ACTION PERSONAL TRAINER CERTIFICATION EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

ACTION PERSONAL TRAINER CERTIFICATION EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Question 1
three major functions of the nervous system
Correct Answer
1. sensory
2. integrative
3. motor



Question 2
three types of neurons
Correct Answer
1. interneurons= singles from one neuron to another
2. motor neurons= spinal cord or brain to other parts of the body
3. sensory neurons= body to spinal cord or brain



Question 3
central nervous system
Correct Answer
brain and spinal cord




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,Question 4
peripheral nervous sytem
Correct Answer
all the nerves in the body



Question 5
CNS: four major sections of the brain
Correct Answer
1. cerebrum= largest part of the brain (80%), left and right hemispheres
2. diencephalons= center part of the brain
3. cerebellum= rear part of the brain
4. brain stem= connects the cerebrum and cerebellum to the spinal cord



Question 6
PNS
Correct Answer
1. voluntary nervous system (somatic)= signals skeletal muscles to contract voluntary movements
2.involuntary nervous system (autonomic)= relates the contraction of internal organs, heart rate, digestion, and breathing




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, Question 7
skeletal system
Correct Answer
-major function= to provide form and shape to the body
-axial skeleton= skull, rib cage, vertebral column
-appendicular skeleton= upper and lower extremities
-206 bones, 177 voluntary movement
-synovial joints= 80% of joints in body



Question 8
muscular system
Correct Answer
- a single muscle is built from many bundles of muscle fibers called fascicule



Question 9
three types of muscle tissue
Correct Answer
1. cardiac= walls of the heart
2. smooth= composes the epithelial of other hollow organs
3. skeletal= attached to skeleton, voluntary




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