ACSM CPT Certification Review Exam
Questions with answers
Which of the following exercise modes allows buoyancy to reduce the potential
for musculoskeletal injury?
A) Cycling
B) Walking
C) Skiing
D) Water exercise - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔D) Water exercise
In which stage of motivational readiness is a person who is an irregular
exerciser?
A) Precontemplation
B) Contemplation
C) Preparation
D) Action - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔C) Preparation
Which of the following medications is designed to modify blood cholesterol
levels?
A) Nitrates
B) Beta-blockers
C) Antihyperlipidemics
D) Aspirin - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔C) Antihyperlipidemics
,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 - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔C) Triglycerides (TG)
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 - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔B) Hamstrings
Calcium, phosphorus magnesium, potassium, sulfur, sodium, and chloride are
examples of ____________.
A) Macrominerals
B) Microminerals
C) Proteins
D) Vitamins - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔B) Microminerals
,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 - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔C) Transverse
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 - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔C) Omission
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 - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔D) 140/90 mm Hg
Which of the following stages define people having the greatest risk of relapse?
, A) Precontemplation
B) Contemplation
C) Preparation
D) Action - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔D) Action
Uncoordinated gait, headache, dizziness, vomiting, and 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 - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔C) Heat exhaustion and
heat stroke
Moving the hand from palm up to palm down with the elbow flexed at 90
degrees ____________.
A) Adducts the ulna
B) Internally rotates the radius
C) Internally rotates the humerus
D) Flexes the ulna - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔B) Internally rotates the radius
What is a subject's work rate in watts if he pedals on a Monark cycle ergometer
at 50 revolutions per minute (RPM) at a resistance of 2.0 kp? Assume that one
revolution of the cycle ergometer flywheel is 6 m long.
A) 10 W
Questions with answers
Which of the following exercise modes allows buoyancy to reduce the potential
for musculoskeletal injury?
A) Cycling
B) Walking
C) Skiing
D) Water exercise - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔D) Water exercise
In which stage of motivational readiness is a person who is an irregular
exerciser?
A) Precontemplation
B) Contemplation
C) Preparation
D) Action - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔C) Preparation
Which of the following medications is designed to modify blood cholesterol
levels?
A) Nitrates
B) Beta-blockers
C) Antihyperlipidemics
D) Aspirin - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔C) Antihyperlipidemics
,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 - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔C) Triglycerides (TG)
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 - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔B) Hamstrings
Calcium, phosphorus magnesium, potassium, sulfur, sodium, and chloride are
examples of ____________.
A) Macrominerals
B) Microminerals
C) Proteins
D) Vitamins - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔B) Microminerals
,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 - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔C) Transverse
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 - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔C) Omission
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 - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔D) 140/90 mm Hg
Which of the following stages define people having the greatest risk of relapse?
, A) Precontemplation
B) Contemplation
C) Preparation
D) Action - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔D) Action
Uncoordinated gait, headache, dizziness, vomiting, and 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 - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔C) Heat exhaustion and
heat stroke
Moving the hand from palm up to palm down with the elbow flexed at 90
degrees ____________.
A) Adducts the ulna
B) Internally rotates the radius
C) Internally rotates the humerus
D) Flexes the ulna - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔B) Internally rotates the radius
What is a subject's work rate in watts if he pedals on a Monark cycle ergometer
at 50 revolutions per minute (RPM) at a resistance of 2.0 kp? Assume that one
revolution of the cycle ergometer flywheel is 6 m long.
A) 10 W
