NFPT EXAM PREP KIT WITH COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE ANSWERS
RATED A+
Health Correct Answer condition of your current state of being,
related to the absence of disease or injury
Respiratory Disease, Joint Injury, and Cardiovascular disease
Correct Answer 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?
Reinforcing Factors Correct Answer 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?
5 Components of Fitness Correct Answer Physical Health is
commonly identified, and can be measured, by:
Origin Correct Answer The point at which muscle joins the
stationary bone at the end closest to the body is the
Tendon Correct Answer The strong connective tissue that
connects muscle to bone, which pulls on the bones and causes
our limbs to move, is called
656 Correct Answer There is an average of ______ muscles in
the adult human body.
206 Correct Answer The average adult has how many bones?
,Cartilage Correct Answer A tough but flexible connective tissue
that covers the end of each bone is called
Arteries; veins Correct Answer Blood travels away from the heart,
carrying oxygenated blood to the body, through ____________;
and deoxygenated blood comes back to the heart through
____________
Diaphragm Correct Answer 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.
ADL Correct Answer Activities of Daily Living
Central Nervous System (CNS) Correct Answer Which division of
the nervous system sends and receives information, and contains
the brain and spinal cord?
Small Intestine Correct Answer What part of the digestive system
does most absorption of nutrients occur?
False Correct Answer 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.
Peripheral Nervous System (PNS) and the Central Nervous
System (CNS) Correct Answer The Nervous System is divided
into what two (2) parts?
12-15 Correct Answer In a healthy adult, the respiration process
occurs approximately how many times per minute?
,Synovial Fluid Correct Answer 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 _______.
Endocrine System Correct Answer 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.
Abduction Correct Answer Movement away from the body or
body part's midline; lifting your arm up to the horizontal position at
your side
Adduction Correct Answer Movement toward the body or body
part's midline; lowering your arm from the horizontal position back
down to your side
Extension Correct Answer The straightening of a joint that
increases the angle; reaching out your arm, straightening at elbow
Flexion Correct Answer The bending of a joint that decreases the
angle; bending at elbow
Internal Rotation Correct Answer Movement of body part towards
the axis/towards center of body
External Rotation Correct Answer Movement of body part away
from axis/away from center of body
Retraction Correct Answer Backward (posterior) movement of a
body part; generally referring to scapulae and skull/cervical spine
Protraction Correct Answer Forward (anterior) movement of a
body part; generally referring to scapulae and skull/cervical spine
, Hyperextension Correct Answer Extension beyond normal limits,
over extended; a body part or joint is bent backwards too far
Hypoextension Correct Answer Extension that is less than
normal, under-extended; not being able to extend at the knee
because of a tight hamstring
Gliding Correct Answer Movement of non-angular joints over
each other
Deviation Correct Answer Departure from the midline
Pronation Correct Answer 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
Supination Correct Answer 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
Inversion Correct Answer Turning both feet inward so the soles
face each other
Eversion Correct Answer Turning both feet outward so the soles
face away from each other
Plantarflexion Correct Answer Pointing foot downward (e.g. going
up on tiptoes)
Dorsiflexion Correct Answer Pointing foot up towards the shin
True Correct Answer The ankle is distal to the hip
QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE ANSWERS
RATED A+
Health Correct Answer condition of your current state of being,
related to the absence of disease or injury
Respiratory Disease, Joint Injury, and Cardiovascular disease
Correct Answer 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?
Reinforcing Factors Correct Answer 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?
5 Components of Fitness Correct Answer Physical Health is
commonly identified, and can be measured, by:
Origin Correct Answer The point at which muscle joins the
stationary bone at the end closest to the body is the
Tendon Correct Answer The strong connective tissue that
connects muscle to bone, which pulls on the bones and causes
our limbs to move, is called
656 Correct Answer There is an average of ______ muscles in
the adult human body.
206 Correct Answer The average adult has how many bones?
,Cartilage Correct Answer A tough but flexible connective tissue
that covers the end of each bone is called
Arteries; veins Correct Answer Blood travels away from the heart,
carrying oxygenated blood to the body, through ____________;
and deoxygenated blood comes back to the heart through
____________
Diaphragm Correct Answer 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.
ADL Correct Answer Activities of Daily Living
Central Nervous System (CNS) Correct Answer Which division of
the nervous system sends and receives information, and contains
the brain and spinal cord?
Small Intestine Correct Answer What part of the digestive system
does most absorption of nutrients occur?
False Correct Answer 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.
Peripheral Nervous System (PNS) and the Central Nervous
System (CNS) Correct Answer The Nervous System is divided
into what two (2) parts?
12-15 Correct Answer In a healthy adult, the respiration process
occurs approximately how many times per minute?
,Synovial Fluid Correct Answer 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 _______.
Endocrine System Correct Answer 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.
Abduction Correct Answer Movement away from the body or
body part's midline; lifting your arm up to the horizontal position at
your side
Adduction Correct Answer Movement toward the body or body
part's midline; lowering your arm from the horizontal position back
down to your side
Extension Correct Answer The straightening of a joint that
increases the angle; reaching out your arm, straightening at elbow
Flexion Correct Answer The bending of a joint that decreases the
angle; bending at elbow
Internal Rotation Correct Answer Movement of body part towards
the axis/towards center of body
External Rotation Correct Answer Movement of body part away
from axis/away from center of body
Retraction Correct Answer Backward (posterior) movement of a
body part; generally referring to scapulae and skull/cervical spine
Protraction Correct Answer Forward (anterior) movement of a
body part; generally referring to scapulae and skull/cervical spine
, Hyperextension Correct Answer Extension beyond normal limits,
over extended; a body part or joint is bent backwards too far
Hypoextension Correct Answer Extension that is less than
normal, under-extended; not being able to extend at the knee
because of a tight hamstring
Gliding Correct Answer Movement of non-angular joints over
each other
Deviation Correct Answer Departure from the midline
Pronation Correct Answer 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
Supination Correct Answer 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
Inversion Correct Answer Turning both feet inward so the soles
face each other
Eversion Correct Answer Turning both feet outward so the soles
face away from each other
Plantarflexion Correct Answer Pointing foot downward (e.g. going
up on tiptoes)
Dorsiflexion Correct Answer Pointing foot up towards the shin
True Correct Answer The ankle is distal to the hip
