CPT Practice Exam

Muscular strength and muscle size

Muscle size and power

Muscle strength and flexibility

Muscle size and flexibility

Underhand

Overhand

Neutral

None of the above

To assist the primary mover

To be the primary mover

To control posture

To prevent injuries

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.

Rectus abdominis

Erector spinae

Hamstrings

Quadriceps

Dispense medication

Help set realistic training goals

Collect health status information

Motivate and inspire

Frontal plane

Sagittal plane

Transverse plane

None of the above

1 to 2 sets

2 to 3 sets

3 to 6 sets

3 to 5 sets

True

False

Practice Exam

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

2. What is a supinated grip?

3. What is the role of an agonist muscle?

4. Skeletal muscles are often named by what factors?

5. 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?

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

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

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

9. When deciding exercise volume for a new client, how many sets are recommended for muscle endurance?

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