CPT Practice Exam

Origin and insertion

Function

Number of origins

All of the above

Training progression

Training specificity

Training overload

Diminishing returns

Begin with heavy weights and a lower number of reps

Pair four or more exercises together

Pair two exercises together

Major muscle groups are split into different days or workouts

Rectus abdominis

Erector spinae

Hamstrings

Quadriceps

Triceps

Gluteus medius

Erector spinae

Hamstrings

Pointing the toes inward

Leaning too far forward

Not keeping a stable spine

All of the above

Vastus medialis

Rectus femoris

Vastus lateralis

Soleus

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.

Easier to develop power and strength

Recruits more muscles

Moves through a full range of motion

All of the above

Practice Exam

1. Skeletal muscles are often named by what factors?

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

3. Which best describes a split routine?

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

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

6. What are some common mistakes with body alignment?

7. Which of the following muscles is not part of the quad muscles?

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

9. 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?

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