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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. Joints that do not have a joint cavity - connective tissue - or cartilage.
expiration
veins
product
Nonsynovial Joints
2. The channels that a product or service will go through to reach the customer
carbohydrates
adenosine diphosphate
place
antagonist - chest press
3. The combo and interrelation of the nervous - muscular - and skeletal systems
2 subdivisions of the peripheral nervous system
price
human movement system
rate of force production
4. Summaries are a series of reflections
the relationship between summarizing and reflecting (in effective communication)
heart
Bones
sternum
5. The ability of the nervous system to analyze and interpret sensory info to allow for proper decision making - which produces the appropriate response
Bones
integrative function
muscle spindles
BMI
6. Pectoralis major
Beta-oxidation
antagonist - row
fat
Epimysium
7. Transversus abdominis
stabilizer - squat
Muscular System
more than 240 mg/dl
Depressions
8. Heart rate x stroke volume - the overall performance of the heart
example of pivot joint
heart
neuron
cardiac output
9. Composed of skeletal structures (bones) and soft tissues (muscles) that work together to allow proper respiratory mechanics to occur and help pump blood back to the heart during inspiration
Diaphysis
respiratory pump
34 percent
action
10. The formation of glucose from noncarbohydrate sources - such as amino acids
beta blockers
2 subdivisions of the peripheral nervous system
Transports oxygen and nutrients to tissues - transports waste products from tissues - transports hormones to organs and tissues - carries heat throughout the body
gluconeogenesis
11. What percentage of the US population is estimated not to engage in 30 minutes of low to moderate physical activity?
fat
sinoatrial (sa) node
criteria that CPR/AED cert must meet
75 percent
12. A layer of connective tissue that is underneath the fascia and surrounds the muscle.
product
diffusion
type 2 diabetes
Epimysium
13. 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...
protein
synergist - squat
obesity
example of third class lever
14. The material or substance on which an enzyme acts
Skeletal System
ventricles
calcium-channel blockers
substrate
15. The superior chamber of the heart that receives blood from the veins and forces it into the ventricles
atrium
carbohydrates
Ligament
movement created by gluteus maximus - quadriceps and calf muscles
16. Used in the treatment of various psychiatric and emotional disorders...either increases or maintain heart rate - either maintains or decreases bp
promote
antidepressants
Motor (Efferent) Neurons
calcium-channel blockers
17. High risk total cholesterol level
Depressions
four years
more than 240 mg/dl
Synovial Joints
18. Latissimus dorsi
70 percent
Arthrokinematics
synergist - squat
agonist - row
19. A specialized area of cardiac tissue located in the right atrium of the heart - which initiates the electrical impulses that determine the heart rate; often termed the pacemaker for the heart
sinoatrial (sa) node
strength endurance phase - strength level training strategy
80 percent
movement created by gastrocnemius - peroneus longus - and tibialis posterior
20. The breakdown of triglycerides into smaller subunits called free fatty acids (ffaS) to convert ffaS into acyl-coA molecules - which then are available to enter the krebs cycle and ultimately lead to the production of additional atp.
70 percent
Beta-oxidation
Perimysium
Motor (Efferent) Neurons
21. The state in which the body's metabolism is elevated after exercise
veins
vasodilators
atrioventricular (av) node
excess postexercise oxygen consumption (epoc)
22. Soleus - lateral gastrocnemius - biceps femoris
movement created by deltoid and rotator cuff
80 percent
probable overactive muscles for knees turning out
Arthrokinematics
23. Transmit nerve impulses from effector sites (such as muscles and organs) via receptors to the brain and spinal cord
veins
structures of the respiratory pump (bones)
Sensory (Afferent) Neurons
the relationship between summarizing and reflecting (in effective communication)
24. The deepest layer of connective tissue that surrounds individual muscle fibers.
vertebrae
example of pivot joint
integrative function
Endomysium
25. The functional unit of muscle that produces muscular contraction and consists of repeating sections of actin and myosin.
protein
Osteoblasts
nitrates
Sarcomere
26. Bmi of 30+ - at least 30 lbs over recommended weight for their height
synergist - chest press
probable underactive muscles for knees turning ou
obesity
blood vessels
27. Shoulder - moves in all 3 planes of motion
Beta-oxidation
Muscular System
antidepressants
example of ball-and-socket joint
28. Diaphragm - external intercostals - scalenes - sternocleidomastoid - pectoralis minor
structures of the respiratory pump (muscles - inspiration)
Vertebral Column
calcium-channel blockers
product
29. Latissimus dorsi
Appendicular Skeleton
antagonist - chest press
70 percent
antagonist - overhead press
30. Being unwavering in providing an experience and level of assistance that is rarely - if ever - experienced anywhere else
uncompromising customer service
inspiration
80 thou to 100 thou
Depressions
31. The body's framework - composed of bones and joints
excess postexercise oxygen consumption (epoc)
Skeletal System
metabolism
blood vessels
32. The process of resorption and formation of bone
antagonist - chest press
stabilizer - chest press - overhead press - row
expiration
Remodeling
33. The process of getting oxygen from the environment to the tissues of the body
antagonist - overhead press
diffusion
vasodilators
Central Nervous System
34. The chemical or substrate form in which most fat exists in food as well as in the body.
triglycerides
probable overactive muscles for knees turning out
movement created by gastrocnemius - peroneus longus - and tibialis posterior
venules
35. How often do i need to recertify?
blood lipids
Protects the body from excessive bleeding by clotting - contains specialized immune cells to help fight disease and sickness
every 2 years
atrioventricular (av) node
36. The cumulative sensory input to the central nervous system from all mechanoreceptors that sense body position and limb movement
proprioception
example of saddle joint
muscle imbalance
structures of the respiratory pump (bones)
37. Muscle groups moving together to produce movement around a joint
gluconeogenesis
force-couple
criteria that CPR/AED cert must meet
somatic nervous system
38. Percentage of adults with low back pain
autonomic nervous system
66 percent
adenosine triphosphate (atp)
80 percent
39. Amount of ACL injuries that are non-contact
diffusion
70 percent
Diaphysis
max strength phase - strength level training strategy
40. Produce hip and knee extension during walking - running - stair climbing - etc.
Epiphyseal Plate
movement created by gluteus maximus - quadriceps and calf muscles
2 subdivisions of the autonomic nervous system
cardiac output
41. Only moves in sagittal plane...elbow joint
2 subdivisions of the autonomic nervous system
glucose
example of hinge joint
movement created by gastrocnemius - peroneus longus - and tibialis posterior
42. Prescribed for hypertension - congestive heart failure - peripheral edema - will maintain heart rate - and maintain or lower bp
protein
diuretics
criteria that CPR/AED cert must meet
autonomic nervous system
43. Hamstring complex
human movement system
Skeletal System
example of hinge joint
synergist - squat
44. Nodding the head -- top of the spinal column as fulcrum / joint axis in the middle ( seesaw-like)
example of first class lever
synergist - chest press
50 percent
capillaries
45. Borderline high total cholesterol level
stroke volume
between 200 and 239 mg/dl
muscle imbalance
preparation
46. A series of irregularly shaped bones called vertebrae that houses the spinal cord.
probable underactive muscles for knees moving inward
protein
communication
Vertebral Column
47. Joint motion
example of hinge joint
uncompromising customer service
Arthrokinematics
proprioception
48. 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.
movement created by deltoid and rotator cuff
beta blockers
metabolism
synergist - row
49. Decrease heart rate & blood pressure - normally used as antihypertensive medication or for arrhythmias (irregular heart rate)
golgi tendon organs
beta blockers
overweight
vertebrae
50. The inferior chamber of the heart that receives blood from its corresponding atrium and - in turn - forces blood into the arteries
ventricles
Perimysium
agonist - squat
rate of force production