CPT Practice Exam

200 muscles

500 muscles

700 muscles

Over 1,000

To assist the primary mover

To be the primary mover

To control posture

To prevent injuries

Training progression

Training specificity

Training overload

Diminishing returns

Protects the body from injury

Improves posture

Reduces stress

All of the above

True

False

Extend the wrist

Elevate the wrist

Rotate the wrist

Flex the wrist

You should always use a spotter

When lifting for power movements

When your client asks you not to

When you are not in the mood

Frontal plane

Sagittal plane

Transverse plane

None of the above

2 to 3 times per week

3 to 4 times per week

4 to 7 times per week

Twice a day

Origin and insertion

Function

Number of origins

All of the above

Practice Exam

1. How many muscles are in your body (roughly)?

2. What is the role of an agonist muscle?

3. Which training principle describes the practice of systematically increasing your repetitions to get stronger?

4. Which of the following benefits are attributed to weight training?

5. Resistance training machines are best suited for experienced weight lifters.

6. 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?

7. When is the only time you shouldn’t use a spotter?

8. Which of the three planes of motion describe dividing the body into left and right?

9. How many days per week should you recommend exercise for an experienced lifter?

10. Skeletal muscles are often named by what factors?