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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. The functional unit of the nervous system
neuron
motor function
criteria that CPR/AED cert must meet
50 percent
2. Borderline high total cholesterol level
active listening
between 200 and 239 mg/dl
34 percent
example of synovial joint
3. Associated w obesity - particularly abdominal obesity - and accounts for 90 percent to 95 percent of all diabetes.
vertebrae
structures of the respiratory pump (muscles - inspiration)
calcium-channel blockers
type 2 diabetes
4. 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
movement created by deltoid and rotator cuff
action
five
respiratory pump
5. Triceps
max strength phase - strength level training strategy
four years
stages of verbal communication
synergist - overhead press
6. Examples of short bones
capillaries
carpals of the hands - tarsals of the feet
every 2 years
protein
7. Trunk rotation
Neurotransmitters
2 subdivisions of the peripheral nervous system
movement created by internal and external obliques
active listening
8. Diaphragm - external intercostals - scalenes - sternocleidomastoid - pectoralis minor
type 1 diabetes
communication
bronchodilators
structures of the respiratory pump (muscles - inspiration)
9. Generally prescribed to correct or prevent asthma...maintains heart rate and bp
communication
bronchodilators
maintenance
veins
10. The space in the chest between the lungs that contains all the internal organs of the chest except the lungs
Medullar Cavity
beta blockers
mediastinum
Motor Unit
11. Latissimus dorsi
Motor Unit
joint receptors
2 subdivisions of the autonomic nervous system
antagonist - overhead press
12. Nerves that serve the outer areas of the body and skeletal muscle and are largely responsible for the voluntary control of movement
75 percent
example of second class lever
nervous system
somatic nervous system
13. Only moves in sagittal plane...elbow joint
stabilizer - chest press - overhead press - row
substrate
example of hinge joint
heart
14. Healthy total cholesterol level
example of hinge joint
80 thou to 100 thou
force-couple
less than 200 mg/dl
15. Percentage of overweight Americans that are actually obese
stabilizer - squat
34 percent
antidepressants
2 subdivisions of the autonomic nervous system
16. The channels that a product or service will go through to reach the customer
place
ventricles
66 percent
respiratory pump
17. Posterior deltoid - biceps
synergist - row
sinoatrial (sa) node
four years
Periosteum
18. The ability of the nervous system to sense changes in either the internal or external environment
Transports oxygen and nutrients to tissues - transports waste products from tissues - transports hormones to organs and tissues - carries heat throughout the body
Remodeling
Muscular System
sensory function
19. Cartilage that covers the articular surfaces of bones.
gluconeogenesis
example of ball-and-socket joint
Articular (Hyaline) Cartilage
nitrates
20. People in this stage do not exercise and do not intend to start in the next 6 months
arteries
Epiphysis
nervous system
precontemplation
21. A layer of connective tissue that is underneath the fascia and surrounds the muscle.
Epimysium
66 percent
exercise metabolism
motor function
22. 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
capillaries
probable overactive muscles for knees turning out
sinoatrial (sa) node
mechanoreceptors
23. Rotator cuff
stabilizer - chest press - overhead press - row
Beta-oxidation
stabilization endurance phase - stabilization level training strategy
Vertebral Column
24. Amount of ACL injuries that are non-contact
70 percent
probable overactive muscles for knees moving inward
57 percent
motor function
25. The process of getting oxygen from the environment to the tissues of the body
veins
blood lipids
rate of force production
diffusion
26. Nodding the head -- top of the spinal column as fulcrum / joint axis in the middle ( seesaw-like)
blood vessels
example of first class lever
fat
the difference between affirmations and compliments
27. A conglomeration of billions of cells specifically designed to provide a communication network within the human body
probable overactive muscles for knees moving inward
nervous system
vertebrae
antagonist - row
28. Weight over height essentially - 703 times weight over height squared for US (703*lbs / in^2) or kg / m^2 overseas
example of condyloid joint
BMI
the difference between affirmations and compliments
adenosine triphosphate (atp)
29. The highest rate of oxygen transport and utilization achieved at maximal physical exertion
minimal oxygen consumption (vo2max)
muscle imbalance
vasodilators
Vertebral Column
30. Chemical messengers that cross the neuromuscular junction (synapse) to transmit electrical impulses from the nerve to the muscle.
glycogen
Epiphyseal Plate
Neurotransmitters
cardiac output
31. Sutures of the skill...little or no movement
sternum
structures of the respiratory pump (bones)
golgi tendon organs
example of nonsynovial joint
32. Prescribed for hypertension - congestive heart failure - peripheral edema - will maintain heart rate - and maintain or lower bp
venules
diuretics
more than 240 mg/dl
stabilization endurance phase - stabilization level training strategy
33. A type of bone cell that removes bone tissue
movement created by gastrocnemius - peroneus longus - and tibialis posterior
probable underactive muscles for knees turning ou
four years
Osteoclassts
34. A motor neuron and all of the muscle fibers it innervates.
Peripheral Nervous System
stages of verbal communication
Motor Unit
force-couple
35. Produce hip and knee extension during walking - running - stair climbing - etc.
movement created by gluteus maximus - quadriceps and calf muscles
max strength phase - strength level training strategy
agonist - squat
Transports oxygen and nutrients to tissues - transports waste products from tissues - transports hormones to organs and tissues - carries heat throughout the body
36. Percentage of adults with low back pain
hypertrophy phase - strength level training strategy
80 percent
proprioception
Arthrokinematics
37. Transmit nerve impulses from the brain and spinal cord to effector sites
Motor (Efferent) Neurons
bioenergetics
Vertebral Column
agonist - overhead press
38. Decrease heart rate & blood pressure - normally used as antihypertensive medication or for arrhythmias (irregular heart rate)
communication
stages of change
example of third class lever
beta blockers
39. Moves predominantly in 2 planes of motion - only carpometacarpal
Motor (Efferent) Neurons
70 percent
autonomic nervous system
example of saddle joint
40. Primary connective tissue that connects bones together and provides stability - input to the nervous syste - guidance - and the limitation of improper joint movement.
Medullar Cavity
Ligament
70 percent
sensory function
41. Internal intercoastals - abdominals
structures of the respiratory pump (muscles - expiration)
antidepressants
adenosine triphosphate (atp)
substrate
42. How often do i need to recertify?
probable overactive muscles for knees moving inward
every 2 years
Central Nervous System
golgi tendon organs
43. Network of hollow tubes that circulates blood throughout the body
blood vessels
exercise metabolism
Muscular System
max strength phase - strength level training strategy
44. Pectoralis major
antagonist - row
75 percent
venules
Nonsynovial Joints
45. 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.
hypertrophy phase - strength level training strategy
carbohydrates
Epiphysis
Osteoblasts
46. Of the leading causes of death in the US - what percentage were caused by cardiovascular disease and cancer
57 percent
stroke volume
carpals of the hands - tarsals of the feet
rate of force production
47. The combo and interrelation of the nervous - muscular - and skeletal systems
human movement system
stabilizer - chest press - overhead press - row
action
Muscular System
48. The portion of the nervous system that consists of the brain and spinal cord
proprioception
Central Nervous System
expiration
Diaphysis
49. Used in the treatment of various psychiatric and emotional disorders...either increases or maintain heart rate - either maintains or decreases bp
veins
antidepressants
movement created by deltoid and rotator cuff
bioenergetics
50. A high-energy compound occurring in all cells from which atp is formed.
structures of the respiratory pump (muscles - inspiration)
adenosine diphosphate
example of saddle joint
Depressions