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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. 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...






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






3. What percentage of deaths could have been prevented if a healthy lifestyle were followed?






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






5. The study of energy in the human body






6. Rotator cuff






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






8. A hollow muscular organ that pumps a circulation of blood through the body by means of rhythmic contraction






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






10. Anterior deltoid - triceps






11. Connective tissues that attach muscle to bone and provide an anchor for muscles to produce force






12. A type of cell that is responsible for bone formation






13. Biceps - triceps - iliac crest - subscapular






14. Somatic and automatic nervous systems






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






16. Radioulnar joint - moves in one plane of motion (transverse)






17. Percentage of adults with cholesterol 200 mg/dl and over






18. Summaries are a series of reflections






19. Vessels that transport blood away from the heart






20. Posterior deltoid






21. Series of muscles that moves the skeleton.






22. Knee - moves mostly in 1 plane






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






24. The ability of the nervous system to sense changes in either the internal or external environment






25. Lower blood pressure and can do anything to heart rate - could be anything - used for treat hypertension and angina (chest pain)






26. 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.






27. Receptors sensitive to change in length of the muscle and the rate of that change






28. Being unwavering in providing an experience and level of assistance that is rarely - if ever - experienced anywhere else






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






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






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






32. A type of bone cell that removes bone tissue






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






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






35. The functional unit of the nervous system






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






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






38. Decrease heart rate & blood pressure - normally used as antihypertensive medication or for arrhythmias (irregular heart rate)






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






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






41. Borderline high total cholesterol level






42. Hamstring complex






43. Deltoid






44. Primary connective tissue that connects bones together and provides stability - input to the nervous syste - guidance - and the limitation of improper joint movement.






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






46. Gluteus medius - maximus - vastus medialis oblique






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






48. Sensory receptors responsible for sensing distortion in body tissues






49. The body's framework - composed of bones and joints






50. People in this stage are active but have not yet maintained this behavior for 6 months