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Certified Personal Trainer Exam
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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. 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
metabolism
between 200 and 239 mg/dl
Tendsons
2. The smallest blood vessels - and the site of exchange of chemicals and water between the blood and the tissues
triglycerides
Articular (Hyaline) Cartilage
capillaries
movement created by gastrocnemius - peroneus longus - and tibialis posterior
3. Percentage of Americans older than age 20 that are overweight
more than 240 mg/dl
structures of the respiratory pump (muscles - expiration)
66 percent
communication
4. Transmit nerve impulses from the brain and spinal cord to effector sites
Motor (Efferent) Neurons
diuretics
Nonsynovial Joints
mechanoreceptors
5. Projections protruding from the bone where muscles - tendons - and ligaments can attach.
7-12-5
Processes
gluconeogenesis
movement created by gluteus maximus - quadriceps and calf muscles
6. Lower blood pressure and can do anything to heart rate - could be anything - used for treat hypertension and angina (chest pain)
blood vessels
Skeletal System
calcium-channel blockers
inspiration
7. The process of resorption and formation of bone
proprioception
antagonist - overhead press
72 million
Remodeling
8. Weight over height essentially - 703 times weight over height squared for US (703*lbs / in^2) or kg / m^2 overseas
Skeletal System
BMI
stroke volume
Epiphysis
9. Diaphragm - external intercostals - scalenes - sternocleidomastoid - pectoralis minor
structures of the respiratory pump (muscles - inspiration)
Articular (Hyaline) Cartilage
less than 200 mg/dl
Epiphysis
10. The neuromuscular response to the sensory information
motor function
Periosteum
antidepressants
synergist - squat
11. Connective tissues that attach muscle to bone and provide an anchor for muscles to produce force
Depressions
antidepressants
Neurotransmitters
Tendsons
12. Posterior deltoid
antagonist - chest press
example of pivot joint
less than 200 mg/dl
integrative function
13. Series of muscles that moves the skeleton.
probable overactive muscles for knees turning out
stroke volume
Muscular System
Motor (Efferent) Neurons
14. The specific product or service offered
product
Neurotransmitters
diuretics
Skeletal System
15. Vessels that transport blood away from the heart
arteries
Sarcomere
Diaphysis
stabilizer - squat
16. Joints that are held together by a joint capsule and ligaments and are most associated with movement in the body.
diuretics
expiration
atrium
Synovial Joints
17. Nodding the head -- top of the spinal column as fulcrum / joint axis in the middle ( seesaw-like)
80 percent
Vertebral Column
expiration
example of first class lever
18. Percentage of adults with cholesterol 200 mg/dl and over
Neurotransmitters
blood vessels
nervous system
50 percent
19. Sensory receptors responsible for sensing distortion in body tissues
Articular (Hyaline) Cartilage
mechanoreceptors
antidepressants
Depressions
20. Transmit nerve impulses from effector sites (such as muscles and organs) via receptors to the brain and spinal cord
80 percent
glucose
synergist - squat
Sensory (Afferent) Neurons
21. Gluteus medius - maximus - vastus medialis oblique
mediastinum
fat
contemplation
probable underactive muscles for knees moving inward
22. High volume - moderate to high loads - moderate or low reps (6-12
agonist - squat
hypertrophy phase - strength level training strategy
stroke volume
synergist - row
23. The ability of the nervous system to analyze and interpret sensory info to allow for proper decision making - which produces the appropriate response
excess postexercise oxygen consumption (epoc)
integrative function
stabilizer - chest press - overhead press - row
active listening
24. Produce hip and knee extension during walking - running - stair climbing - etc.
synergist - squat
Diaphysis
movement created by upper trapezius and the lower portion of the serratus anterior
movement created by gluteus maximus - quadriceps and calf muscles
25. The material or substance on which an enzyme acts
Neurotransmitters
example of nonsynovial joint
substrate
calcium-channel blockers
26. The region of long bone connecting the diaphysis to the epiphysis. It is a layer of subdividing cartilaginous cells in which growth in length of the diaphysis occurs.
Appendicular Skeleton
nitrates
Bones
Epiphyseal Plate
27. A type of bone cell that removes bone tissue
respiratory pump
Neural Activation
mechanoreceptors
Osteoclassts
28. Cartilage that covers the articular surfaces of bones.
metabolism
venules
Articular (Hyaline) Cartilage
example of ball-and-socket joint
29. Joint motion
Arthrokinematics
five
agonist - squat
Skeletal System
30. Bmi of 25 to 29.9 - between 25 to 30 lbs over recommended weight for their height
Transports oxygen and nutrients to tissues - transports waste products from tissues - transports hormones to organs and tissues - carries heat throughout the body
substrate
blood lipids
overweight
31. What percentage of the US population is estimated not to engage in 30 minutes of low to moderate physical activity?
more than 240 mg/dl
75 percent
obesity
criteria that CPR/AED cert must meet
32. Protection mechanism of the blood
example of gliding joint
triglycerides
Protects the body from excessive bleeding by clotting - contains specialized immune cells to help fight disease and sickness
Bones
33. Transversus abdominis
movement created by gastrocnemius - peroneus longus - and tibialis posterior
protein
stabilizer - squat
muscle spindles
34. Receptors sensitive to change in tension of the muscle and the rate of that change
Bones
uncompromising customer service
agonist - squat
golgi tendon organs
35. Used in the treatment of various psychiatric and emotional disorders...either increases or maintain heart rate - either maintains or decreases bp
muscle imbalance
human movement system
7-12-5
antidepressants
36. Carpals of the hand - no axis of rotation
stabilization endurance phase - stabilization level training strategy
example of gliding joint
BMI
ventricles
37. The complex carb molecule used to store carbs in the liver and muscle cells. when carb energy is needed - glycogen is converted into glucose for use by the muscle cells
between 200 and 239 mg/dl
Neurotransmitters
glycogen
stages of change
38. Biceps femoris - adductor complex - vastus lateralis - tfl
probable overactive muscles for knees moving inward
Endomysium
heart
example of ball-and-socket joint
39. The very small veins that connect capillaries to the larger veins
Motor Unit
synergist - overhead press
Ligament
venules
40. The functional unit of muscle that produces muscular contraction and consists of repeating sections of actin and myosin.
synergist - squat
sensory function
probable overactive muscles for knees turning out
Sarcomere
41. Cranial and spinal nerves that spread throughout the body
Peripheral Nervous System
Bones
Processes
Interneurons
42. Having an attitude and genuine interest in seeking a client's perspective and getting to know him or her
every 2 years
active listening
example of saddle joint
integrative function
43. Sternum - ribs - vertebrae
adenosine triphosphate (atp)
structures of the respiratory pump (bones)
movement created by gastrocnemius - peroneus longus - and tibialis posterior
Appendicular Skeleton
44. Latissimus dorsi
sternum
the four p's of marketing
antagonist - overhead press
Synovial Joints
45. Alteration of muscle length surrounding a joint
Protects the body from excessive bleeding by clotting - contains specialized immune cells to help fight disease and sickness
Beta-oxidation
muscle imbalance
hypertrophy phase - strength level training strategy
46. A system of the body composed of the cardiovascular and respiratory systems
Joints
cardiorespiratory system
Perimysium
type 2 diabetes
47. The study of energy in the human body
muscle spindles
bioenergetics
obesity
75 percent
48. Receptors surrounding a joint that response to pressure acceleration and deceleration of the joint
7-12-5
somatic nervous system
joint receptors
proprioception
49. 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
sinoatrial (sa) node
example of first class lever
stages of change
57 percent
50. The combo and interrelation of the nervous - muscular - and skeletal systems
strength endurance phase - strength level training strategy
beta blockers
human movement system
cardiorespiratory system