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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. Sternum - ribs - vertebrae






2. Posterior deltoid - biceps






3. The very small veins that connect capillaries to the larger veins






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






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






6. Medial gastrocnemius - medial hamstring complex - gracilis - sartorius - popliteus






7. The channels that a product or service will go through to reach the customer






8. Soleus - lateral gastrocnemius - biceps femoris






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






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






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






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






13. The process of getting oxygen from the environment to the tissues of the body






14. 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.






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






16. Small terminal branches of an artery - which end in capillaries






17. regulation mechanism of the blood






18. People in this stage have maintained change for 6 months or more






19. Number one important thing in the initial physical training session






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






21. Psoas (deep hip flexor)






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






23. Upward rotation of the scapula






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






25. 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






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






27. Cartilage that covers the articular surfaces of bones.






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






29. Transmit nerve impulses from the brain and spinal cord to effector sites






30. The functional unit of the nervous system






31. The amount of blood pumped out of the heart with each contraction






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






33. Hamstring complex






34. The neuromuscular response to the sensory information






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






36. Precontemplation - contemplation - preparation - action - maintenance






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






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






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






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






41. Low loads - high reps






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






43. Nodding the head -- top of the spinal column as fulcrum / joint axis in the middle ( seesaw-like)






44. Cranial and spinal nerves that spread throughout the body






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






46. A type of bone cell that removes bone tissue






47. Radioulnar joint - moves in one plane of motion (transverse)






48. The highest rate of oxygen transport and utilization achieved at maximal physical exertion






49. Example of irregular bones






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