Test your basic knowledge |

Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. What are the 2 components of muscle fitness






2. Are essential to life but needed in very small quantities - amount less than a teaspoon; iron - zinc - copper - iodine - selenium - manganese - fluorine - chromium - molybdenum. are needed in smaller amounts - we have less than 1 teaspoon of them in






3. Potassium - it is the third most abundant mineral in the body. it is an electrolyte - they help with proper nerve and muscle function - such as beating of the heart. we need about 4700mg per day - good sources include fruits and veggies - especially






4. ADEK - if they stay around too much they could damage organs; stored in fat cells. Vitamin A - milk - cheese - fruits and eggs and veggies - Vitamin D - important (extremely) bones helps absorbs calcium in bones; milks and eggs and sunlight salmon -






5. Occurs 24 hours after exercise






6. It is not true that the ______ you do a strength exercise - the more it builds your muscles






7. The range of motion available in a joint. It is affected by muscle length - joint structure and other factors. A fit person can move the body joints through a full range of motion in work and in play .






8. A training technique used to develop explosive power. It consists of isotonic -concentric muscle contractions performed after a prestretch or an eccentric contraction of a muscle; greater stimulus to their muscles and improve their body's ability to






9. Before you do serious resistance or cardio exercises what should you be SURE to do?






10. Also is Stages of Change; 1. Precontemplation - not considering stopping 2. Contemplation - considering stopping3. Preparation - looking for programs 4. Action - makes a change 5. Maintenance - keep the change for 6 months

Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /var/www/html/basicversity.com/show_quiz.php on line 183


11. For men and women is 17-25






12. A hormone that makes you feel full; plays a crucial role in altering appetite and in speeding up or slowing down the metabolism. some people are resistant to this because of genetics






13. Behavioral goal is associated with something you do - example is 30 minutes of brisk walking 6 days a week for the next 2 weeks; an outcome goal is associated with a physical characteristic example would be to lowering your body weight






14. Why is the blood in the veins blueish and the blood in arteries red






15. If you are using the HIT method of training you would normally do How many sets






16. Lots of sugar not many other nutrients 'sweets' table sugar - cookies - cake and ice creams. bad for your teeth






17. In context of strength training - what does HIT stand for?






18. Give us energy - every grain of carb gives us 4 calories 9 fat calories - broken down into sugars - then enters the blood stream - stored in liver or muscles or is used up.






19. Having both eccentric and concentric contraction which PRE is it?






20. Calories per gram Carbs






21. These conditions are caused by inactivity - and account for a large percentage of our health care costs.






22. Which kind of exercise involves muscle shortening but not muscle lengthening






23. Calcium most abundant mineral - it takes up to 2% of our body weight - and is found mostly in the bones and teeth - with some also in tissue like muscles and organs. calcium moves muscles - clots blood and fires nerves. dairy products: bok choy - bro






24. What happens to your muscles during an isometric exercise






25. Isotonic muscle contractions in which the muscles gets shorter as it contracts - such as when a joint is bent and two body parts move closer together






26. How many essential amino acids






27. Muscles work in pairs - if you are working one muscle - what do we call its pair? (on the other side of the body) Chest vs Upper Back - Biceps vs Triceps - Quadriceps vs Hamstrings - Abductors vs Aductors - Anterior Deltoids vs Posterior Deltoids






28. B and C - B-1: whole grains - lean a meat and poultry - legumes and nuts - B-12: animal products (benefits and drawbacks) - these we need to make sure we get enough of - because they exit the body regularly






29. How much blood is in our body?






30. Forms: milk - edamame - tofu - benefits: 1 8/9 essential amino acids almost a complete protein - 2 phytochemicals - heart disease - bone health - immune system. fiber - 4 vitamins and minerals - A iron - Ca Zink - B vitamins.






31. What is the average aerobic capacity of a normal person






32. Primary sources come from animals. dietary fats that are usually solid at room temperature and come primarily from animal sources; excessive fat particularly this kind can lead to atherosclerosis cardiovascular disease and breast - prostate and colon






33. Come from plants; a plant derived chemical that is not considered an essential nutrient in the human diet but is believed to have beneficial health effects






34. What is it that keeps blood from rushing down to your feet in between heart beats.






35. Type of muscle contraction in which the muscle changes length - either shortening (concentrically) or lengthening (eccentrically)






36. 1 to 2 lbs per week - for example 3500 calories use up to or not eat 500 calories.






37. Damages the kidneys-body has to process more nitrogen - leaches calcium from bones only from meat - environmental costs/ effects






38. Exercise/ moving around - digestion - Basal Metabolic Rate






39. What do ligaments connect to






40. How many second s do they suggest for eccentric contraction






41. Blood pressure above 130/85 - a fasting blood sugar level of 100 or higher - blood triglycerides of 150 or above






42. back pain -core strength -weight control (for every 2 lbs of muscle the body can burn more calories)






43. What is VO2 max a measure of






44. Which kind of muscle fibers help you excel at long distance running






45. They are highly adaptable and have biochemical and physiological properties of fast and slow twitch fibers






46. The recommended frequency for CV exercise if your goal is to attain good fitness






47. Stage 1 hypertension is present if your blood pressure is equal to or greater than what systolic and what diastolic number.






48. 1. Isotonic 2. Isometric 3. Isokenetic






49. The ability of the muscles to exert an external force or to lift a heavy weight. A fit person can do work or play that involves exerting force - such as lifting or controlling one's own body weight.






50. Percentage carbs in diet