CPT - Domain 1 Study Quiz

Question 1

The gastrocnemius is responsible for concentrically accelerating which of the following?
Select one:
a. Ankle dorsiflexion
b. Knee abduction
c. Knee adduction
d. Ankle plantarflexion

Answer 1

Ankle Plantarflexion

Question 2

What term describes the act of synergists taking over function for a weak or inhibited prime mover?
Select one:
a. Altered reciprocal inhibition
b. Arthrokinetic dysfunction
c. Autogenic inhibition
d. Synergistic dominance

Answer 2

Synergistic Dominance

Question 3

Maintenance of which of the following is an integrated process requiring optimal muscular balance, joint dynamics, and neuromuscular efficiency using visual, vestibular, and proprioceptive inputs?
Select one:
a. Mechanical equilibrium
b. Static equilibrium
c. Postural equilibrium
d. Dynamic equilibrium

Answer 3

Postural Equilibrium

Question 4

A client has been training in Phase 2 for 4 months. She is now experiencing joint pain and emotional fatigue. What stage of the general adaptation syndrome is she most likely in?
Select one:
a. Resistance development
b. Exhaustion
c. DOMS
d. Alarm reaction

Answer 4

Exhaustion

Question 5

Front lunges and biceps curls occur in which plane of motion?
Select one:
a. Scapular
b. Transverse
c. Frontal
d. Sagittal

Answer 5

Sagittal

Question 6

When performing a squat, an overactive hip flexor complex can decrease neural drive to the gluteus maximus; what is this an example of?
Select one:
a. Autogenic inhibition
b. Altered reciprocal inhibition
c. Synergistic dominance
d. Relative flexibility

Answer 6

Altered Reciprocal Inhibition

Question 7

Which of the following is true of skeletal muscle?
Select one:
a. It is composed of intercalated discs.
b. Skeletal muscle fibers are shorter than cardiac muscle fibers.
c. Skeletal muscle fibers are more tightly connected than cardiac muscle fibers.
d. It is a voluntary muscle.

Answer 7

It is a voluntary muscle