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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. The process of getting oxygen from the environment to the tissues of the body
the difference between affirmations and compliments
max strength phase - strength level training strategy
diffusion
antidepressants
2. Posterior deltoid
stabilizer - chest press - overhead press - row
cardiorespiratory system
Transports oxygen and nutrients to tissues - transports waste products from tissues - transports hormones to organs and tissues - carries heat throughout the body
antagonist - chest press
3. How often do i need to recertify?
golgi tendon organs
fat
example of pivot joint
every 2 years
4. Latissimus dorsi
neuron
Ligament
stabilizer - squat
agonist - row
5. Alteration of muscle length surrounding a joint
example of pivot joint
example of saddle joint
Synovial Joints
muscle imbalance
6. The smallest blood vessels - and the site of exchange of chemicals and water between the blood and the tissues
capillaries
Perimysium
expiration
structures of the respiratory pump (muscles - inspiration)
7. Lower blood pressure and can do anything to heart rate - could be anything - used for treat hypertension and angina (chest pain)
calcium-channel blockers
synergist - squat
hypertrophy phase - strength level training strategy
agonist - overhead press
8. Used in the treatment of various psychiatric and emotional disorders...either increases or maintain heart rate - either maintains or decreases bp
antidepressants
Interneurons
strength endurance phase - strength level training strategy
atrioventricular (av) node
9. Amount of ACL injuries that occur in the US annually
calcium-channel blockers
respiratory system
80 thou to 100 thou
glycogen
10. The channels that a product or service will go through to reach the customer
place
overweight
motor function
Epimysium
11. # of Americans that are obese
72 million
place
Periosteum
proprioception
12. Transportation mechanism of the blood
five
between 200 and 239 mg/dl
atrium
Transports oxygen and nutrients to tissues - transports waste products from tissues - transports hormones to organs and tissues - carries heat throughout the body
13. Psoas (deep hip flexor)
max strength phase - strength level training strategy
type 2 diabetes
Osteoblasts
antagonist - squat
14. Portion of the skeletal system that includes the upper and lower extremities
obesity
probable overactive muscles for knees moving inward
active listening
Appendicular Skeleton
15. The process of actively or passively relaxing the inspiratory muscles to move air out of the body
expiration
Sarcomere
antidepressants
maintenance
16. The inferior chamber of the heart that receives blood from its corresponding atrium and - in turn - forces blood into the arteries
Nonsynovial Joints
venules
ventricles
2 subdivisions of the peripheral nervous system
17. A hollow muscular organ that pumps a circulation of blood through the body by means of rhythmic contraction
Sensory (Afferent) Neurons
sternum
heart
sinoatrial (sa) node
18. Decrease heart rate & blood pressure - normally used as antihypertensive medication or for arrhythmias (irregular heart rate)
example of saddle joint
antagonist - squat
beta blockers
Protects the body from excessive bleeding by clotting - contains specialized immune cells to help fight disease and sickness
19. The examination of bioenergetics as it relates to the unique physiologic changes and demands placed on the body during exercise
example of synovial joint
example of gliding joint
example of second class lever
exercise metabolism
20. Cranial and spinal nerves that spread throughout the body
Peripheral Nervous System
glucose
probable overactive muscles for knees turning out
80 percent
21. Biceps - triceps - iliac crest - subscapular
anatomical locations for durnin-womersley formula
Perimysium
blood vessels
blood
22. Chronic diseases account for what percentage of deaths in the US?
Ligament
movement created by deltoid and rotator cuff
bronchodilators
70 percent
23. 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...
Epiphysis
example of third class lever
example of hinge joint
50 percent
24. 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
protein
Neurotransmitters
Bones
25. Used in the treatment of hypertension and congestive heart failure - definitely lowers bp and can either maintain - lower or increase heart rate
calcium-channel blockers
Synovial Joints
stabilization endurance phase - stabilization level training strategy
vasodilators
26. Network of hollow tubes that circulates blood throughout the body
cardiac output
max strength phase - strength level training strategy
bioenergetics
blood vessels
27. 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
Diaphysis
blood
calcium-channel blockers
57 percent
28. A small mass of specialized cardiac muscle fibers - located in the wall of the right atrium of the heart - that receives heartbeat impulses from the sinoatrial node and directs them to the walls of the ventricles
blood
2 subdivisions of the peripheral nervous system
75 percent
atrioventricular (av) node
29. Junctions of bones - muscles - and connective tissues at which movement occurs. Also known as an articulation.
Joints
Depressions
Epiphysis
respiratory system
30. Upward rotation of the scapula
agonist - overhead press
BMI
movement created by upper trapezius and the lower portion of the serratus anterior
Peripheral Nervous System
31. Performing plantarflexion at the foot and ankle complex
nervous system
heart rate (hr)
movement created by gastrocnemius - peroneus longus - and tibialis posterior
substrate
32. Percentage of adults with cholesterol 200 mg/dl and over
diffusion
joint receptors
Neural Activation
50 percent
33. The functional unit of muscle that produces muscular contraction and consists of repeating sections of actin and myosin.
substrate
Sarcomere
contemplation
cardiac output
34. Superset - moderate loades and reps (8-12)
synergist - chest press
movement created by deltoid and rotator cuff
muscle spindles
strength endurance phase - strength level training strategy
35. Amount of ACL injuries that are non-contact
movement created by gastrocnemius - peroneus longus - and tibialis posterior
cardiorespiratory system
Processes
70 percent
36. The cumulative sensory input to the central nervous system from all mechanoreceptors that sense body position and limb movement
example of saddle joint
proprioception
venules
probable underactive muscles for knees moving inward
37. People in this stage exercise occasionally but are planning to begin exercising regularly in the next month
agonist - chest press
stabilizer - chest press - overhead press - row
preparation
diuretics
38. Cartilage that covers the articular surfaces of bones.
80 thou to 100 thou
synergist - row
Transports oxygen and nutrients to tissues - transports waste products from tissues - transports hormones to organs and tissues - carries heat throughout the body
Articular (Hyaline) Cartilage
39. Hamstring complex
gluconeogenesis
synergist - squat
glycogen
price
40. Muscle groups moving together to produce movement around a joint
Nonsynovial Joints
force-couple
atrioventricular (av) node
Medullar Cavity
41. What speaker means to what the listener hears to what the listener thinks the speaker means
strength endurance phase - strength level training strategy
stages of verbal communication
probable overactive muscles for knees turning out
BMI
42. Example of flat bones
2 subdivisions of the autonomic nervous system
sternum
triglycerides
example of second class lever
43. Joints that are held together by a joint capsule and ligaments and are most associated with movement in the body.
Synovial Joints
2 subdivisions of the peripheral nervous system
between 200 and 239 mg/dl
preparation
44. Often referred to as juvenile diabetes bc symptoms of the disease typically first appear in childhood as a result of the pancreas not producing insulin
active listening
diuretics
Sarcomere
type 1 diabetes
45. Prescribed for hypertension - congestive heart failure - peripheral edema - will maintain heart rate - and maintain or lower bp
respiratory pump
movement created by gastrocnemius - peroneus longus - and tibialis posterior
probable underactive muscles for knees turning ou
diuretics
46. Performing shoulder abduction
movement created by internal and external obliques
movement created by deltoid and rotator cuff
fat
agonist - chest press
47. Joint motion
Arthrokinematics
adenosine diphosphate
Bones
sternum
48. Biceps femoris - adductor complex - vastus lateralis - tfl
Skeletal System
probable overactive muscles for knees moving inward
50 percent
heart rate (hr)
49. Sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems
example of gliding joint
active listening
antidepressants
2 subdivisions of the autonomic nervous system
50. What percentage of deaths could have been prevented if a healthy lifestyle were followed?
autonomic nervous system
synergist - overhead press
nervous system
80 percent