CPT Practice Exam

Easier to develop power and strength

Recruits more muscles

Moves through a full range of motion

All of the above

30 to 90 seconds

30 seconds or less

30 to 60 seconds

2 to 5 minutes

True

False

Frontal plane

Sagittal plane

Transverse plane

None of the above

Triceps

Gluteus medius

Erector spinae

Hamstrings

Dispense medication

Help set realistic training goals

Collect health status information

Motivate and inspire

Rectus abdominis

Erector spinae

Hamstrings

Quadriceps

Muscular strength and muscle size

Muscle size and power

Muscle strength and flexibility

Muscle size and flexibility

Origin and insertion

Function

Number of origins

All of the above

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

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

3. Resistance training machines are best suited for experienced weight lifters.

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

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

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

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

8. What are the two primary physiological responses to resistance exercise?

9. Skeletal muscles are often named by what factors?

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?