ACSM CPT CERTIFICATION REVIEW EXAM
Questions and Answers
1.Which of the following exercise modes allows buoyancy to
reduce the potential for musculoskeletal injury?
A) Cycling
B) Walking
C) Skiing
D) Water exercise
Answer D) Water exercise
2.In which stage of motivational readiness is a person who is
an irregular exerciser?
A) Precontemplation
B) Contemplation
C) Preparation
D) Action
Answer C) Preparation
3.Which of the following medications is designed to modify
blood cholesterol levels?
A) Nitrates
B) Beta-blockers
C) Antihyperlipidemics
,D) Aspirin
Answer C) Antihyperlipidemics
4.Which of the following represents more than 90% of the 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
Answer C) Triglycerides (TG)
5.Limited flexibility of which of the following muscle groups
increases the risk of low back pain?
A) Quadriceps
B) Hamstrings
C) Hip flexors
D) Gluteus maximus
Answer B) Hamstrings
6.Calcium, phosphorus magnesium, potassium, sulfur, sodium,
and chloride are examples of .
A) Macrominerals
B) Microminerals
C) Proteins
,D) Vitamins
Answer B) Microminerals
7.Which of the following terms represents an imaginary
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
Answer C) Transverse
8.A personal trainer fails to spot a client performing heavy
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
Answer C) Omission
9.Which of the following blood pressure (BP) readings 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
Answer D) 140/90 mm Hg
10.Which of the following stages define people having the
greatest risk of relapse?
A) Precontemplation
B) Contemplation
C) Preparation
D) Action
Answer D) Action
11.Uncoordinated gait, headache, dizziness, vomiting, and
elevated body tem- perature are signs and symptoms of .
A) Acute exposure to the cold
B) Hypothermia
C) Heat exhaustion and heat stroke
D) Acute altitude sickness
Answer C) Heat exhaustion and heat stroke
12.Moving the hand from palm up to palm down with the
elbow flexed at 90 degrees .
A) Adducts the ulna
Questions and Answers
1.Which of the following exercise modes allows buoyancy to
reduce the potential for musculoskeletal injury?
A) Cycling
B) Walking
C) Skiing
D) Water exercise
Answer D) Water exercise
2.In which stage of motivational readiness is a person who is
an irregular exerciser?
A) Precontemplation
B) Contemplation
C) Preparation
D) Action
Answer C) Preparation
3.Which of the following medications is designed to modify
blood cholesterol levels?
A) Nitrates
B) Beta-blockers
C) Antihyperlipidemics
,D) Aspirin
Answer C) Antihyperlipidemics
4.Which of the following represents more than 90% of the 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
Answer C) Triglycerides (TG)
5.Limited flexibility of which of the following muscle groups
increases the risk of low back pain?
A) Quadriceps
B) Hamstrings
C) Hip flexors
D) Gluteus maximus
Answer B) Hamstrings
6.Calcium, phosphorus magnesium, potassium, sulfur, sodium,
and chloride are examples of .
A) Macrominerals
B) Microminerals
C) Proteins
,D) Vitamins
Answer B) Microminerals
7.Which of the following terms represents an imaginary
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
Answer C) Transverse
8.A personal trainer fails to spot a client performing heavy
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
Answer C) Omission
9.Which of the following blood pressure (BP) readings 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
Answer D) 140/90 mm Hg
10.Which of the following stages define people having the
greatest risk of relapse?
A) Precontemplation
B) Contemplation
C) Preparation
D) Action
Answer D) Action
11.Uncoordinated gait, headache, dizziness, vomiting, and
elevated body tem- perature are signs and symptoms of .
A) Acute exposure to the cold
B) Hypothermia
C) Heat exhaustion and heat stroke
D) Acute altitude sickness
Answer C) Heat exhaustion and heat stroke
12.Moving the hand from palm up to palm down with the
elbow flexed at 90 degrees .
A) Adducts the ulna
