NEWEST 2025 CERTIFIED ATHLETIC THERAPIST
(CAT(C)) EXAM PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS COVERING CHAPTERS 1- 5| CATA
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200 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS | LATEST
In 1932, which family published the "First Aider"?
A. Bilik
B. Cramer
C. Torg
D. Davis - ✔✔ - B. Cramer
The athletic trainer is most directly responsible for all phases of health care in an athletic
environment EXCEPT:
A. Prevention of athletic injuries
B. Diagnosis of athletic injuries
C. First aid and injury management
D. Implementation of prescribed rehabilitation - ✔✔ - B. Diagnosis of athletic injuries
Which would not be considered an appropriate injury-prevention strategy adopted by an athletic
trainer?
A. Coordinating the administration of comprehensive physical examinations and pre-
participation screenings of all athletes
B. Implementing appropriate training and conditioning programs for all athletes
C. Prescribing daily vitamin supplementation for all athletes
D. Selecting and fitting any necessary protective equipment for all athletes - ✔✔ - C. Prescribing
daily vitamin supplementation for all athletes
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,Which of the following performance domains includes the athletic trainer's responsibility to
educate others?
A. Professional Responsibilities
B. Prevention of Athletic Injuries
C. Immediate Care of Athletic Injuries
D. Clinical Evaluation and Diagnosis - ✔✔ - B. Prevention of Athletic Injuries
Seeing that the protective equipment is of the highest quality, properly fitted, and maintained is
the responsibility of the:
A. Athletic trainer
B. Equipment personnel
C. Coach
D. All of the above - ✔✔ - D. All of the above
Which of the following performance domains includes explaining proper nutrition?
A. Prevention of Athletic Injuries
B. Professional Responsibilities
C. Treatment, Rehabilitation, and Reconditioning
D. Organization and Administration - ✔✔ - A. Prevention of Athletic Injuries
Which of the following organizations is responsible for drug education and testing?
A. National Athletic Trainer's Association
B. American College of Sports Medicine
C. NCAA Committee on Competitive Safeguards
D. National Strength and Conditioning Association - ✔✔ - C. NCAA Committee on Competitive
Safeguards
The team physician:
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,A. Need not be cognizant of the physical demands of the various sports because that is the
athletic trainer's role
B. Needs to work completely independent of the athletic trainer
C. Needs to focus the physical exam on the heart, lungs, and blood pressure
D. Is the final authority in determining when an athlete may return to play - ✔✔ - D. Is the final
authority in determining when an athlete may return to play
Which one of the following is not a goal of a professional organization?
A. Bring together professionally competent individuals
B. Provide an opportunity to work as a group with a single purpose
C. Upgrade the profession through the establishment of standards
D. Help athletic trainers make the majority of their decisions - ✔✔ - D. Help athletic trainers
make the majority of their decisions
After World War I, the development of the athletic trainer as a specialist in preventing and
managing athletic injuries resulted from the work of this physician.
A. Cramer
B. Torg
C. Bilik
D. Davis - ✔✔ - C. Bilik
When did athletic training become recognized as an allied health profession?
A. 1994
B. 1990
C. 1950
D. 2001 - ✔✔ - C. 1950
Which of the following governs the practice of athletic training?
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, A. The NATA Code of Ethics
B. Federal law
C. Individual state licensing agencies
D. The Hippocratic Oath - ✔✔ - A. The NATA Code of Ethics
True/False?
The National Athletic Trainers Association was founded for the purpose of establishing
professional standards and disseminating information about athletic training - ✔✔ - TRUE
True/False?
The National Athletic Trainers Association was founded in 1950. - ✔✔ - TRUE
True/False?
The American College of Sports Medicine is responsible for regulating the practice of athletic
trainers and physicians. - ✔✔ - FALSE
True/False?
The American Orthopedic Society for Sports Medicine was developed to encourage and support
scientific research in orthopedic sports medicine. - ✔✔ - TRUE
True/False?
Frequently the team physician is the first person to evaluate an injury that an athlete has
experienced on the field. - ✔✔ - FALSE
True/False?
An athletic trainer's personal qualities determine his or her success, not the facilities or the
equipment. - ✔✔ - TRUE
True/False?
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(CAT(C)) EXAM PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS COVERING CHAPTERS 1- 5| CATA
CERTIFICATION EXAM PREP TEST BANK 2025 WITH
200 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS | LATEST
In 1932, which family published the "First Aider"?
A. Bilik
B. Cramer
C. Torg
D. Davis - ✔✔ - B. Cramer
The athletic trainer is most directly responsible for all phases of health care in an athletic
environment EXCEPT:
A. Prevention of athletic injuries
B. Diagnosis of athletic injuries
C. First aid and injury management
D. Implementation of prescribed rehabilitation - ✔✔ - B. Diagnosis of athletic injuries
Which would not be considered an appropriate injury-prevention strategy adopted by an athletic
trainer?
A. Coordinating the administration of comprehensive physical examinations and pre-
participation screenings of all athletes
B. Implementing appropriate training and conditioning programs for all athletes
C. Prescribing daily vitamin supplementation for all athletes
D. Selecting and fitting any necessary protective equipment for all athletes - ✔✔ - C. Prescribing
daily vitamin supplementation for all athletes
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,Which of the following performance domains includes the athletic trainer's responsibility to
educate others?
A. Professional Responsibilities
B. Prevention of Athletic Injuries
C. Immediate Care of Athletic Injuries
D. Clinical Evaluation and Diagnosis - ✔✔ - B. Prevention of Athletic Injuries
Seeing that the protective equipment is of the highest quality, properly fitted, and maintained is
the responsibility of the:
A. Athletic trainer
B. Equipment personnel
C. Coach
D. All of the above - ✔✔ - D. All of the above
Which of the following performance domains includes explaining proper nutrition?
A. Prevention of Athletic Injuries
B. Professional Responsibilities
C. Treatment, Rehabilitation, and Reconditioning
D. Organization and Administration - ✔✔ - A. Prevention of Athletic Injuries
Which of the following organizations is responsible for drug education and testing?
A. National Athletic Trainer's Association
B. American College of Sports Medicine
C. NCAA Committee on Competitive Safeguards
D. National Strength and Conditioning Association - ✔✔ - C. NCAA Committee on Competitive
Safeguards
The team physician:
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,A. Need not be cognizant of the physical demands of the various sports because that is the
athletic trainer's role
B. Needs to work completely independent of the athletic trainer
C. Needs to focus the physical exam on the heart, lungs, and blood pressure
D. Is the final authority in determining when an athlete may return to play - ✔✔ - D. Is the final
authority in determining when an athlete may return to play
Which one of the following is not a goal of a professional organization?
A. Bring together professionally competent individuals
B. Provide an opportunity to work as a group with a single purpose
C. Upgrade the profession through the establishment of standards
D. Help athletic trainers make the majority of their decisions - ✔✔ - D. Help athletic trainers
make the majority of their decisions
After World War I, the development of the athletic trainer as a specialist in preventing and
managing athletic injuries resulted from the work of this physician.
A. Cramer
B. Torg
C. Bilik
D. Davis - ✔✔ - C. Bilik
When did athletic training become recognized as an allied health profession?
A. 1994
B. 1990
C. 1950
D. 2001 - ✔✔ - C. 1950
Which of the following governs the practice of athletic training?
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, A. The NATA Code of Ethics
B. Federal law
C. Individual state licensing agencies
D. The Hippocratic Oath - ✔✔ - A. The NATA Code of Ethics
True/False?
The National Athletic Trainers Association was founded for the purpose of establishing
professional standards and disseminating information about athletic training - ✔✔ - TRUE
True/False?
The National Athletic Trainers Association was founded in 1950. - ✔✔ - TRUE
True/False?
The American College of Sports Medicine is responsible for regulating the practice of athletic
trainers and physicians. - ✔✔ - FALSE
True/False?
The American Orthopedic Society for Sports Medicine was developed to encourage and support
scientific research in orthopedic sports medicine. - ✔✔ - TRUE
True/False?
Frequently the team physician is the first person to evaluate an injury that an athlete has
experienced on the field. - ✔✔ - FALSE
True/False?
An athletic trainer's personal qualities determine his or her success, not the facilities or the
equipment. - ✔✔ - TRUE
True/False?
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