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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. 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...
Axial Skeleton
Perimysium
example of third class lever
the relationship between summarizing and reflecting (in effective communication)
2. Percentage of overweight Americans that are actually obese
example of first class lever
Neurotransmitters
blood lipids
34 percent
3. High volume - moderate to high loads - moderate or low reps (6-12
joint receptors
somatic nervous system
uncompromising customer service
hypertrophy phase - strength level training strategy
4. People in this stage do not exercise and do not intend to start in the next 6 months
movement created by deltoid and rotator cuff
synergist - squat
probable overactive muscles for knees moving inward
precontemplation
5. A high-energy compound occurring in all cells from which atp is formed.
adenosine diphosphate
diuretics
BMI
70 percent
6. Provide a resting ground for muscles and protection of vital organs
arteries
carpals of the hands - tarsals of the feet
Bones
obesity
7. People in this stage do not exercise but are thinking about becoming more active in the next 6 months
antagonist - row
contemplation
type 1 diabetes
minimal oxygen consumption (vo2max)
8. The formation of glucose from noncarbohydrate sources - such as amino acids
nervous system
synergist - row
Osteoblasts
gluconeogenesis
9. Weight over height essentially - 703 times weight over height squared for US (703*lbs / in^2) or kg / m^2 overseas
respiratory system
rate of force production
between 200 and 239 mg/dl
BMI
10. Trunk rotation
bioenergetics
stages of verbal communication
movement created by internal and external obliques
substrate
11. The process of actively contracting the inspiratory muscles to move air into the body
adenosine triphosphate (atp)
inspiration
antagonist - chest press
75 percent
12. Prescribed for hypertension - congestive heart failure - peripheral edema - will maintain heart rate - and maintain or lower bp
capillaries
the relationship between summarizing and reflecting (in effective communication)
diuretics
stages of change
13. The communication of information about a product or service with the goal of generating a positive customer response
Epimysium
type 2 diabetes
Ligament
promote
14. Sutures of the skill...little or no movement
example of nonsynovial joint
Skeletal System
Transports oxygen and nutrients to tissues - transports waste products from tissues - transports hormones to organs and tissues - carries heat throughout the body
active listening
15. Borderline high total cholesterol level
Medullar Cavity
Tendsons
venules
between 200 and 239 mg/dl
16. Amount of ACL injuries that occur in the US annually
place
vertebrae
agonist - row
80 thou to 100 thou
17. Sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems
Motor (Efferent) Neurons
2 subdivisions of the autonomic nervous system
uncompromising customer service
Protects the body from excessive bleeding by clotting - contains specialized immune cells to help fight disease and sickness
18. Joints that are held together by a joint capsule and ligaments and are most associated with movement in the body.
Bones
the difference between affirmations and compliments
antagonist - overhead press
Synovial Joints
19. Of the six leading causes of death in the US in 2006 - how many were chronic diseases responsible for
regulates body temp and acid balance in the body
five
80 thou to 100 thou
place
20. Associated w obesity - particularly abdominal obesity - and accounts for 90 percent to 95 percent of all diabetes.
regulates body temp and acid balance in the body
adenosine diphosphate
synergist - overhead press
type 2 diabetes
21. Produce hip and knee extension during walking - running - stair climbing - etc.
antagonist - chest press
Epiphyseal Plate
movement created by gluteus maximus - quadriceps and calf muscles
nitrates
22. The chemical or substrate form in which most fat exists in food as well as in the body.
proprioception
triglycerides
overweight
movement created by upper trapezius and the lower portion of the serratus anterior
23. A motor neuron and all of the muscle fibers it innervates.
Motor Unit
atrioventricular (av) node
bioenergetics
the difference between affirmations and compliments
24. 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.
carbohydrates
agonist - row
hypertrophy phase - strength level training strategy
the four p's of marketing
25. Portion of the skeletal system that consists of the skull - rib cage - and vertebral column
example of synovial joint
capillaries
Diaphysis
Axial Skeleton
26. Low loads - high reps
stabilizer - squat
stabilization endurance phase - stabilization level training strategy
example of second class lever
Interneurons
27. Triceps
exercise metabolism
synergist - overhead press
sternum
Motor (Efferent) Neurons
28. People in this stage have maintained change for 6 months or more
maintenance
Motor Unit
Remodeling
Peripheral Nervous System
29. Flattened or indented portions of bone - which can be muscle attachment sites.
Depressions
somatic nervous system
price
structures of the respiratory pump (bones)
30. Example of irregular bones
uncompromising customer service
synergist - row
antagonist - overhead press
vertebrae
31. Bmi of 30+ - at least 30 lbs over recommended weight for their height
example of second class lever
agonist - row
obesity
Joints
32. Pectoralis major
75 percent
antagonist - row
respiratory system
70 percent
33. The amount charged for a product or service
example of gliding joint
Epiphysis
Medullar Cavity
price
34. Medial gastrocnemius - medial hamstring complex - gracilis - sartorius - popliteus
Arthrokinematics
triglycerides
preparation
probable underactive muscles for knees turning ou
35. Receptors sensitive to change in length of the muscle and the rate of that change
muscle spindles
probable overactive muscles for knees turning out
Motor (Efferent) Neurons
expiration
36. Full-body pushup calf raise -- resistance is in the middle with the fulcrum and effort on either side (wheelbarrow-like) -- ball of foot is the fulcrum - the body weight is the resistance - and the effort is applied by the calf musculature
synergist - squat
Motor (Efferent) Neurons
example of second class lever
example of condyloid joint
37. Network of hollow tubes that circulates blood throughout the body
Central Nervous System
blood vessels
the difference between affirmations and compliments
Endomysium
38. Examples of short bones
carpals of the hands - tarsals of the feet
arterioles
example of ball-and-socket joint
excess postexercise oxygen consumption (epoc)
39. Hamstring complex
expiration
stages of change
synergist - squat
Endomysium
40. Used in the treatment of hypertension and congestive heart failure - definitely lowers bp and can either maintain - lower or increase heart rate
vasodilators
autonomic nervous system
the difference between affirmations and compliments
Medullar Cavity
41. Number one important thing in the initial physical training session
34 percent
75 percent
communication
neuron
42. Percentage of Americans older than age 20 that are overweight
hypertrophy phase - strength level training strategy
capillaries
stabilization endurance phase - stabilization level training strategy
66 percent
43. Gluteus maximus - quadriceps
muscle spindles
preparation
agonist - squat
70 percent
44. Deltoid
rate of force production
example of nonsynovial joint
cardiorespiratory system
agonist - overhead press
45. People in this stage exercise occasionally but are planning to begin exercising regularly in the next month
example of nonsynovial joint
80 thou to 100 thou
preparation
stroke volume
46. Transmit nerve impulses from the brain and spinal cord to effector sites
Remodeling
diffusion
Motor (Efferent) Neurons
precontemplation
47. A system of the body composed of the cardiovascular and respiratory systems
place
minimal oxygen consumption (vo2max)
cardiorespiratory system
Muscular System
48. 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.
Ligament
Medullar Cavity
Epiphyseal Plate
arterioles
49. Energy storage an transfer unit within the cells of the body
integrative function
Epiphyseal Plate
adenosine triphosphate (atp)
Protects the body from excessive bleeding by clotting - contains specialized immune cells to help fight disease and sickness
50. Bmi of 25 to 29.9 - between 25 to 30 lbs over recommended weight for their height
atrium
beta blockers
overweight
stroke volume