reflections
anatomical locations for durnin-womersley formula
the relationship between summarizing and reflecting (in effective communication)
atrium
Vertebral Column
49. Rotator cuff
exercise metabolism
agonist - row
stabilizer - chest press - overhead press - row
Processes
50. A system of organs (the lungs and respiratory passageways) that collects oxygen from the external environment and transports it to the bloodstream
respiratory system
atrium
Articular (Hyaline) Cartilage
somatic nervous system