CPT Practice Exam

2 to 3 days

3 to 4 days

4 to 7 days

As often as they want

Origin and insertion

Function

Number of origins

All of the above

To assist the primary mover

To be the primary mover

To control posture

To prevent injuries

Muscular strength and muscle size

Muscle size and power

Muscle strength and flexibility

Muscle size and flexibility

Frontal plane

Sagittal plane

Transverse plane

None of the above

Rectus abdominis

Erector spinae

Hamstrings

Quadriceps

Decreases the angle at a joint

Moves the body away from the midline

Moves the body toward the midline

Increases the angle at a joint

Extend the wrist

Elevate the wrist

Rotate the wrist

Flex the wrist

True

False

Type 1 and Type 2

Type 4 and Type 5

Cells and Organs

Glycogen and Free Fatty Acids

Practice Exam

1. How often should beginners exercise per week in general?

2. Skeletal muscles are often named by what factors?

3. What is the role of an agonist muscle?

4. What are the two primary physiological responses to resistance exercise?

5. Which of the three planes of motion describe dividing the body into top and bottom?

6. Which muscle is the prime mover in spine/trunk flexion?

7. Which joint action describes the movement of adduction?

8. Some muscles are named after the function they perform in the body. As an example, forearm muscles are called flexors because they perform this action?

9. The Anaerobic System must rely on carbohydrates for ATP production.

10. Name the two types of muscle fibers.