NFPT EXAM AND STUDY GUIDE ACTUAL EXAM 300
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH
RATIONALES (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED
A
condition of your current state of being, related to the absence of disease or injury -
ANSWER: Health
Activities of Daily Living - ANSWER: ADL
Which of the following exercise concern/s/ would you as a personal trainer,
recommend that your client see a highly trained psychologist or physician for a
determination and prescription of an appropriate training regime? - ANSWER:
Respiratory Disease, Joint Injury, and Cardiovascular disease
As a personal trainer, you play a part in motivating positive behavior in your clients.
When you give praise, rewards, encouragement and/or recognition, which of the
following influential aspects are being used to motivate positive outcomes? -
ANSWER: Reinforcing Factors
Physical Health is commonly identified, and can be measured, by: - ANSWER: 5
Components of Fitness
The point at which muscle joins the stationary bone at the end closest to the body is
the - ANSWER: Origin
The strong connective tissue that connects muscle to bone, which pulls on the bones
and causes our limbs to move, is called - ANSWER: Tendon
There is an average of ______ muscles in the adult human body. - ANSWER: 656
The average adult has how many bones? - ANSWER: 206
A tough but flexible connective tissue that covers the end of each bone is called -
ANSWER: Cartilage
Blood travels away from the heart, carrying oxygenated blood to the body, through
____________; and deoxygenated blood comes back to the heart through
____________ - ANSWER: Arteries; veins
This muscle controls the overall breathing process. As it contracts it flattens, causing
air to be sucked into the lungs; and when it relaxes the air in the lungs is forced out. -
ANSWER: Diaphragm
,Which division of the nervous system sends and receives information, and contains
the brain and spinal cord? - ANSWER: Central Nervous System (CNS)
What part of the digestive system does most absorption of nutrients occur? -
ANSWER: Small Intestine
Glands, located in many regions of the body, release chemical messengers called
enzymes into the bloodstream. These enzymes transport signals from one cell to
another for the purpose of soliciting a specific bodily response and/or function. -
ANSWER: False
The Nervous System is divided into what two (2) parts? - ANSWER: Peripheral
Nervous System (PNS) and the Central Nervous System (CNS)
In a healthy adult, the respiration process occurs approximately how many times per
minute? - ANSWER: 12-15
The cartilage-coated ends of bones are kept apart by a thin film that keeps the bones
from scratching against each other. This is called _______. - ANSWER: Synovial Fluid
Which system of the body is made up of glands that use hormones to send
information from one cell to another for the purpose of generating a specific bodily
response - such as mood, sleep, growth and development, and metabolism. -
ANSWER: Endocrine System
Movement away from the body or body part's midline; lifting your arm up to the
horizontal position at your side - ANSWER: Abduction
Movement toward the body or body part's midline; lowering your arm from the
horizontal position back down to your side - ANSWER: Adduction
The straightening of a joint that increases the angle; reaching out your arm,
straightening at elbow - ANSWER: Extension
The bending of a joint that decreases the angle; bending at elbow - ANSWER: Flexion
Movement of body part towards the axis/towards center of body - ANSWER: Internal
Rotation
Movement of body part away from axis/away from center of body - ANSWER:
External Rotation
Backward (posterior) movement of a body part; generally referring to scapulae and
skull/cervical spine - ANSWER: Retraction
Forward (anterior) movement of a body part; generally referring to scapulae and
skull/cervical spine - ANSWER: Protraction
,Extension beyond normal limits, over extended; a body part or joint is bent
backwards too far - ANSWER: Hyperextension
Extension that is less than normal, under-extended; not being able to extend at the
knee because of a tight hamstring - ANSWER: Hypoextension
Movement of non-angular joints over each other - ANSWER: Gliding
Departure from the midline - ANSWER: Deviation
Palm of hand turning downward into a posterior position when arm is down at side;
the inward roll of the foot/arch decreased during normal walking motion - ANSWER:
Pronation
Palm of hand turning upward into an anterior position when arm is down at side; the
outward roll of the foot/arch heightened during normal walking motion - ANSWER:
Supination
Turning both feet inward so the soles face each other - ANSWER: Inversion
Turning both feet outward so the soles face away from each other - ANSWER:
Eversion
Pointing foot downward (e.g. going up on tiptoes) - ANSWER: Plantarflexion
Pointing foot up towards the shin - ANSWER: Dorsiflexion
The ankle is distal to the hip - ANSWER: True
The wrist is distal to the shoulder. The ______ is proximal to the wrist. - ANSWER:
Elbow
The knee is _____ to the hip and _____ to the ankle. - ANSWER: distal; proximal
Where the load on the muscle is less than the generated tension, resulting in
movement - ANSWER: Isotonic
Where the muscle contracts and shortens at a constant rate of speed - ANSWER:
Isokinetic
Where the load on the muscle is greater than the generated tension, no movement
takes place - ANSWER: Isometric
Referred to by the increase in the length of the muscle during isotonic contraction;
the "negative" part of the contraction - ANSWER: Eccentric
, Referred to by the decrease in the length of the muscle during isotonic contraction;
the "positive" part of the contraction - ANSWER: Concentric
Vertical Plane & Divides: right and left sides - ANSWER: SAGITTAL PLANE:
Motion = abduction and adduction & Divides: front half and back half - ANSWER:
FRONTAL PLANE:
Horizontal Plane & Motion = internal rotation and external rotation - ANSWER:
TRANSVERSE PLANE:
trunk, or center of the body - ANSWER: The axial skeleton is made up of the bones in
the:
limbs and upper and lower extremities - ANSWER: The appendicular skeleton is
made of the bones in the:
vertebrae, sacrum, coccyx, mandible, hyoid - ANSWER: Irregular Bones
cranium, scapula, sternum, ribs, ilium (pelvis) - ANSWER: Flat Bones
tarsals (in feet), carpals (in hands) - ANSWER: Short Bones
joint bones in hands, knee (patella), and feet - ANSWER: Sesamoid Bones
clavicle, humerus, radius, ulna, femur, tibia, fibula, metacarpals, metatarsals,
phalanges - ANSWER: Long Bones
Ligamentous, Cartilaginous & Synovial - ANSWER: List the 3 main classifications of
joints
1) Ligamentous
2) Cartilaginous
3) Synovial - ANSWER: Choose the type of joint that is being described by its
respective mobility
1)Immovable
2) Slightly Movable
3) Highly Movable
Ball and Socket, Hinge, Pivot, Gliding, Saddle, Condyloid - ANSWER: List the 6 types
of synovial joints:
Ball and socket joint - ANSWER: The shoulder joint is an example of a ________ type
of joint.
hinge joint - ANSWER: The knee joint is an example of a ___________ type of joint.
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH
RATIONALES (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED
A
condition of your current state of being, related to the absence of disease or injury -
ANSWER: Health
Activities of Daily Living - ANSWER: ADL
Which of the following exercise concern/s/ would you as a personal trainer,
recommend that your client see a highly trained psychologist or physician for a
determination and prescription of an appropriate training regime? - ANSWER:
Respiratory Disease, Joint Injury, and Cardiovascular disease
As a personal trainer, you play a part in motivating positive behavior in your clients.
When you give praise, rewards, encouragement and/or recognition, which of the
following influential aspects are being used to motivate positive outcomes? -
ANSWER: Reinforcing Factors
Physical Health is commonly identified, and can be measured, by: - ANSWER: 5
Components of Fitness
The point at which muscle joins the stationary bone at the end closest to the body is
the - ANSWER: Origin
The strong connective tissue that connects muscle to bone, which pulls on the bones
and causes our limbs to move, is called - ANSWER: Tendon
There is an average of ______ muscles in the adult human body. - ANSWER: 656
The average adult has how many bones? - ANSWER: 206
A tough but flexible connective tissue that covers the end of each bone is called -
ANSWER: Cartilage
Blood travels away from the heart, carrying oxygenated blood to the body, through
____________; and deoxygenated blood comes back to the heart through
____________ - ANSWER: Arteries; veins
This muscle controls the overall breathing process. As it contracts it flattens, causing
air to be sucked into the lungs; and when it relaxes the air in the lungs is forced out. -
ANSWER: Diaphragm
,Which division of the nervous system sends and receives information, and contains
the brain and spinal cord? - ANSWER: Central Nervous System (CNS)
What part of the digestive system does most absorption of nutrients occur? -
ANSWER: Small Intestine
Glands, located in many regions of the body, release chemical messengers called
enzymes into the bloodstream. These enzymes transport signals from one cell to
another for the purpose of soliciting a specific bodily response and/or function. -
ANSWER: False
The Nervous System is divided into what two (2) parts? - ANSWER: Peripheral
Nervous System (PNS) and the Central Nervous System (CNS)
In a healthy adult, the respiration process occurs approximately how many times per
minute? - ANSWER: 12-15
The cartilage-coated ends of bones are kept apart by a thin film that keeps the bones
from scratching against each other. This is called _______. - ANSWER: Synovial Fluid
Which system of the body is made up of glands that use hormones to send
information from one cell to another for the purpose of generating a specific bodily
response - such as mood, sleep, growth and development, and metabolism. -
ANSWER: Endocrine System
Movement away from the body or body part's midline; lifting your arm up to the
horizontal position at your side - ANSWER: Abduction
Movement toward the body or body part's midline; lowering your arm from the
horizontal position back down to your side - ANSWER: Adduction
The straightening of a joint that increases the angle; reaching out your arm,
straightening at elbow - ANSWER: Extension
The bending of a joint that decreases the angle; bending at elbow - ANSWER: Flexion
Movement of body part towards the axis/towards center of body - ANSWER: Internal
Rotation
Movement of body part away from axis/away from center of body - ANSWER:
External Rotation
Backward (posterior) movement of a body part; generally referring to scapulae and
skull/cervical spine - ANSWER: Retraction
Forward (anterior) movement of a body part; generally referring to scapulae and
skull/cervical spine - ANSWER: Protraction
,Extension beyond normal limits, over extended; a body part or joint is bent
backwards too far - ANSWER: Hyperextension
Extension that is less than normal, under-extended; not being able to extend at the
knee because of a tight hamstring - ANSWER: Hypoextension
Movement of non-angular joints over each other - ANSWER: Gliding
Departure from the midline - ANSWER: Deviation
Palm of hand turning downward into a posterior position when arm is down at side;
the inward roll of the foot/arch decreased during normal walking motion - ANSWER:
Pronation
Palm of hand turning upward into an anterior position when arm is down at side; the
outward roll of the foot/arch heightened during normal walking motion - ANSWER:
Supination
Turning both feet inward so the soles face each other - ANSWER: Inversion
Turning both feet outward so the soles face away from each other - ANSWER:
Eversion
Pointing foot downward (e.g. going up on tiptoes) - ANSWER: Plantarflexion
Pointing foot up towards the shin - ANSWER: Dorsiflexion
The ankle is distal to the hip - ANSWER: True
The wrist is distal to the shoulder. The ______ is proximal to the wrist. - ANSWER:
Elbow
The knee is _____ to the hip and _____ to the ankle. - ANSWER: distal; proximal
Where the load on the muscle is less than the generated tension, resulting in
movement - ANSWER: Isotonic
Where the muscle contracts and shortens at a constant rate of speed - ANSWER:
Isokinetic
Where the load on the muscle is greater than the generated tension, no movement
takes place - ANSWER: Isometric
Referred to by the increase in the length of the muscle during isotonic contraction;
the "negative" part of the contraction - ANSWER: Eccentric
, Referred to by the decrease in the length of the muscle during isotonic contraction;
the "positive" part of the contraction - ANSWER: Concentric
Vertical Plane & Divides: right and left sides - ANSWER: SAGITTAL PLANE:
Motion = abduction and adduction & Divides: front half and back half - ANSWER:
FRONTAL PLANE:
Horizontal Plane & Motion = internal rotation and external rotation - ANSWER:
TRANSVERSE PLANE:
trunk, or center of the body - ANSWER: The axial skeleton is made up of the bones in
the:
limbs and upper and lower extremities - ANSWER: The appendicular skeleton is
made of the bones in the:
vertebrae, sacrum, coccyx, mandible, hyoid - ANSWER: Irregular Bones
cranium, scapula, sternum, ribs, ilium (pelvis) - ANSWER: Flat Bones
tarsals (in feet), carpals (in hands) - ANSWER: Short Bones
joint bones in hands, knee (patella), and feet - ANSWER: Sesamoid Bones
clavicle, humerus, radius, ulna, femur, tibia, fibula, metacarpals, metatarsals,
phalanges - ANSWER: Long Bones
Ligamentous, Cartilaginous & Synovial - ANSWER: List the 3 main classifications of
joints
1) Ligamentous
2) Cartilaginous
3) Synovial - ANSWER: Choose the type of joint that is being described by its
respective mobility
1)Immovable
2) Slightly Movable
3) Highly Movable
Ball and Socket, Hinge, Pivot, Gliding, Saddle, Condyloid - ANSWER: List the 6 types
of synovial joints:
Ball and socket joint - ANSWER: The shoulder joint is an example of a ________ type
of joint.
hinge joint - ANSWER: The knee joint is an example of a ___________ type of joint.
