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health-and-fitness
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Smaller center of calve
Stride Rate
Pushing Assessment-Head-Forward-Underactive
Calcium Channel Blockers: Heart Rate/Blood Pressure
Tibialus Posterior
2. Repeating the same pattern of motion which can place abnormal stress on the body
SAQ Drills: Weightloss
Chromium
Tendons
Pattern Overload
3. Normal extensibility of all soft tissues that allows the full range of motion of a joint
Straight Percentage Method: Zone Three
Ventilator Threshold
Flexibility
Cobalt
4. Designed to determine the safety or possible risk of exercising for a client based on the answers to specific health questions. Aimed to identify those who are at risk for cardiovascular disease
Par-Q
Force Couples: Produce hip & knee movements during exercise
TEE OR TDEE
Altered Reciprocal Inhibition
5. YMCA 3 min Step Test OR Rockport Test
Fluoride
Assessing Cardiovascular Health
Glucagon
Proximal
6. Measures endurance of upper body - primarily pushing muscles
Glucagon
Split routine
Push-Up Test
Force Couples: Produce hip & knee movements during exercise
7. Inappropriate muscles take over the function of a weak or inhibited prime mover
Synergistic Dominance
Three Basic Compensatory Patters
Niacin
Insulin
8. Bone - kidney - muscle - nerve damage -
Overhead Squat-Anterior View-Knees-Move Inward-Underactive
Nitrates
Fluoride
Arms Fall Forward: Overactive
9. Adductor - biceps femoris - TFL - Vastus lateralis
Popular Joints: Hinge
Knees Move Inward: Over Active
High Risk Stretches: Plow
Troponin
10. Red light green light - follow the snake
High Risk Stretches: Inverted Hurdler Stretch
High Risk Stretches: Shoulder stand
Perimysium
SAQ Drills: For Youth
11. 10-35% of total caloric intake
Pushing Test
Protein Percentage
Force Couples: Should abduction
Proximal
12. Hamstring complex strain - Anterior Knee pain - Low Back Pain
Pulling Assessment-Shoulder Elevation-Underactive
Inferior
Lower Crossed Syndrome: Possible Injuries
General Warm-up
13. Underarm
Serratus Anterior
Silicon
Nitrates
Vitamin A
14. Hypertension - congestive heart failure
Force Couples: Plantarflexion at foot & ankle
Split routine
Nitrates
Specific Warm-UP
15. Movements toward midline
Adduction
Par-Q
Popular Joints: Non synovial
Do Not...
16. On obese Clients - Comparisons/Progressions - Assessing Fat Patterns & Distributions - Inexpensive - Easy to Record - Little Technician Error - Waist Circumference - Waist to Hip Ratio
Muscle Imbalance
VO2 R (uptake reserve)
Uses for Circumference Measurements(8)
Epimysium
17. Up - down - neutral/Down
GTO
Pulling Assessment-Shoulder Elevation-Underactive
Insulin
Vasodilators: Heart Rate/Blood Pressure
18. Stress on neck - and spine - clients with neck or back injury should not perform this
Posterior
Overhead Squat-Anterior View-Feet-Turn Out-Underactive
High Risk Stretches: Plow
Arms Fall Forward: Underactive
19. Increases aerobic and anaerobic endurance
Split routine
Superior
Force Couples: Plantarflexion at foot & ankle
Training Zone 2
20. Elevated thyroid hormone concentration
Bracing
Iodine
Dynamic Range of Motion
Frontal
21. Dissolved by Water- regulates blood glucose levels - lowers cholesterol
Thiamin (b1)
Soluble Fiber
Gastronemius
Neuromuscular Efficiency
22. Muscles either fully contract or do nothing at all
Popular Joints: Hinge
All or Nothing Law
Lower Crossed Syndrome
Frontal
23. Heels are straight and parallel - not overly pronated - Neutral position - not adducted or abducted - Pelvis is level with both posterior spines in same transverse plane - Level - not elevated or portracted - Neutral position - neither tilted nor rot
High Risk Stretches: Inverted Hurdler Stretch
SAQ Drills: Seniors
Head & Cervical Spine
Calcium
24. Contracts the muscle in response - Normal reaction to avoid injury - Senses Muscle Lengthening
Muscle Spindle Fibers
Distal
Pattern Overload
Training Zone 1
25. 10-35% of total caloric intake
Protein Percentage
Straight Percentage Method: Zone One
Cardiorespiratory Health
Lateral
26. Contracts the muscle in response - Normal reaction to avoid injury - Senses Muscle Lengthening
Muscle Spindle Fibers
Alarm Reaction:Initial Reaction
Erector Spinae
Magnesium
27. Up - Down - Neutral- Down
Calcium Channel Blockers: Heart Rate/Blood Pressure
Popular Joints: Gliding
SAID Principle
Pushing Assessment-Low Back Arches-Overactive
28. Yellow discoloration of urine - otherwise harmless
Epinephrine (adrenaline)
Overtraining
Alarm Reaction:Initial Reaction
Riboflavin (b2)
29. Bone - kidney - muscle - nerve damage -
Popular Joints: Hinge
Fluoride
C
Subjective Information
30. Stress on neck - and spine - clients with neck or back injury should not perform this
Core
High Risk Stretches: Plow
Silicon
Recommended Protein Levels: Sedentary
31. Gastronemius - peroneus longues and tibialus anterior
Popular Joints: Gliding
Force Couples: Plantarflexion at foot & ankle
Systolic
Subjective Information
32. Neutral Position - leg vertical at right angle to sole of foot - Neutral position -not flexed or hyperextended - Pelvis neutral position - no extension or flexion - Normal kyphotic curve - not excessively rounded - Neutral Position - not in excessive
Body Fat Comp: Men VS. Women
Pulling Assessment-Shoulder Elevation-Overactive
Head & Cervical Spine
ATP-PC System
33. Calcification of brain/arteries - increased blood calcium - loss of appetite - nausea
Vitamin D
Recommended Protein Levels: Sedentary
Eccentric Phase
VMO
34. Soleus - Gastrocnemius - Hip Flexor Complex - Abdominal Complex
zinc
Overhead Squat-Lateral View-LPHC-Forward lean-Overactive muscles
Rate of Force Production
3 Majors Muscle Types
35. Physiologic assessments - body composition testing - cardiorespiratory assessments - static & dynamic postural assessments - performance assessments
Head & Cervical Spine
Objective Information
Lower Crossed Syndrome: Short Muscles
General Warm-up
36. Upper Traps - Sternocleidomastoid - Levator Scapulae
Pushing Assessment-Shoulder Complex-Shoulder Elevation-Overactive
Bracing
Postural Distortion Pattern
Soluble Fiber
37. Specific adaptation to Imposed Demands states that the body will adapt to the demand placed on it
SAID Principle
Boron
Thiamin (b1)
General Warm-up
38. Uppers Traps - low serratus anterior
Subjective Information
Force Couples: Trunk Rotation
Functional Stretching:Self Myofascial Release
Force Couples: Upward Rotation of Scapula
39. Hurdle step over - stand up to figure 8
SAQ Drills: Seniors
Muscle Imbalance
Horizontal Template
Boron
40. Lumbar mechanics
Pattern Overload
Bronchodilators: Heart Rate/ Blood Pressure
Lower Crossed Syndrome: Altered Joint Mechanics: Increased
Popular Joints: Saddle
41. Placing stress on cardio in order to achieve optimal levels of physiological - physical - and performance adaptations
Client Occupation (5)
Peripheral Heart Action
Integrated Cardiorespiratory Training
ATP-PC System
42. Forward head and rounded shoulders
Superior
Training Zone 2
Overhead Squat-Lateral View-LPHC-Low back Arches-Underactive Muscles
Upper Crossed Syndrome
43. Have you ever had any pain or injuries? Have you had past surgies? Chronic Diseases? Coronary heart disease - artery disease - hypertension - high cholesterol or diabetes? Medications?
Bronchodilators: Heart Rate/ Blood Pressure
lient Medical History (4)
Tibialus Posterior
Force Couples: Plantarflexion at foot & ankle
44. 1.) Alarm reaction 2.) Resistance Development 3.) Exhaustion
Respiratory: Muscles Responsible (2) EXPIRATION
3 Stages of Responding to Stress
Autogenic Inhibition
Core
45. On or toward back of body
Lateral
Longus Capitus
Lower Crossed Syndrome: Lengthened Muscles
Posterior
46. Inappropriate muscles take over the function of a weak or inhibited prime mover
Synergistic Dominance
Levator Scapulae
Physical Activity- how much
High Risk Stretches: Straight leg toe touch
47. Bisects upper and lower halves
Par-Q
Folic Acid
Transverse
Vitamin A
48. Hip Flexor Complex - Erector Spinae - Lats
Magnesium
Pronation Distortion Syndrome: Possible Injuries
Upper Crossed Syndrome
Overhead Squat-Lateral View-LPHC-Low back Arches-Overactive Muscles
49. Position on or toward front of body
Ipsilateral
Lateral
Anterior
High Risk Stretches: Shoulder stand
50. To move with efficiency - forces - must be dampened - stabilized - and accelerated
Integrated Performance Paradigm
Lower Crossed Syndrome: Short Muscles
Manganese
High Risk Stretches: Shoulder stand