CPT Practice Exam

Vastus medialis

Rectus femoris

Vastus lateralis

Soleus

Training progression

Training specificity

Training overload

Diminishing returns

Head is placed firmly on the bench

Shoulders and upper back should be firm and even on the bench

Feet are flat on the floor

Buttocks is lifted off the bench

8 to 15

12 or more

6 or less

1 to 2

2 to 3 days

3 to 4 days

4 to 7 days

As often as they want

Tell her to wait a few minutes, then try the exercise again.

Attempt to diagnose what is wrong

Recommend she seek care from a qualified physician

Offer her some medication for the pain

Increases the angle at a joint

Decreases the angle at a joint

Moves the body away from the midline

Elevates a body part

True

False

30 to 90 seconds

30 seconds or less

30 to 60 seconds

2 to 5 minutes

Muscular strength and muscle size

Muscle size and power

Muscle strength and flexibility

Muscle size and flexibility

Practice Exam

1. Which of the following muscles is not part of the quad muscles?

2. Which training principle describes the practice of gradually adding more resistance so there is enough stimulus to grow?

3. Which of the following is not true when using proper form?

4. How many repetitions are usually recommended for building muscular endurance?

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

6. Your client is feeling a sharp pain in her knee during exercise. What should you do?

7. Which describes the joint movement of the flexor muscles?

8. The frontal plane explains the division of the body between front and back.

9. How much rest time is recommended for power exercises?

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