NSCA CPT Exam Tested Questions Reviewed And
Revised With Correct Answers Already Passed!!
How many cycles of cardiopulmonary resuscitation should occur between shocks
applied by an automatic external defibrillator? - Answer -5 cycles, each cycle contains
30s chest compressions and 2 breaths
What is Astrand Rhythming cycle ergometer test? - Answer -Test for examine vo2 max
and anerobic endurance fitness
Components of PNS and their functions - Answer -Peripheral nervous system contains
somatic and automatic nervous system, which is responsible for voluntary and
involuntary movement. SNS contains sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous
system, which is responsible for anerobic and aerobic training. (fight or flight, rest and
digest)
overtraining symptoms for PNS (Parasympathetic) - Answer -Increase in submax heart
rate, decrease in catecholamine (which contains of dopamine)
correct order when facing an unconscious client - Answer -check the scene for safety ->
Check for responsiveness -> 911 -> opens the airway -> check for breathing
What is hemoglobin? - Answer -protein for oxygen transportation
four chambers of heart - Answer -left and right atrium, ventricles
Function of SA node - Answer -heart pacemaker
cardiac cycle - Answer -diastole (relaxation), systole (contraction)
What is Rate pressure product (RPP) and Diastolic blood pressure (DBP) - Answer -
RPP is the estimate of work on the heart, DBP is the arterial pressure during diastole
phase
What are Arteries? - Answer -Arteries carry blood away from the heart into the tissues
and organs, then back through the veins, reaching the heart again.
What is Mean Arterial Pressure (MAP) - Answer -mean blood pressure in the cardiac
cycle
function of respiratory system - Answer -basic exchange of both oxygen and carbon
dioxide
smallest blood vessels - Answer -capillaries
, highest amount of oxygen uptake at cellular level - Answer -vo2 max
What is glucose? - Answer -Energy source that was break down from glycogen
What is catabolism and anabolism? - Answer -Process of breaking down and building
up molecules
What is ATP - Answer -Energy that was obtained during catabolic reactions (breaking
down glucose) and used to drive anabolic reactions (fixing muscle fibers. cells etc)
three energy system - Answer -Phosphagen, Glycolysis, Oxidative
which energy system will form lactate? - Answer -glycolysis
When would lactate threshold occur? - Answer -during vo2max 50-60% for normal
people, trained athlete at 70-80%.
3 ways to improve max strength intramuscularly - Answer -firing frequency, number of
motor units recruited, recruiting larger motor units
2 factors that control muscle force - Answer -rate coding and motor unit requirements
When should trainer refers clients to dietitian? - Answer -Trainer is able to guide general
diet plan but for clients with disease (cardiovascular), trainer needs to refer them to
professionals.
range for hypertensive blood pressure? - Answer -greater or equal to 140 systolic and
90 diastolic is considered to be hypertensive.
can trainer prescribe how much protein to eat per day? Or how many steps to walk per
day? - Answer -No and Yes. Trainers can prescribe everything exercise related but can
not prescribe specific target for diet plan as they are not registered dietitians.
Connective tissue from largest to smallest - Answer -Epimysium (covers muscle),
Perimysium (between muscle fibers), endomysium (covers each fiber)
What is Adenosine Triphosphate? - Answer -ATP, fuel source in muscle contraction
(sliding filament)
Basic contractile of a muscle - Answer -sarcomere (contains myosin and actin)
What type of muscle tissue is for organs, difference between this and skeletal muscle? -
Answer -smooth muscle tissue. Skeletal muscles are multi-nucleated.
Hyperplasia vs Hypertrophy - Answer -Hypertrophy increases cell size while hyperplasia
increases cell number by splitting itself. Strength training mostly result in hypertrophy.
Revised With Correct Answers Already Passed!!
How many cycles of cardiopulmonary resuscitation should occur between shocks
applied by an automatic external defibrillator? - Answer -5 cycles, each cycle contains
30s chest compressions and 2 breaths
What is Astrand Rhythming cycle ergometer test? - Answer -Test for examine vo2 max
and anerobic endurance fitness
Components of PNS and their functions - Answer -Peripheral nervous system contains
somatic and automatic nervous system, which is responsible for voluntary and
involuntary movement. SNS contains sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous
system, which is responsible for anerobic and aerobic training. (fight or flight, rest and
digest)
overtraining symptoms for PNS (Parasympathetic) - Answer -Increase in submax heart
rate, decrease in catecholamine (which contains of dopamine)
correct order when facing an unconscious client - Answer -check the scene for safety ->
Check for responsiveness -> 911 -> opens the airway -> check for breathing
What is hemoglobin? - Answer -protein for oxygen transportation
four chambers of heart - Answer -left and right atrium, ventricles
Function of SA node - Answer -heart pacemaker
cardiac cycle - Answer -diastole (relaxation), systole (contraction)
What is Rate pressure product (RPP) and Diastolic blood pressure (DBP) - Answer -
RPP is the estimate of work on the heart, DBP is the arterial pressure during diastole
phase
What are Arteries? - Answer -Arteries carry blood away from the heart into the tissues
and organs, then back through the veins, reaching the heart again.
What is Mean Arterial Pressure (MAP) - Answer -mean blood pressure in the cardiac
cycle
function of respiratory system - Answer -basic exchange of both oxygen and carbon
dioxide
smallest blood vessels - Answer -capillaries
, highest amount of oxygen uptake at cellular level - Answer -vo2 max
What is glucose? - Answer -Energy source that was break down from glycogen
What is catabolism and anabolism? - Answer -Process of breaking down and building
up molecules
What is ATP - Answer -Energy that was obtained during catabolic reactions (breaking
down glucose) and used to drive anabolic reactions (fixing muscle fibers. cells etc)
three energy system - Answer -Phosphagen, Glycolysis, Oxidative
which energy system will form lactate? - Answer -glycolysis
When would lactate threshold occur? - Answer -during vo2max 50-60% for normal
people, trained athlete at 70-80%.
3 ways to improve max strength intramuscularly - Answer -firing frequency, number of
motor units recruited, recruiting larger motor units
2 factors that control muscle force - Answer -rate coding and motor unit requirements
When should trainer refers clients to dietitian? - Answer -Trainer is able to guide general
diet plan but for clients with disease (cardiovascular), trainer needs to refer them to
professionals.
range for hypertensive blood pressure? - Answer -greater or equal to 140 systolic and
90 diastolic is considered to be hypertensive.
can trainer prescribe how much protein to eat per day? Or how many steps to walk per
day? - Answer -No and Yes. Trainers can prescribe everything exercise related but can
not prescribe specific target for diet plan as they are not registered dietitians.
Connective tissue from largest to smallest - Answer -Epimysium (covers muscle),
Perimysium (between muscle fibers), endomysium (covers each fiber)
What is Adenosine Triphosphate? - Answer -ATP, fuel source in muscle contraction
(sliding filament)
Basic contractile of a muscle - Answer -sarcomere (contains myosin and actin)
What type of muscle tissue is for organs, difference between this and skeletal muscle? -
Answer -smooth muscle tissue. Skeletal muscles are multi-nucleated.
Hyperplasia vs Hypertrophy - Answer -Hypertrophy increases cell size while hyperplasia
increases cell number by splitting itself. Strength training mostly result in hypertrophy.
