CPT Practice Exam

Frontal plane

Sagittal plane

Transverse plane

None of the above

Training progression

Training specificity

Training overload

Diminishing returns

1 to 2 sets

2 to 3 sets

3 to 6 sets

3 to 5 sets

Dispense medication

Help set realistic training goals

Collect health status information

Motivate and inspire

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

Never use a full range of motion

Always use your back when lifting from the floor

Always lock your knees

Never jerk the weight

200 muscles

500 muscles

700 muscles

Over 1,000

Triceps

Gluteus medius

Erector spinae

Hamstrings

True

False

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.

Practice Exam

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

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

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

4. Which one of these is not within your scope of responsibilities?

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

6. Which of the following is true regarding proper weight lifting form?

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

8. If the hip adductor is the prime mover in an exercise, what is the antagonist?

9. You should always keep a current CPR certification when training clients.

10. 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?