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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. Trunk rotation






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






3. Pectoralis major






4. Vessels that transport blood from the capillaries toward the heart






5. Internal intercoastals - abdominals






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






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






8. Cartilage that covers the articular surfaces of bones.






9. Flattened or indented portions of bone - which can be muscle attachment sites.






10. Product - price - place - promotion

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






12. Performing plantarflexion at the foot and ankle complex






13. Sensory receptors responsible for sensing distortion in body tissues






14. Triceps






15. The neuromuscular response to the sensory information






16. Projections protruding from the bone where muscles - tendons - and ligaments can attach.






17. The functional unit of the nervous system






18. Nodding the head -- top of the spinal column as fulcrum / joint axis in the middle ( seesaw-like)






19. Weight over height essentially - 703 times weight over height squared for US (703*lbs / in^2) or kg / m^2 overseas






20. Deltoid






21. Example of irregular bones






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






23. Full-body pushup calf raise -- resistance is in the middle with the fulcrum and effort on either side (wheelbarrow-like) -- ball of foot is the fulcrum - the body weight is the resistance - and the effort is applied by the calf musculature






24. Transmit nerve impulses from one neuron to another






25. The portion of the nervous system that consists of the brain and spinal cord






26. Medial gastrocnemius - medial hamstring complex - gracilis - sartorius - popliteus






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






28. Of the six leading causes of death in the US in 2006 - how many were chronic diseases responsible for






29. Nerves that serve the outer areas of the body and skeletal muscle and are largely responsible for the voluntary control of movement






30. 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






31. What percentage of the US population is estimated not to engage in 30 minutes of low to moderate physical activity?






32. # of Americans that are obese






33. Portion of the skeletal system that consists of the skull - rib cage - and vertebral column






34. Diaphragm - external intercostals - scalenes - sternocleidomastoid - pectoralis minor






35. Series of muscles that moves the skeleton.






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






37. Percentage of Americans older than age 20 that are overweight






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






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






40. The superior chamber of the heart that receives blood from the veins and forces it into the ventricles






41. Biceps femoris - adductor complex - vastus lateralis - tfl






42. Transversus abdominis






43. The study of energy in the human body






44. The smallest blood vessels - and the site of exchange of chemicals and water between the blood and the tissues






45. The space in the chest between the lungs that contains all the internal organs of the chest except the lungs






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






47. The combo and interrelation of the nervous - muscular - and skeletal systems






48. The region of long bone connecting the diaphysis to the epiphysis. It is a layer of subdividing cartilaginous cells in which growth in length of the diaphysis occurs.






49. 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.






50. Used in the treatment of various psychiatric and emotional disorders...either increases or maintain heart rate - either maintains or decreases bp