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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. Knee






2. The state in which the body's metabolism is elevated after exercise






3. Used in the treatment of hypertension and congestive heart failure - definitely lowers bp and can either maintain - lower or increase heart rate






4. Carpals of the hand - no axis of rotation






5. Sternum - ribs - vertebrae






6. Prescribed for hypertension - congestive heart failure -- can either maintain or increase heart....either maintains or lowers bp






7. The contraction of a muscle generated by neural stimulation






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






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






10. Transmit nerve impulses from the brain and spinal cord to effector sites






11. Connective tissues that attach muscle to bone and provide an anchor for muscles to produce force






12. One of the three main classes of foods and a source of energy in the body. fats help the body use some vitamins and keep the skin healthy. they also serve as energy stores for the body in food. there are two types of fats - saturated and unsaturated.






13. Joints that do not have a joint cavity - connective tissue - or cartilage.






14. Posterior deltoid - biceps






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






16. Rotator cuff






17. Pectoralis major






18. Shoulder - moves in all 3 planes of motion






19. The deepest layer of connective tissue that surrounds individual muscle fibers.






20. The highest rate of oxygen transport and utilization achieved at maximal physical exertion






21. Anterior deltoid - triceps






22. Summaries are a series of reflections






23. Produce hip and knee extension during walking - running - stair climbing - etc.






24. Example of flat bones






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






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






27. Cartilage that covers the articular surfaces of bones.






28. The chemical or substrate form in which most fat exists in food as well as in the body.






29. High loads - low reps (1-5) - longer rest periods






30. The connective tissue that surrounds fascicles.






31. Posterior deltoid






32. Small terminal branches of an artery - which end in capillaries






33. A type of cell that is responsible for bone formation






34. Precontemplation - contemplation - preparation - action - maintenance






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






36. Cranial and spinal nerves that spread throughout the body






37. regulation mechanism of the blood






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






39. The study of energy in the human body






40. High risk total cholesterol level






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






42. A simple sugar manufactured by the body from carbs - fat and to a lesser extent protein - which serves as the body's main source of fuel






43. 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.






44. Latissimus dorsi






45. 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.






46. Receptors surrounding a joint that response to pressure acceleration and deceleration of the joint






47. Bmi of 30+ - at least 30 lbs over recommended weight for their height






48. Triceps






49. Number of vertebrae in the cervical - thoracic - and lumpar spine






50. Chemical messengers that cross the neuromuscular junction (synapse) to transmit electrical impulses from the nerve to the muscle.