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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. Number of vertebrae in the cervical - thoracic - and lumpar spine
example of hinge joint
cardiorespiratory system
arteries
7-12-5
2. Heart rate x stroke volume - the overall performance of the heart
gluconeogenesis
example of saddle joint
cardiac output
Neural Activation
3. Latissimus dorsi
agonist - row
neuron
strength endurance phase - strength level training strategy
diffusion
4. Provide a resting ground for muscles and protection of vital organs
cardiorespiratory system
diffusion
2 subdivisions of the peripheral nervous system
Bones
5. Borderline high total cholesterol level
bronchodilators
between 200 and 239 mg/dl
Vertebral Column
four years
6. Cartilage that covers the articular surfaces of bones.
force-couple
Interneurons
Articular (Hyaline) Cartilage
example of gliding joint
7. A layer of connective tissue that is underneath the fascia and surrounds the muscle.
triglycerides
Epimysium
contemplation
Vertebral Column
8. Only moves in sagittal plane...elbow joint
example of hinge joint
mediastinum
every 2 years
expiration
9. Joints that are held together by a joint capsule and ligaments and are most associated with movement in the body.
example of third class lever
diffusion
type 1 diabetes
Synovial Joints
10. Small terminal branches of an artery - which end in capillaries
strength endurance phase - strength level training strategy
Vertebral Column
arterioles
respiratory system
11. High volume - moderate to high loads - moderate or low reps (6-12
muscle spindles
hypertrophy phase - strength level training strategy
Skeletal System
blood
12. A series of irregularly shaped bones called vertebrae that houses the spinal cord.
Vertebral Column
Bones
Articular (Hyaline) Cartilage
movement created by deltoid and rotator cuff
13. Bmi of 30+ - at least 30 lbs over recommended weight for their height
regulates body temp and acid balance in the body
obesity
Neurotransmitters
substrate
14. The process of actively or passively relaxing the inspiratory muscles to move air out of the body
ventricles
anatomical locations for durnin-womersley formula
Diaphysis
expiration
15. Alteration of muscle length surrounding a joint
muscle imbalance
Peripheral Nervous System
Osteoclassts
BMI
16. Nodding the head -- top of the spinal column as fulcrum / joint axis in the middle ( seesaw-like)
80 percent
example of first class lever
Nonsynovial Joints
Osteoblasts
17. The material or substance on which an enzyme acts
bioenergetics
substrate
bronchodilators
obesity
18. The functional unit of muscle that produces muscular contraction and consists of repeating sections of actin and myosin.
adenosine triphosphate (atp)
Sarcomere
stages of change
Bones
19. Portion of the skeletal system that consists of the skull - rib cage - and vertebral column
product
hypertrophy phase - strength level training strategy
Axial Skeleton
calcium-channel blockers
20. A system of organs (the lungs and respiratory passageways) that collects oxygen from the external environment and transports it to the bloodstream
respiratory system
stroke volume
nervous system
cardiac output
21. Compliments typically have an evaluative judgment implicit within them. Compliments usually begin with "i" statements...
the difference between affirmations and compliments
joint receptors
adenosine triphosphate (atp)
sternum
22. Sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems
exercise metabolism
cardiorespiratory system
Central Nervous System
2 subdivisions of the autonomic nervous system
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...
example of ball-and-socket joint
movement created by gluteus maximus - quadriceps and calf muscles
obesity
example of third class lever
24. Sensory receptors responsible for sensing distortion in body tissues
Osteoblasts
2 subdivisions of the autonomic nervous system
Axial Skeleton
mechanoreceptors
25. Of the six leading causes of death in the US in 2006 - how many were chronic diseases responsible for
sternum
7-12-5
exercise metabolism
five
26. The study of energy in the human body
bioenergetics
obesity
Sensory (Afferent) Neurons
stabilization endurance phase - stabilization level training strategy
27. Deltoid
Articular (Hyaline) Cartilage
blood vessels
agonist - overhead press
movement created by internal and external obliques
28. Knee - moves mostly in 1 plane
diuretics
adenosine diphosphate
example of condyloid joint
every 2 years
29. Pectoralis major
agonist - squat
between 200 and 239 mg/dl
antagonist - row
beta blockers
30. A high-energy compound occurring in all cells from which atp is formed.
adenosine diphosphate
66 percent
carpals of the hands - tarsals of the feet
probable underactive muscles for knees turning ou
31. Sutures of the skill...little or no movement
synergist - row
example of condyloid joint
Appendicular Skeleton
example of nonsynovial joint
32. Percentage of Americans older than age 20 that are overweight
movement created by internal and external obliques
vertebrae
66 percent
less than 200 mg/dl
33. Latissimus dorsi
movement created by gluteus maximus - quadriceps and calf muscles
antagonist - overhead press
product
Medullar Cavity
34. What percentage of the US population is estimated not to engage in 30 minutes of low to moderate physical activity?
75 percent
price
stages of verbal communication
expiration
35. What speaker means to what the listener hears to what the listener thinks the speaker means
stages of verbal communication
structures of the respiratory pump (bones)
example of ball-and-socket joint
probable overactive muscles for knees moving inward
36. Of the leading causes of death in the US - what percentage were caused by cardiovascular disease and cancer
57 percent
34 percent
human movement system
autonomic nervous system
37. Projections protruding from the bone where muscles - tendons - and ligaments can attach.
Processes
75 percent
blood
probable underactive muscles for knees turning ou
38. A type of bone cell that removes bone tissue
Osteoclassts
50 percent
Arthrokinematics
bronchodilators
39. Performing shoulder abduction
movement created by deltoid and rotator cuff
Synovial Joints
Interneurons
synergist - chest press
40. Supplies neural input to the involuntary systems (heart - digestive systems - and endocrine glands) of the body
Osteoclassts
atrium
autonomic nervous system
force-couple
41. Healthy total cholesterol level
Sensory (Afferent) Neurons
the four p's of marketing
less than 200 mg/dl
Appendicular Skeleton
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
atrioventricular (av) node
maintenance
probable underactive muscles for knees turning ou
Sarcomere
43. Pectoralis major
contemplation
probable overactive muscles for knees moving inward
agonist - chest press
Nonsynovial Joints
44. Transportation mechanism of the blood
structures of the respiratory pump (muscles - expiration)
Medullar Cavity
fat
Transports oxygen and nutrients to tissues - transports waste products from tissues - transports hormones to organs and tissues - carries heat throughout the body
45. Junctions of bones - muscles - and connective tissues at which movement occurs. Also known as an articulation.
Osteoblasts
atrium
Joints
diuretics
46. Transversus abdominis
heart rate (hr)
sensory function
stabilizer - squat
example of condyloid joint
47. Psoas (deep hip flexor)
venules
Medullar Cavity
antagonist - squat
bronchodilators
48. Chronic diseases account for what percentage of deaths in the US?
movement created by deltoid and rotator cuff
70 percent
exercise metabolism
gluconeogenesis
49. The formation of glucose from noncarbohydrate sources - such as amino acids
gluconeogenesis
uncompromising customer service
example of nonsynovial joint
overweight
50. The very small veins that connect capillaries to the larger veins
Muscular System
venules
Sensory (Afferent) Neurons
between 200 and 239 mg/dl