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ACSM CPT Exam Review – Questions & AnswersWhat is the function of the tricuspid valve?
A. It acts as a pacemaker.
B. To pump blood through the heart.
C. Prevents backflow of blood to the left atrium.
D. Prevents backflow of blood to the right atrium. - ✔️ Answer: D
What is the fundamental unit of muscle contraction?
A. Myofibril
B. Sarcomere
C. Myosin
D. Sarcolemma - ✔️ Answer: B
Which chamber of the heart is responsible for pumping oxygenated blood
to the body?
A. Right ventricle
B. Left ventricle
C. Right atrium
D. Left atrium - ✔️ Answer: B
What is the natural curve in the lumbar region of the spine?
A. Kyphotic curve
B. Scoliotic curve
C. Lordotic curve
D. Myotic curve - ✔️ Answer: C
Adenosine triphosphate production via "anaerobic" glycolysis is associated
with the significant
formation of what by-product?
A. Pyruvic Acid
B. Phosphoric Acid
C. Citric Acid
D. Lactic Acid - ✔️ Answer: D
The changes in muscle size associated with long-term resistance training is
most likely due to
increases in _____.
,A. muscle fiber cross-sectional diameter.
B. muscle fiber number.
C. connective tissue thickness.
D. hydration state of the muscle. - ✔️ Answer: A
Downhill walking/jogging/running is characterized by eccentric activation
of which of the following
muscle groups?
A. Hamstrings
B. Gastrocnemius
C. Brachioradialis
D. Quadriceps femoris - ✔️ Answer: D
What is the typical resting blood pressure response to long term aerobic
exercise in a
hypertensive individual?
A. Both systolic and diastolic pressures will increase.
B. Both systolic and diastolic pressures will decrease.
C. Systolic will increase, while diastolic will remain unchanged.
D. Systolic will decrease, while diastolic will remain unchanged. -
✔️ Answer: B
How does heart rate increase in relation to work rate and oxygen uptake
during dynamic exercise?
How does heart rate increase in relation to work rate and oxygen uptake
during dynamic exercise?
A. Exponentially
B. Linearly
C. Curvilinearly
D. Inversely - ✔️ Answer: B
Which cardiovascular training approach, if repeated frequently, is most
likely going to lead to
overtraining?
A. One intensive day followed by three easy days.
B. One long day followed by three shorter duration days.
C. Two consecutive intensive days, followed by one easy day. - ✔️
Answer: C
,What feature is unique to skeletal muscle as compared to cardiac muscle?
A. Absence of striations
B. Presence of branching
C. Requires nervous system stimulation
D. Presence of intercalated disks - ✔️ Answer: C
What is the correct path of blood flow through the chambers of the heart?
A. Left ventricle; left atrium; right atrium; right ventricle.
B. Right ventricle; right atrium; left atrium; left ventricle.
C. Left atrium; right atrium; left ventricle; right ventricle.
D. Right atrium; right ventricle; left atrium; left ventricle. - ✔️
Answer: D
What respiratory muscles can cause forceful expiration?
A. External intercostals
B. Pectoralis minor
C. Sternocleidomastoid
D. Internal intercostals - ✔️ Answer: D
Which of the following occurs when walking or running up an incline?
A. Greater flexibility of the soleus
B. Lesser force of action from the gluteus maximus
C. Lesser force of action of the knee extensors
D. Lesser flexibility of the plantar flexors - ✔️ Answer: A
What two muscles, along with the supraspinatus and infraspinatus, make
up the rotator cuff ?
A. Teres minor and scalenus
B. Teres minor and subscapularis
C. Teres major and scalenus
D. Teres major and subscapularis - ✔️ Answer: B
What muscle action will most likely induce delayed onset muscle soreness?
A. Concentric
B. Eccentric
C. Isometric
D. Isotonic - ✔️ Answer: B
, What occurs to a muscle during the eccentric movement phase of an
exercise?
A. Shortens while contracting
B. Shortens while relaxing
C. Lengthens while relaxing
D. Lengthens while contracting - ✔️ Answer: D
What is the primary muscle group involved in trunk flexion while standing
during the eccentric
phase of the movement?
A. Iliopsoas
B. Rectus Abdominis
C. Erector Spinae
D. Biceps Femoris - ✔️ Answer: C
What muscle extends the forearm?
A. Supinator teres
B. Pronator teres
C. Biceps brachii
D. Triceps brachii - ✔️ Answer: D
What is the term used to describe the body's ability to utilize oxygen
during exercise?
A. Lactate threshold
B. Anaerobic threshold
C. Anaerobic capacity
D. Oxygen consumption - ✔️ Answer: D
Which of the following is also known as the Trunk Flexion Test?
A. Sit-and-reach test.
B. Curl-up test for muscular endurance.
C. Sit-up test for muscular endurance.
D. Any test that requires clients to touch their toes. - ✔️ Answer:
A
What is the order of stretching techniques from lowest risk of injury to
highest risk of injury?
A. Ballistic; slow static; proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation.
B. Slow static; ballistic; proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation.
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