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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.
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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. Knee
adenosine triphosphate (atp)
precontemplation
50 percent
example of synovial joint
2. The state in which the body's metabolism is elevated after exercise
excess postexercise oxygen consumption (epoc)
venules
joint receptors
Synovial Joints
3. Used in the treatment of hypertension and congestive heart failure - definitely lowers bp and can either maintain - lower or increase heart rate
antagonist - chest press
Beta-oxidation
max strength phase - strength level training strategy
vasodilators
4. Carpals of the hand - no axis of rotation
example of gliding joint
maintenance
precontemplation
antagonist - chest press
5. Sternum - ribs - vertebrae
Vertebral Column
bronchodilators
structures of the respiratory pump (bones)
sensory function
6. Prescribed for hypertension - congestive heart failure -- can either maintain or increase heart....either maintains or lowers bp
somatic nervous system
Bones
nitrates
beta blockers
7. The contraction of a muscle generated by neural stimulation
66 percent
example of gliding joint
carbohydrates
Neural Activation
8. Weight over height essentially - 703 times weight over height squared for US (703*lbs / in^2) or kg / m^2 overseas
BMI
probable underactive muscles for knees turning ou
sternum
Articular (Hyaline) Cartilage
9. What percentage of the US population is estimated not to engage in 30 minutes of low to moderate physical activity?
Endomysium
arteries
Sensory (Afferent) Neurons
75 percent
10. Transmit nerve impulses from the brain and spinal cord to effector sites
preparation
Motor (Efferent) Neurons
example of hinge joint
stabilizer - chest press - overhead press - row
11. Connective tissues that attach muscle to bone and provide an anchor for muscles to produce force
synergist - chest press
Perimysium
Tendsons
type 1 diabetes
12. 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.
contemplation
fat
BMI
example of synovial joint
13. Joints that do not have a joint cavity - connective tissue - or cartilage.
Beta-oxidation
atrioventricular (av) node
Nonsynovial Joints
80 percent
14. Posterior deltoid - biceps
hypertrophy phase - strength level training strategy
atrium
max strength phase - strength level training strategy
synergist - row
15. Provide a resting ground for muscles and protection of vital organs
stabilizer - chest press - overhead press - row
Bones
strength endurance phase - strength level training strategy
venules
16. Rotator cuff
blood lipids
stabilizer - chest press - overhead press - row
Central Nervous System
80 thou to 100 thou
17. Pectoralis major
somatic nervous system
antagonist - row
type 2 diabetes
Muscular System
18. Shoulder - moves in all 3 planes of motion
price
example of ball-and-socket joint
70 percent
active listening
19. The deepest layer of connective tissue that surrounds individual muscle fibers.
diffusion
2 subdivisions of the autonomic nervous system
Endomysium
probable overactive muscles for knees moving inward
20. The highest rate of oxygen transport and utilization achieved at maximal physical exertion
Perimysium
Central Nervous System
minimal oxygen consumption (vo2max)
arterioles
21. Anterior deltoid - triceps
example of nonsynovial joint
Epiphysis
synergist - chest press
agonist - squat
22. Summaries are a series of reflections
synergist - chest press
integrative function
Beta-oxidation
the relationship between summarizing and reflecting (in effective communication)
23. Produce hip and knee extension during walking - running - stair climbing - etc.
synergist - squat
movement created by gluteus maximus - quadriceps and calf muscles
Depressions
excess postexercise oxygen consumption (epoc)
24. Example of flat bones
sternum
Neural Activation
agonist - chest press
agonist - row
25. The space in the chest between the lungs that contains all the internal organs of the chest except the lungs
mediastinum
preparation
max strength phase - strength level training strategy
motor function
26. Projections protruding from the bone where muscles - tendons - and ligaments can attach.
motor function
stages of verbal communication
Processes
Depressions
27. Cartilage that covers the articular surfaces of bones.
arterioles
type 1 diabetes
glycogen
Articular (Hyaline) Cartilage
28. The chemical or substrate form in which most fat exists in food as well as in the body.
agonist - squat
Diaphysis
atrioventricular (av) node
triglycerides
29. High loads - low reps (1-5) - longer rest periods
motor function
Neural Activation
max strength phase - strength level training strategy
vasodilators
30. The connective tissue that surrounds fascicles.
metabolism
Perimysium
bronchodilators
Endomysium
31. Posterior deltoid
antagonist - chest press
autonomic nervous system
Epiphysis
movement created by gastrocnemius - peroneus longus - and tibialis posterior
32. Small terminal branches of an artery - which end in capillaries
Appendicular Skeleton
Motor Unit
active listening
arterioles
33. A type of cell that is responsible for bone formation
atrium
synergist - overhead press
Osteoblasts
structures of the respiratory pump (muscles - expiration)
34. Precontemplation - contemplation - preparation - action - maintenance
Synovial Joints
probable underactive muscles for knees turning ou
stages of change
cardiorespiratory system
35. Lower blood pressure and can do anything to heart rate - could be anything - used for treat hypertension and angina (chest pain)
70 percent
action
calcium-channel blockers
34 percent
36. Cranial and spinal nerves that spread throughout the body
Peripheral Nervous System
66 percent
72 million
example of condyloid joint
37. regulation mechanism of the blood
Arthrokinematics
regulates body temp and acid balance in the body
vasodilators
the four p's of marketing
38. Biceps femoris - adductor complex - vastus lateralis - tfl
mechanoreceptors
structures of the respiratory pump (muscles - inspiration)
probable overactive muscles for knees moving inward
Skeletal System
39. The study of energy in the human body
example of nonsynovial joint
stabilization endurance phase - stabilization level training strategy
movement created by internal and external obliques
bioenergetics
40. High risk total cholesterol level
Transports oxygen and nutrients to tissues - transports waste products from tissues - transports hormones to organs and tissues - carries heat throughout the body
type 2 diabetes
more than 240 mg/dl
inspiration
41. The portion of the nervous system that consists of the brain and spinal cord
five
cardiac output
joint receptors
Central Nervous System
42. A simple sugar manufactured by the body from carbs - fat and to a lesser extent protein - which serves as the body's main source of fuel
mediastinum
glucose
diffusion
type 2 diabetes
43. 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.
Arthrokinematics
inspiration
Epiphysis
stages of verbal communication
44. Latissimus dorsi
uncompromising customer service
Depressions
agonist - row
stages of verbal communication
45. A dense membrane composed of fibrous connective tissue that closely wraps (invests) all bone - except that of the articulating surfaces in joints - which are covered by a synovial membrane.
Periosteum
structures of the respiratory pump (muscles - expiration)
less than 200 mg/dl
Central Nervous System
46. Receptors surrounding a joint that response to pressure acceleration and deceleration of the joint
joint receptors
Beta-oxidation
active listening
Axial Skeleton
47. Bmi of 30+ - at least 30 lbs over recommended weight for their height
human movement system
Osteoclassts
stabilizer - chest press - overhead press - row
obesity
48. Triceps
Epiphysis
synergist - overhead press
stroke volume
bioenergetics
49. Number of vertebrae in the cervical - thoracic - and lumpar spine
minimal oxygen consumption (vo2max)
7-12-5
carpals of the hands - tarsals of the feet
Interneurons
50. Chemical messengers that cross the neuromuscular junction (synapse) to transmit electrical impulses from the nerve to the muscle.
2 subdivisions of the autonomic nervous system
maintenance
Neurotransmitters
ventricles