CPT Practice Exam

For good exercise technique

For safety reasons

Both A and B

None of the above

An erect body position should be maintained at all times

Always check for a stable base of support

Both A and B

None of the above

Extend the wrist

Elevate the wrist

Rotate the wrist

Flex the wrist

Rectus abdominis

Erector spinae

Hamstrings

Quadriceps

Glucose

Glycogen

Free Fatty Acids

All of the above

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

Triceps

Gluteus medius

Erector spinae

Hamstrings

30 to 90 seconds

30 seconds or less

30 to 60 seconds

2 to 5 minutes

True

False

Increases the angle at a joint

Decreases the angle at a joint

Moves the body away from the midline

Elevates a body part

Practice Exam

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

2. Which of the following factors are important for proper body alignment?

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. Which muscle is the prime mover in spine/trunk flexion?

5. What are the three main sources of fuel used by the body for energy?

6. Which joint action describes the movement of adduction?

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

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

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

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