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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. High loads - low reps (1-5) - longer rest periods
max strength phase - strength level training strategy
movement created by gastrocnemius - peroneus longus - and tibialis posterior
agonist - chest press
antagonist - chest press
2. What percentage of deaths could have been prevented if a healthy lifestyle were followed?
80 percent
strength endurance phase - strength level training strategy
heart
bioenergetics
3. Posterior deltoid - biceps
carpals of the hands - tarsals of the feet
integrative function
synergist - row
Arthrokinematics
4. Somatic and automatic nervous systems
2 subdivisions of the peripheral nervous system
golgi tendon organs
cardiac output
probable underactive muscles for knees moving inward
5. Latissimus dorsi
respiratory system
maintenance
antagonist - overhead press
adenosine diphosphate
6. The connective tissue that surrounds fascicles.
diffusion
regulates body temp and acid balance in the body
Perimysium
vasodilators
7. A system of the body composed of the cardiovascular and respiratory systems
cardiorespiratory system
triglycerides
probable underactive muscles for knees moving inward
Joints
8. Soleus - lateral gastrocnemius - biceps femoris
probable overactive muscles for knees turning out
7-12-5
stages of verbal communication
golgi tendon organs
9. Deltoid
agonist - overhead press
Axial Skeleton
every 2 years
integrative function
10. Hands-on training component - skills demonstration evaluation from instructor - must require the passing of a standardized exam
80 percent
criteria that CPR/AED cert must meet
stabilizer - chest press - overhead press - row
glucose
11. Alteration of muscle length surrounding a joint
muscle imbalance
human movement system
Interneurons
vertebrae
12. The amount charged for a product or service
price
synergist - overhead press
Appendicular Skeleton
bioenergetics
13. Medial gastrocnemius - medial hamstring complex - gracilis - sartorius - popliteus
cardiorespiratory system
Bones
precontemplation
probable underactive muscles for knees turning ou
14. Having an attitude and genuine interest in seeking a client's perspective and getting to know him or her
example of ball-and-socket joint
motor function
blood vessels
active listening
15. Gluteus medius - maximus - vastus medialis oblique
blood lipids
probable overactive muscles for knees turning out
probable underactive muscles for knees moving inward
example of ball-and-socket joint
16. 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
minimal oxygen consumption (vo2max)
blood vessels
Osteoclassts
respiratory pump
17. The body's framework - composed of bones and joints
Skeletal System
blood vessels
blood lipids
proprioception
18. Provide a resting ground for muscles and protection of vital organs
hypertrophy phase - strength level training strategy
exercise metabolism
between 200 and 239 mg/dl
Bones
19. Biceps femoris - adductor complex - vastus lateralis - tfl
antidepressants
probable overactive muscles for knees moving inward
arteries
example of pivot joint
20. Transmit nerve impulses from the brain and spinal cord to effector sites
70 percent
Motor (Efferent) Neurons
Skeletal System
Epimysium
21. 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.
venules
Neurotransmitters
place
Epiphysis
22. 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
synergist - overhead press
movement created by deltoid and rotator cuff
sinoatrial (sa) node
antagonist - row
23. Receptors surrounding a joint that response to pressure acceleration and deceleration of the joint
joint receptors
action
inspiration
Processes
24. Supplies neural input to the involuntary systems (heart - digestive systems - and endocrine glands) of the body
atrium
carpals of the hands - tarsals of the feet
Central Nervous System
autonomic nervous system
25. People in this stage exercise occasionally but are planning to begin exercising regularly in the next month
preparation
muscle imbalance
movement created by internal and external obliques
integrative function
26. Knee
ventricles
Synovial Joints
example of synovial joint
Diaphysis
27. Being unwavering in providing an experience and level of assistance that is rarely - if ever - experienced anywhere else
Processes
type 1 diabetes
adenosine diphosphate
uncompromising customer service
28. The power training level of the OPT strives most to improve?
antagonist - row
adenosine triphosphate (atp)
rate of force production
active listening
29. The state in which the body's metabolism is elevated after exercise
Peripheral Nervous System
Osteoclassts
movement created by deltoid and rotator cuff
excess postexercise oxygen consumption (epoc)
30. A type of bone cell that removes bone tissue
bronchodilators
carpals of the hands - tarsals of the feet
stages of change
Osteoclassts
31. Number of vertebrae in the cervical - thoracic - and lumpar spine
Axial Skeleton
beta blockers
atrioventricular (av) node
7-12-5
32. Low loads - high reps
bioenergetics
stabilization endurance phase - stabilization level training strategy
stages of verbal communication
Medullar Cavity
33. Radioulnar joint - moves in one plane of motion (transverse)
probable underactive muscles for knees turning ou
Motor (Efferent) Neurons
example of pivot joint
less than 200 mg/dl
34. Decrease heart rate & blood pressure - normally used as antihypertensive medication or for arrhythmias (irregular heart rate)
cardiorespiratory system
nitrates
beta blockers
autonomic nervous system
35. Junctions of bones - muscles - and connective tissues at which movement occurs. Also known as an articulation.
Joints
Peripheral Nervous System
human movement system
four years
36. Latissimus dorsi
example of second class lever
antagonist - squat
agonist - row
BMI
37. Full-body pushup calf raise -- resistance is in the middle with the fulcrum and effort on either side (wheelbarrow-like) -- ball of foot is the fulcrum - the body weight is the resistance - and the effort is applied by the calf musculature
50 percent
structures of the respiratory pump (muscles - inspiration)
movement created by gluteus maximus - quadriceps and calf muscles
example of second class lever
38. Primary connective tissue that connects bones together and provides stability - input to the nervous syste - guidance - and the limitation of improper joint movement.
carbohydrates
integrative function
movement created by gastrocnemius - peroneus longus - and tibialis posterior
Ligament
39. Nodding the head -- top of the spinal column as fulcrum / joint axis in the middle ( seesaw-like)
Remodeling
example of first class lever
the four p's of marketing
ventricles
40. The portion of the nervous system that consists of the brain and spinal cord
four years
nervous system
Central Nervous System
movement created by deltoid and rotator cuff
41. Transversus abdominis
Bones
stabilizer - squat
bronchodilators
example of third class lever
42. Percentage of Americans older than age 20 that are overweight
synergist - chest press
66 percent
movement created by internal and external obliques
carbohydrates
43. Flattened or indented portions of bone - which can be muscle attachment sites.
Depressions
example of pivot joint
joint receptors
nitrates
44. Superset - moderate loades and reps (8-12)
Medullar Cavity
strength endurance phase - strength level training strategy
example of synovial joint
five
45. Carpals of the hand - no axis of rotation
heart rate (hr)
probable overactive muscles for knees moving inward
example of gliding joint
75 percent
46. Transmit nerve impulses from effector sites (such as muscles and organs) via receptors to the brain and spinal cord
Osteoclassts
Sensory (Afferent) Neurons
gluconeogenesis
preparation
47. Hamstring complex
Interneurons
Diaphysis
beta blockers
synergist - squat
48. Chemical messengers that cross the neuromuscular junction (synapse) to transmit electrical impulses from the nerve to the muscle.
72 million
Neurotransmitters
cardiorespiratory system
Axial Skeleton
49. Borderline high total cholesterol level
diuretics
diffusion
blood
between 200 and 239 mg/dl
50. Projections protruding from the bone where muscles - tendons - and ligaments can attach.
capillaries
Axial Skeleton
Processes
75 percent