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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The line of gravity is...
Short - explosive events and in athletic competitions requiring maximal effort for less then two minutes.
The front of the touchdown foot
Incorporating regular aerobic - resistance and flexibility activities in an enjoyable atmosphere.
The aerobic metabolism of carbohydrate and fat.

2. Creeping obesity is...
Vo2 max
To delay death and avoid disease.
Measure the hip flexor tightness
Gradual accumulation of fat.

3. Cardiac output (HR-SV) increases linearly with
Lower HR - lower blood lactate - do not transfer when untrained muscles are used to perform the work.
Modifying the amount of the resistive force and changing the position of the resistance force relative to the joint to change the resistance arm.
Flexion and extension only because of its bony arrangement
Work rate.

4. Acute responses are...
Responses that occur with one or several exercise bouts but do not improve further.
The bodies mass and the distribution of that mass around the joint
A single motor neuron and it's branches and all the muscle fibers innervated by that motor neuron. Muscular tension is increased by recruitment and summation.
The number of calories a person needs to sustain current body weight - assuming that activity level remains consistent.

5. At the same work rate or Vo2 women respond with a higher HR to compensate
For a lower SV.
Short - explosive events and in athletic competitions requiring maximal effort for less then two minutes.
Essential to performance.
Medical history - Medications - family medical history and health risk factors.

6. Carbon Monoxide (CO) is...
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
The oxygen uptake during the recovery from exercise.
Fasciculi - perimysia - epimysia - tendons and aponeuroses.
A pollutant derived from the incomplete combustion of fossil fuels; binds to hemoglobin to reduce oxygen transport and thus reduce maximal aerobic power.

7. Exercise carries some risk of
Flexion and extension only because of its bony arrangement
It increases energy and promotes physical - mental and psychological well-being in addition to benefiting physical health.
Injury - cardiovascular problems - and death.
Vital role in the normal functioning of the human body. Water contributes approximately 60% of the body weight (17) and is essential in creating the environment in which all metabolic processes occur.

8. Acclimatization to heat can be achieved in
Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire
Increasing the number of healthy snacks or the size of meals.
The number of calories needed to sustain the body under normal resting conditions.
7 to 12 days of training in a hot and humid environment and improves ones ability to exercise safely.

9. Generally - bone growth is completed by...
The late teens.
Optimal performance.
Incorporating regular aerobic - resistance and flexibility activities in an enjoyable atmosphere.
Type 2a muscle fibers.

10. Range of motion factors are...
Regular exercise; proper nutrition; adequate sleep; relaxation and abstinence from tobacco - excess alcohol - and nonessential drugs.
Shape of the articulating ends of bones - Length of ligaments - Elasticity of connective tissue
Vo2 max and it binds to hemoglobin and limits oxygen transport.
Essential to performance.

11. Fitness professionals should be aware of

12. The typical protein RDA for adults (0.8g. kg) may be inadequate for...
Primarily muscle or muscle shortening.
Sub-maximal exercise.
Genetics - Age - Race and Gender
Athletes.

13. Maximal oxygen uptake - Vo2 max is...
When more calories are being consumed then being expended resulting in weight gain.
When less energy is consumed then is expended - which decreases body weight.
The greatest rate that 02 can be delivered to working muscles during dynamic exercise.
Handshake up

14. Men younger then 45 and women younger then 55 who meet two or more risk factors are...
Enhance musculoskeletal strength - power - and local muscular endurance.
Moderate risk participants
Benefits occur early and plateau.
The frequency of the stimulation leading to tetanus contraction - the synchronous firing of muscle fibers - and the recruitment of muscle fibers.

15. Intertarsal Joint movements are...
High altitudes
Eversion and Inversion
Blocks the inhibitory proteins and allows the cross bridge to bind to actin to begin moving.
Genetics - Age - Race and Gender

16. The order of recruitment of muscle fibers is...
Plantar flexion - dorsiflexion
R increases indicating that carbohydrate plays a bigger role in generating ATP.
The greatest rate that 02 can be delivered to working muscles during dynamic exercise.
From the most to the least oxidative.

17. An HSQ gives the trainer information about the individual's
Medical history - Medications - family medical history and health risk factors.
The sum of all cholesterol
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.
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.

18. Forces that cause movement are...
Leg work at the same work rate.
Premature health problems (Such as cardiovascular disease and low back problems) and death.
Primarily muscle or muscle shortening.
CP breakdown and glycolysis.

19. Vo2 max is lower at...
25%
Type 1 muscle fibers -
High altitudes
Heredity - environment - habits - and health status.

20. Resistance Arm (RA) is...
A pollutant derived from the incomplete combustion of fossil fuels; binds to hemoglobin to reduce oxygen transport and thus reduce maximal aerobic power.
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.
The perpendicular distance form the axis of rotation to the direction of the application of the force resisting movement.

21. Ballistic (fast movement) occurs when
Resistance is insignificant or (No resistance present) as in throwing a ball and requires a burst of concentric actions to initiate movement.
45% to 65% of ones daily calories - with limited calories coming from simple sugars.
The blood lipid profile.
Vo2 max and it binds to hemoglobin and limits oxygen transport.

22. A concentric action - which shortens the muscle and therefore pulls the bones of attachment - is necessary to...
When less energy is consumed then is expended - which decreases body weight.
Handshake up
The continuation of extension past the anatomical position
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.

23. The six classes of nutrients are...
An active form of Oxygen formed in reaction to UV light and as an emission from internal combustion engines; Exposure can decrease lung function
Low Risk participants
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.
Carbohydrate - Fat - Protein - Vitamins - Minerals and Water.

24. The basis for the public health physical activity is that the health related benefits of physical activity...
Atherosclerotic plaque in the arteries.
Enhances quality of life.
The continuation of extension past the anatomical position
Correlate more with the total number of calories expended then with the intensity of the exercise.

25. Resistance Force (R) is...
Heredity - environment - habits - and health status.
7 to 12 days of training in a hot and humid environment and improves ones ability to exercise safely.
The opposing force that is resisting another force
When less energy is consumed then is expended - which decreases body weight.

26. Linear responses are...
2x fibers that favor anaerobic glycolysis - which increases the likely hood of lactate production.
Very effective in causing a joint movement
Gains made continuously over time.
Endurance exercise.

27. Resistance training is a method of exercise designed to...
Enhance musculoskeletal strength - power - and local muscular endurance.
2x fibers that favor anaerobic glycolysis - which increases the likely hood of lactate production.
Identify risk factors and medical conditions that will be aggravated with exercise testing as well as categorizing the health risks of exercise participants.
Carry oxygen - fight disease catalyze reactions - Allow muscle contractions - Act as a connective tissue - Clot blood - Act as a messenger.

28. Total Cholesterol is...
A general term for all diseases of the heart and blood vessels and is the leading cause of death in the United States.
The sum of all cholesterol
A participants current health status and whether it is appropriate for the participant to undergo fitness testing or begin regular fitness activity.
The greatest rate that 02 can be delivered to working muscles during dynamic exercise.

29. HR and BP are higher during arm work compared with
Leg work at the same work rate.
S Synarthrodial joints - A Amphiarthrodial joints - D Diarthrodial
Cardiovascular disease.
A participants current health status and whether it is appropriate for the participant to undergo fitness testing or begin regular fitness activity.

30. Endurance training will increase Vo2 max by...
Flexion - extension - hyperextension; abduction - adduction; medial rotation - lateral rotation
The greatest rate that 02 can be delivered to working muscles during dynamic exercise.
Low intensity and regular participation.
25%

31. Range of motion factors are...
Lower HR - lower blood lactate - do not transfer when untrained muscles are used to perform the work.
Shape of the articulating ends of bones - Length of ligaments - Elasticity of connective tissue
In all directions because of its ball and socket structure
Handshake up

32. The functions of fats are to...
The knees should be flexed to lower the center of gravity - the feet should be apart in the direction of an oncoming force to increase the distance between the line of gravity and the outer limits of the upsetting force - and weight of the body (Line
The lower hemoglobin level (and oxygen content) of the arterial blood.
Regulate temperature - protect the organs - and play a roll in the distribution of vitamins.
Plantar flexion - dorsiflexion

33. Thermic effect of food is...
High serum cholesterol levels - high blood pressure - glucose intolerance - high fibrinogen - obesity and high stress.
The energy needed to digest - absorb - transport and store the food that is eaten.
The interaction of the intensity - frequency - duration and type of exercise
The oxygen consumption or uptake

34. Rotational inertia created during fast limb movements can be decreased by...
Attributed primarily to differences in maximal SV.
Moving the mass of the limb closer to the axis or joints
Genetics - Age - Race and Gender
Diarthrodial joints

35. Isometric exercise and heavy resistance exercise elicit high BP responses compared with
Measurement of blood pressure taken when the heart is contracting and forcing blood into the arteries.
Radiation and convection when temperature gradient exists between the skin and the environment
Atherosclerotic plaque in the arteries.
Dynamic endurance exercise.

36. Minerals are...
Is another word for heart disease or a heart attack - where parts of the heart may die.
Inorganic elements that serve a variety of functions in the human body. (Calcium - Phosphorus - potassium - sulfur - sodium - chloride and magnesium)
Flexion - extension - hyperextension; abduction - adduction; medial rotation - lateral rotation
Essential to performance.

37. The typical protein RDA for adults (0.8g. kg) may be inadequate for...
It increases energy and promotes physical - mental and psychological well-being in addition to benefiting physical health.
Plantar flexion - dorsiflexion
The return back from toward the anatomical position
Athletes.

38. During prolonged moderately strenuous exercise
The acid is buffered by plasma bicarbonate. This buffering produces CO2 and invalidates using R as an indicator of fuel used during exercise.
Shape of the articulating ends of the bones - the length of the ligaments - and the elasticity of connective tissue.
Attributed primarily to differences in maximal SV.
R decreases over time - indicating that fat is being used more and carbohydrate is being spared.

39. Adequate glycogen is necessary for...
Injury - cardiovascular problems - and death.
Optimal performance.
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.
Atherosclerotic process.

40. Extension is...
The sum of all cholesterol
Pharmacological or nutrient agents thought to improve athletic performance.
The return from flexion
Training

41. Pulmonary Ventilation is...
The perpendicular distance form the axis of rotation to the direction of the application of the force resisting movement.
Keep the knee over the foot (Not beyond) during lunging and squatting movements - Maintain foot and knee alignment
Fasciculi - perimysia - epimysia - tendons and aponeuroses.
The number of liters of air inhaled and exhaled per minute

42. Resting Metabolic Rate (RMR) is...
The oxygen uptake during the recovery from exercise.
Endurance training.
The number of calories needed to sustain the body under normal resting conditions.
Keep the knee over the foot (Not beyond) during lunging and squatting movements - Maintain foot and knee alignment

43. Sulfur Dioxide (So2) is...
Mono-saccharides (Glucose and Fructose) - Di-saccharides (Lactose and Sucrose) - and Polysaccharides
Dynamic endurance exercise.
A pollutant that can cause broncho-constriction in people with asthma.
Pronation and Supination (Palms down and Palm up)

44. The lactate and ventilatory thresholds are good predictors of
Correlate more with the total number of calories expended then with the intensity of the exercise.
Performance in endurance events such as 10k runs and marathons.
To delay death and avoid disease.
Fast and generate high force - and resist fatigue.

45. The points at which the blood lactic acid concentration and the pulmonary ventilation increase suddenly during a GXT are called...
High serum cholesterol levels - high blood pressure - glucose intolerance - high fibrinogen - obesity and high stress.
The lactate and ventilatory thresholds - respectively.
Synovial membrane that secretes lubricant inside the joints
Does not increase immediately (Oxygen Deficit) - and some of the ATP must be supplied anaerobically by CP and glycolysis.

46. The motor unit consists of

47. The potential range of direction of motion relate to the
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.
Shape of the articulating ends of the bones - the length of the ligaments - and the elasticity of connective tissue.
The acid is buffered by plasma bicarbonate. This buffering produces CO2 and invalidates using R as an indicator of fuel used during exercise.
The number of calories a person needs to sustain current body weight - assuming that activity level remains consistent.

48. Carbohydrates should contribute
Premature health problems (Such as cardiovascular disease and low back problems) and death.
Pharmacological or nutrient agents thought to improve athletic performance.
45% to 65% of ones daily calories - with limited calories coming from simple sugars.
Fitness assessment

49. certain fitness test results or changes in health status may also necessitate
Tight leg tendons - tubing - bands - resistance - machines - drag from water and air. Muscle action and gravity.
Decrease the work rate to stay in the THR zone.
Physician consent.
Isometric and dynamic resistance training.

50. Aerobic exercise - weight loss and low intake of saturated fat - and cholesterol effectively improve
The oxygen consumption or uptake
Moderate risk participants
The blood lipid profile.
Attributed primarily to differences in maximal SV.