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1. Left Ventricle - aorta - small blood vessels - capillaries - veins - right atrium - right ventricle - left atrium - left ventricle






2. Stretches but then comes back to its original state like a rubber band






3. Limit saturated fat to 7-10% limit cholesterol to 300mg - 200mg if you are at high risk for diabetes - avoid trans fatty acids like - mac n cheese - eat cold water fish twice a week






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






5. What should you feel when doing flexibility exercises






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






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






8. Total cholesterol 200 - healthy HDL 50 or above - Healthy LDL less than 100 -healthy triglycerides less than 150






9. What do ligaments connect to






10. Needed in relatively large amounts; calcium - phosphorous - sulfur - potassium - magnesium - sodium and chloride. Needed for muscle contraction - blood pressure maintenance - blood clotting and bone maintenance. (what they do - come from)






11. Static - ballistic - PNF - and Range of Motion






12. Percentage of fat in diet






13. Servings of protein






14. If a 150lb woman can lift her weight - and a 200 lbs man can lift his weight they are said to have the same what






15. Special name antioxidants - (How they affect vegans)






16. 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






17. In metabolic syndrome high blood pressure is what over what






18. What percent of Americans will experience back pain in their lives






19. A type of blood fat associated with increased risk for heart disease. are related to heart disease - lose some of their ability to predict heart disease with the presence of other risk factors - so high levels are more difficult to interpret than oth






20. In a single day How many gallons of blood does the heart pump






21. Hardening of the arteries due to conditions that cause the arterial walls to become thick - hard and nonelastic.






22. Which muscle fibers can help you excel at jumping for rebounds in basketball






23. Food to which nutrients are added in amounts greater than what would naturally occur in the food






24. Who invented the 6-20 scale for RPE






25. 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.






26. Important for bone information and metabolism






27. 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






28. Clinical term that implies higher normal levels of body fat and potential risk for development of obesity. values of a 25 BMI are considered overweight 66% of U.S.






29. Calories per gram Carbs






30. Spiritual - social - emotional-mental - intellectual - physical






31. Each additional pound of muscle you build increases your basal metabolic rate by How many calories per day.






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






33. When doing chin-ups on the chin up bar what kind of PRE is it






34. For the purposes of diagnosing metabolic syndrome - What is considered high blood pressure.






35. When hanging from for a long time from the chin up bar is an example of what PRE






36. Bring your arms into you closer pinching your sides - bring arms in the shape of a diamond






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






38. What do tendons connect to






39. A positive state of the physiological systems commonly associated with reduced risk for chronic diseases such as diabetes and heart disease.






40. Book suggests doing resistance exercises slowly - How many seconds do they suggest for concentric contractions






41. 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






42. What is the aerobic capacity of an elite runner






43. Contain all of the essential amino acids - along with most of the others. examples are meat - dairy products - and fish






44. Both: are chemicals the body need to function; Minerals are needed in larger quantities (pounds - versus ounces of vitamins) - minerals are not destroyed - broken down or transformed in the body; minerals cannot be made by the body - have to get from






45. Sodium and chlorine. tied for 5th abundant. both are electrolytes and postassium - most people get plenty of sodium - and many get too much. the upper level is 2300 mg a day which is about 1 teaspoon. Chloride helps us digest food and need about the






46. 2 knids of people that need to do PNF stretches






47. Tends to deteriorate with age - and this is partly due to corresponding declines in muscle strength - range of motion - and a lower ability to coordinate muscle movements.






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






49. What are proteins made of






50. Monounsaturated or polyunsaturated fats that are usually liquid at room temperature and come primarily from vegetable sources.