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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. Gluteus medius - maximus - vastus medialis oblique






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






3. Series of muscles that moves the skeleton.






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






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






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






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






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






10. Portion of the skeletal system that consists of the skull - rib cage - and vertebral column






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






12. Trunk rotation






13. Posterior deltoid - biceps






14. 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...






15. Summaries are a series of reflections






16. Healthy total cholesterol level






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






18. Somatic and automatic nervous systems






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






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






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






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






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






24. Internal intercoastals - abdominals






25. The study of energy in the human body






26. Compliments typically have an evaluative judgment implicit within them. Compliments usually begin with "i" statements...






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






28. regulation mechanism of the blood






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






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






31. Prescribed for hypertension - congestive heart failure - peripheral edema - will maintain heart rate - and maintain or lower bp






32. 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






33. Lower blood pressure and can do anything to heart rate - could be anything - used for treat hypertension and angina (chest pain)






34. Protection mechanism of the blood






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






36. High volume - moderate to high loads - moderate or low reps (6-12






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






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






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






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






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






42. Shoulder - moves in all 3 planes of motion






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






44. Triceps






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






46. Amount of ACL injuries that occur in the US annually






47. Connective tissues that attach muscle to bone and provide an anchor for muscles to produce force






48. Gluteus maximus - quadriceps






49. The smallest blood vessels - and the site of exchange of chemicals and water between the blood and the tissues






50. Energy storage an transfer unit within the cells of the body