CPT Practice test

Question 1

Releasing _________ tends to excite an organ.

Answer 1

Norepinephrine

Question 2

What percent of all skeletal muscles constitute the total weight of the human body?

Answer 2

40 to 50

Question 3

Generally, what is the charge of neurons at rest?

Answer 3

-50 to -70 mv

Question 4

The ______ is responsible for cardiorespiratory control.

Answer 4

Brain stem

Question 5

sensory receptor located within the muscle that detects changes in muscle length and triggers a reflex contraction of the muscle

Answer 5

Muscle spindle

Question 6

Where is the vestibular apparatus located?

Answer 6

Inner ear

Question 7

The gaps between Schwann cells are called

Answer 7

nodes of Ranvier

Question 8

CPT During pregnancy, there is an increase in relaxin levels in the body. What effect does this have?

Answer 8

Increased joint range of motion

Question 9

CPT Which of the following general gender differences might be a reason females generally have more flexibility (ROM) than males?

Answer 9

Females tend to have wider and shallower hips

Question 10

In which phase of the clean does the “double knee bend” occur?

Answer 10

Transition

Question 11

What type of resistance training is recommended for diabetic individuals with retinopathy?

Answer 11

Circuit training

You want to keep blood pressure from significantly rising, which would aggravate it

Question 12

After 35 years of age, how much bone density loss occurs per year in women?

Answer 12

1 %

Question 13

CPT What type of exercise is a dumbbell bench press?

Answer 13

Multijoint, unilateral

Question 14

What type of strength curve does a biceps curl utilize?

Answer 14

Bell-shaped strength curve

Question 15

CPT When the training level exceeds the threshold for change, what occurs?

Answer 15

Physiological adaptation

Question 16

CPT An individual performs a dumbbell biceps curl by starting with the palms facing the body when the arms are straight, then turning the palms toward the ceiling as they lift the dumbbells. In addition to elbow flexion, what movement pattern are they performing and in what plane of motion?

Answer 16

Supination, transverse

Question 17

Which of the following best describes isotonic resistance training?

Answer 17

A muscle contraction in which the muscle exerts a constant tension

Question 18

In regard to progression, which of the following is considered the highest priority in clients with type 2 diabetes?

Answer 18

Maximizing caloric expenditure

Question 19

How should a goal for new clients be calculated?

Answer 19

Calculate how many sessions per week are required to reach a monetary goal, Calculate how many clients need to sign up to reach that number, Establish a timeline for contacting potential clients to reach that number