ACTION Personal Training Review
Exam 2026 Questions and Answers
What of the following is not a component of the cardiovascular system?
A - The heart, B - Blood, C - Blood Vessels, D - Lungs - Correct Answer-D - Lungs
What are the three functions of the nervous system? - Correct Answer-1 - To gather
information about our inner and external surroundings (sensory function), 2- To
process and interpret the information (integrative function) and 3 - to respond to
these stimuli (motor function).
The sensory neurons transmit nerve impulses to which structures?
A- Other neurons, B- The Brain, C- The Spinal cord, D- The brain and the spinal
cord - Correct Answer-D - The brain and the spinal cord.
One of the main purposes of exercise is to exert the cardiovascular and respiratory
systems - True or False - Correct Answer-True
What are the three systems that are collectively referred to as the kinetic chain -
Correct Answer-The muscular, articular and neural systems.
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,Is the oxidative system for producing aerobic energy or anaerobic energy - Correct
Answer-Aerobic energy
Which energy system is needed for running up a 100 yard hill as fast as possible
A- Oxidative system, B- ATP-CP system, C Anaerobic Glycolysis/lactic acid
system - Correct Answer-B - ATP-CP System
What is the function of the ATP-CP system
A- To provide energy all the time, B- To provide energy for low intensity long
workouts, C- To provide energy for high intensity short workouts, D- All the above
- Correct Answer-C - To provide energy for high intensity short workouts
Which of the following is NOT an organ or tissue required to work intensely
during a workout
A- Heart, B- Lung, C- Muscle, D- None of the above - Correct Answer-D- None of
the above
A personal trainer can cause a client injury with an inappropriate workout if the
trainer is not aware of how the body works. True or False - Correct Answer-True
Which of the following is not part of the study of biomechanics?
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, A-Physics, B-Biology, C-Mathematics, D-Chemistry - Correct Answer-D-
Chemistry
Kinematics is the study of human motion. True or False - Correct Answer-True
What are three of the biomechanical processes that occur during a warmup
exercise? - Correct Answer-1-Cardiorespiratory, 2-Increased blood flow to the
active muscles, 3-Muscle proprioceptors
What are the 3 groups of proprioceptors? - Correct Answer-1-Ligament, joint and
skin, 2-neck and inner ear, 3-muscle
As you walk from one end of the room to another, what forces are influencing your
movement?
A-Gravity, B-Friction, C-Tension, D-All of the above - Correct Answer-D-All of
the above
What is the opposite of the motion pronation? - Correct Answer-Supination
What are the three planes of motion that intersect in the body? - Correct Answer-1-
Sagital, 2-Frontal, 3 Traverse
Concentric, eccentric and isometric/staticare the names of 3 major types of what? -
Correct Answer-Muscle Action
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Exam 2026 Questions and Answers
What of the following is not a component of the cardiovascular system?
A - The heart, B - Blood, C - Blood Vessels, D - Lungs - Correct Answer-D - Lungs
What are the three functions of the nervous system? - Correct Answer-1 - To gather
information about our inner and external surroundings (sensory function), 2- To
process and interpret the information (integrative function) and 3 - to respond to
these stimuli (motor function).
The sensory neurons transmit nerve impulses to which structures?
A- Other neurons, B- The Brain, C- The Spinal cord, D- The brain and the spinal
cord - Correct Answer-D - The brain and the spinal cord.
One of the main purposes of exercise is to exert the cardiovascular and respiratory
systems - True or False - Correct Answer-True
What are the three systems that are collectively referred to as the kinetic chain -
Correct Answer-The muscular, articular and neural systems.
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,Is the oxidative system for producing aerobic energy or anaerobic energy - Correct
Answer-Aerobic energy
Which energy system is needed for running up a 100 yard hill as fast as possible
A- Oxidative system, B- ATP-CP system, C Anaerobic Glycolysis/lactic acid
system - Correct Answer-B - ATP-CP System
What is the function of the ATP-CP system
A- To provide energy all the time, B- To provide energy for low intensity long
workouts, C- To provide energy for high intensity short workouts, D- All the above
- Correct Answer-C - To provide energy for high intensity short workouts
Which of the following is NOT an organ or tissue required to work intensely
during a workout
A- Heart, B- Lung, C- Muscle, D- None of the above - Correct Answer-D- None of
the above
A personal trainer can cause a client injury with an inappropriate workout if the
trainer is not aware of how the body works. True or False - Correct Answer-True
Which of the following is not part of the study of biomechanics?
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, A-Physics, B-Biology, C-Mathematics, D-Chemistry - Correct Answer-D-
Chemistry
Kinematics is the study of human motion. True or False - Correct Answer-True
What are three of the biomechanical processes that occur during a warmup
exercise? - Correct Answer-1-Cardiorespiratory, 2-Increased blood flow to the
active muscles, 3-Muscle proprioceptors
What are the 3 groups of proprioceptors? - Correct Answer-1-Ligament, joint and
skin, 2-neck and inner ear, 3-muscle
As you walk from one end of the room to another, what forces are influencing your
movement?
A-Gravity, B-Friction, C-Tension, D-All of the above - Correct Answer-D-All of
the above
What is the opposite of the motion pronation? - Correct Answer-Supination
What are the three planes of motion that intersect in the body? - Correct Answer-1-
Sagital, 2-Frontal, 3 Traverse
Concentric, eccentric and isometric/staticare the names of 3 major types of what? -
Correct Answer-Muscle Action
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