CPT Practice Exam

Isokinetic

Isotonic

Isometric

None of the above

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

True

False

Hip Adductor

Gastrocnemius

Triceps

Hamstrings

Extend the wrist

Elevate the wrist

Rotate the wrist

Flex the wrist

1 to 2 sets

2 to 3 sets

3 to 6 sets

3 to 5 sets

Begin training but at a low intensity.

Talk with a doctor and seek approval for exercise.

Train at a high intensity.

Begin more physical assessments.

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

Get your clients stronger

Help them lose weight

Provide safe and effective exercise instruction

Motivate and inspire

Frontal plane

Sagittal plane

Transverse plane

None of the above

Practice Exam

1. Which contraction involves muscle length variations with no change in tension?

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

3. Breathing should be performed as inhaling as the muscles lengthen and exhaling as the muscles contract.

4. Quadriceps are a primary mover (agonist) in a leg extension. What is the antagonist muscle?

5. 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?

6. When deciding exercise volume for a new client, how many sets are recommended for muscle endurance?

7. When answering the Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire (PAR-Q), your client answers “yes” to a bone or joint problem that could be made worse by exercise. What should you recommend?

8. Which joint action describes the movement of adduction?

9. What is your most important role as a personal trainer?

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