ACSM CPT CERTIFICATION REVIEW
EXAM QUESTIONS
Whichwofwthewfollowingwexercisewmodeswallowswbuoyancywtowreducewthewpotentialwfor
wmusculoskeletalwinjury?
A)wCycling
B)wWalking
C)wSkiing
D)wWaterwexercisew-wans-✔✔D)wWaterwexercise
Inwwhichwstagewofwmotivationalwreadinesswiswawpersonwwhowiswanwirregularwexerciser?
A)wPrecontemplation
B)wContemplation
C)wPreparationw
D)wActionw-wans-✔✔C)wPreparation
Whichwofwthewfollowingwmedicationswiswdesignedwtowmodifywbloodwcholesterolwlevels?
A)wNitratesw
B)wBeta-blockers
C)wAntihyperlipidemics
D)wAspirinw-wans-✔✔C)wAntihyperlipidemics
Whichwofwthewfollowingwrepresentswmorewthanw90%wofwthewfatwstoredwinwthewbodywan
dwiswcomposedwofwawglycerolwmoleculewconnectedwtowthreewfattywacids?
A)wPhospholipids
B)wCholesterol
C)wTriglyceridesw(TG)
D)wFreewfattywacidsw-wans-✔✔C)wTriglyceridesw(TG)
Limitedwflexibilitywofwwhichwofwthewfollowingwmusclewgroupswincreaseswthewriskwofwlow
wbackwpain?
A)wQuadricepsw
B)wHamstrings
C)wHipwflexors
D)wGluteuswmaximusw-wans-✔✔B)wHamstrings
Calcium,wphosphoruswmagnesium,wpotassium,wsulfur,wsodium,wandwchloridewarewexa
mpleswofw____________.
,A)wMacrominerals
B)wMicrominerals
C)wProteins
D)wVitaminsw-wans-✔✔B)wMicrominerals
Whichwofwthewfollowingwtermswrepresentswanwimaginarywhorizontalwplanewpassingwthro
ughwthewmidsectionwofwthewbodywandwdividingwitwintowupperwandwlowerwportions?
A)wSagittal
B)wFrontal
C)wTransverse
D)wSuperiorw-wans-✔✔C)wTransverse
Awpersonalwtrainerwfailswtowspotwawclientwperformingwheavywinclinewdumbbellwpressesw
andwthewclientwinjureswhimselfwwhenwthewdumbbellwiswdroppedwonwhiswface.wWhichwof
wthewfollowingwidentifywthewappropriatewtypewofwnegligencewdisplayedwinwthiswsection?
A)wAdmission
B)wCommission
C)wOmission
D)wLegalw-wans-✔✔C)wOmission
Whichwofwthewfollowingwbloodwpressurew(BP)wreadingswwouldwcharacterizewhypertensi
onwinwthewadult?
A)w100/60wmmwHg
B)w110/70wmmwHg
C)w120/80wmmwHg
D)w140/90wmmwHgw-wans-✔✔D)w140/90wmmwHg
Whichwofwthewfollowingwstageswdefinewpeoplewhavingwthewgreatestwriskwofwrelapse?
A)wPrecontemplation
B)wContemplation
C)wPreparation
D)wActionw-wans-✔✔D)wAction
Uncoordinatedwgait,wheadache,wdizziness,wvomiting,wandwelevatedwbodywtemperaturew
arewsignswandwsymptomswofw____________.
A)wAcutewexposurewtowthewcold
B)wHypothermia
C)wHeatwexhaustionwandwheatwstroke
D)wAcutewaltitudewsicknessw-wans-✔✔C)wHeatwexhaustionwandwheatwstroke
Movingwthewhandwfromwpalmwupwtowpalmwdownwwithwthewelbowwflexedwatw90wdegrees
w____________.
A)wAdductswthewulna
B)wInternallywrotateswthewradius
C)wInternallywrotateswthewhumerusw
D)wFlexeswthewulnaw-wans-✔✔B)wInternallywrotateswthewradius
, Whatwiswawsubject'swworkwratewinwwattswifwhewpedalswonwawMonarkwcyclewergometerw
atw50wrevolutionswperwminutew(RPM)watwawresistancewofw2.0wkp?
wAssumewthatwonewrevolutionwofwthewcyclewergometerwflywheelwisw6wmwlong.
A)w10wW
B)w50wW
C)w100wW
D)w200wWw-wans-✔✔A)w10wW
Relativewproportionswofwfatwandwfat-
freew(lean)wtissuewcanwbewreportedwasw___________.
A)wPercentagewbodywfat
B)wBodywcomposition
C)wBodywmasswindexw(BMI)
D)wWeight-to-waistwcircumferencewratiow-wans-✔✔B)wBodywcomposition
Howwmanywcalorieswarewcontainedwinwawfoodwbarwthatwcontainsw5wgwofwfat,w30wgwofwc
arbohydrateswincludingw4wgwofwfiber,wandw3wgwofwprotein?
A)w161wkcal
B)w168wkcal
C)w177wkcal
D)w193wkcalw-wans-✔✔A)w161wkcal
Verbalwencouragement,wmaterialwincentives,wself-
praise,wandwusewofwspecificwcontingencywcontractswarewexampleswofw___________.w
A)wShaping
B)wReinforcementw
C)wAntecedentwcontrol
D)wSettingwgoalsw-wans-✔✔B)wReinforcement
Whichwphysiologicwresponse(s)wwouldwbewexpectedwtowoccurwunderwconditionswofwhig
hwambientwtemperature?
A)wDecreasedwmaximalwoxygenwuptake
B)wDecreasedwheartwratewatwrest
C)wIncreasedwheartwratewatwsubwmaximalwworkload
D)wDecreasedwmaximalwheartwratew-wans-
✔✔C)wIncreasedwheartwratewatwsubwmaximalwworkload
Regularwexercisewwillwresultswinwwhatwchronicwadaptationwinwcardiacwoutputw(CO)wduri
ngwexercisewatwthewsamewworkload?
A)wIncrease
B)wDecrease
C)wNowchange
D)wIncreasewduringwdynamicwexercisewonlyw-wans-✔✔C)wNowchange
EXAM QUESTIONS
Whichwofwthewfollowingwexercisewmodeswallowswbuoyancywtowreducewthewpotentialwfor
wmusculoskeletalwinjury?
A)wCycling
B)wWalking
C)wSkiing
D)wWaterwexercisew-wans-✔✔D)wWaterwexercise
Inwwhichwstagewofwmotivationalwreadinesswiswawpersonwwhowiswanwirregularwexerciser?
A)wPrecontemplation
B)wContemplation
C)wPreparationw
D)wActionw-wans-✔✔C)wPreparation
Whichwofwthewfollowingwmedicationswiswdesignedwtowmodifywbloodwcholesterolwlevels?
A)wNitratesw
B)wBeta-blockers
C)wAntihyperlipidemics
D)wAspirinw-wans-✔✔C)wAntihyperlipidemics
Whichwofwthewfollowingwrepresentswmorewthanw90%wofwthewfatwstoredwinwthewbodywan
dwiswcomposedwofwawglycerolwmoleculewconnectedwtowthreewfattywacids?
A)wPhospholipids
B)wCholesterol
C)wTriglyceridesw(TG)
D)wFreewfattywacidsw-wans-✔✔C)wTriglyceridesw(TG)
Limitedwflexibilitywofwwhichwofwthewfollowingwmusclewgroupswincreaseswthewriskwofwlow
wbackwpain?
A)wQuadricepsw
B)wHamstrings
C)wHipwflexors
D)wGluteuswmaximusw-wans-✔✔B)wHamstrings
Calcium,wphosphoruswmagnesium,wpotassium,wsulfur,wsodium,wandwchloridewarewexa
mpleswofw____________.
,A)wMacrominerals
B)wMicrominerals
C)wProteins
D)wVitaminsw-wans-✔✔B)wMicrominerals
Whichwofwthewfollowingwtermswrepresentswanwimaginarywhorizontalwplanewpassingwthro
ughwthewmidsectionwofwthewbodywandwdividingwitwintowupperwandwlowerwportions?
A)wSagittal
B)wFrontal
C)wTransverse
D)wSuperiorw-wans-✔✔C)wTransverse
Awpersonalwtrainerwfailswtowspotwawclientwperformingwheavywinclinewdumbbellwpressesw
andwthewclientwinjureswhimselfwwhenwthewdumbbellwiswdroppedwonwhiswface.wWhichwof
wthewfollowingwidentifywthewappropriatewtypewofwnegligencewdisplayedwinwthiswsection?
A)wAdmission
B)wCommission
C)wOmission
D)wLegalw-wans-✔✔C)wOmission
Whichwofwthewfollowingwbloodwpressurew(BP)wreadingswwouldwcharacterizewhypertensi
onwinwthewadult?
A)w100/60wmmwHg
B)w110/70wmmwHg
C)w120/80wmmwHg
D)w140/90wmmwHgw-wans-✔✔D)w140/90wmmwHg
Whichwofwthewfollowingwstageswdefinewpeoplewhavingwthewgreatestwriskwofwrelapse?
A)wPrecontemplation
B)wContemplation
C)wPreparation
D)wActionw-wans-✔✔D)wAction
Uncoordinatedwgait,wheadache,wdizziness,wvomiting,wandwelevatedwbodywtemperaturew
arewsignswandwsymptomswofw____________.
A)wAcutewexposurewtowthewcold
B)wHypothermia
C)wHeatwexhaustionwandwheatwstroke
D)wAcutewaltitudewsicknessw-wans-✔✔C)wHeatwexhaustionwandwheatwstroke
Movingwthewhandwfromwpalmwupwtowpalmwdownwwithwthewelbowwflexedwatw90wdegrees
w____________.
A)wAdductswthewulna
B)wInternallywrotateswthewradius
C)wInternallywrotateswthewhumerusw
D)wFlexeswthewulnaw-wans-✔✔B)wInternallywrotateswthewradius
, Whatwiswawsubject'swworkwratewinwwattswifwhewpedalswonwawMonarkwcyclewergometerw
atw50wrevolutionswperwminutew(RPM)watwawresistancewofw2.0wkp?
wAssumewthatwonewrevolutionwofwthewcyclewergometerwflywheelwisw6wmwlong.
A)w10wW
B)w50wW
C)w100wW
D)w200wWw-wans-✔✔A)w10wW
Relativewproportionswofwfatwandwfat-
freew(lean)wtissuewcanwbewreportedwasw___________.
A)wPercentagewbodywfat
B)wBodywcomposition
C)wBodywmasswindexw(BMI)
D)wWeight-to-waistwcircumferencewratiow-wans-✔✔B)wBodywcomposition
Howwmanywcalorieswarewcontainedwinwawfoodwbarwthatwcontainsw5wgwofwfat,w30wgwofwc
arbohydrateswincludingw4wgwofwfiber,wandw3wgwofwprotein?
A)w161wkcal
B)w168wkcal
C)w177wkcal
D)w193wkcalw-wans-✔✔A)w161wkcal
Verbalwencouragement,wmaterialwincentives,wself-
praise,wandwusewofwspecificwcontingencywcontractswarewexampleswofw___________.w
A)wShaping
B)wReinforcementw
C)wAntecedentwcontrol
D)wSettingwgoalsw-wans-✔✔B)wReinforcement
Whichwphysiologicwresponse(s)wwouldwbewexpectedwtowoccurwunderwconditionswofwhig
hwambientwtemperature?
A)wDecreasedwmaximalwoxygenwuptake
B)wDecreasedwheartwratewatwrest
C)wIncreasedwheartwratewatwsubwmaximalwworkload
D)wDecreasedwmaximalwheartwratew-wans-
✔✔C)wIncreasedwheartwratewatwsubwmaximalwworkload
Regularwexercisewwillwresultswinwwhatwchronicwadaptationwinwcardiacwoutputw(CO)wduri
ngwexercisewatwthewsamewworkload?
A)wIncrease
B)wDecrease
C)wNowchange
D)wIncreasewduringwdynamicwexercisewonlyw-wans-✔✔C)wNowchange
