Certified Personal Trainer Final Exam
(2025/2026 Latest Update) | Complete Exam
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The human body consists of
a. chemicals
b. cells
c. tissues
d. none of the above
e. all of the above - correct answere. all of the above
Metabolism can be categorized in the following phases
a. catabolism
b. myotabolism
c. anabolism
d. A and C
e. B and C - correct answerd. A and C
BMR stands for
a. basic memory retention
b. bad muscle recovery
c. basal metabolic rate
d. bregmatic myofascial release
e. none of the above - correct answerc. basal metabolic rate
A 30-minute jog would rely most heavily on which energy pathway?
a. ATP/CP
b. Glycolytic
c. Oxidative - correct answerc. Oxidative
The automatic tendency to maintain a relatively constant internal environment is called
homeostasis.
a. True
b. False - correct answera. True
About 98% of the human body is composed of only six elements: oxygen, carbon,
hydrogen, nitrogen, calcium, and phosphorus.
a. True
b. False - correct answera. True
Mitochondria are known as the powerhouse of the cell.
,a. True
b. False - correct answera. True
The heart, arteries, and veins are part of the circulatory system.
a. True
b. False - correct answera. True
The ATP/CP pathway is considered aerobic metabolism.
a. True
b. False - correct answerb. False
Non-oxidative glycolysis is reliable for:
a. 3 to 15 seconds of ATP production
b. Up to 2 minutes of ATP production
c. Over four minutes of ATP production
d. None of the above
e. All of the above - correct answerb. Up to 2 minutes of ATP production
The primary fuel during endurance exercise is
a. liver glycogen
b. muscle glycogen
c. muscle
d. fatty acids
e. none of the above - correct answerd. fatty acids
The main purpose of hormones is to:
a. Alter the rate of synthesis of your cellular protein
b. Change the rate of enzyme activity
c. Change the rate of transport
d. All of the above
e. None of the above - correct answerd. All of the above
The main purpose of the digestive system is
a. the breakdown of foods and waste elimination
b. to supply oxygen and eliminate carbon dioxide
c. reproduction and maintenance of sexual characteristics
d. none of the above - correct answera. the breakdown of foods and waste elimination
The main purpose of the respiratory system is:
a. to supply oxygen to the body
b. to eliminate carbon dioxide in the body
c. to regulate the body's pH balance
d. A and B
e. A, B, and C - correct answere. A, B, and C
The average human adult skeleton has
,a. 80 bones
b. 126 bones
c. 206 bones
d. over 400 bones
e. none of the above - correct answerc. 206 bones
There are 80 bones in the axial skeleton.
a. True
b. False - correct answera. True
This type of joint permits a wide range of movement in ONE plane.
a. Gliding joints
b. Hinge joints
c. Ellipsoid joints
d. Pivot joints
e. Saddle joints - correct answerb. Hinge joints
Tendons connect bone to bone.
a. True
b. False - correct answerb. False
Tendons
a. Are extensions of muscle fibers
b. Connect bone to bone
c. Connect muscle to bone
d. A and B
e. A and C - correct answere. A and C
The points of muscle attachment are known as the
a. insertion
b. origin
c. sesamoid
d. A and B
e. none of the above - correct answerd. A and B
The origin is the distal attachment of a muscle.
a. true
b. false - correct answerb. false
These sense organs measure the strain in a muscle and can be used to pre-set the
tension of muscles.
a. Myofilaments
b. Myofibrils
c. Muscle spindles
d. Myosin
e. Myoglobin - correct answerc. muscle spindles
, Myofibrils are constructed of overlapping strands of protein polymers called
a. troponin and tropomyosin
b. actin and tropomyosin
c. troponin and myosin
d. actin and myosin
e. tropoactin and tropomyosin - correct answerd. actin and myosin
What is the byproduct of glucose and glycogen metabolism (glycolysis) in anaeroboic
muscle energetics?
a. Lactic Acid
b. Sacroplasm
c. Fructose
d. Cortisol
E. Collagen - correct answera. Lactic Acid
Type I muscle fibers are aerobic.
a. True
b. False - correct answera. True
Type II muscle fibers are slow twitch fibers.
a. True
b. False - correct answerb. False
Cardiovascular exercise results in:
a. Contractile protein adaptation
b. Mitochondrial adaptations
c. Capillary capacity adaptations
d. All of the above
e. B and C - correct answere. B and C
Muscular hypertrophy is a(n)
a. increase in muscle fiber size
b. decrease in muscle fiber size
c. increase in the number of muscle fibers
d. decrease in the number of muscle fibers
e. none of the above - correct answera. increase in muscle fiber size
Kinesiology is
a. the science of study of movement, and the active and passive structures involved
b. the science of the morphology or structure of organisms
c. the science concerned with the normal vital processes of animal and vegetable
organisms
d. the science concerned with the action of forces, internal and external, on the living
body
(2025/2026 Latest Update) | Complete Exam
Prep & Verified Practice Q&A PDF
The human body consists of
a. chemicals
b. cells
c. tissues
d. none of the above
e. all of the above - correct answere. all of the above
Metabolism can be categorized in the following phases
a. catabolism
b. myotabolism
c. anabolism
d. A and C
e. B and C - correct answerd. A and C
BMR stands for
a. basic memory retention
b. bad muscle recovery
c. basal metabolic rate
d. bregmatic myofascial release
e. none of the above - correct answerc. basal metabolic rate
A 30-minute jog would rely most heavily on which energy pathway?
a. ATP/CP
b. Glycolytic
c. Oxidative - correct answerc. Oxidative
The automatic tendency to maintain a relatively constant internal environment is called
homeostasis.
a. True
b. False - correct answera. True
About 98% of the human body is composed of only six elements: oxygen, carbon,
hydrogen, nitrogen, calcium, and phosphorus.
a. True
b. False - correct answera. True
Mitochondria are known as the powerhouse of the cell.
,a. True
b. False - correct answera. True
The heart, arteries, and veins are part of the circulatory system.
a. True
b. False - correct answera. True
The ATP/CP pathway is considered aerobic metabolism.
a. True
b. False - correct answerb. False
Non-oxidative glycolysis is reliable for:
a. 3 to 15 seconds of ATP production
b. Up to 2 minutes of ATP production
c. Over four minutes of ATP production
d. None of the above
e. All of the above - correct answerb. Up to 2 minutes of ATP production
The primary fuel during endurance exercise is
a. liver glycogen
b. muscle glycogen
c. muscle
d. fatty acids
e. none of the above - correct answerd. fatty acids
The main purpose of hormones is to:
a. Alter the rate of synthesis of your cellular protein
b. Change the rate of enzyme activity
c. Change the rate of transport
d. All of the above
e. None of the above - correct answerd. All of the above
The main purpose of the digestive system is
a. the breakdown of foods and waste elimination
b. to supply oxygen and eliminate carbon dioxide
c. reproduction and maintenance of sexual characteristics
d. none of the above - correct answera. the breakdown of foods and waste elimination
The main purpose of the respiratory system is:
a. to supply oxygen to the body
b. to eliminate carbon dioxide in the body
c. to regulate the body's pH balance
d. A and B
e. A, B, and C - correct answere. A, B, and C
The average human adult skeleton has
,a. 80 bones
b. 126 bones
c. 206 bones
d. over 400 bones
e. none of the above - correct answerc. 206 bones
There are 80 bones in the axial skeleton.
a. True
b. False - correct answera. True
This type of joint permits a wide range of movement in ONE plane.
a. Gliding joints
b. Hinge joints
c. Ellipsoid joints
d. Pivot joints
e. Saddle joints - correct answerb. Hinge joints
Tendons connect bone to bone.
a. True
b. False - correct answerb. False
Tendons
a. Are extensions of muscle fibers
b. Connect bone to bone
c. Connect muscle to bone
d. A and B
e. A and C - correct answere. A and C
The points of muscle attachment are known as the
a. insertion
b. origin
c. sesamoid
d. A and B
e. none of the above - correct answerd. A and B
The origin is the distal attachment of a muscle.
a. true
b. false - correct answerb. false
These sense organs measure the strain in a muscle and can be used to pre-set the
tension of muscles.
a. Myofilaments
b. Myofibrils
c. Muscle spindles
d. Myosin
e. Myoglobin - correct answerc. muscle spindles
, Myofibrils are constructed of overlapping strands of protein polymers called
a. troponin and tropomyosin
b. actin and tropomyosin
c. troponin and myosin
d. actin and myosin
e. tropoactin and tropomyosin - correct answerd. actin and myosin
What is the byproduct of glucose and glycogen metabolism (glycolysis) in anaeroboic
muscle energetics?
a. Lactic Acid
b. Sacroplasm
c. Fructose
d. Cortisol
E. Collagen - correct answera. Lactic Acid
Type I muscle fibers are aerobic.
a. True
b. False - correct answera. True
Type II muscle fibers are slow twitch fibers.
a. True
b. False - correct answerb. False
Cardiovascular exercise results in:
a. Contractile protein adaptation
b. Mitochondrial adaptations
c. Capillary capacity adaptations
d. All of the above
e. B and C - correct answere. B and C
Muscular hypertrophy is a(n)
a. increase in muscle fiber size
b. decrease in muscle fiber size
c. increase in the number of muscle fibers
d. decrease in the number of muscle fibers
e. none of the above - correct answera. increase in muscle fiber size
Kinesiology is
a. the science of study of movement, and the active and passive structures involved
b. the science of the morphology or structure of organisms
c. the science concerned with the normal vital processes of animal and vegetable
organisms
d. the science concerned with the action of forces, internal and external, on the living
body
