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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. Percentage of overweight Americans that are actually obese






2. Generally prescribed to correct or prevent asthma...maintains heart rate and bp






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






4. The neuromuscular response to the sensory information






5. Gluteus medius - maximus - vastus medialis oblique






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






7. Knee






8. Cranial and spinal nerves that spread throughout the body






9. regulation mechanism of the blood






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






11. Healthy total cholesterol level






12. Receptors surrounding a joint that response to pressure acceleration and deceleration of the joint






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






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






15. The functional unit of muscle that produces muscular contraction and consists of repeating sections of actin and myosin.






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






17. Carpals of the hand - no axis of rotation






18. Upward rotation of the scapula






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






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






21. Sensory receptors responsible for sensing distortion in body tissues






22. # of Americans that are obese






23. Supplies neural input to the involuntary systems (heart - digestive systems - and endocrine glands) of the body






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






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






26. Percentage of adults with low back pain






27. Knee - moves mostly in 1 plane






28. Muscle groups moving together to produce movement around a joint






29. High risk total cholesterol level






30. Prescribed for hypertension - congestive heart failure -- can either maintain or increase heart....either maintains or lowers bp






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






32. The central cavity of bone shafts where marrow is stored.






33. Somatic and automatic nervous systems






34. Performing shoulder abduction






35. Deltoid






36. Latissimus dorsi






37. The material or substance on which an enzyme acts






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






39. Low loads - high reps






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






41. Sternum - ribs - vertebrae






42. A conglomeration of billions of cells specifically designed to provide a communication network within the human body






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






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






45. The connective tissue that surrounds fascicles.






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






47. The process of resorption and formation of bone






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






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






50. Examples of short bones