CPT Practice Exam

True

False

For good exercise technique

For safety reasons

Both A and B

None of the above

To assist the primary mover

To be the primary mover

To control posture

To prevent injuries

Frontal plane

Sagittal plane

Transverse plane

None of the above

Easier to develop power and strength

Recruits more muscles

Moves through a full range of motion

All of the above

Dispense medication

Help set realistic training goals

Collect health status information

Motivate and inspire

30 to 90 seconds

30 seconds or less

30 to 60 seconds

2 to 5 minutes

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

Triceps

Gluteus medius

Erector spinae

Hamstrings

Isokinetic

Isotonic

Isometric

None of the above

Practice Exam

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

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

3. What is the role of an agonist muscle?

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

5. Popular reasons why free weights are better than machines include:

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

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

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

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

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