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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. Percentage of Americans older than age 20 that are overweight
the four p's of marketing
heart rate (hr)
66 percent
movement created by internal and external obliques
2. Provide a resting ground for muscles and protection of vital organs
bronchodilators
nervous system
minimal oxygen consumption (vo2max)
Bones
3. The study of energy in the human body
arterioles
example of hinge joint
heart
bioenergetics
4. High risk total cholesterol level
joint receptors
more than 240 mg/dl
motor function
regulates body temp and acid balance in the body
5. Lower blood pressure and can do anything to heart rate - could be anything - used for treat hypertension and angina (chest pain)
more than 240 mg/dl
calcium-channel blockers
66 percent
BMI
6. Carpals of the hand - no axis of rotation
rate of force production
example of gliding joint
neuron
34 percent
7. Trunk rotation
example of second class lever
movement created by internal and external obliques
example of gliding joint
product
8. The communication of information about a product or service with the goal of generating a positive customer response
blood
promote
Vertebral Column
precontemplation
9. Amino acids linked by peptide bonds - which consist of carbon - hydrogen - nitrogen - oxygen - and usually sulfur - and that have several essential biologic compounds
max strength phase - strength level training strategy
sensory function
protein
sinoatrial (sa) node
10. The deepest layer of connective tissue that surrounds individual muscle fibers.
BMI
Endomysium
Beta-oxidation
ventricles
11. 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...
strength endurance phase - strength level training strategy
example of saddle joint
sternum
example of third class lever
12. Number one important thing in the initial physical training session
capillaries
communication
agonist - row
muscle imbalance
13. Joints that are held together by a joint capsule and ligaments and are most associated with movement in the body.
golgi tendon organs
movement created by upper trapezius and the lower portion of the serratus anterior
example of third class lever
Synovial Joints
14. Sutures of the skill...little or no movement
Peripheral Nervous System
example of nonsynovial joint
Remodeling
Perimysium
15. The material or substance on which an enzyme acts
example of hinge joint
substrate
movement created by internal and external obliques
respiratory system
16. The superior chamber of the heart that receives blood from the veins and forces it into the ventricles
stroke volume
precontemplation
maintenance
atrium
17. The channels that a product or service will go through to reach the customer
substrate
Interneurons
Processes
place
18. The examination of bioenergetics as it relates to the unique physiologic changes and demands placed on the body during exercise
mediastinum
example of third class lever
veins
exercise metabolism
19. Soleus - lateral gastrocnemius - biceps femoris
Transports oxygen and nutrients to tissues - transports waste products from tissues - transports hormones to organs and tissues - carries heat throughout the body
vasodilators
probable overactive muscles for knees turning out
synergist - row
20. How often do i need to recertify?
80 percent
anatomical locations for durnin-womersley formula
mediastinum
every 2 years
21. The power training level of the OPT strives most to improve?
example of gliding joint
rate of force production
Arthrokinematics
movement created by gluteus maximus - quadriceps and calf muscles
22. Portion of the skeletal system that consists of the skull - rib cage - and vertebral column
Axial Skeleton
neuron
max strength phase - strength level training strategy
50 percent
23. Pectoralis major
atrioventricular (av) node
gluconeogenesis
antagonist - row
example of pivot joint
24. Internal intercoastals - abdominals
max strength phase - strength level training strategy
50 percent
synergist - squat
structures of the respiratory pump (muscles - expiration)
25. Transmit nerve impulses from one neuron to another
example of gliding joint
Interneurons
Periosteum
ventricles
26. Fluid that circulates in the heart - arteries - capillaries - and veins - carries nutrients and oxygen to all parts of the body - and also rids the body of waste products
agonist - row
blood
nitrates
calcium-channel blockers
27. Heart rate x stroke volume - the overall performance of the heart
Motor Unit
cardiac output
movement created by upper trapezius and the lower portion of the serratus anterior
Arthrokinematics
28. Precontemplation - contemplation - preparation - action - maintenance
Neural Activation
stages of change
vasodilators
four years
29. Projections protruding from the bone where muscles - tendons - and ligaments can attach.
vasodilators
atrium
Processes
Beta-oxidation
30. 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.
overweight
Bones
example of condyloid joint
carbohydrates
31. Bmi of 25 to 29.9 - between 25 to 30 lbs over recommended weight for their height
five
synergist - chest press
example of synovial joint
overweight
32. What speaker means to what the listener hears to what the listener thinks the speaker means
stages of verbal communication
the four p's of marketing
promote
action
33. Connective tissues that attach muscle to bone and provide an anchor for muscles to produce force
Central Nervous System
75 percent
70 percent
Tendsons
34. Borderline high total cholesterol level
stabilizer - squat
sinoatrial (sa) node
between 200 and 239 mg/dl
Epimysium
35. regulation mechanism of the blood
preparation
Appendicular Skeleton
probable underactive muscles for knees moving inward
regulates body temp and acid balance in the body
36. Knee
inspiration
movement created by gluteus maximus - quadriceps and calf muscles
example of synovial joint
capillaries
37. Receptors sensitive to change in tension of the muscle and the rate of that change
probable underactive muscles for knees moving inward
57 percent
golgi tendon organs
vertebrae
38. The process of actively or passively relaxing the inspiratory muscles to move air out of the body
expiration
example of nonsynovial joint
motor function
movement created by deltoid and rotator cuff
39. A type of cell that is responsible for bone formation
example of gliding joint
motor function
Osteoblasts
Joints
40. Percentage of adults with low back pain
carpals of the hands - tarsals of the feet
80 percent
agonist - row
example of saddle joint
41. Alteration of muscle length surrounding a joint
movement created by gluteus maximus - quadriceps and calf muscles
muscle imbalance
glucose
hypertrophy phase - strength level training strategy
42. The combo and interrelation of the nervous - muscular - and skeletal systems
promote
70 percent
arterioles
human movement system
43. A specialized area of cardiac tissue located in the right atrium of the heart - which initiates the electrical impulses that determine the heart rate; often termed the pacemaker for the heart
Osteoblasts
adenosine diphosphate
sinoatrial (sa) node
vasodilators
44. The state in which the body's metabolism is elevated after exercise
obesity
excess postexercise oxygen consumption (epoc)
carbohydrates
muscle spindles
45. Vessels that transport blood away from the heart
sensory function
arteries
adenosine triphosphate (atp)
Osteoclassts
46. Upward rotation of the scapula
Bones
stroke volume
arteries
movement created by upper trapezius and the lower portion of the serratus anterior
47. Radioulnar joint - moves in one plane of motion (transverse)
Neurotransmitters
bioenergetics
stabilizer - chest press - overhead press - row
example of pivot joint
48. Used in the treatment of various psychiatric and emotional disorders...either increases or maintain heart rate - either maintains or decreases bp
antidepressants
agonist - row
the difference between affirmations and compliments
agonist - overhead press
49. Transportation mechanism of the blood
Transports oxygen and nutrients to tissues - transports waste products from tissues - transports hormones to organs and tissues - carries heat throughout the body
max strength phase - strength level training strategy
substrate
Osteoblasts
50. Produce hip and knee extension during walking - running - stair climbing - etc.
vertebrae
movement created by gluteus maximus - quadriceps and calf muscles
Axial Skeleton
Skeletal System