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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.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.
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. Hamstring complex
inspiration
synergist - squat
integrative function
neuron
2. The amount of blood pumped out of the heart with each contraction
stroke volume
antagonist - row
antidepressants
cardiac output
3. Rotator cuff
stabilizer - chest press - overhead press - row
structures of the respiratory pump (bones)
bronchodilators
adenosine diphosphate
4. A high-energy compound occurring in all cells from which atp is formed.
vasodilators
obesity
probable overactive muscles for knees moving inward
adenosine diphosphate
5. Prescribed for hypertension - congestive heart failure -- can either maintain or increase heart....either maintains or lowers bp
nitrates
probable overactive muscles for knees moving inward
the four p's of marketing
Arthrokinematics
6. Pectoralis major
agonist - chest press
anatomical locations for durnin-womersley formula
type 2 diabetes
example of saddle joint
7. Diaphragm - external intercostals - scalenes - sternocleidomastoid - pectoralis minor
structures of the respiratory pump (muscles - inspiration)
force-couple
Neurotransmitters
obesity
8. The chemical or substrate form in which most fat exists in food as well as in the body.
triglycerides
mechanoreceptors
Protects the body from excessive bleeding by clotting - contains specialized immune cells to help fight disease and sickness
maintenance
9. Sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems
Osteoclassts
stabilizer - chest press - overhead press - row
Protects the body from excessive bleeding by clotting - contains specialized immune cells to help fight disease and sickness
2 subdivisions of the autonomic nervous system
10. Protection mechanism of the blood
66 percent
movement created by gluteus maximus - quadriceps and calf muscles
Protects the body from excessive bleeding by clotting - contains specialized immune cells to help fight disease and sickness
Interneurons
11. Receptors sensitive to change in length of the muscle and the rate of that change
triglycerides
structures of the respiratory pump (bones)
Diaphysis
muscle spindles
12. Medial gastrocnemius - medial hamstring complex - gracilis - sartorius - popliteus
agonist - chest press
Perimysium
probable underactive muscles for knees turning ou
every 2 years
13. People in this stage do not exercise and do not intend to start in the next 6 months
Skeletal System
muscle spindles
stages of change
precontemplation
14. Percentage of overweight Americans that are actually obese
blood lipids
Beta-oxidation
34 percent
Joints
15. 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
neuron
type 2 diabetes
respiratory pump
vertebrae
16. The study of energy in the human body
agonist - row
neuron
bioenergetics
vertebrae
17. Pectoralis major
promote
Synovial Joints
Articular (Hyaline) Cartilage
antagonist - row
18. Chemical messengers that cross the neuromuscular junction (synapse) to transmit electrical impulses from the nerve to the muscle.
example of pivot joint
beta blockers
blood vessels
Neurotransmitters
19. 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.
bronchodilators
fat
hypertrophy phase - strength level training strategy
metabolism
20. Superset - moderate loades and reps (8-12)
strength endurance phase - strength level training strategy
Sarcomere
sternum
Epimysium
21. A hollow muscular organ that pumps a circulation of blood through the body by means of rhythmic contraction
Epiphysis
Muscular System
heart
beta blockers
22. Heart rate x stroke volume - the overall performance of the heart
Neurotransmitters
between 200 and 239 mg/dl
veins
cardiac output
23. Example of irregular bones
uncompromising customer service
vertebrae
50 percent
Joints
24. The smallest blood vessels - and the site of exchange of chemicals and water between the blood and the tissues
stabilization endurance phase - stabilization level training strategy
four years
product
capillaries
25. Having an attitude and genuine interest in seeking a client's perspective and getting to know him or her
agonist - chest press
synergist - chest press
movement created by internal and external obliques
active listening
26. A motor neuron and all of the muscle fibers it innervates.
the difference between affirmations and compliments
Motor Unit
capillaries
Central Nervous System
27. The process of resorption and formation of bone
vasodilators
bronchodilators
Remodeling
stabilization endurance phase - stabilization level training strategy
28. Latissimus dorsi
Neurotransmitters
agonist - row
bioenergetics
66 percent
29. Alteration of muscle length surrounding a joint
example of third class lever
probable underactive muscles for knees moving inward
muscle imbalance
blood vessels
30. The formation of glucose from noncarbohydrate sources - such as amino acids
7-12-5
Synovial Joints
Remodeling
gluconeogenesis
31. The breakdown of triglycerides into smaller subunits called free fatty acids (ffaS) to convert ffaS into acyl-coA molecules - which then are available to enter the krebs cycle and ultimately lead to the production of additional atp.
70 percent
diuretics
Beta-oxidation
structures of the respiratory pump (muscles - inspiration)
32. The ability of the nervous system to analyze and interpret sensory info to allow for proper decision making - which produces the appropriate response
integrative function
the difference between affirmations and compliments
structures of the respiratory pump (muscles - expiration)
Processes
33. The specific product or service offered
Axial Skeleton
product
somatic nervous system
66 percent
34. Low loads - high reps
stabilization endurance phase - stabilization level training strategy
57 percent
70 percent
example of condyloid joint
35. Primary connective tissue that connects bones together and provides stability - input to the nervous syste - guidance - and the limitation of improper joint movement.
agonist - overhead press
Interneurons
motor function
Ligament
36. The power training level of the OPT strives most to improve?
example of third class lever
Perimysium
four years
rate of force production
37. The amount charged for a product or service
overweight
atrium
movement created by gluteus maximus - quadriceps and calf muscles
price
38. Posterior deltoid - biceps
synergist - row
Periosteum
mediastinum
neuron
39. Small terminal branches of an artery - which end in capillaries
arterioles
cardiac output
blood vessels
excess postexercise oxygen consumption (epoc)
40. Nerves that serve the outer areas of the body and skeletal muscle and are largely responsible for the voluntary control of movement
somatic nervous system
Sensory (Afferent) Neurons
product
price
41. People in this stage have maintained change for 6 months or more
maintenance
adenosine triphosphate (atp)
place
carpals of the hands - tarsals of the feet
42. 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...
max strength phase - strength level training strategy
example of third class lever
triglycerides
maintenance
43. Moves predominantly in 2 planes of motion - only carpometacarpal
criteria that CPR/AED cert must meet
place
example of saddle joint
Epiphysis
44. The examination of bioenergetics as it relates to the unique physiologic changes and demands placed on the body during exercise
metabolism
example of nonsynovial joint
exercise metabolism
structures of the respiratory pump (muscles - inspiration)
45. Gluteus maximus - quadriceps
adenosine diphosphate
atrioventricular (av) node
BMI
agonist - squat
46. Cranial and spinal nerves that spread throughout the body
respiratory pump
Diaphysis
arterioles
Peripheral Nervous System
47. Biceps - triceps - iliac crest - subscapular
70 percent
anatomical locations for durnin-womersley formula
glucose
respiratory pump
48. The process of getting oxygen from the environment to the tissues of the body
muscle spindles
Interneurons
diffusion
fat
49. The end of long bones - which is mainly composed of cancellous bone - and house much of the red marrow involves in red blood cell production. They are also one of the primary sites for bone growth.
Sensory (Afferent) Neurons
product
Epiphysis
agonist - chest press
50. A layer of connective tissue that is underneath the fascia and surrounds the muscle.
72 million
metabolism
Epimysium
probable underactive muscles for knees moving inward