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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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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. Latissimus dorsi
antagonist - chest press
7-12-5
agonist - row
preparation
2. The inferior chamber of the heart that receives blood from its corresponding atrium and - in turn - forces blood into the arteries
muscle imbalance
maintenance
ventricles
BMI
3. Of the leading causes of death in the US - what percentage were caused by cardiovascular disease and cancer
Motor (Efferent) Neurons
57 percent
cardiorespiratory system
antagonist - row
4. Provide a resting ground for muscles and protection of vital organs
Bones
calcium-channel blockers
example of synovial joint
venules
5. The ability of the nervous system to analyze and interpret sensory info to allow for proper decision making - which produces the appropriate response
strength endurance phase - strength level training strategy
synergist - row
integrative function
hypertrophy phase - strength level training strategy
6. The specific product or service offered
blood vessels
respiratory system
product
agonist - row
7. Protection mechanism of the blood
Protects the body from excessive bleeding by clotting - contains specialized immune cells to help fight disease and sickness
Arthrokinematics
arterioles
Articular (Hyaline) Cartilage
8. 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
movement created by internal and external obliques
promote
expiration
glucose
9. People in this stage do not exercise and do not intend to start in the next 6 months
precontemplation
active listening
expiration
72 million
10. Vessels that transport blood away from the heart
bioenergetics
arteries
exercise metabolism
antagonist - overhead press
11. Flattened or indented portions of bone - which can be muscle attachment sites.
every 2 years
Depressions
between 200 and 239 mg/dl
respiratory system
12. The study of energy in the human body
structures of the respiratory pump (muscles - inspiration)
Appendicular Skeleton
four years
bioenergetics
13. Healthy total cholesterol level
regulates body temp and acid balance in the body
carpals of the hands - tarsals of the feet
less than 200 mg/dl
72 million
14. A high-energy compound occurring in all cells from which atp is formed.
72 million
structures of the respiratory pump (muscles - expiration)
adenosine diphosphate
agonist - chest press
15. 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
place
respiratory pump
2 subdivisions of the peripheral nervous system
2 subdivisions of the autonomic nervous system
16. People in this stage do not exercise but are thinking about becoming more active in the next 6 months
max strength phase - strength level training strategy
autonomic nervous system
contemplation
expiration
17. Summaries are a series of reflections
agonist - squat
the relationship between summarizing and reflecting (in effective communication)
example of nonsynovial joint
criteria that CPR/AED cert must meet
18. The cumulative sensory input to the central nervous system from all mechanoreceptors that sense body position and limb movement
vertebrae
proprioception
agonist - chest press
stabilizer - squat
19. Psoas (deep hip flexor)
blood
antagonist - squat
antagonist - overhead press
the four p's of marketing
20. Percentage of Americans older than age 20 that are overweight
66 percent
Axial Skeleton
product
synergist - chest press
21. The portion of the nervous system that consists of the brain and spinal cord
antagonist - squat
heart
diffusion
Central Nervous System
22. Cranial and spinal nerves that spread throughout the body
2 subdivisions of the peripheral nervous system
adenosine triphosphate (atp)
agonist - row
Peripheral Nervous System
23. Transmit nerve impulses from the brain and spinal cord to effector sites
Motor (Efferent) Neurons
diffusion
Remodeling
structures of the respiratory pump (muscles - inspiration)
24. Somatic and automatic nervous systems
carpals of the hands - tarsals of the feet
antagonist - chest press
2 subdivisions of the peripheral nervous system
arterioles
25. Joint motion
joint receptors
Arthrokinematics
Joints
Nonsynovial Joints
26. Decrease heart rate & blood pressure - normally used as antihypertensive medication or for arrhythmias (irregular heart rate)
Processes
Appendicular Skeleton
joint receptors
beta blockers
27. Percentage of adults with low back pain
Skeletal System
80 percent
Vertebral Column
strength endurance phase - strength level training strategy
28. The contraction of a muscle generated by neural stimulation
Neural Activation
anatomical locations for durnin-womersley formula
stages of change
fat
29. 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
Tendsons
somatic nervous system
Synovial Joints
30. Prescribed for hypertension - congestive heart failure -- can either maintain or increase heart....either maintains or lowers bp
structures of the respiratory pump (muscles - expiration)
Peripheral Nervous System
movement created by gluteus maximus - quadriceps and calf muscles
nitrates
31. Deltoid
agonist - overhead press
the four p's of marketing
example of hinge joint
example of gliding joint
32. The examination of bioenergetics as it relates to the unique physiologic changes and demands placed on the body during exercise
Osteoclassts
Epiphyseal Plate
atrium
exercise metabolism
33. Amount of ACL injuries that are non-contact
probable overactive muscles for knees moving inward
70 percent
nitrates
Protects the body from excessive bleeding by clotting - contains specialized immune cells to help fight disease and sickness
34. Receptors surrounding a joint that response to pressure acceleration and deceleration of the joint
joint receptors
product
Periosteum
bronchodilators
35. Transportation mechanism of the blood
example of condyloid joint
Transports oxygen and nutrients to tissues - transports waste products from tissues - transports hormones to organs and tissues - carries heat throughout the body
antagonist - overhead press
Epiphyseal Plate
36. The very small veins that connect capillaries to the larger veins
movement created by deltoid and rotator cuff
blood lipids
action
venules
37. The process of getting oxygen from the environment to the tissues of the body
sinoatrial (sa) node
respiratory system
diffusion
66 percent
38. 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.
agonist - chest press
arteries
Periosteum
example of pivot joint
39. Performing shoulder abduction
movement created by deltoid and rotator cuff
Ligament
antidepressants
Arthrokinematics
40. The connective tissue that surrounds fascicles.
Appendicular Skeleton
probable underactive muscles for knees turning ou
Perimysium
Osteoclassts
41. People in this stage have maintained change for 6 months or more
bioenergetics
maintenance
respiratory system
golgi tendon organs
42. Connective tissues that attach muscle to bone and provide an anchor for muscles to produce force
venules
precontemplation
Tendsons
Periosteum
43. Latissimus dorsi
Perimysium
muscle imbalance
muscle spindles
antagonist - overhead press
44. People in this stage are active but have not yet maintained this behavior for 6 months
price
action
probable underactive muscles for knees turning ou
Transports oxygen and nutrients to tissues - transports waste products from tissues - transports hormones to organs and tissues - carries heat throughout the body
45. Chronic diseases account for what percentage of deaths in the US?
57 percent
70 percent
Epimysium
blood vessels
46. Sensory receptors responsible for sensing distortion in body tissues
five
mechanoreceptors
autonomic nervous system
structures of the respiratory pump (muscles - expiration)
47. Supplies neural input to the involuntary systems (heart - digestive systems - and endocrine glands) of the body
autonomic nervous system
stages of verbal communication
example of ball-and-socket joint
neuron
48. Only moves in sagittal plane...elbow joint
ventricles
Protects the body from excessive bleeding by clotting - contains specialized immune cells to help fight disease and sickness
example of hinge joint
the difference between affirmations and compliments
49. Moves predominantly in 2 planes of motion - only carpometacarpal
agonist - squat
example of saddle joint
heart
stages of change
50. Soleus - lateral gastrocnemius - biceps femoris
bioenergetics
probable overactive muscles for knees turning out
34 percent
respiratory pump