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1. What is Polycythemia?
Dehydration - dizziness - syncope - heat exhaustion - or heat stroke
Aneurysm - bulging of the ventricular wall
Has 33 vertebrae: 7 cervical - 12 thoracis - 5 lumbar - 5 sacral and 4 coccygeal (fused into the coccyx)
Excess red blood cells often secondary to hypoxemia

2. Considered to be the 'gold standard' diagnostic technique for CHD
Variant
Coronary Angiography
Is the amount of pressure exerted on arterial walls; normal is <120; over 140 is hypertension
When a motor unit is stimulated by a single nerve impusle

3. Define 'push-up'
When a site in the ventricle fires before the next wave of depolarization from the sinus node reaches the ventricle
Carbs and fats used to synthesize ATP; for activities lasting longer than 3 minutes
Designed around function of program - such that revenue generated is sufficient to pay for expenses incurred
Downward phase: eccentric - flexion Upward phase: concentric - extension

4. What is PNF Stretching?
Thin filament; part of contractile muscle
St segment depression
Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation: Tense/Relax method - often referred to as partner stretching.
The amount of blood left in the ventricle right after ventricular contraction.

5. Children
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
Income that a company receives from its normal business
Is dependent on exercise intensity; may exceed 200; terminate if over or equal to 260 or significant drop
A federal agency that sets standards for staff and patient safety.

6. The PR-Interval represents...
Partial or complete loss of consciousness with interruption of awareness of oneself and ones surroundings.
Atrioventricular node - His bundle - Purkinje fibers
Attempt to forecast future profits for program based on potential revenue generation as well as predicted fixed and variable expenses
The loss of force or power output in response to voluntary effort leading to reduced performance.

7. What is asthma?
Deficient oxygenation of the blood
Narrowing of the bronchial airways
Dehydration - dizziness - syncope - heat exhaustion - or heat stroke
Has 29 bones

8. Muscle fibers
Carry blood toward the heart
Blood vessel that is composed of one cell layer and functions to exchange nutrients and waste materials between blood and tissues
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
Belt length (inches) x number of revolutions per minute 1 -056 (the conversion of inches per minute to miles per hour)

9. When using the Borg scale for the general public - intensity should be maintained between?
When a site in the ventricle fires before the next wave of depolarization from the sinus node reaches the ventricle
Is volume of blood remaining in each ventricle after contraction
Results from a re-entrant circuit in the atria that generates flutter waves - usually at a rate of 250 - 350 per minute.
12 and 16

10. What happens at the alveoli?
Bronchiole
Income that a company receives from its normal business
Exchange of gasses with the blood occurs.
Rotational movement at the radioulnar joint in a transverse plane about a longitudinal axis that results in the palm facing downward.

11. Protein
Motor unit has more than one stimulus
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
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.
Bones of the skull - vertebral column - ribs - and sternum

12. Children
Papillary muscles
70 mL
Coronary Angiography
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

13. What are Class 1B drugs?
Lidocaine - Mexiletine - Phenytoin - Tocainide
1. consciousness raising 2. dramatic relief 3. environmental re-evaluation 4. self-revolution 5. social liberation
Circumferences are used to estimate body composition and provide specific reference to the distribution of fat in the body.
Q = HR x SV - the amount of blood ejected from the heart per minute

14. Motor neuron
Ends at synaptic knob containing Ach
....standard densities for bone - muscle - and fat.
Upper (superior) and lower (inferior)
Atrial depolarization

15. Beta blockers
Is volume of blood remaining in each ventricle after contraction
Fash-twitch glycolytic
Decrease/lower heart rate
Treadmill test where grade and speed are increased at 3 minute intervals.

16. What is OSHA?
Coronary Angiography
45 - 65% of daily energy intake; 70% for athletes; 4 cal/gram
45 - 65% of daily energy intake; 70% for athletes; 4 cal/gram
A federal agency that sets standards for staff and patient safety.

17. Commonly found abnormal curves in the sagittal plane?
St segment depression
Hyperkyphosis (exaggerated posterior thoracic curvature) and hyperlordosis (exaggerated anterior lumbar curvature).
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
Pumping a liquid into an organ or tissue (especially by way of blood vessels).

18. The Frank Starling mechanism plays a vital role in determining ?
12 and 16
Papillary muscles
Is relaxation or blood filling the heart
Stroke volume

19. Three assessments for muscular endurance
1. Bench Press 2. Push up 3. Curl-up
A type of ventricular tachycardia in which the appearance of the complexes are somewhat 'twisted' - thus the name 'torsade.'
The progressive reduction in voluntary drive to motor neurons during exercise
The progressive reduction in voluntary drive to motor neurons during exercise

20. Malpractice
Small veins - carry blood from capillaries to veins
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
Should remain unchanged
Atrioventricular node - His bundle - Purkinje fibers

21. Inversion
Turning the sole of the foot toward the midline
Antiarrhythmic agents: Disopyramide - Moricizine - Procainamide - Quinidine
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.
Volume of blood ejected per beat (at rest is usually around 70 ml). SV + HR = Cardiac Output

22. Frank Starling Law
Treadmill test where grade and speed are increased at 3 minute intervals.
Motor unit has more than one stimulus
The pressure exerted during resting phase; healthy is <80; over 90 is hypertension
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.

23. A transient deficiency of blood flow to the myocardium resulting from an imbalance between oxygen demand and oxygen supply is known as?
Ischemia
Type I
12 and 16
Chest/pec; midaxillary; abdominal; suprailiac; subscapular; triceps brachii; biceps brachii; thigh; calf

24. Veins
Dividing by 6.0
Curves of the cervical and lumbar regions. Considered secondary curves
Carry blood toward the heart
Motor unit stimulated continuously

25. Commonly found abnormal curve in the frontal plane?
Ventricular muscle repolarization
1. counter conditioning 2. helping relationships 3. reinforcement management 4. self-liberation 5. stimulus control
Scoliosis
Includes the bones of the skull - vertebral column - ribs - and sternum. Protects organ systems

26. What is Ballistic/Dynamic Stretching?
Ends at synaptic knob containing Ach
Involves performing rapid dynamic - bouncing - or jerking movements often done to simulate athletic movements. Not recommended for non-athletes.
Large and extraordinary purches of durable items with an extended useful life - like exercise equipment
Designed around function of program - such that revenue generated is sufficient to pay for expenses incurred

27. The increase in blood flow to skeletal muscles during exercise is mediated by three factors...
The benefit of exercise outweighs the risk of testing
....standard densities for bone - muscle - and fat.
(1) an increase in cardiac output - (2) vasodilation of skeletal muscle arterioles - (3) vasoconstriction of arterioles in the viscera and skin.
Thick filament; part of contractile muscle

28. Sites of skinfolds test...
Rest - Ice - Compression - Elevation - Stabilization
Regulatory filaments; with calcium are stored in sarcoplasmic reticulum; binds to troponin
Based on utilization like per diem - contract labor - etc.
Chest/pec; midaxillary; abdominal; suprailiac; subscapular; triceps brachii; biceps brachii; thigh; calf

29. What is cardiac output?
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
BMI greater than 30; waist circumference (m) > 102 cm; (f) > 88 cm; body fat: (m) >25%; (f) > 32%
A reduced heart rate
The volume of blood pumped by the heart per minute (mL blood/min).

30. What muscles of the heart contract to tighten the chordae tendinea - and are connected on the inner surface of the ventricle?
Papillary muscles
Turning the sole of the foot away from the midline (outward)
Thick filament; part of contractile muscle
Carry blood away from heart - decrease to arterioles

31. Name four lung compartments affected by COPD.
Children sweat less because sweat rate and rate of sweat production for each gland are lower in children. They have same number of glands.
Lactic Acid Cycle - uses only carbohydrate - end result is lactic acid - no oxygen required. Used for events from 30 seconds to three minutes
Partial or complete loss of consciousness with interruption of awareness of oneself and ones surroundings.
Central airways - peripheral airways - lung parenchyma - and the pulmonary vasculature

32. Five A's of counseling`
Negligence by omission
Originates in the sinoatrial (SA) node.
Address agenda - assess - advise - assist - arrange follow up
1 to 6 years

33. Symptoms of hyperglycemia
Acetone odor on breath - confusion - slurred speech
45 - 65% of daily energy intake; 70% for athletes; 4 cal/gram
Stroke volume
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

34. Rotation of the anterior surface of a bone toward the midline of the body is called?
Medial rotation
Regulate bridging of actin and myosin
Thin filament; part of contractile muscle
Designed around function of program - such that revenue generated is sufficient to pay for expenses incurred

35. When do Premature Ventricular Complexes occur?`
Coronary Angiography
A type of ventricular tachycardia in which the appearance of the complexes are somewhat 'twisted' - thus the name 'torsade.'
Wrong that involves a breach of civil duty owed to someone else.
When a site in the ventricle fires before the next wave of depolarization from the sinus node reaches the ventricle

36. What is cardiac output?
Shortness of breath
Ischemia
Has 33 vertebrae: 7 cervical - 12 thoracis - 5 lumbar - 5 sacral and 4 coccygeal (fused into the coccyx)
The volume of blood pumped by the heart per minute (mL blood/min).

37. What is the most accurate measurement of functional capacity?
Ventricular muscle repolarization
Peak VO2
Where the exchange of nutrients occurs between blood and tissue
Dehydration - dizziness - syncope - heat exhaustion - or heat stroke

38. Non-capital expense
70 mL
Hyperkyphosis (exaggerated posterior thoracic curvature) and hyperlordosis (exaggerated anterior lumbar curvature).
Where communication between motor neuron and skeletal muscle occurs
Day-to-day operational expenses (i.e. - medical and exercise supplies - stationary)

39. A single motor neuron and all the muscle fibers it innervates comprise a
Turning the sole of the foot away from the midline (outward)
Abduction - eversion - and dorsiflexion
Motor unit
Turning the sole of the foot toward the midline

40. EDV
Does not provide legal immunity
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
Day-to-day operational expenses (i.e. - medical and exercise supplies - stationary)
Amount of blood in each ventricle at end of resting phase.

41. What is End Systolic Volume?
Thick filament; part of contractile muscle
Variant
The amount of blood left in the ventricle right after ventricular contraction.
(1) an increase in cardiac output - (2) vasodilation of skeletal muscle arterioles - (3) vasoconstriction of arterioles in the viscera and skin.

42. Variable expense
Designed around function of program - such that revenue generated is sufficient to pay for expenses incurred
The progressive reduction in voluntary drive to motor neurons during exercise
Based on utilization like per diem - contract labor - etc.
Contractile proteins; form crossbridges and slide past one another during contraction

43. What is PNF Stretching?
Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation: Tense/Relax method - often referred to as partner stretching.
Superior and inferior venae cavae - right atrium - tricuspid valve - right ventricle - pulmonic semilunar valve - pulmonary arteries - and lungs
A pathologic or anatomic description marked by abnormal permanent enlargement of the respiratory bronchioles and alveoli accompanied by destruction of the lung parenchyma.
Q = HR x SV - the amount of blood ejected from the heart per minute

44. What are class 1A drugs?
Antiarrhythmic agents: Disopyramide - Moricizine - Procainamide - Quinidine
Attempt to forecast future profits for program based on potential revenue generation as well as predicted fixed and variable expenses
Curves of the thoracic and sacral regions. Considered primary curves
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

45. What is cardiac output?
The amount of blood ejected from the heart per minute.
An inadequate blood supply to an organ or part of the body - esp. the heart muscles
Medial rotation
Circumferences are used to estimate body composition and provide specific reference to the distribution of fat in the body.

46. Convert inches to centimeters by...
Where the exchange of nutrients occurs between blood and tissue
Multiplying by 2.54
Blood vessel that is composed of one cell layer and functions to exchange nutrients and waste materials between blood and tissues
Carry blood toward the heart

47. Pregnant exercise guides
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
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
Ventricular muscle repolarization
1. consciousness raising 2. dramatic relief 3. environmental re-evaluation 4. self-revolution 5. social liberation

48. Determining treadmill speed formula...
Rotational movement at the radioulnar joint in a transverse plane about a longitudinal axis that results in the palm facing downward.
Belt length (inches) x number of revolutions per minute 1 -056 (the conversion of inches per minute to miles per hour)
Lidocaine - Mexiletine - Phenytoin - Tocainide
The amount of blood left in the ventricle right after ventricular contraction.

49. Stroke Volume and eccentric phase
Stroke volume is significantly increased during eccentric phase
Multiplying by 26.8
The pressure exerted during resting phase; healthy is <80; over 90 is hypertension
1. Bench Press 2. Push up 3. Curl-up

50. A classic sign of subendocardial ischemia is?
The loss of full control of bodily movements
St segment depression
Thin filament; part of contractile muscle
Right and left portions