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1. Hypertension exercise guides
The point of attachment of a tendon to bone
Aerobic: 3-7 days/week; Intensity: 40 -70%; Time: 30-60 minutes; possible multiple bouts throughout the day. Avoid isometric - valsalva - and max efforts; high reps/low intensity is better; RPE = 13-15
Includes the bones of the skull - vertebral column - ribs - and sternum. Protects organ systems
Avoid supine position after first tri-mester; avoid risk of abdominal trauma; consume 30-50 g of carbs before exercise; consume extra 300 kcals/day

2. Systolic Blood Pressure
Is the amount of pressure exerted on arterial walls; normal is <120; over 140 is hypertension
Where the exchange of nutrients occurs between blood and tissue
Initiating depolarization of the myocardium.
Total revenue received before any deductions

3. Variable expense
Based on utilization like per diem - contract labor - etc.
BMI greater than 30; waist circumference (m) > 102 cm; (f) > 88 cm; body fat: (m) >25%; (f) > 32%
Hyperkyphosis (exaggerated posterior thoracic curvature) and hyperlordosis (exaggerated anterior lumbar curvature).
Specific type of negligence; involves claims against defined professional; usually claim a breach of professional duties and responsibilites toward a client; usually an injury has occurred and breach of duty came before injury

4. What is central fatigue?
The progressive reduction in voluntary drive to motor neurons during exercise
Upper (superior) and lower (inferior)
Hyperkyphosis (exaggerated posterior thoracic curvature) and hyperlordosis (exaggerated anterior lumbar curvature).
Does not provide legal immunity

5. When using the Borg scale for the general public - intensity should be maintained between?
Avoid supine position after first tri-mester; avoid risk of abdominal trauma; consume 30-50 g of carbs before exercise; consume extra 300 kcals/day
Dehydration - reduced coordination - chills - hypothermia - potentially frost-bite
12 and 16
An inadequate blood supply to an organ or part of the body - esp. the heart muscles

6. Define 'push-up'
An inadequate blood supply to an organ or part of the body - esp. the heart muscles
Originates in the sinoatrial (SA) node.
Downward phase: eccentric - flexion Upward phase: concentric - extension
Describes the relationship between end-diastolic volume and stroke volume. It states that the heart will pump out whatever volume is delivered to it. If the end-diastolic volume doubles then stroke volume will double.

7. Carbs
45 - 65% of daily energy intake; 70% for athletes; 4 cal/gram
Deficient oxygenation of the blood
Partial or complete loss of consciousness with interruption of awareness of oneself and ones surroundings.
Includes the bones of the skull - vertebral column - ribs - and sternum. Protects organ systems

8. What is peripheral fatigue?
The loss of force and power that is independent of neural drive.
Flecainide (Taborcor); Propafenone (Rythmol)
Ventricular muscle depolarization
Peak VO2

9. Stroke Volume and concentric phase
BMI greater than 30; waist circumference (m) > 102 cm; (f) > 88 cm; body fat: (m) >25%; (f) > 32%
Acetone odor on breath - confusion - slurred speech
Rotational movement at the radioulnar joint in a transverse plane around a longitudinal axis that results in the palm facing upward.
Stroke volume is NOT significantly elevated to more than resting during the concentric phase of resistance training.

10. Five A's of counseling`
Circumferences are used to estimate body composition and provide specific reference to the distribution of fat in the body.
The pressure exerted during resting phase; healthy is <80; over 90 is hypertension
Address agenda - assess - advise - assist - arrange follow up
Motor unit

11. What muscles of the heart contract to tighten the chordae tendinea - and are connected on the inner surface of the ventricle?
Abduction - eversion - and dorsiflexion
Papillary muscles
Are unchanged day to day - month to month
45 - 65% of daily energy intake; 70% for athletes; 4 cal/gram

12. What is Polycythemia?
Acetone odor on breath - confusion - slurred speech
Excess red blood cells often secondary to hypoxemia
Q = HR x SV - the amount of blood ejected from the heart per minute
Ventricular muscle repolarization

13. Stroke volume
Volume of blood ejected per beat (at rest is usually around 70 ml). SV + HR = Cardiac Output
Arms - legs - pectoral and pelvic girdles. most long bones are here.
The amount of blood ejected from the heart per minute.
Cardiac Output

14. Diastolic during exercise
Volume of blood ejected per beat (at rest is usually around 70 ml). SV + HR = Cardiac Output
Rest - Ice - Compression - Elevation - Stabilization
Testing should NOT be performed until situation or condition is stable
Should remain unchanged

15. Children
Testing should NOT be performed until situation or condition is stable
Chest/pec; midaxillary; abdominal; suprailiac; subscapular; triceps brachii; biceps brachii; thigh; calf
Amount of air leaving or entering with each breath - ranges from .5 to 4L
Lower stroke volume due to higher heart rate; resting HR and exercise HR are higher in children; are less efficient than adults at temperature regulation; poorer tolerance for exercise in heat

16. What is cardiac output?
The amount of blood ejected from the heart per minute.
Anterior (front) and posterior (back)
Results from a re-entrant circuit in the atria that generates flutter waves - usually at a rate of 250 - 350 per minute.
Based on utilization like per diem - contract labor - etc.

17. What is PNF Stretching?
Address agenda - assess - advise - assist - arrange follow up
Stroke volume
Atrial depolarization
Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation: Tense/Relax method - often referred to as partner stretching.

18. Underwater testing assumes....
Dehydration - reduced coordination - chills - hypothermia - potentially frost-bite
Downward phase: eccentric - flexion Upward phase: concentric - extension
....standard densities for bone - muscle - and fat.
Atrial depolarization

19. Sites of skinfolds test...
Chest/pec; midaxillary; abdominal; suprailiac; subscapular; triceps brachii; biceps brachii; thigh; calf
Exchange of gasses with the blood occurs.
Action
45 - 65% of daily energy intake; 70% for athletes; 4 cal/gram

20. Supination
Motor unit has more than one stimulus
An inadequate blood supply to an organ or part of the body - esp. the heart muscles
Shortness of breath
Rotational movement at the radioulnar joint in a transverse plane around a longitudinal axis that results in the palm facing upward.

21. Protein
Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation: Tense/Relax method - often referred to as partner stretching.
Where the exchange of nutrients occurs between blood and tissue
Downward phase: eccentric - flexion Upward phase: concentric - extension
10-15% of daily intake; .8 g/kg of body wt.; athletes may need 1.2 - 1.4 for endurance and 1.6-1.7 for strength; 4 cal/gram

22. Obesity
Stroke volume
Income that a company receives from its normal business
Address agenda - assess - advise - assist - arrange follow up
BMI greater than 30; waist circumference (m) > 102 cm; (f) > 88 cm; body fat: (m) >25%; (f) > 32%

23. What is perfusion?
Pumping a liquid into an organ or tissue (especially by way of blood vessels).
Fash-twitch glycolytic
The loss of full control of bodily movements
Is contractile heart movement - blood is leaving the heart

24. Lordosis
Enables clients to make informed decisions. Not a legal document. Provides detailed explanation of exercise program. Does not provide legal immunity. Negligence is not covered by informed consent.
Curves of the cervical and lumbar regions. Considered secondary curves
Dehydration - dizziness - syncope - heat exhaustion - or heat stroke
Superior and inferior venae cavae - right atrium - tricuspid valve - right ventricle - pulmonic semilunar valve - pulmonary arteries - and lungs

25. What is asthma?
Common complex chronic disorder of the airways - characterized by variable and recurring symptoms - airflow obstruction - hyperresponsiveness of the bronchioles - and underlying inflammation
Papillary muscles
Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation: Tense/Relax method - often referred to as partner stretching.
Rotational movement at the radioulnar joint in a transverse plane about a longitudinal axis that results in the palm facing downward.

26. Negligence
A large group of disorders that restrict or reduce lung volume and tidal volume. Include loss of functioning of the alveoli-capillary unit (impairment in gas exchange) - altered mechanical function of the thorax and pulmonary system - and secondary c
Breaks the duty owed to someone
Multiplying by 0.0254
Blood vessel that is composed of one cell layer and functions to exchange nutrients and waste materials between blood and tissues

27. Which type of musculoskeletal lever is most common?
BMI greater than 30; waist circumference (m) > 102 cm; (f) > 88 cm; body fat: (m) >25%; (f) > 32%
Dividing by 6.0
Third-class
Attempt to forecast future profits for program based on potential revenue generation as well as predicted fixed and variable expenses

28. Relative contraindications for exercise
The benefit of exercise outweighs the risk of testing
Motor unit
Thick filament; part of contractile muscle
....standard densities for bone - muscle - and fat.

29. Systolic Blood Pressure
Is dependent on exercise intensity; may exceed 200; terminate if over or equal to 260 or significant drop
Alveoli
Circumferences are used to estimate body composition and provide specific reference to the distribution of fat in the body.
Is the amount of pressure exerted on arterial walls; normal is <120; over 140 is hypertension

30. Pregnant exercise guides
Multiplying by 2.54
Avoid supine position after first tri-mester; avoid risk of abdominal trauma; consume 30-50 g of carbs before exercise; consume extra 300 kcals/day
Wrong that involves a breach of civil duty owed to someone else.
Macrominerals

31. What is axial skeleton?
The amount of blood ejected from the heart per minute.
Carry blood away from heart - decrease to arterioles
Bones of the skull - vertebral column - ribs - and sternum
Ventricular muscle repolarization

32. Symptoms of hypoglycemia
Arteriosclerosis
Tachycardia - excessive sweating (diaphoresis) - light-headedness - visual disturbances
Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation: Tense/Relax method - often referred to as partner stretching.
1. consciousness raising 2. dramatic relief 3. environmental re-evaluation 4. self-revolution 5. social liberation

33. What is Polycythemia?
Variant
Narrowing of the bronchial airways
Excess red blood cells often secondary to hypoxemia
Dehydration - dizziness - syncope - heat exhaustion - or heat stroke

34. Venules
Small veins - carry blood from capillaries to veins
Ventricular muscle depolarization
Anterior (front) and posterior (back)
Results from a re-entrant circuit in the atria that generates flutter waves - usually at a rate of 250 - 350 per minute.

35. Obesity
Macrominerals
Exchange of gasses with the blood occurs.
The coordinated capacity of the heart - blood vessels - respiratory system - and tissue metabolic systems to take in - deliver - and use oxygen.
BMI greater than 30; waist circumference (m) > 102 cm; (f) > 88 cm; body fat: (m) >25%; (f) > 32%

36. Shaping
Involves performing rapid dynamic - bouncing - or jerking movements often done to simulate athletic movements. Not recommended for non-athletes.
Setting a series of intermediate goals that lead to a long-term goal
Should remain unchanged
Arteriosclerosis

37. Fixed expense
Thin filament; part of contractile muscle
Treadmill test where grade and speed are increased at 3 minute intervals.
Atrial depolarization
Are unchanged day to day - month to month

38. Which type of musculoskeletal lever is most common?
Specific type of negligence; involves claims against defined professional; usually claim a breach of professional duties and responsibilites toward a client; usually an injury has occurred and breach of duty came before injury
Central airways - peripheral airways - lung parenchyma - and the pulmonary vasculature
1 to 6 years
Third-class

39. Diastolic
Motor unit stimulated continuously
Motor unit
Avoid supine position after first tri-mester; avoid risk of abdominal trauma; consume 30-50 g of carbs before exercise; consume extra 300 kcals/day
Is relaxation or blood filling the heart

40. Failure to spot or assist a client may be considered...? (legal term)
A civil wrongdoing; negligence is failure to perform in a generally accepted standard
Setting a series of intermediate goals that lead to a long-term goal
Thin filament; part of contractile muscle
Negligence by omission

41. Transverse plane makes a division into?
Progressive increase in SBP - no change or slight decrease in DBP - and a widening of the pulse pressure.
Upper (superior) and lower (inferior)
Stroke volume is significantly increased during eccentric phase
Dividing by 6.0

42. What is emphysema?
1 to 6 years
A federal agency that sets standards for staff and patient safety.
Destruction of the parenchyma
Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation: Tense/Relax method - often referred to as partner stretching.

43. Convert inches to meters by...
Multiplying by 2.54
Income that a company receives from its normal business
Ends at synaptic knob containing Ach
Multiplying by 0.0254

44. Actin
Thin filament; part of contractile muscle
Stroke volume is NOT significantly elevated to more than resting during the concentric phase of resistance training.
1. consciousness raising 2. dramatic relief 3. environmental re-evaluation 4. self-revolution 5. social liberation
(1) an increase in cardiac output - (2) vasodilation of skeletal muscle arterioles - (3) vasoconstriction of arterioles in the viscera and skin.

45. Fixed expense
Income that a company receives from its normal business
Are unchanged day to day - month to month
The loss of force or power output in response to voluntary effort leading to reduced performance.
Ischemia

46. Waist-to-hip ratio
Turning the sole of the foot away from the midline (outward)
Arms - legs - pectoral and pelvic girdles. most long bones are here.
Index of upper versus lower body fat dristribution. Waist circumference and hip circumference are measured then WHR is calculated using a standard nomogram.
Flecainide (Taborcor); Propafenone (Rythmol)

47. What is asthma?
Bronchiole
St segment depression
Stroke volume is significantly increased during eccentric phase
Common complex chronic disorder of the airways - characterized by variable and recurring symptoms - airflow obstruction - hyperresponsiveness of the bronchioles - and underlying inflammation

48. Actin and Myosin
Anterior (front) and posterior (back)
Contractile proteins; form crossbridges and slide past one another during contraction
Partial or complete loss of consciousness with interruption of awareness of oneself and ones surroundings.
Excess carbon dioxide in the blood

49. Rotation of the anterior surface of a bone toward the midline of the body is called?
Downward phase: eccentric - flexion Upward phase: concentric - extension
Medial rotation
Type I = slow twitch and high oxidative Type IIB = fast twitch with low oxidative Type IIA = intermediate - with twitch and oxidative property - bridge between I and II Type IIx to Type IIA = from endurance and resistance training
A pathologic or anatomic description marked by abnormal permanent enlargement of the respiratory bronchioles and alveoli accompanied by destruction of the lung parenchyma.

50. What is emphysema?
Antiarrhythmic agents: Disopyramide - Moricizine - Procainamide - Quinidine
Large and extraordinary purches of durable items with an extended useful life - like exercise equipment
Destruction of the parenchyma
Action