CPT Practice Exam

True

False

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

Extend the wrist

Elevate the wrist

Rotate the wrist

Flex the wrist

To assist the primary mover

To be the primary mover

To control posture

To prevent injuries

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

2 to 3 times per week

3 to 4 times per week

4 to 7 times per week

Twice a day

For good exercise technique

For safety reasons

Both A and B

None of the above

Triceps

Gluteus medius

Erector spinae

Hamstrings

30 to 90 seconds

30 seconds or less

30 to 60 seconds

2 to 5 minutes

Practice Exam

1. Free weights can help in developing the smaller synergistic muscles.

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

3. 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?

4. What is the role of an agonist muscle?

5. 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?

6. Which joint action describes the movement of adduction?

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

8. What are the main reasons to have a spotter?

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

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