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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. Sutures of the skill...little or no movement
example of nonsynovial joint
Peripheral Nervous System
Interneurons
80 percent
2. Portion of the skeletal system that consists of the skull - rib cage - and vertebral column
Axial Skeleton
respiratory pump
criteria that CPR/AED cert must meet
70 percent
3. The chemical or substrate form in which most fat exists in food as well as in the body.
Medullar Cavity
triglycerides
antagonist - squat
Bones
4. Chronic diseases account for what percentage of deaths in the US?
Depressions
adenosine diphosphate
70 percent
80 percent
5. Provide a resting ground for muscles and protection of vital organs
Depressions
Bones
obesity
maintenance
6. The process of actively contracting the inspiratory muscles to move air into the body
stages of verbal communication
inspiration
Sensory (Afferent) Neurons
72 million
7. Superset - moderate loades and reps (8-12)
strength endurance phase - strength level training strategy
bronchodilators
vasodilators
antidepressants
8. The functional unit of muscle that produces muscular contraction and consists of repeating sections of actin and myosin.
agonist - overhead press
Osteoblasts
Sarcomere
70 percent
9. Network of hollow tubes that circulates blood throughout the body
hypertrophy phase - strength level training strategy
diuretics
cardiorespiratory system
blood vessels
10. One of the three main classes of foods and a source of energy in the body. fats help the body use some vitamins and keep the skin healthy. they also serve as energy stores for the body in food. there are two types of fats - saturated and unsaturated.
cardiac output
overweight
Arthrokinematics
fat
11. Trunk rotation
movement created by internal and external obliques
veins
muscle spindles
movement created by gastrocnemius - peroneus longus - and tibialis posterior
12. Gluteus medius - maximus - vastus medialis oblique
probable underactive muscles for knees moving inward
synergist - row
carbohydrates
hypertrophy phase - strength level training strategy
13. Small terminal branches of an artery - which end in capillaries
arterioles
80 percent
integrative function
protein
14. Cartilage that covers the articular surfaces of bones.
cardiac output
Articular (Hyaline) Cartilage
respiratory pump
stages of change
15. A series of irregularly shaped bones called vertebrae that houses the spinal cord.
Vertebral Column
80 thou to 100 thou
rate of force production
Sensory (Afferent) Neurons
16. Knee
regulates body temp and acid balance in the body
Synovial Joints
example of synovial joint
example of hinge joint
17. Transportation mechanism of the blood
Peripheral Nervous System
Transports oxygen and nutrients to tissues - transports waste products from tissues - transports hormones to organs and tissues - carries heat throughout the body
less than 200 mg/dl
fat
18. Vessels that transport blood from the capillaries toward the heart
Synovial Joints
veins
max strength phase - strength level training strategy
Beta-oxidation
19. Rotator cuff
stabilizer - chest press - overhead press - row
movement created by gluteus maximus - quadriceps and calf muscles
nitrates
Remodeling
20. A high-energy compound occurring in all cells from which atp is formed.
adenosine diphosphate
criteria that CPR/AED cert must meet
example of first class lever
diuretics
21. Gluteus maximus - quadriceps
adenosine triphosphate (atp)
agonist - squat
80 thou to 100 thou
Transports oxygen and nutrients to tissues - transports waste products from tissues - transports hormones to organs and tissues - carries heat throughout the body
22. 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
respiratory pump
Arthrokinematics
synergist - chest press
glycogen
23. Number of vertebrae in the cervical - thoracic - and lumpar spine
rate of force production
bioenergetics
synergist - squat
7-12-5
24. The ability of the nervous system to analyze and interpret sensory info to allow for proper decision making - which produces the appropriate response
agonist - squat
integrative function
example of hinge joint
80 thou to 100 thou
25. Of the six leading causes of death in the US in 2006 - how many were chronic diseases responsible for
Neurotransmitters
motor function
agonist - squat
five
26. Carpals of the hand - no axis of rotation
muscle spindles
muscle imbalance
example of gliding joint
Arthrokinematics
27. Being unwavering in providing an experience and level of assistance that is rarely - if ever - experienced anywhere else
obesity
Osteoclassts
probable overactive muscles for knees moving inward
uncompromising customer service
28. Alteration of muscle length surrounding a joint
excess postexercise oxygen consumption (epoc)
muscle imbalance
Beta-oxidation
Axial Skeleton
29. The process of getting oxygen from the environment to the tissues of the body
agonist - row
probable underactive muscles for knees moving inward
diffusion
vasodilators
30. People in this stage do not exercise and do not intend to start in the next 6 months
Central Nervous System
stabilizer - squat
stabilizer - chest press - overhead press - row
precontemplation
31. Transversus abdominis
fat
carbohydrates
stabilizer - squat
synergist - row
32. The amount of blood pumped out of the heart with each contraction
product
sternum
stroke volume
Sensory (Afferent) Neurons
33. A hollow muscular organ that pumps a circulation of blood through the body by means of rhythmic contraction
atrioventricular (av) node
antagonist - chest press
heart
price
34. The cumulative sensory input to the central nervous system from all mechanoreceptors that sense body position and limb movement
criteria that CPR/AED cert must meet
80 percent
blood vessels
proprioception
35. The highest rate of oxygen transport and utilization achieved at maximal physical exertion
rate of force production
the four p's of marketing
minimal oxygen consumption (vo2max)
mediastinum
36. What percentage of deaths could have been prevented if a healthy lifestyle were followed?
gluconeogenesis
80 percent
agonist - row
structures of the respiratory pump (muscles - expiration)
37. Prescribed for hypertension - congestive heart failure - peripheral edema - will maintain heart rate - and maintain or lower bp
example of synovial joint
respiratory system
Depressions
diuretics
38. Transmit nerve impulses from one neuron to another
Interneurons
movement created by gluteus maximus - quadriceps and calf muscles
example of third class lever
Epimysium
39. Transmit nerve impulses from the brain and spinal cord to effector sites
blood
blood lipids
Motor (Efferent) Neurons
expiration
40. Generally prescribed to correct or prevent asthma...maintains heart rate and bp
Ligament
bronchodilators
product
example of nonsynovial joint
41. Muscle groups moving together to produce movement around a joint
triglycerides
force-couple
Epiphyseal Plate
example of gliding joint
42. Having an attitude and genuine interest in seeking a client's perspective and getting to know him or her
active listening
Bones
movement created by upper trapezius and the lower portion of the serratus anterior
Epiphysis
43. Weight over height essentially - 703 times weight over height squared for US (703*lbs / in^2) or kg / m^2 overseas
BMI
diuretics
example of gliding joint
Epiphyseal Plate
44. Junctions of bones - muscles - and connective tissues at which movement occurs. Also known as an articulation.
probable underactive muscles for knees moving inward
Tendsons
Peripheral Nervous System
Joints
45. Percentage of adults with cholesterol 200 mg/dl and over
exercise metabolism
Epiphysis
Skeletal System
50 percent
46. regulation mechanism of the blood
movement created by gastrocnemius - peroneus longus - and tibialis posterior
Tendsons
regulates body temp and acid balance in the body
probable overactive muscles for knees turning out
47. Moves predominantly in 2 planes of motion - only carpometacarpal
the relationship between summarizing and reflecting (in effective communication)
example of saddle joint
mechanoreceptors
blood vessels
48. Radioulnar joint - moves in one plane of motion (transverse)
human movement system
neuron
beta blockers
example of pivot joint
49. 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
Motor Unit
Osteoclassts
example of second class lever
diuretics
50. Transmit nerve impulses from effector sites (such as muscles and organs) via receptors to the brain and spinal cord
vasodilators
Epimysium
contemplation
Sensory (Afferent) Neurons