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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. 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






2. A system of organs (the lungs and respiratory passageways) that collects oxygen from the external environment and transports it to the bloodstream






3. The amount charged for a product or service






4. # of Americans that are obese






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






6. Amount of ACL injuries that are non-contact






7. The contraction of a muscle generated by neural stimulation






8. Alteration of muscle length surrounding a joint






9. Percentage of overweight Americans that are actually obese






10. Knee






11. 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






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






13. Cranial and spinal nerves that spread throughout the body






14. Borderline high total cholesterol level






15. A motor neuron and all of the muscle fibers it innervates.






16. Number one important thing in the initial physical training session






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






18. Receptors sensitive to change in length of the muscle and the rate of that change






19. Rotator cuff






20. Triceps






21. Heart rate x stroke volume - the overall performance of the heart






22. Sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems






23. Gluteus medius - maximus - vastus medialis oblique






24. The examination of bioenergetics as it relates to the unique physiologic changes and demands placed on the body during exercise






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






26. A hollow muscular organ that pumps a circulation of blood through the body by means of rhythmic contraction






27. Posterior deltoid - biceps






28. The specific product or service offered






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






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






31. Protection mechanism of the blood






32. Amount of ACL injuries that occur in the US annually






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






34. Series of muscles that moves the skeleton.






35. Junctions of bones - muscles - and connective tissues at which movement occurs. Also known as an articulation.






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






37. Soleus - lateral gastrocnemius - biceps femoris






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






39. A type of bone cell that removes bone tissue






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






41. People in this stage are active but have not yet maintained this behavior for 6 months






42. Transversus abdominis






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






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






45. A layer of connective tissue that is underneath the fascia and surrounds the muscle.






46. Sutures of the skill...little or no movement






47. Examples of short bones






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






49. Vessels that transport blood away from the heart






50. Performing shoulder abduction