ACSM CPT Certification Review Exam Questions
Which of the following medications is designed to modify C) Antihyperlipidemics
blood cholesterol levels?
A) Nitrates
B) Beta-blockers
C) Antihyperlipidemics
D) Aspirin
Which of the following represents more than 90% of the C) Triglycerides (TG)
fat stored in the body and is composed of a glycerol
molecule connected to three fatty acids?
A) Phospholipids
B) Cholesterol
C) Triglycerides (TG)
D) Free fatty acids
Limited flexibility of which of the following muscle groups B) Hamstrings
increases the risk of low back pain?
A) Quadriceps
B) Hamstrings
C) Hip flexors
D) Gluteus maximus
Calcium, phosphorus magnesium, potassium, sulfur, B) Microminerals
sodium, and chloride are examples of ____________.
A) Macrominerals
B) Microminerals
C) Proteins
D) Vitamins
Which of the following terms represents an imaginary C) Transverse
horizontal plane passing through the midsection of the
body and dividing it into upper and lower portions?
A) Sagittal
B) Frontal
C) Transverse
D) Superior
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A personal trainer fails to spot a client performing heavy C) Omission
incline dumbbell presses and the client injures himself
when the dumbbell is dropped on his face. Which of the
following identify the appropriate type of negligence
displayed in this section?
A) Admission
B) Commission
C) Omission
D) Legal
Which of the following blood pressure (BP) readings D) 140/90 mm Hg
would characterize hypertension in the adult?
A) 100/60 mm Hg
B) 110/70 mm Hg
C) 120/80 mm Hg
D) 140/90 mm Hg
Which of the following stages define people having the D) Action
greatest risk of relapse?
A) Precontemplation
B) Contemplation
C) Preparation
D) Action
Uncoordinated gait, headache, dizziness, vomiting, and C) Heat exhaustion and heat stroke
elevated body temperature are signs and symptoms of
____________.
A) Acute exposure to the cold
B) Hypothermia
C) Heat exhaustion and heat stroke
D) Acute altitude sickness
Moving the hand from palm up to palm down with the B) Internally rotates the radius
elbow flexed at 90 degrees ____________.
A) Adducts the ulna
B) Internally rotates the radius
C) Internally rotates the humerus
D) Flexes the ulna
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Which of the following medications is designed to modify C) Antihyperlipidemics
blood cholesterol levels?
A) Nitrates
B) Beta-blockers
C) Antihyperlipidemics
D) Aspirin
Which of the following represents more than 90% of the C) Triglycerides (TG)
fat stored in the body and is composed of a glycerol
molecule connected to three fatty acids?
A) Phospholipids
B) Cholesterol
C) Triglycerides (TG)
D) Free fatty acids
Limited flexibility of which of the following muscle groups B) Hamstrings
increases the risk of low back pain?
A) Quadriceps
B) Hamstrings
C) Hip flexors
D) Gluteus maximus
Calcium, phosphorus magnesium, potassium, sulfur, B) Microminerals
sodium, and chloride are examples of ____________.
A) Macrominerals
B) Microminerals
C) Proteins
D) Vitamins
Which of the following terms represents an imaginary C) Transverse
horizontal plane passing through the midsection of the
body and dividing it into upper and lower portions?
A) Sagittal
B) Frontal
C) Transverse
D) Superior
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A personal trainer fails to spot a client performing heavy C) Omission
incline dumbbell presses and the client injures himself
when the dumbbell is dropped on his face. Which of the
following identify the appropriate type of negligence
displayed in this section?
A) Admission
B) Commission
C) Omission
D) Legal
Which of the following blood pressure (BP) readings D) 140/90 mm Hg
would characterize hypertension in the adult?
A) 100/60 mm Hg
B) 110/70 mm Hg
C) 120/80 mm Hg
D) 140/90 mm Hg
Which of the following stages define people having the D) Action
greatest risk of relapse?
A) Precontemplation
B) Contemplation
C) Preparation
D) Action
Uncoordinated gait, headache, dizziness, vomiting, and C) Heat exhaustion and heat stroke
elevated body temperature are signs and symptoms of
____________.
A) Acute exposure to the cold
B) Hypothermia
C) Heat exhaustion and heat stroke
D) Acute altitude sickness
Moving the hand from palm up to palm down with the B) Internally rotates the radius
elbow flexed at 90 degrees ____________.
A) Adducts the ulna
B) Internally rotates the radius
C) Internally rotates the humerus
D) Flexes the ulna
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