Practice Exam

1. Which joint action describes the movement of adduction?

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. The Anaerobic System must rely on carbohydrates for ATP production.

True

False

3. Skeletal muscles are often named by what factors?

Origin and insertion

Function

Number of origins

All of the above

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

Training progression

Training specificity

Training overload

Diminishing returns

5. Training specificity explains what type of training?

Pay attention to target muscles for a specific sport or training purpose

Lift heavy no matter what

Push through plateaus

Always overload on your resistance

6. How many muscles are in your body (roughly)?

200 muscles

500 muscles

700 muscles

Over 1,000

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

Easier to develop power and strength

Recruits more muscles

Moves through a full range of motion

All of the above

8. Why should you use a PAR-Q with your clients in the initial visit?

To see if the client needs to lose weight

To assess a client’s interest in working out

As a pre exercise screening tool to uncover any medical concerns

A PAR-Q is not required prior to working out

9. Which of the following is true regarding proper weight lifting form?

Never use a full range of motion

Always use your back when lifting from the floor

Always lock your knees

Never jerk the weight

10. Which of the three planes of motion describe dividing the body into left and right?

Frontal plane

Sagittal plane

Transverse plane

None of the above

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