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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Shoulder joint movements are...
In all directions because of its ball and socket structure
When less energy is consumed then is expended - which decreases body weight.
Low Risk participants
The energy needed to digest - absorb - transport and store the food that is eaten.

2. Evaluation of a pre-participation health screening questionnaire helps the fitness professional determine
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.
The bodies mass and the distribution of that mass around the joint
The lactate and ventilatory thresholds - respectively.

3. Resistance Force (R) is...
Premature health problems (Such as cardiovascular disease and low back problems) and death.
The oxygen missing in the first few minutes of work.
The opposing force that is resisting another force
A participants current health status and whether it is appropriate for the participant to undergo fitness testing or begin regular fitness activity.

4. The Diarthrodial or Synovial joints are incased by a
Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire
The oxygen uptake during the recovery from exercise.
Synovial membrane that secretes lubricant inside the joints
Benefits occur early and plateau.

5. 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
The return from flexion
Increase in oxygen extraction.
In all directions because of its ball and socket structure
Mitochondria increase - Decrease time taken to achieve steady state in sub maximal exercise - Maximal Exercise - Increases the volume of the ventricle - Increase Maximal Aerobic power.

6. A muscle contracts when
Decreases the risk of heart disease and other diseases.
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
Premature health problems (Such as cardiovascular disease and low back problems) and death.
88% of the sea level value

7. The torque that resists limb movements can be altered by...
Increasing the number of healthy snacks or the size of meals.
Modifying the amount of the resistive force and changing the position of the resistance force relative to the joint to change the resistance arm.
An active form of Oxygen formed in reaction to UV light and as an emission from internal combustion engines; Exposure can decrease lung function
Measure the low back flexibility.

8. Vitamins are...
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.
Age - Gender Disease - Fitness level - Genetics
Shape of the articulating ends of the bones - the length of the ligaments - and the elasticity of connective tissue.
Gradual accumulation of fat.

9. Maximal oxygen uptake can be maintained by...
Work rate.
Myocardia and fewer capillaries per muscle which decreases oxygen enriched blood.
The sum of all cholesterol
Doing intense exercise - even when cutting exercise duration and frequency.

10. The 'Spine ROM Active back test' is performed to...
Maintain Vo2 max then to achieve
A muscle generates tension that is not great enough to cause movement but instead breaks the speed of movement caused by another force
Cardiac output and Oxygen extracted from blood.
Measure the degree of extension in the lumbar spine

11. Behaviors that contribute to a healthy life are...
A general term for all diseases of the heart and blood vessels and is the leading cause of death in the United States.
The opposing force that is resisting another force
A muscle generates tension that is not great enough to cause movement but instead breaks the speed of movement caused by another force
Regular exercise; proper nutrition; adequate sleep; relaxation and abstinence from tobacco - excess alcohol - and nonessential drugs.

12. In addition to determining a participants health status - a fitness professionals can asses the presence of
It increases energy and promotes physical - mental and psychological well-being in addition to benefiting physical health.
Work rate.
Regular exercise; proper nutrition; adequate sleep; relaxation and abstinence from tobacco - excess alcohol - and nonessential drugs.
Relevant medical conditions - risk factors for CHD. Lifestyle behaviors and medications that will assist in the determination of the necessity of a physicians consent before beginning an exercise program.

13. Intertarsal Joint movements are...
Synarthrodial joints
Atherosclerotic plaque in the arteries.
Measure the hip flexor range of motion and hamstring flexibility.
Eversion and Inversion

14. Carbohydrates should contribute
Cardiovascular disease.
45% to 65% of ones daily calories - with limited calories coming from simple sugars.
The perpendicular distance from the axis of rotation to the direction of the application of the force causing movement.
Low intensity and regular participation.

15. Concentric Action (Lifting) occurs when
The lactate and ventilatory thresholds - respectively.
The return from flexion
A muscle acts forcibly enough to actually shorten. This shortening pulls the bones of attachment closer to each other - causing movement at the joints.
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

16. Carbohydrate loading benefits extended
The energy needed to digest - absorb - transport and store the food that is eaten.
The aerobic metabolism of carbohydrate and fat.
The interaction of the intensity - frequency - duration and type of exercise
Bouts of exercise.

17. Shoulder girdle movements are...
Elevation - depression; abduction - adduction; upward rotation - downward rotation
Prevent premature development of a variety of major health problems.
2x fibers that favor anaerobic glycolysis - which increases the likely hood of lactate production.
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

18. Body temperature increases proportionally during
Incorporating regular aerobic - resistance and flexibility activities in an enjoyable atmosphere.
Radiation and convection when temperature gradient exists between the skin and the environment
Sub-maximal exercise.
40% Vo2 max is reached.

19. Cardiovascular disease
Measure the hip flexor tightness
A general term for all diseases of the heart and blood vessels and is the leading cause of death in the United States.
The continuation of extension past the anatomical position
The frequency of the stimulation leading to tetanus contraction - the synchronous firing of muscle fibers - and the recruitment of muscle fibers.

20. 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
R decreases over time - indicating that fat is being used more and carbohydrate is being spared.
Calcium is pumped back into the sarcoplasmic reticulum and ATP binds to the cross bridge.
Increase in oxygen extraction.
Genetics - Age - Race and Gender

21. The typical protein RDA for adults (0.8g. kg) may be inadequate for...
Cardiovascular disease.
Athletes.
Sub-maximal exercise.
It creates a more rapid increase of Vo2 at the onset of work - allowing the steady-state of oxygen requirement to be reached more quickly.

22. Vitamins - Minerals and Water do NOT provide
Mitochondria increase - Decrease time taken to achieve steady state in sub maximal exercise - Maximal Exercise - Increases the volume of the ventricle - Increase Maximal Aerobic power.
Energy but are essential to the healthy functioning of the body.
Calcium is pumped back into the sarcoplasmic reticulum and ATP binds to the cross bridge.
Moving the mass of the limb closer to the axis or joints

23. Endurance training reduces
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 Vo2 max then to achieve
The blood lipid profile.
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.

24. Factors that effect flexibility are...
Carbohydrate - Fat - Protein - Vitamins - Minerals and Water.
Flexion and extension only because of its bony arrangement
The energy needed to digest - absorb - transport and store the food that is eaten.
Age - Gender Disease - Fitness level - Genetics

25. Linear responses are...
1% each year.
Resistance is insignificant or (No resistance present) as in throwing a ball and requires a burst of concentric actions to initiate movement.
Gains made continuously over time.
The effect produced when a force causes rotation.

26. Anaerobic energy is imported in
A pollutant derived from the incomplete combustion of fossil fuels; binds to hemoglobin to reduce oxygen transport and thus reduce maximal aerobic power.
Measure the degree of extension in the lumbar spine
Measure the degree of extension in the lumbar spine
Short - explosive events and in athletic competitions requiring maximal effort for less then two minutes.

27. Maximal oxygen uptake can be maintained by...
Measurement of blood pressure taken when the heart is at rest; measurement of the constant pressure in arteries.
Synarthrodial joints
The replacement of cartilage with bone.
Doing intense exercise - even when cutting exercise duration and frequency.

28. Eccentric Action (Lowering) occurs when
Decrease the work rate to stay in the THR zone.
Fast twitch - generate high force - and easily fatigue.
Fast and generate high force - and resist fatigue.
A muscle generates tension that is not great enough to cause movement but instead breaks the speed of movement caused by another force

29. In conditions of heat and humidity - the exerciser should...
15%
Decrease the work rate to stay in the THR zone.
Benefits occur early and plateau.
Identify risk factors and medical conditions that will be aggravated with exercise testing as well as categorizing the health risks of exercise participants.

30. Analyzing the first three sections of the HSQ allows the fitness professional to...
Injury - cardiovascular problems - and death.
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.
Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire
Identify risk factors and medical conditions that will be aggravated with exercise testing as well as categorizing the health risks of exercise participants.

31. Men younger then 45 and women younger then 55 who are asymptomatic and meet no more then one risk factor threshold are...
Low Risk participants
When more calories are being consumed then being expended resulting in weight gain.
Short - explosive events and in athletic competitions requiring maximal effort for less then two minutes.
Essential to performance.

32. The respiratory exchange ratio (R) tracks...
Fitness activities and tests recommended in this book.
Fuel use during steady state exercise.
Identify risk factors and medical conditions that will be aggravated with exercise testing as well as categorizing the health risks of exercise participants.
45% to 65% of ones daily calories - with limited calories coming from simple sugars.

33. The acronym HSQ stands for...
Health Status Questionnaire
The individuals current activity status and desired outcomes.
Endurance training.
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.

34. Cardiovascular disease
1% each year.
Dynamic endurance exercise.
A general term for all diseases of the heart and blood vessels and is the leading cause of death in the United States.
Endurance exercise.

35. At the same work rate or Vo2 women respond with a higher HR to compensate
For a lower SV.
Causes movement at a joint in the direction opposite to that of the joint's agonist or (Prime Mover). The Antagonist lengthens as the agonist shortens.
Regular exercise; proper nutrition; adequate sleep; relaxation and abstinence from tobacco - excess alcohol - and nonessential drugs.
Regular exercise; proper nutrition; adequate sleep; relaxation and abstinence from tobacco - excess alcohol - and nonessential drugs.

36. Vo2 max is influenced by...
Heredity and training
The perpendicular distance form the axis of rotation to the direction of the application of the force resisting movement.
Endurance training.
Slow - generate low force and resist fatigue.

37. 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 movement of a bone from an anatomical position
Heredity - environment - habits - and health status.
Resistance is insignificant or (No resistance present) as in throwing a ball and requires a burst of concentric actions to initiate movement.

38. The line of gravity is...
(disordered eating - amenorrhea - and osteoporosis)
R increases indicating that carbohydrate plays a bigger role in generating ATP.
The front of the touchdown foot
Moderate risk participants

39. Endurance training will increase Vo2 max by...
25%
Effect joint movement in the opposite direction of another force - such as gravity as well as rapid joint movement regardless of the direction of any other force. An isometric action which does not change the length of a muscle prevents movement.
Leg work at the same work rate.
Calcium is pumped back into the sarcoplasmic reticulum and ATP binds to the cross bridge.

40. The six classes of nutrients are...
Essential to performance.
Carbohydrate - Fat - Protein - Vitamins - Minerals and Water.
The bodies mass and the distribution of that mass around the joint
Gradual accumulation of fat.

41. Ankle Joint movements are...
Plantar flexion - dorsiflexion
Fast twitch - generate high force - and easily fatigue.
Enhance musculoskeletal strength - power - and local muscular endurance.
Attributed primarily to differences in maximal SV.

42. The points at which the blood lactic acid concentration and the pulmonary ventilation increase suddenly during a GXT are called...
Resistance is insignificant or (No resistance present) as in throwing a ball and requires a burst of concentric actions to initiate movement.
The number of liters of air inhaled and exhaled per minute
The lactate and ventilatory thresholds - respectively.
Energy but are essential to the healthy functioning of the body.

43. Vo2 max values decline with age at...
1% each year.
Fitness assessment
40% Vo2 max is reached.
The aerobic metabolism of carbohydrate and fat.

44. Shoulder joint movements are...
In all directions because of its ball and socket structure
Primarily muscle or muscle shortening.
High risk participants
Being alive with no major health problems

45. Carbohydrates are divided into 3 categories...
Health Status Questionnaire
S Synarthrodial joints - A Amphiarthrodial joints - D Diarthrodial
Mono-saccharides (Glucose and Fructose) - Di-saccharides (Lactose and Sucrose) - and Polysaccharides
Whether a participant requires physician consent to begin exercising.

46. The motor unit consists of

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47. Vitamins are...
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.
The oxygen missing in the first few minutes of work.
Systolic and the low number is Diastolic
Cardio-protective benefits.

48. Resting Metabolic Rate (RMR) is...
Shape of the articulating ends of the bones - the length of the ligaments - and the elasticity of connective tissue.
The number of calories needed to sustain the body under normal resting conditions.
High risk participants
Inorganic elements that serve a variety of functions in the human body. (Calcium - Phosphorus - potassium - sulfur - sodium - chloride and magnesium)

49. Type 2a fibers are...
Fast and generate high force - and resist fatigue.
88% of the sea level value
Increasing the number of healthy snacks or the size of meals.
Moving the mass of the limb closer to the axis or joints

50. Total Cholesterol is...
Low Risk participants
The sum of all cholesterol
Fitness activities and tests recommended in this book.
Incorporating regular aerobic - resistance and flexibility activities in an enjoyable atmosphere.