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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. The power training level of the OPT strives most to improve?






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






3. Sternum - ribs - vertebrae






4. A motor neuron and all of the muscle fibers it innervates.






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






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






7. Decrease heart rate & blood pressure - normally used as antihypertensive medication or for arrhythmias (irregular heart rate)






8. Examples of short bones






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






10. Being unwavering in providing an experience and level of assistance that is rarely - if ever - experienced anywhere else






11. Gluteus medius - maximus - vastus medialis oblique






12. Product - price - place - promotion

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13. People in this stage do not exercise and do not intend to start in the next 6 months






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






15. The ability of the nervous system to sense changes in either the internal or external environment






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






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






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






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






20. Vessels that transport blood from the capillaries toward the heart






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






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






23. Percentage of overweight Americans that are actually obese






24. Provide a resting ground for muscles and protection of vital organs






25. Precontemplation - contemplation - preparation - action - maintenance






26. Of the six leading causes of death in the US in 2006 - how many were chronic diseases responsible for






27. Joint motion






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






29. Transmit nerve impulses from effector sites (such as muscles and organs) via receptors to the brain and spinal cord






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






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






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






33. Soleus - lateral gastrocnemius - biceps femoris






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






35. The space in the chest between the lungs that contains all the internal organs of the chest except the lungs






36. The shaft portion of the long bone.






37. Knee






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






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






40. The contraction of a muscle generated by neural stimulation






41. Deltoid






42. Nerves that serve the outer areas of the body and skeletal muscle and are largely responsible for the voluntary control of movement






43. The end of long bones - which is mainly composed of cancellous bone - and house much of the red marrow involves in red blood cell production. They are also one of the primary sites for bone growth.






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






45. Series of muscles that moves the skeleton.






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






47. 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...






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






49. Only moves in sagittal plane...elbow joint






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