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Certified Personal Trainer Exam
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Produce hip and knee extension during walking - running - stair climbing - etc.
movement created by gastrocnemius - peroneus longus - and tibialis posterior
veins
movement created by gluteus maximus - quadriceps and calf muscles
excess postexercise oxygen consumption (epoc)
2. Shoulder - moves in all 3 planes of motion
Epimysium
example of ball-and-socket joint
respiratory pump
agonist - row
3. Example of flat bones
atrium
synergist - row
sternum
glucose
4. The shaft portion of the long bone.
Diaphysis
Endomysium
Remodeling
70 percent
5. A system of organs (the lungs and respiratory passageways) that collects oxygen from the external environment and transports it to the bloodstream
Epimysium
example of condyloid joint
respiratory system
less than 200 mg/dl
6. Knee - moves mostly in 1 plane
blood
example of condyloid joint
max strength phase - strength level training strategy
Appendicular Skeleton
7. Radioulnar joint - moves in one plane of motion (transverse)
five
blood
inspiration
example of pivot joint
8. Decrease heart rate & blood pressure - normally used as antihypertensive medication or for arrhythmias (irregular heart rate)
beta blockers
expiration
Joints
antagonist - squat
9. All of the chemical reactions that occur in the body to maintain itself. metabolism is the process in which nutrients are acquired - transported - used - and disposed of by the body.
Arthrokinematics
human movement system
protein
metabolism
10. The body's framework - composed of bones and joints
Skeletal System
precontemplation
example of third class lever
cardiac output
11. People in this stage do not exercise but are thinking about becoming more active in the next 6 months
Protects the body from excessive bleeding by clotting - contains specialized immune cells to help fight disease and sickness
contemplation
diuretics
criteria that CPR/AED cert must meet
12. Used in the treatment of hypertension and congestive heart failure - definitely lowers bp and can either maintain - lower or increase heart rate
vasodilators
golgi tendon organs
example of ball-and-socket joint
cardiac output
13. The process of actively or passively relaxing the inspiratory muscles to move air out of the body
2 subdivisions of the peripheral nervous system
promote
expiration
calcium-channel blockers
14. The breakdown of triglycerides into smaller subunits called free fatty acids (ffaS) to convert ffaS into acyl-coA molecules - which then are available to enter the krebs cycle and ultimately lead to the production of additional atp.
Beta-oxidation
glucose
example of hinge joint
probable overactive muscles for knees moving inward
15. 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.
cardiorespiratory system
Epiphysis
2 subdivisions of the peripheral nervous system
ventricles
16. The state in which the body's metabolism is elevated after exercise
product
arterioles
excess postexercise oxygen consumption (epoc)
muscle imbalance
17. Supplies neural input to the involuntary systems (heart - digestive systems - and endocrine glands) of the body
mediastinum
autonomic nervous system
example of second class lever
overweight
18. Provide a resting ground for muscles and protection of vital organs
stages of verbal communication
sternum
carpals of the hands - tarsals of the feet
Bones
19. Moves predominantly in 2 planes of motion - only carpometacarpal
mediastinum
example of saddle joint
Neural Activation
structures of the respiratory pump (bones)
20. Soleus - lateral gastrocnemius - biceps femoris
product
probable overactive muscles for knees turning out
Epimysium
ventricles
21. Small terminal branches of an artery - which end in capillaries
hypertrophy phase - strength level training strategy
vasodilators
arterioles
Protects the body from excessive bleeding by clotting - contains specialized immune cells to help fight disease and sickness
22. The neuromuscular response to the sensory information
Appendicular Skeleton
antagonist - chest press
nervous system
motor function
23. High loads - low reps (1-5) - longer rest periods
Medullar Cavity
max strength phase - strength level training strategy
Arthrokinematics
glycogen
24. 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 gastrocnemius - peroneus longus - and tibialis posterior
glucose
precontemplation
Muscular System
25. A type of cell that is responsible for bone formation
Muscular System
rate of force production
Osteoblasts
blood lipids
26. Connective tissues that attach muscle to bone and provide an anchor for muscles to produce force
Tendsons
Articular (Hyaline) Cartilage
fat
capillaries
27. Transmit nerve impulses from the brain and spinal cord to effector sites
place
Arthrokinematics
Motor (Efferent) Neurons
probable underactive muscles for knees moving inward
28. Generally prescribed to correct or prevent asthma...maintains heart rate and bp
example of condyloid joint
Vertebral Column
bronchodilators
Skeletal System
29. # of Americans that are obese
substrate
72 million
expiration
blood vessels
30. The portion of the nervous system that consists of the brain and spinal cord
Central Nervous System
heart
active listening
regulates body temp and acid balance in the body
31. Receptors sensitive to change in tension of the muscle and the rate of that change
gluconeogenesis
Endomysium
golgi tendon organs
capillaries
32. The space in the chest between the lungs that contains all the internal organs of the chest except the lungs
Beta-oxidation
mediastinum
antagonist - squat
Protects the body from excessive bleeding by clotting - contains specialized immune cells to help fight disease and sickness
33. The amount of blood pumped out of the heart with each contraction
heart
stroke volume
Transports oxygen and nutrients to tissues - transports waste products from tissues - transports hormones to organs and tissues - carries heat throughout the body
movement created by upper trapezius and the lower portion of the serratus anterior
34. Pectoralis major
antagonist - row
the difference between affirmations and compliments
Tendsons
probable overactive muscles for knees moving inward
35. Internal intercoastals - abdominals
metabolism
triglycerides
structures of the respiratory pump (muscles - expiration)
capillaries
36. Prescribed for hypertension - congestive heart failure - peripheral edema - will maintain heart rate - and maintain or lower bp
less than 200 mg/dl
diuretics
70 percent
Neurotransmitters
37. Muscle groups moving together to produce movement around a joint
respiratory system
Depressions
Diaphysis
force-couple
38. Weight over height essentially - 703 times weight over height squared for US (703*lbs / in^2) or kg / m^2 overseas
Depressions
arteries
70 percent
BMI
39. The process of getting oxygen from the environment to the tissues of the body
Epimysium
50 percent
heart
diffusion
40. The superior chamber of the heart that receives blood from the veins and forces it into the ventricles
blood lipids
synergist - overhead press
atrium
antagonist - squat
41. Somatic and automatic nervous systems
structures of the respiratory pump (muscles - inspiration)
2 subdivisions of the peripheral nervous system
BMI
probable overactive muscles for knees turning out
42. What percentage of the US population is estimated not to engage in 30 minutes of low to moderate physical activity?
bioenergetics
75 percent
ventricles
80 percent
43. 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
Depressions
blood
inspiration
precontemplation
44. 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.
Periosteum
glycogen
type 2 diabetes
Perimysium
45. People in this stage are active but have not yet maintained this behavior for 6 months
action
Vertebral Column
Processes
nervous system
46. 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
Vertebral Column
vasodilators
atrioventricular (av) node
type 2 diabetes
47. Medial gastrocnemius - medial hamstring complex - gracilis - sartorius - popliteus
probable underactive muscles for knees turning ou
autonomic nervous system
heart rate (hr)
Central Nervous System
48. Projections protruding from the bone where muscles - tendons - and ligaments can attach.
structures of the respiratory pump (bones)
somatic nervous system
Beta-oxidation
Processes
49. The very small veins that connect capillaries to the larger veins
example of nonsynovial joint
diffusion
Motor (Efferent) Neurons
venules
50. The combo and interrelation of the nervous - muscular - and skeletal systems
80 percent
80 thou to 100 thou
Articular (Hyaline) Cartilage
human movement system