Scientific Information for CPT Exam

Question 1

What are the three parts of a neuron?

Answer 1

1. ) Cell body
2. ) Axon
3. ) Dendrites

Question 2

What are the three joint motions?

Answer 2

1. ) Roll
2. ) Slide
3. ) Spin

Question 3

What are the skeletal system functions?

Answer 3

1. ) Shape
2. ) Protection
3. ) Movement
4. ) Blood Production
5. ) Store Minerals

Question 4

What are the layers of muscle?

Answer 4

Epimysium
Perimysium
Endomysium (Deepest)

Question 5

What are the differences of slow twitch fibers compared to fast twitch fibers?

Answer 5

1. ) Increased Oxygen
2. ) Smaller
3. ) Less Force
4. ) Slow Fatigue

Question 6

What are the differences of fast twitch fibers compared to slow twitch fibers?

Answer 6

1. ) Less Oxygen
2. ) Larger
3. ) More Force
4. ) Fast Fatigue

Question 7

What are the functions of a muscle spindle?

Answer 7

1. ) Change in length
2. ) Stretch Reflex
3. ) Causes contraction

Question 8

What are the functions of the golgi tendons?

Answer 8

1. ) Attaches to tendons
2. ) Change in muscle tension
3. ) Causes relaxation

Question 9

What are the blood vessels?

Answer 9

1. ) Arteries
2. ) Arterioles
3. ) Capillaries
4. ) Venules
5. ) Veins

Question 10

What are the blood functions?

Answer 10

1. ) Transport O
2. ) Transport waste
3. ) Transport hormones
4. ) Carries heat
5. ) Regulates temperature
6. ) Clotting protects leaving
7. ) Fights disease in sickness

Question 11

Blood flow in the heart:

Answer 11

Right A (No Oxygen)
Right V (No Oxygen)
Left A (Oxygen)
Left V (Oxygen to the body)

Question 12

What are the oxidative systems?

Answer 12

Aerobic Glycolysis
Krebs Cycle
Electron Transport
Chain (ETC)

Question 13

What is the respiratory quotient?

Answer 13

RQ of .7 = 100% fat

RQ of 1 = 100% carbs

Question 14

Sagittal Plane

Answer 14

Motion:
Flexion/Extension
Axis: Coronal

Question 15

Frontal Plane

Answer 15

Motion:
Abduction/Adduction, Lateral Flexion, Eversion/Inversion
Axis: Anterior/Posterior

Question 16

Transverse Plane

Answer 16

Motion:
Internal/External Rotation, Left/Right Rotation, Horizontal Abduction/Adduction
Axis: Longitudinal