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NCCPT CPT Exam 1/ Practice Questions with Complete
Verified Answers/ Rated A+
What happens in systolic and diastolic phases of blood pressure? - ANS - In systolic, the pressure in
ventricular contraction and diastolic is pressure in ventricular filling
Muscle fiber type that has Slow shortening velocities, red, endurance, fatigue resistant, large
mitochondria, high myoglobin, rich capillary supply, postural, and tonic? - ANS - Slow Twitch
Muscle fiber type that has high shortening velocities, fatigue quickly, large amount of actin and myosin
filaments, WHITE, prime mover. phasic and easily inhibited - ANS - Fast Twitch
Target Heart Rate for 45-year-old with a Resting Heart Rate of 60 bpm? - ANS - 106-135 bpm.
Gradual cycling of specificity, intensity, volume, duration and frequency to achieve goal - ANS - Concept
of periodicity
What's the Valsalva maneuver? - ANS - Exhaling forcibly with the glottis closed
ATP means? - ANS - Adenosine Triphosphate
What systems kicks in to provide ATP if longer than 10 seconds - ANS - Glycolytic System
How long does Glycolysis last? - ANS - ten seconds to 3 minutes
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An agonist or prime mover performs desired motions, the antagonist are neurologically inhibited - ANS -
Reciprocal inhibition
When the agonist and antagonist contract at the same time - ANS - Co contraction
Muscles that have their distal tendon close to the joint axis - ANS - Spurt Muscle
Example of spurt muscle - ANS - Bicep Brachii
Muscle in body that crosses two joints and produces motion at more than one joint - ANS - Double
jointed muscle
Major decrease in strength, aerobic capacity after time without exercise - ANS - Reversibility
Nerve impulses from receptors toward the CNS - ANS - Afferent information
A single motor neuron and all the muscle fibers it innervates - ANS - Motor unit
Pre-activity health screen of clients, interpreting results, development of physical activity
recommendations, supervision and instruction of physical activity, etc. - ANS - Greatest legal concerns for
Personal trainers
Are employers responsible for the actions of their employees? - ANS - Yes
T/F: You should have liability insurance if working as an independent contractor? - ANS - True
4 chambers of the heart - ANS - Right and left ventricles. Right and left atriums
3 energy systems - ANS - ATP/Creatine-Phosphate, Glycolysis, Aerobic Oxidation
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Prime mover for bench press? - ANS - Pec. Major
Antagonist for bench press? - ANS - Rhomboids, Trapezius, Posterior Deltoids
Stabilizers for bench press? - ANS - Rotator Cuff
What causes post exercise soreness? - ANS - Microtrauma to muscle tissue
How to treat post exercise soreness? - ANS - PRICE, stretching, active rest and hydrate
Muscle type involved in static task like standing and sitting and often become overactive - ANS - Tonic
Body type with muscular build? - ANS - Mesomorph
Decrease appetite, inability to sleep and elevated HR are signs of - ANS - Overtraining
Fascia that surrounds bundles of muscle fibers? - ANS - Fasciculi
Strongest type of contraction? - ANS - Eccentric
Type of muscle that operate blood vessels and tubular organs like the stomach and is smooth - ANS -
Visceral
Attachment nearest mid line of body and/or end attached to least movable bone - ANS - Origin
Why is eating 5-6 meals a day more effective? - ANS - Thermogenic effect on food, steady nutrient supply
and smaller amounts discourage fat storage
ACSM recommended intake of carbs? - ANS - 58%
NCCPT CPT Exam 1/ Practice Questions with Complete
Verified Answers/ Rated A+
What happens in systolic and diastolic phases of blood pressure? - ANS - In systolic, the pressure in
ventricular contraction and diastolic is pressure in ventricular filling
Muscle fiber type that has Slow shortening velocities, red, endurance, fatigue resistant, large
mitochondria, high myoglobin, rich capillary supply, postural, and tonic? - ANS - Slow Twitch
Muscle fiber type that has high shortening velocities, fatigue quickly, large amount of actin and myosin
filaments, WHITE, prime mover. phasic and easily inhibited - ANS - Fast Twitch
Target Heart Rate for 45-year-old with a Resting Heart Rate of 60 bpm? - ANS - 106-135 bpm.
Gradual cycling of specificity, intensity, volume, duration and frequency to achieve goal - ANS - Concept
of periodicity
What's the Valsalva maneuver? - ANS - Exhaling forcibly with the glottis closed
ATP means? - ANS - Adenosine Triphosphate
What systems kicks in to provide ATP if longer than 10 seconds - ANS - Glycolytic System
How long does Glycolysis last? - ANS - ten seconds to 3 minutes
, 2
An agonist or prime mover performs desired motions, the antagonist are neurologically inhibited - ANS -
Reciprocal inhibition
When the agonist and antagonist contract at the same time - ANS - Co contraction
Muscles that have their distal tendon close to the joint axis - ANS - Spurt Muscle
Example of spurt muscle - ANS - Bicep Brachii
Muscle in body that crosses two joints and produces motion at more than one joint - ANS - Double
jointed muscle
Major decrease in strength, aerobic capacity after time without exercise - ANS - Reversibility
Nerve impulses from receptors toward the CNS - ANS - Afferent information
A single motor neuron and all the muscle fibers it innervates - ANS - Motor unit
Pre-activity health screen of clients, interpreting results, development of physical activity
recommendations, supervision and instruction of physical activity, etc. - ANS - Greatest legal concerns for
Personal trainers
Are employers responsible for the actions of their employees? - ANS - Yes
T/F: You should have liability insurance if working as an independent contractor? - ANS - True
4 chambers of the heart - ANS - Right and left ventricles. Right and left atriums
3 energy systems - ANS - ATP/Creatine-Phosphate, Glycolysis, Aerobic Oxidation
, 3
Prime mover for bench press? - ANS - Pec. Major
Antagonist for bench press? - ANS - Rhomboids, Trapezius, Posterior Deltoids
Stabilizers for bench press? - ANS - Rotator Cuff
What causes post exercise soreness? - ANS - Microtrauma to muscle tissue
How to treat post exercise soreness? - ANS - PRICE, stretching, active rest and hydrate
Muscle type involved in static task like standing and sitting and often become overactive - ANS - Tonic
Body type with muscular build? - ANS - Mesomorph
Decrease appetite, inability to sleep and elevated HR are signs of - ANS - Overtraining
Fascia that surrounds bundles of muscle fibers? - ANS - Fasciculi
Strongest type of contraction? - ANS - Eccentric
Type of muscle that operate blood vessels and tubular organs like the stomach and is smooth - ANS -
Visceral
Attachment nearest mid line of body and/or end attached to least movable bone - ANS - Origin
Why is eating 5-6 meals a day more effective? - ANS - Thermogenic effect on food, steady nutrient supply
and smaller amounts discourage fat storage
ACSM recommended intake of carbs? - ANS - 58%
