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Certified Personal Trainer Exam
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Fluid that circulates in the heart - arteries - capillaries - and veins - carries nutrients and oxygen to all parts of the body - and also rids the body of waste products
calcium-channel blockers
Osteoclassts
blood
probable underactive muscles for knees turning ou
2. Protection mechanism of the blood
Protects the body from excessive bleeding by clotting - contains specialized immune cells to help fight disease and sickness
sensory function
strength endurance phase - strength level training strategy
rate of force production
3. Trunk rotation
Interneurons
Motor Unit
movement created by internal and external obliques
stabilization endurance phase - stabilization level training strategy
4. Gluteus maximus - quadriceps
respiratory pump
57 percent
agonist - squat
Diaphysis
5. A conglomeration of billions of cells specifically designed to provide a communication network within the human body
movement created by upper trapezius and the lower portion of the serratus anterior
Diaphysis
nervous system
structures of the respiratory pump (muscles - expiration)
6. Amount of ACL injuries that are non-contact
joint receptors
70 percent
movement created by internal and external obliques
Peripheral Nervous System
7. Of the leading causes of death in the US - what percentage were caused by cardiovascular disease and cancer
57 percent
adenosine diphosphate
integrative function
Epiphyseal Plate
8. A type of cell that is responsible for bone formation
example of condyloid joint
75 percent
Osteoblasts
70 percent
9. The amount of blood pumped out of the heart with each contraction
triglycerides
stroke volume
antagonist - chest press
adenosine diphosphate
10. Associated w obesity - particularly abdominal obesity - and accounts for 90 percent to 95 percent of all diabetes.
Axial Skeleton
Medullar Cavity
arterioles
type 2 diabetes
11. Flattened or indented portions of bone - which can be muscle attachment sites.
exercise metabolism
movement created by gluteus maximus - quadriceps and calf muscles
Depressions
70 percent
12. 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.
2 subdivisions of the peripheral nervous system
type 2 diabetes
Periosteum
stabilizer - chest press - overhead press - row
13. Carried in the bloodstream by protein molecules known as HDL and LDL - aka cholesterol and triglycerides
BMI
75 percent
blood lipids
Vertebral Column
14. The amount charged for a product or service
bioenergetics
price
excess postexercise oxygen consumption (epoc)
75 percent
15. Biceps femoris - adductor complex - vastus lateralis - tfl
example of saddle joint
probable overactive muscles for knees moving inward
Articular (Hyaline) Cartilage
max strength phase - strength level training strategy
16. Soleus - lateral gastrocnemius - biceps femoris
probable overactive muscles for knees turning out
Osteoclassts
Sarcomere
diffusion
17. What percentage of deaths could have been prevented if a healthy lifestyle were followed?
example of first class lever
nitrates
Axial Skeleton
80 percent
18. The process of getting oxygen from the environment to the tissues of the body
Articular (Hyaline) Cartilage
movement created by gastrocnemius - peroneus longus - and tibialis posterior
diffusion
muscle imbalance
19. A system of the body composed of the cardiovascular and respiratory systems
cardiorespiratory system
bronchodilators
antagonist - squat
Articular (Hyaline) Cartilage
20. regulation mechanism of the blood
regulates body temp and acid balance in the body
protein
veins
example of saddle joint
21. Deltoid
agonist - overhead press
the difference between affirmations and compliments
autonomic nervous system
Endomysium
22. Knee - moves mostly in 1 plane
Ligament
example of condyloid joint
75 percent
joint receptors
23. Small terminal branches of an artery - which end in capillaries
less than 200 mg/dl
example of ball-and-socket joint
arterioles
antagonist - squat
24. Vessels that transport blood from the capillaries toward the heart
veins
probable underactive muscles for knees turning ou
exercise metabolism
stroke volume
25. Used in the treatment of various psychiatric and emotional disorders...either increases or maintain heart rate - either maintains or decreases bp
Interneurons
blood
antidepressants
movement created by upper trapezius and the lower portion of the serratus anterior
26. Series of muscles that moves the skeleton.
strength endurance phase - strength level training strategy
Transports oxygen and nutrients to tissues - transports waste products from tissues - transports hormones to organs and tissues - carries heat throughout the body
neuron
Muscular System
27. Percentage of adults with cholesterol 200 mg/dl and over
arteries
Protects the body from excessive bleeding by clotting - contains specialized immune cells to help fight disease and sickness
50 percent
nervous system
28. Weight over height essentially - 703 times weight over height squared for US (703*lbs / in^2) or kg / m^2 overseas
four years
Epimysium
BMI
movement created by gluteus maximus - quadriceps and calf muscles
29. A layer of connective tissue that is underneath the fascia and surrounds the muscle.
vertebrae
Epimysium
blood vessels
beta blockers
30. The state in which the body's metabolism is elevated after exercise
uncompromising customer service
promote
50 percent
excess postexercise oxygen consumption (epoc)
31. Junctions of bones - muscles - and connective tissues at which movement occurs. Also known as an articulation.
agonist - overhead press
calcium-channel blockers
Joints
structures of the respiratory pump (muscles - inspiration)
32. The smallest blood vessels - and the site of exchange of chemicals and water between the blood and the tissues
capillaries
antagonist - overhead press
Sarcomere
57 percent
33. Example of irregular bones
joint receptors
vertebrae
Diaphysis
heart
34. Primary connective tissue that connects bones together and provides stability - input to the nervous syste - guidance - and the limitation of improper joint movement.
nitrates
substrate
example of first class lever
Ligament
35. A high-energy compound occurring in all cells from which atp is formed.
Neural Activation
Sensory (Afferent) Neurons
stroke volume
adenosine diphosphate
36. A series of irregularly shaped bones called vertebrae that houses the spinal cord.
Vertebral Column
stages of change
Nonsynovial Joints
sternum
37. Hamstring complex
inspiration
synergist - squat
muscle imbalance
mediastinum
38. Percentage of Americans older than age 20 that are overweight
atrium
66 percent
movement created by internal and external obliques
Processes
39. High risk total cholesterol level
precontemplation
stabilizer - chest press - overhead press - row
diuretics
more than 240 mg/dl
40. Receptors sensitive to change in tension of the muscle and the rate of that change
venules
golgi tendon organs
antidepressants
Depressions
41. The very small veins that connect capillaries to the larger veins
carbohydrates
venules
precontemplation
diuretics
42. Sensory receptors responsible for sensing distortion in body tissues
50 percent
mechanoreceptors
sensory function
agonist - chest press
43. Examples of short bones
cardiorespiratory system
carpals of the hands - tarsals of the feet
Peripheral Nervous System
proprioception
44. Joints that do not have a joint cavity - connective tissue - or cartilage.
Nonsynovial Joints
antagonist - chest press
substrate
Protects the body from excessive bleeding by clotting - contains specialized immune cells to help fight disease and sickness
45. The superior chamber of the heart that receives blood from the veins and forces it into the ventricles
probable underactive muscles for knees moving inward
Tendsons
atrium
Joints
46. Supplies neural input to the involuntary systems (heart - digestive systems - and endocrine glands) of the body
2 subdivisions of the autonomic nervous system
70 percent
example of nonsynovial joint
autonomic nervous system
47. Percentage of adults with low back pain
respiratory system
2 subdivisions of the peripheral nervous system
80 percent
Arthrokinematics
48. Bmi of 30+ - at least 30 lbs over recommended weight for their height
obesity
exercise metabolism
Nonsynovial Joints
Muscular System
49. Internal intercoastals - abdominals
uncompromising customer service
2 subdivisions of the peripheral nervous system
structures of the respiratory pump (muscles - expiration)
example of gliding joint
50. 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
adenosine diphosphate
arteries
blood vessels