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






2. Heart rate x stroke volume - the overall performance of the heart






3. Latissimus dorsi






4. Provide a resting ground for muscles and protection of vital organs






5. Borderline high total cholesterol level






6. Cartilage that covers the articular surfaces of bones.






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






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






9. Joints that are held together by a joint capsule and ligaments and are most associated with movement in the body.






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






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






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






13. Bmi of 30+ - at least 30 lbs over recommended weight for their height






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






15. Alteration of muscle length surrounding a joint






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






17. The material or substance on which an enzyme acts






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






19. Portion of the skeletal system that consists of the skull - rib cage - and vertebral column






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






21. Compliments typically have an evaluative judgment implicit within them. Compliments usually begin with "i" statements...






22. Sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems






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...






24. Sensory receptors responsible for sensing distortion in body tissues






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






26. The study of energy in the human body






27. Deltoid






28. Knee - moves mostly in 1 plane






29. Pectoralis major






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






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






32. Percentage of Americans older than age 20 that are overweight






33. Latissimus dorsi






34. What percentage of the US population is estimated not to engage in 30 minutes of low to moderate physical activity?






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






36. Of the leading causes of death in the US - what percentage were caused by cardiovascular disease and cancer






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






38. A type of bone cell that removes bone tissue






39. Performing shoulder abduction






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






41. Healthy total cholesterol level






42. 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






43. Pectoralis major






44. Transportation mechanism of the blood






45. Junctions of bones - muscles - and connective tissues at which movement occurs. Also known as an articulation.






46. Transversus abdominis






47. Psoas (deep hip flexor)






48. Chronic diseases account for what percentage of deaths in the US?






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






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