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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.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

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. Carpals of the hand - no axis of rotation






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






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






4. The specific product or service offered






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






6. Rotator cuff






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






8. Cranial and spinal nerves that spread throughout the body






9. The process of resorption and formation of bone






10. Posterior deltoid






11. # of Americans that are obese






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






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






14. Joints that are held together by a joint capsule and ligaments and are most associated with movement in the body.






15. The channels that a product or service will go through to reach the customer






16. High risk total cholesterol level






17. Performing plantarflexion at the foot and ankle complex






18. Latissimus dorsi






19. Product - price - place - promotion

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20. 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...






21. Deltoid






22. Of the leading causes of death in the US - what percentage were caused by cardiovascular disease and cancer






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






24. How often do i need to recertify?






25. The central cavity of bone shafts where marrow is stored.






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






27. Organic compounds of carbon - hydrogen - and oxygen - which include starches - cellulose - and sugars - and are an important source of energy. all carbs are eventually broken down in the body to glucose - a simple sugar.






28. Amount of ACL injuries that are non-contact






29. Borderline high total cholesterol level






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






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






32. Low loads - high reps






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






34. Psoas (deep hip flexor)






35. The functional unit of the nervous system






36. Radioulnar joint - moves in one plane of motion (transverse)






37. A series of irregularly shaped bones called vertebrae that houses the spinal cord.






38. The study of energy in the human body






39. Biceps - triceps - iliac crest - subscapular






40. Composed of skeletal structures (bones) and soft tissues (muscles) that work together to allow proper respiratory mechanics to occur and help pump blood back to the heart during inspiration






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






42. Produce hip and knee extension during walking - running - stair climbing - etc.






43. What percentage of the US population is estimated not to engage in 30 minutes of low to moderate physical activity?






44. The superior chamber of the heart that receives blood from the veins and forces it into the ventricles






45. Summaries are a series of reflections






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






47. Sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems






48. Anterior deltoid - triceps






49. Pectoralis major






50. The formation of glucose from noncarbohydrate sources - such as amino acids