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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. Having an attitude and genuine interest in seeking a client's perspective and getting to know him or her
example of ball-and-socket joint
active listening
synergist - chest press
80 percent
2. Produce hip and knee extension during walking - running - stair climbing - etc.
glucose
movement created by gluteus maximus - quadriceps and calf muscles
Depressions
Epiphyseal Plate
3. Protection mechanism of the blood
synergist - overhead press
movement created by upper trapezius and the lower portion of the serratus anterior
Protects the body from excessive bleeding by clotting - contains specialized immune cells to help fight disease and sickness
Sarcomere
4. Biceps - triceps - iliac crest - subscapular
probable overactive muscles for knees turning out
probable underactive muscles for knees moving inward
metabolism
anatomical locations for durnin-womersley formula
5. Carpals of the hand - no axis of rotation
calcium-channel blockers
more than 240 mg/dl
communication
example of gliding joint
6. The very small veins that connect capillaries to the larger veins
Sarcomere
somatic nervous system
active listening
venules
7. You should maintain accurate financial - contract - appt - and tax records including original receipts for a minimum of?
max strength phase - strength level training strategy
four years
stroke volume
anatomical locations for durnin-womersley formula
8. 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
movement created by internal and external obliques
between 200 and 239 mg/dl
sinoatrial (sa) node
regulates body temp and acid balance in the body
9. Cranial and spinal nerves that spread throughout the body
example of synovial joint
example of third class lever
example of saddle joint
Peripheral Nervous System
10. The cumulative sensory input to the central nervous system from all mechanoreceptors that sense body position and limb movement
mechanoreceptors
active listening
proprioception
Epiphysis
11. The amount of blood pumped out of the heart with each contraction
price
75 percent
7-12-5
stroke volume
12. What percentage of deaths could have been prevented if a healthy lifestyle were followed?
80 percent
diffusion
nervous system
example of gliding joint
13. Portion of the skeletal system that includes the upper and lower extremities
Joints
bioenergetics
Appendicular Skeleton
example of condyloid joint
14. Chemical messengers that cross the neuromuscular junction (synapse) to transmit electrical impulses from the nerve to the muscle.
structures of the respiratory pump (muscles - expiration)
Neurotransmitters
excess postexercise oxygen consumption (epoc)
every 2 years
15. Shoulder - moves in all 3 planes of motion
sinoatrial (sa) node
precontemplation
example of ball-and-socket joint
34 percent
16. People in this stage have maintained change for 6 months or more
Neurotransmitters
example of synovial joint
exercise metabolism
maintenance
17. A system of organs (the lungs and respiratory passageways) that collects oxygen from the external environment and transports it to the bloodstream
movement created by upper trapezius and the lower portion of the serratus anterior
Articular (Hyaline) Cartilage
Skeletal System
respiratory system
18. Receptors surrounding a joint that response to pressure acceleration and deceleration of the joint
Epiphysis
synergist - squat
50 percent
joint receptors
19. The channels that a product or service will go through to reach the customer
veins
place
Muscular System
inspiration
20. Weight over height essentially - 703 times weight over height squared for US (703*lbs / in^2) or kg / m^2 overseas
atrium
BMI
Neurotransmitters
Ligament
21. 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.
adenosine diphosphate
Periosteum
Joints
place
22. Used in the treatment of various psychiatric and emotional disorders...either increases or maintain heart rate - either maintains or decreases bp
agonist - overhead press
Articular (Hyaline) Cartilage
antidepressants
action
23. The process of actively contracting the inspiratory muscles to move air into the body
agonist - chest press
70 percent
regulates body temp and acid balance in the body
inspiration
24. Posterior deltoid - biceps
antagonist - chest press
place
synergist - row
inspiration
25. The portion of the nervous system that consists of the brain and spinal cord
rate of force production
Arthrokinematics
Central Nervous System
precontemplation
26. Prescribed for hypertension - congestive heart failure - peripheral edema - will maintain heart rate - and maintain or lower bp
structures of the respiratory pump (bones)
Peripheral Nervous System
example of third class lever
diuretics
27. Joint motion
Arthrokinematics
Epimysium
agonist - row
probable underactive muscles for knees turning ou
28. The neuromuscular response to the sensory information
Epiphyseal Plate
vasodilators
inspiration
motor function
29. People in this stage do not exercise but are thinking about becoming more active in the next 6 months
contemplation
every 2 years
80 thou to 100 thou
Sensory (Afferent) Neurons
30. The connective tissue that surrounds fascicles.
Perimysium
stabilization endurance phase - stabilization level training strategy
blood vessels
57 percent
31. Pectoralis major
force-couple
antagonist - row
Periosteum
sinoatrial (sa) node
32. Sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems
antagonist - overhead press
type 1 diabetes
gluconeogenesis
2 subdivisions of the autonomic nervous system
33. Generally prescribed to correct or prevent asthma...maintains heart rate and bp
vertebrae
example of third class lever
bronchodilators
exercise metabolism
34. Supplies neural input to the involuntary systems (heart - digestive systems - and endocrine glands) of the body
nitrates
Processes
movement created by deltoid and rotator cuff
autonomic nervous system
35. Junctions of bones - muscles - and connective tissues at which movement occurs. Also known as an articulation.
place
uncompromising customer service
example of third class lever
Joints
36. The process of actively or passively relaxing the inspiratory muscles to move air out of the body
expiration
agonist - chest press
50 percent
57 percent
37. 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.
example of pivot joint
Neural Activation
Beta-oxidation
probable underactive muscles for knees moving inward
38. Decrease heart rate & blood pressure - normally used as antihypertensive medication or for arrhythmias (irregular heart rate)
exercise metabolism
2 subdivisions of the peripheral nervous system
beta blockers
stabilization endurance phase - stabilization level training strategy
39. The ability of the nervous system to analyze and interpret sensory info to allow for proper decision making - which produces the appropriate response
gluconeogenesis
product
integrative function
80 percent
40. The contraction of a muscle generated by neural stimulation
adenosine triphosphate (atp)
72 million
preparation
Neural Activation
41. Being unwavering in providing an experience and level of assistance that is rarely - if ever - experienced anywhere else
uncompromising customer service
expiration
hypertrophy phase - strength level training strategy
Protects the body from excessive bleeding by clotting - contains specialized immune cells to help fight disease and sickness
42. Hamstring complex
more than 240 mg/dl
excess postexercise oxygen consumption (epoc)
type 2 diabetes
synergist - squat
43. What speaker means to what the listener hears to what the listener thinks the speaker means
blood vessels
cardiorespiratory system
stages of verbal communication
synergist - chest press
44. Often referred to as juvenile diabetes bc symptoms of the disease typically first appear in childhood as a result of the pancreas not producing insulin
Central Nervous System
type 1 diabetes
max strength phase - strength level training strategy
probable underactive muscles for knees turning ou
45. Primary connective tissue that connects bones together and provides stability - input to the nervous syste - guidance - and the limitation of improper joint movement.
substrate
Ligament
Protects the body from excessive bleeding by clotting - contains specialized immune cells to help fight disease and sickness
Nonsynovial Joints
46. 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 third class lever
triglycerides
Medullar Cavity
movement created by internal and external obliques
47. Amount of ACL injuries that occur in the US annually
Periosteum
heart
structures of the respiratory pump (bones)
80 thou to 100 thou
48. The examination of bioenergetics as it relates to the unique physiologic changes and demands placed on the body during exercise
exercise metabolism
antagonist - overhead press
agonist - row
respiratory pump
49. The formation of glucose from noncarbohydrate sources - such as amino acids
the four p's of marketing
gluconeogenesis
adenosine diphosphate
respiratory system
50. Energy storage an transfer unit within the cells of the body
probable overactive muscles for knees moving inward
adenosine triphosphate (atp)
Vertebral Column
every 2 years