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1. Endurance training reduces
7 to 12 days of training in a hot and humid environment and improves ones ability to exercise safely.
25%
The distance of gravity from the limits of the base - indirectly proportional to the height of the center of gravity above the base - and directly proportional to the weight of the body.
HR and increases SV and rest and submaximal work; in addition - maximal cardiac output is greater - because SV increases with no change or slight decrease in maximal HR.

2. Acute responses are...
Responses that occur only after weeks of training
The acid is buffered by plasma bicarbonate. This buffering produces CO2 and invalidates using R as an indicator of fuel used during exercise.
Fasciculi - perimysia - epimysia - tendons and aponeuroses.
Responses that occur with one or several exercise bouts but do not improve further.

3. At the onset of submaximal exercise - Vo2
Cardiac output and Oxygen extracted from blood.
Amphiarthrodial joints
The majority of the premature deaths in the United States.
Does not increase immediately (Oxygen Deficit) - and some of the ATP must be supplied anaerobically by CP and glycolysis.

4. Vo2 max is influenced by...
Moving the mass of the limb closer to the axis or joints
To place the feet close to the object - Move the vertebral column to an upright position perpendicular to the floor - tilt the pelvis backward - and slowly extend the hips and the knees while activating the abdominals.
When less energy is consumed then is expended - which decreases body weight.
Heredity and training

5. Aerobic exercise - weight loss and low intake of saturated fat - and cholesterol effectively improve
Physician consent is required for exercise participation.
The blood lipid profile.
When more calories are being consumed then being expended resulting in weight gain.
Remains elevated for some time to replenish CP stores - support the energy cost of the elevated HR and breathing - and synthesize glucose from lactic acid.

6. Systolic BP is a...
S Synarthrodial joints - A Amphiarthrodial joints - D Diarthrodial
The perpendicular distance form the axis of rotation to the direction of the application of the force resisting movement.
Training
Measurement of blood pressure taken when the heart is contracting and forcing blood into the arteries.

7. Men younger then 45 and women younger then 55 who meet two or more risk factors are...
Moderate risk participants
Fitness activities and tests recommended in this book.
Endurance training.
An active form of Oxygen formed in reaction to UV light and as an emission from internal combustion engines; Exposure can decrease lung function

8. The participant's physician or appropriate medical personnel should be contacted immediately when
Physician consent is required for exercise participation.
Injury - cardiovascular problems - and death.
The oxygen consumption or uptake
R increases indicating that carbohydrate plays a bigger role in generating ATP.

9. The female athlete triad is...
Speed of contraction - force - and resistance to fatigue.
(disordered eating - amenorrhea - and osteoporosis)
R increases indicating that carbohydrate plays a bigger role in generating ATP.
Essential to performance.

10. Delayed responses are...
Keep the knee over the foot (Not beyond) during lunging and squatting movements - Maintain foot and knee alignment
CP breakdown and glycolysis.
Responses that occur only after weeks of training
40% Vo2 max is reached.

11. Acclimatization to heat can be achieved in
Gradual accumulation of fat.
7 to 12 days of training in a hot and humid environment and improves ones ability to exercise safely.
Regular exercise; proper nutrition; adequate sleep; relaxation and abstinence from tobacco - excess alcohol - and nonessential drugs.
Low intensity and regular participation.

12. The line of gravity is...
The effect produced when a force causes rotation.
The return from flexion
Increasing the number of healthy snacks or the size of meals.
The front of the touchdown foot

13. Rational Inertia also referred to as the moment of Inertia depends on
When more calories are being consumed then being expended resulting in weight gain.
15%
The bodies mass and the distribution of that mass around the joint
Does not increase immediately (Oxygen Deficit) - and some of the ATP must be supplied anaerobically by CP and glycolysis.

14. Vitamins - Minerals and Water do NOT provide
Energy but are essential to the healthy functioning of the body.
Responses that occur with one or several exercise bouts but do not improve further.
The perpendicular distance from the axis of rotation to the direction of the application of the force causing movement.
A pollutant derived from the incomplete combustion of fossil fuels; binds to hemoglobin to reduce oxygen transport and thus reduce maximal aerobic power.

15. Positive Caloric Balance is...
When more calories are being consumed then being expended resulting in weight gain.
Enhances quality of life.
Shape of the articulating ends of bones - Length of ligaments - Elasticity of connective tissue
Fast twitch - generate high force - and easily fatigue.

16. 50% of the increase in Vo2 max attributable to endurance training is a result of an increase in maximal SV; the other 50% is attributable to an
For a lower SV.
Whether a participant requires physician consent to begin exercising.
Increase in oxygen extraction.
Enhance musculoskeletal strength - power - and local muscular endurance.

17. An Agonist (Prime mover) is a muscle that is...
Reduces disease risk and also increases cardio respiratory fitness (CRF).
Very effective in causing a joint movement
Essential to performance.
Low intensity and regular participation.

18. Radio-ulnar Joint movements are...
In all directions because of its ball and socket structure
Sub-maximal exercise.
Pronation and Supination (Palms down and Palm up)
Flexion - extension - hyperextension; abduction - adduction; medial rotation - lateral rotation

19. For exercise involving the knee - participants should remember the following...
The oxygen missing in the first few minutes of work.
Prevent premature development of a variety of major health problems.
Keep the knee over the foot (Not beyond) during lunging and squatting movements - Maintain foot and knee alignment
Incorporating regular aerobic - resistance and flexibility activities in an enjoyable atmosphere.

20. Cardiac Output is NOT affected by...
Inorganic elements that serve a variety of functions in the human body. (Calcium - Phosphorus - potassium - sulfur - sodium - chloride and magnesium)
Flexion - Extension - Hyperextension - Radial flexion and ulnar flexion.
Training
Work rate.

21. Resistance training is a method of exercise designed to...
Low intensity and regular participation.
1% each year.
Enhance musculoskeletal strength - power - and local muscular endurance.
Resistance is insignificant or (No resistance present) as in throwing a ball and requires a burst of concentric actions to initiate movement.

22. Isometric exercise and heavy resistance exercise elicit high BP responses compared with
Regular exercise; proper nutrition; adequate sleep; relaxation and abstinence from tobacco - excess alcohol - and nonessential drugs.
A muscle generates tension that is not great enough to cause movement but instead breaks the speed of movement caused by another force
Dynamic endurance exercise.
Elevation - depression; abduction - adduction; upward rotation - downward rotation

23. The Passive straight leg test' is performed to...
A muscle acts forcibly enough to actually shorten. This shortening pulls the bones of attachment closer to each other - causing movement at the joints.
The frequency of the stimulation leading to tetanus contraction - the synchronous firing of muscle fibers - and the recruitment of muscle fibers.
Measure the hip flexor range of motion and hamstring flexibility.
Eversion and Inversion

24. Total Cholesterol is...
Measure the degree of extension in the lumbar spine
The blood lipid profile.
The sum of all cholesterol
30 minutes of daily moderate-intensity activity.

25. Physical activity influences quality of life because
From the most to the least oxidative.
It increases energy and promotes physical - mental and psychological well-being in addition to benefiting physical health.
Low Risk participants
A nutrient composed of carbon - hydrogen and oxygen and is an essential source of energy in the body.

26. The information from the first three sections of the HSQ - coupled with the participants desired activity level will determine
Whether a participant requires physician consent to begin exercising.
Systolic and the low number is Diastolic
Remains elevated for some time to replenish CP stores - support the energy cost of the elevated HR and breathing - and synthesize glucose from lactic acid.
The number of calories needed to sustain the body under normal resting conditions.

27. Evaluation of a pre-participation health screening questionnaire helps the fitness professional determine
Regulate temperature - protect the organs - and play a roll in the distribution of vitamins.
Flexion and extension only because of its bony arrangement
A participants current health status and whether it is appropriate for the participant to undergo fitness testing or begin regular fitness activity.
A muscle acts forcibly enough to actually shorten. This shortening pulls the bones of attachment closer to each other - causing movement at the joints.

28. At the onset of submaximal exercise - Vo2
Decrease the work rate to stay in the THR zone.
Does not increase immediately (Oxygen Deficit) - and some of the ATP must be supplied anaerobically by CP and glycolysis.
Decrease the work rate to stay in the THR zone.
The continuation of extension past the anatomical position

29. The female athlete triad is...
Enhances quality of life.
(disordered eating - amenorrhea - and osteoporosis)
The individuals current activity status and desired outcomes.
Measure the hip flexor range of motion and hamstring flexibility.

30. Type 1 fibers are...
Remains elevated for some time to replenish CP stores - support the energy cost of the elevated HR and breathing - and synthesize glucose from lactic acid.
Organic substances that are essential to the normal functioning of the human body. Although Vitamins do not contain energy for the body - they are essential in the metabolism of fat - carbohydrate and protein.
Measure the hip flexor tightness
Slow - generate low force and resist fatigue.

31. Stability or the ease with which balance can be maintained is proportional to...
The distance from the line of gravity to the outer limits of the base that is farthest from a potentially upsetting force.
The number of calories needed to sustain the body under normal resting conditions.
Temporary or chronic conditions that alter a participant's health status and warrant medical clearance - additional supervision or changes in exercise recommendations. These conditions can be identified with periodic re-administration of the HSQ and
Cardio-protective benefits.

32. An HSQ gives the trainer information about the individual's
Medical history - Medications - family medical history and health risk factors.
Optimal performance.
Injury - cardiovascular problems - and death.
Heredity - environment - habits - and health status.

33. Myocardial infraction
The aerobic metabolism of carbohydrate and fat.
Is another word for heart disease or a heart attack - where parts of the heart may die.
The continuation of extension past the anatomical position
Cardiovascular disease.

34. Cardiovascular and pulmonary diseases lower...
Fuel use during steady state exercise.
Vo2 max
Dynamic endurance exercise.
A muscle to use fat as fuel and to spare carbohydrate - the time it takes to achieve a steady state during sub-maximal work - The size of the ventricle - The Vo2 max by increasing SV oxygen extraction.

35. The respiratory exchange ratio (R) tracks...
Decreases the risk of heart disease and other diseases.
Rotates.
Handshake up
Fuel use during steady state exercise.

36. The health risk of an inactive lifestyle is greater than the risk associated with
7 to 12 days of training in a hot and humid environment and improves ones ability to exercise safely.
Prevent premature development of a variety of major health problems.
Performance in endurance events such as 10k runs and marathons.
Fitness activities and tests recommended in this book.

37. The 'Spine ROM Active back test' is performed to...
Elevation - depression; abduction - adduction; upward rotation - downward rotation
Increase in oxygen extraction.
The effect produced when a force causes rotation.
Measure the degree of extension in the lumbar spine

38. At the end of exercise the Vo2 (Oxygen Consumption)
The oxygen uptake during the recovery from exercise.
Incorporating regular aerobic - resistance and flexibility activities in an enjoyable atmosphere.
Speed of contraction - force - and resistance to fatigue.
Remains elevated for some time to replenish CP stores - support the energy cost of the elevated HR and breathing - and synthesize glucose from lactic acid.

39. Resistance Arm (RA) is...
The perpendicular distance form the axis of rotation to the direction of the application of the force resisting movement.
HR and increases SV and rest and submaximal work; in addition - maximal cardiac output is greater - because SV increases with no change or slight decrease in maximal HR.
Maintain backward pelvic tilt during the abdominal crunch or curl up. Tilt the pelvis backward before hip flexion in the curl up or leg lift. Keep the pelvis tilted backward during overhead arm movements in a standing position. Keep the lumbar spine
When the bone spins around it's longitudinal axis so that it's surface faces a different direction.

40. An untrained muscle has fewer
Fitness activities and tests recommended in this book.
The individuals current activity status and desired outcomes.
Temporary or chronic conditions that alter a participant's health status and warrant medical clearance - additional supervision or changes in exercise recommendations. These conditions can be identified with periodic re-administration of the HSQ and
Myocardia and fewer capillaries per muscle which decreases oxygen enriched blood.

41. Ergogenic aids are...
Amphiarthrodial joints
Eversion and Inversion
A participants current health status and whether it is appropriate for the participant to undergo fitness testing or begin regular fitness activity.
Pharmacological or nutrient agents thought to improve athletic performance.

42. In regards to the wrist joint - an example of Ulnar flexion would be a
Handshake down
To delay death and avoid disease.
Responses that occur only after weeks of training
The replacement of cartilage with bone.

43. The line of gravity is...
Prolonged exercise by the aerobic metabolism of carbohydrate and fat in the mitochondria of the muscle. This is the primary means of supplying energy to the muscle in maximal work lasting more than two minutes.
A muscle acts forcibly enough to actually shorten. This shortening pulls the bones of attachment closer to each other - causing movement at the joints.
The front of the touchdown foot
Regular exercise; proper nutrition; adequate sleep; relaxation and abstinence from tobacco - excess alcohol - and nonessential drugs.

44. Maximal oxygen uptake - Vo2 max is...
A muscle to use fat as fuel and to spare carbohydrate - the time it takes to achieve a steady state during sub-maximal work - The size of the ventricle - The Vo2 max by increasing SV oxygen extraction.
The greatest rate that 02 can be delivered to working muscles during dynamic exercise.
A pollutant that can cause broncho-constriction in people with asthma.
Remains elevated for some time to replenish CP stores - support the energy cost of the elevated HR and breathing - and synthesize glucose from lactic acid.

45. The 'Spine ROM Passive back test' is performed to...
Measure the degree of extension in the lumbar spine
(disordered eating - amenorrhea - and osteoporosis)
Regulate temperature - protect the organs - and play a roll in the distribution of vitamins.
Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire

46. Adduction is...
The return back from toward the anatomical position
A ATP is split to form a high energy myosin-ATP cross bridge - the myosin-ATP cross bridge binds to actin and releases energy - the cross bridge moves and pulls actin toward the center of the sarcomere - and finally ATP binds to and releases the cros
Age - Gender Disease - Fitness level - Genetics
Maintain backward pelvic tilt during the abdominal crunch or curl up. Tilt the pelvis backward before hip flexion in the curl up or leg lift. Keep the pelvis tilted backward during overhead arm movements in a standing position. Keep the lumbar spine

47. An HSQ or PAR-Q is NOT a
Fitness assessment
Radiation and convection when temperature gradient exists between the skin and the environment
Heat loss during high intensity exercise or exercise in a hot environment.
Mono-saccharides (Glucose and Fructose) - Di-saccharides (Lactose and Sucrose) - and Polysaccharides

48. Joints with no movements are called
Synarthrodial joints
The distance from the line of gravity to the outer limits of the base that is farthest from a potentially upsetting force.
Shape of the articulating ends of bones - Length of ligaments - Elasticity of connective tissue
More physical activity in daily life.

49. Maximal oxygen uptake decreases when
Elevation - depression; abduction - adduction; upward rotation - downward rotation
Training stops. The initial decrease is caused by a decrease in SV and later in oxygen extraction.
Identify risk factors and medical conditions that will be aggravated with exercise testing as well as categorizing the health risks of exercise participants.
Sub-maximal exercise.

50. Carbohydrate is...
Cardiovascular disease.
Heat loss during high intensity exercise or exercise in a hot environment.
Reduces disease risk and also increases cardio respiratory fitness (CRF).
A nutrient composed of carbon - hydrogen and oxygen and is an essential source of energy in the body.