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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. The amount charged for a product or service






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






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






4. Posterior deltoid - biceps






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






6. Somatic and automatic nervous systems






7. regulation mechanism of the blood






8. The functional unit of the nervous system






9. Alteration of muscle length surrounding a joint






10. Chemical messengers that cross the neuromuscular junction (synapse) to transmit electrical impulses from the nerve to the muscle.






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






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






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






14. Superset - moderate loades and reps (8-12)






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






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






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






18. Borderline high total cholesterol level






19. The ability of the nervous system to analyze and interpret sensory info to allow for proper decision making - which produces the appropriate response






20. Joints that do not have a joint cavity - connective tissue - or cartilage.






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






22. Summaries are a series of reflections






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






24. The shaft portion of the long bone.






25. 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.






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






27. The combo and interrelation of the nervous - muscular - and skeletal systems






28. The contraction of a muscle generated by neural stimulation






29. A system of organs (the lungs and respiratory passageways) that collects oxygen from the external environment and transports it to the bloodstream






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






31. Used in the treatment of various psychiatric and emotional disorders...either increases or maintain heart rate - either maintains or decreases bp






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






33. Moves predominantly in 2 planes of motion - only carpometacarpal






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






35. A system of the body composed of the cardiovascular and respiratory systems






36. A high-energy compound occurring in all cells from which atp is formed.






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






38. 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.






39. You should maintain accurate financial - contract - appt - and tax records including original receipts for a minimum of?






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






41. The examination of bioenergetics as it relates to the unique physiologic changes and demands placed on the body during exercise






42. Sutures of the skill...little or no movement






43. Portion of the skeletal system that includes the upper and lower extremities






44. Transversus abdominis






45. The process of actively contracting the inspiratory muscles to move air into the body






46. Flattened or indented portions of bone - which can be muscle attachment sites.






47. A dense membrane composed of fibrous connective tissue that closely wraps (invests) all bone - except that of the articulating surfaces in joints - which are covered by a synovial membrane.






48. Performing shoulder abduction






49. The specific product or service offered






50. High loads - low reps (1-5) - longer rest periods