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1. Ankle Joint movements are...
110 beats per minute.
Fuel use during steady state exercise.
A participants current health status and whether it is appropriate for the participant to undergo fitness testing or begin regular fitness activity.
Plantar flexion - dorsiflexion

2. The lactate and ventilatory thresholds are good predictors of
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.
Fitness assessment
Injury - cardiovascular problems - and death.
Performance in endurance events such as 10k runs and marathons.

3. Elevated total cholesterol and LDL-C and depressed HDL-C are risk factors for...
40% Vo2 max is reached.
Cardiovascular disease.
1 to 1.5g of protein per kilogram of body weight.
Carry oxygen - fight disease catalyze reactions - Allow muscle contractions - Act as a connective tissue - Clot blood - Act as a messenger.

4. The order of recruitment of muscle fibers is...
From the most to the least oxidative.
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.
Shape of the articulating ends of the bones - the length of the ligaments - and the elasticity of connective tissue.
40% Vo2 max is reached.

5. Oxygen Deficit is...
The oxygen missing in the first few minutes of work.
Doing intense exercise - even when cutting exercise duration and frequency.
Cardiac output and Oxygen extracted from blood.
Decreases the risk of heart disease and other diseases.

6. ATP is supplied during
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.
Carry oxygen - fight disease catalyze reactions - Allow muscle contractions - Act as a connective tissue - Clot blood - Act as a messenger.
Shape of the articulating ends of bones - Length of ligaments - Elasticity of connective tissue
The effect produced when a force causes rotation.

7. ATP is supplied during
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.
Fuel use during steady state exercise.
High serum cholesterol levels - high blood pressure - glucose intolerance - high fibrinogen - obesity and high stress.
Physician consent is required for exercise participation.

8. During exercises involving the vertebral column and Lumbosacral joints - participants should remember the following...
Vigorous exercise lasts 60 minutes or more.
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
Heredity and training
For a lower SV.

9. Coronary heart disease is linked to...
Benefits occur early and plateau.
The build up of fatty deposits in coronary arteries and to limited oxygen delivery to the myocardium.
From the most to the least oxidative.
Whether a participant requires physician consent to begin exercising.

10. The torque that resists limb movements can be altered by...
Maintain Vo2 max then to achieve
Modifying the amount of the resistive force and changing the position of the resistance force relative to the joint to change the resistance arm.
Shape of the articulating ends of bones - Length of ligaments - Elasticity of connective tissue
Fast twitch - generate high force - and easily fatigue.

11. Glucose intake during exercise can be beneficial if
Fuel use during steady state exercise.
Age - Gender Disease - Fitness level - Genetics
Vigorous exercise lasts 60 minutes or more.
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.

12. The Passive straight leg test' is performed to...
Maintain Vo2 max then to achieve
High altitudes
Speed of contraction - force - and resistance to fatigue.
Measure the hip flexor range of motion and hamstring flexibility.

13. An untrained muscle has fewer
Flexion - Extension; Abduction and Adduction
In all directions because of its ball and socket structure
Measure the low back flexibility.
Myocardia and fewer capillaries per muscle which decreases oxygen enriched blood.

14. ATP (Adenosine Triphosphate) is supplied at a high rate by the 2 anaerobic processes...
CP breakdown and glycolysis.
S Synarthrodial joints - A Amphiarthrodial joints - D Diarthrodial
Handshake down
Increase in oxygen extraction.

15. Endurance training reduces
The sum of all cholesterol
Pharmacological or nutrient agents thought to improve athletic performance.
Fast and generate high force - and resist fatigue.
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.

16. The lower trunk never
Rotates.
Dynamic endurance exercise.
The majority of the premature deaths in the United States.
The lactate and ventilatory thresholds - respectively.

17. Behaviors that contribute to a healthy life are...
Regular exercise; proper nutrition; adequate sleep; relaxation and abstinence from tobacco - excess alcohol - and nonessential drugs.
Endurance exercise.
Pronation and Supination (Palms down and Palm up)
Measure the degree of extension in the lumbar spine

18. Total Fitness is...
Diarthrodial joints
Shape of the articulating ends of the bones - the length of the ligaments - and the elasticity of connective tissue.
Striving for the highest level of existence - including mental - psychological - social - spiritual - and physical components. It is dynamic and multi-dimensional and is related to heredity - environment and individual interests.
Fast and generate high force - and resist fatigue.

19. In regards to blood pressure - the high number is...
Systolic and the low number is Diastolic
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.
Endurance training.
Vo2 max

20. Type 1 fibers are...
Slow - generate low force and resist fatigue.
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.
The number of liters of air inhaled and exhaled per minute
It increases energy and promotes physical - mental and psychological well-being in addition to benefiting physical health.

21. evaporation is the primary mechanism of
Heat loss during high intensity exercise or exercise in a hot environment.
The aerobic metabolism of carbohydrate and fat.
Reduces disease risk and also increases cardio respiratory fitness (CRF).
Regular exercise; proper nutrition; adequate sleep; relaxation and abstinence from tobacco - excess alcohol - and nonessential drugs.

22. Forces that can resist joint movement are...
When less energy is consumed then is expended - which decreases body weight.
Cardiovascular disease.
A nutrient composed of carbon - hydrogen and oxygen and is an essential source of energy in the body.
Tight leg tendons - tubing - bands - resistance - machines - drag from water and air. Muscle action and gravity.

23. 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.
The movement of a bone from an anatomical position
Atherosclerotic plaque in the arteries.
Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire

24. Maximal oxygen uptake - Vo2 max is...
The frequency of the stimulation leading to tetanus contraction - the synchronous firing of muscle fibers - and the recruitment of muscle fibers.
It increases energy and promotes physical - mental and psychological well-being in addition to benefiting physical health.
Training
The greatest rate that 02 can be delivered to working muscles during dynamic exercise.

25. In conditions of heat and humidity - the exerciser should...
110 beats per minute.
Mono-saccharides (Glucose and Fructose) - Di-saccharides (Lactose and Sucrose) - and Polysaccharides
Decrease the work rate to stay in the THR zone.
Type 1 muscle fibers -

26. The lower trunk never
Isometric and dynamic resistance training.
Heredity and training
Regular exercise; proper nutrition; adequate sleep; relaxation and abstinence from tobacco - excess alcohol - and nonessential drugs.
Rotates.

27. Force arm (FA) is...
Flexion - Extension; Abduction and Adduction
The distance from the line of gravity to the outer limits of the base that is farthest from a potentially upsetting force.
The perpendicular distance from the axis of rotation to the direction of the application of the force causing movement.
Modifying the amount of the resistive force and changing the position of the resistance force relative to the joint to change the resistance arm.

28. During prolonged moderately strenuous exercise
Doing intense exercise - even when cutting exercise duration and frequency.
R decreases over time - indicating that fat is being used more and carbohydrate is being spared.
Measure the degree of extension in the lumbar spine
Flexion and extension only because of its bony arrangement

29. In regards to the wrist joint - an example of Ulnar flexion would be a
Short - explosive events and in athletic competitions requiring maximal effort for less then two minutes.
When more calories are being consumed then being expended resulting in weight gain.
Measure the hip flexor tightness
Handshake down

30. Maximal oxygen uptake decreases when
Training stops. The initial decrease is caused by a decrease in SV and later in oxygen extraction.
High serum cholesterol levels - high blood pressure - glucose intolerance - high fibrinogen - obesity and high stress.
Bringing two bones together
1 to 1.5g of protein per kilogram of body weight.

31. Endurance training effects
Lower HR - lower blood lactate - do not transfer when untrained muscles are used to perform the work.
Handshake down
Fitness activities and tests recommended in this book.
The late teens.

32. ATP (Adenosine Triphosphate) is supplied at a high rate by the 2 anaerobic processes...
CP breakdown and glycolysis.
When less energy is consumed then is expended - which decreases body weight.
Carry oxygen - fight disease catalyze reactions - Allow muscle contractions - Act as a connective tissue - Clot blood - Act as a messenger.
Flexion - Extension - Hyperextension - Radial flexion and ulnar flexion.

33. The six classes of nutrients are...
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 front of the touchdown foot
45% to 65% of ones daily calories - with limited calories coming from simple sugars.
Carbohydrate - Fat - Protein - Vitamins - Minerals and Water.

34. Vertebral Column movements are...
Short - explosive events and in athletic competitions requiring maximal effort for less then two minutes.
Measure the hip flexor tightness
Flexion - extension - Hyperextension - Lateral flexion and rotation. Movements of the trunk-flexion - extension - hyperextension - lateral flexion and rotation occur at all joints of the vertebral column.
Blocks the inhibitory proteins and allows the cross bridge to bind to actin to begin moving.

35. Men younger then 45 and women younger then 55 who are asymptomatic and meet no more then one risk factor threshold are...
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.
Systolic and the low number is Diastolic
The number of calories a person needs to sustain current body weight - assuming that activity level remains consistent.
Low Risk participants

36. High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol (HDL-C) helps prevent the
The continuation of extension past the anatomical position
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.
Energy but are essential to the healthy functioning of the body.
Atherosclerotic process.

37. Joints with no movements are called
Synarthrodial joints
High serum cholesterol levels - high blood pressure - glucose intolerance - high fibrinogen - obesity and high stress.
Myocardia and fewer capillaries per muscle which decreases oxygen enriched blood.
A nutrient composed of carbon - hydrogen and oxygen and is an essential source of energy in the body.

38. The three types of joints are...
Dynamic endurance exercise.
S Synarthrodial joints - A Amphiarthrodial joints - D Diarthrodial
Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire
Responses that occur with one or several exercise bouts but do not improve further.

39. Regular physical activity helps
Prevent premature development of a variety of major health problems.
Energy but are essential to the healthy functioning of the body.
Identify risk factors and medical conditions that will be aggravated with exercise testing as well as categorizing the health risks of exercise participants.
Maintain Vo2 max then to achieve

40. Total Fitness is...
Striving for the highest level of existence - including mental - psychological - social - spiritual - and physical components. It is dynamic and multi-dimensional and is related to heredity - environment and individual interests.
Moving the mass of the limb closer to the axis or joints
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.
Does not increase immediately (Oxygen Deficit) - and some of the ATP must be supplied anaerobically by CP and glycolysis.

41. certain fitness test results or changes in health status may also necessitate
Decrease the work rate to stay in the THR zone.
Forward pelvic tilt and backward pelvic tilt
110 beats per minute.
Physician consent.

42. The female athlete triad is...
In all directions because of its ball and socket structure
(disordered eating - amenorrhea - and osteoporosis)
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.
Moving the mass of the limb closer to the axis or joints

43. The 'Spine ROM Active back test' is performed to...
R increases indicating that carbohydrate plays a bigger role in generating ATP.
Measure the degree of extension in the lumbar spine
Fuel use during steady state exercise.
Eversion and Inversion

44. Resting Metabolic Rate (RMR) is...
To delay death and avoid disease.
The lower hemoglobin level (and oxygen content) of the arterial blood.
Very effective in causing a joint movement
The number of calories needed to sustain the body under normal resting conditions.

45. The health risk of an inactive lifestyle is greater than the risk associated with
High risk participants
Fitness activities and tests recommended in this book.
The majority of the premature deaths in the United States.
Gradual accumulation of fat.

46. An untrained muscle has fewer
Increase in oxygen extraction.
Lower HR - lower blood lactate - do not transfer when untrained muscles are used to perform the work.
Myocardia and fewer capillaries per muscle which decreases oxygen enriched blood.
The return from flexion

47. Light to moderate exercise uses
Moderate risk participants
Type 1 muscle fibers -
Flexion - Extension; Abduction and Adduction
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.

48. The steps in proper lifting 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.
Measure the degree of extension in the lumbar spine
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.
Slow - generate low force and resist fatigue.

49. certain fitness test results or changes in health status may also necessitate
Physician consent.
Incorporating regular aerobic - resistance and flexibility activities in an enjoyable atmosphere.
High serum cholesterol levels - high blood pressure - glucose intolerance - high fibrinogen - obesity and high stress.
Lower HR - lower blood lactate - do not transfer when untrained muscles are used to perform the work.

50. Vo2 max values are lower in women then in men by...
Modifying the amount of the resistive force and changing the position of the resistance force relative to the joint to change the resistance arm.
Gradual accumulation of fat.
15%
Measure the hip flexor range of motion and hamstring flexibility.