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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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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. Shoulder Extension - Shoulder External Rotation
Low Back Arch: Overactive Muscles
Upper Crossed Syndrome: Altered Joint Mechanics: Decreased
Diuretics: Heart Rate/Blood Pressure
Beta Blockers
2. Sternum - ribs - vertebrae
Respiratory: Bones Responsible (3)
Overhead Squat-Anterior View-Knees-Move Inward-Underactive
Popular Joints: Gliding
Gastronemius
3. Broken down to either pyruvic acid or lactic acid. Creates 2 units of ATP from glucose and 3 ATP from glycogen. 30-50 sec/ 8-12 reps
Ventilator Threshold
Feet Turn Out: Under Active
Glycolis
Low Back Arch: Underactive Muscles
4. To move with efficiency - forces - must be dampened - stabilized - and accelerated
Proximal
Integrated Performance Paradigm
Supraspinatus
Altered Reciprocal Inhibition
5. Neutral/Neutral
Superior
Alarm reaction: Delayed onset Muscle Soreness
Erector Spinae
Bronchodilators: Heart Rate/ Blood Pressure
6. Muscle inhibition caused by a tight agonist - which inhibits its functional antagonist
Longus Capitus
Endomysium
Infraspinatus
Altered Reciprocal Inhibition
7. Up or Neutral/Down or Neutral
Overhead Squat-Lateral View-LPHC-Forward lean-Overactive muscles
Vitamin D
Popular Joints: Saddle
Antidepressants:Heart Rate/Blood Pressure
8. On obese Clients - Comparisons/Progressions - Assessing Fat Patterns & Distributions - Inexpensive - Easy to Record - Little Technician Error - Waist Circumference - Waist to Hip Ratio
Troponin
Upper Crossed Syndrome: Altered Joint Mechanics: Increased
Uses for Circumference Measurements(8)
Chromium
9. Neural impulses that sense tension are greater than the impulses that cause muscles to contract - muscle then will not contract
Germanium
Concentric Phase
Autogenic Inhibition
Calcium-Channel Blockers
10. Calcification of brain/arteries - increased blood calcium - loss of appetite - nausea
Extensibility
Relative Flexibility
Vitamin D
Nitrates
11. Glute med/max - VMO
VO2 Max
Fat Recommendations
Excessive Forward Leaning: Overactive Muscles
Single Leg Squat-Knee-Inward-Underactive
12. Repeating the same pattern of motion which can place abnormal stress on the body
Pattern Overload
Supraspinatus
Pushing Assessment-Head-Forward-Overactive
Force Couples: Upward Rotation of Scapula
13. Diarhea - gastrointstinal disturbance
Popular Joints: Gliding
Split routine
Pantothenic Acid
Pulling Assessment-Shoulder Elevation-Overactive
14. Elbow
Popular Joints: Hinge
Vitamin K
Medial
Pulling Assessment-Shoulder Elevation-Underactive
15. Neural impulses that sense tension are greater than the impulses that cause muscles to contract - muscle then will not contract
Soleus
Autogenic Inhibition
Objective Information
Right Ventricle
16. Normal extensibility of all soft tissues that allows the full range of motion of a joint
Flexibility
Type 1 Muscle Fibers
Vastus Lateralis
Subjective Information
17. Carpals of hand
Pulling Assessment-Shoulder Elevation-Underactive
Popular Joints: Gliding
Head & Cervical Spine
Thiamin (b1)
18. Neurological problems - numbness - pain in limbs
Peroneus Longus
B6
Iodine
Pushing Assessment-Shoulder Complex-Shoulder Elevation-Overactive
19. Gastrointestinal irritation - fatigue
Vanadium
Longus Coli
Selenium
Rhomoid
20. Sternum - ribs - vertebrae
Respiratory: Bones Responsible (3)
Ventilator Threshold
Push-Up Test
Pushing Assessment-Low Back Arches-Overactive
21. Pain or discomfort experienced 24-72 hours after intense exercise or unaccustomed exercise
Stride Length
Plyometric training
Alarm reaction: Delayed onset Muscle Soreness
Knees Move Inward: Over Active
22. 1.2 -1.4 (.5-.6 grams/lb)
Overhead Squat-Lateral View-LPHC-Forward lean-Underactive Muscles
Recommended Protein Levels: Endurance Athletes
Essential Amino Acids
Pulling Assessment-Head-Froward-Overactive
23. Hypertension - congestive heart failure - and peripheral edema
Head & Cervical Spine
Pronation Distortion Syndrome: Short Muscles
Diuretics
Vitamin E
24. Goutlike symptoms - joint pains - increased uric acid
Pushing Assessment-Shoulder Complex-Shoulder Elevation-Underactive
Molybdenum
Adduction
Rate of Force Production
25. Lats - Teres Major - Pectoralis major/min
Contralateral
Arms Fall Forward: Overactive
Overhead Squat-Lateral View-Upper Body-Arms fall Forward-Overactive Muscles
High Risk Stretches: Plow
26. The structures that make up the lumbo pelvic hip complex- lumbar spine - pelvic girdle - abdomen - and hip joint (LPHC)
Core
Respiratory: Muscles Responsible (2) EXPIRATION
Eccentric Phase
Stride Rate
27. Proper alignment of lead leg and pelvis during sprinting
Frontside Mechanics
Synergistic Dominance
Muscle Spindle Fibers
Altered Reciprocal Inhibition
28. Potential kidney problems - picolinate form - possible mutagenic
Type II Muscle Fibers
Longus Coli
Lower Crossed Syndrome: Short Muscles
Chromium
29. Forward head and rounded shoulders
Autogenic Inhibition
lient Medical History (4)
Upper Crossed Syndrome
Reciprocal Inhibition
30. Training different part of the body on seperate days
Postural Distortion Pattern
Respiratory: Muscles Responsible (5) INSPIRATION
Split routine
Excessive Forward Leaning: Overactive Muscles
31. (Fast Twitch) Fewer capillaries - mitochondria - myoglobin - 'white fibers.' 2 types: IIX Have low oxidative capacity - fatigue quickly.IIA High Oxidative - fatigue slower - intermediate fast twitch - aerobic/anaerobic
Type II Muscle Fibers
Popular Joints: Condyloid
Rate of Force Production
lient Medical History (4)
32. Out thigh
Vastus Lateralis
Fluoride
Sternocloidmastoid
Germanium
33. Soleus - Lateral Gastro. Biceps Femoris
Teres Major
Proximal
SAQ Drills: Seniors
Feet Turn Out: Over active
34. Performing set to failure - then removing a small percentage and continuing the set
Recommended Protein Levels: Sedentary
Type II Muscle Fibers
Drop Set
Proximal
35. Muscles either fully contract or do nothing at all
All or Nothing Law
GTO
Diastolic
Arteries
36. Tendency of body to seek the path of least resistances during functional movement patterns
Objective Information
Relative Flexibility
Glycolis
Lower Crossed Syndrome: Possible Injuries
37. Biomechanical & neuromuscular dysfunction leading to altered joint movement (internally or externally rotating)
Magnesium
Boron
Altered Arthorkinetic Dysfuction
Pronation Distortion Syndrome: Altered Joint Mechanics/Increased
38. Average Adult:20-25% of diet Athlete: 20%-35%
Muscle Spindle Fibers
Fat Recommendations
Nitrates: Heart Rate/Blood Pressure
Lower Crossed Syndrome: Possible Injuries
39. Upper Traps - Levator Scapulae - Sternocloidmastoid - Scalenes - Lats - Teres Major - Subscapularis - Pecs major/minor
Altered Reciprocal Inhibition
Upper crossed Syndrome: Short Muscles
Lower Crossed Syndrome
Synergistic Dominance
40. Reproductive problems
Feet Turn Out: Over active
Subjective Information
Upper Crossed Syndrome: Possible Injuries
Boron
41. Zone 1 - Zone 1 - Zone 2 - Zone 2 - Zone 3
Overhead Squat-Lateral View-LPHC-Low back Arches-Overactive Muscles
Popular Joints: Non synovial
Pushing Assessment-Head-Forward-Overactive
3 min. step Test ZONES - Poor - Fair - Average - Good - Very Good
42. Hip Flexor - erector spinae - latissumus dorsi
Lower Crossed Syndrome
Low Back Arch: Overactive Muscles
Excessive Forward Leaning: Overactive Muscles
Backside of Mechanics
43. Foot & Ankle - Knee - LPHC - Shoulders - Head & Cervical Spine Anterior View: - Foot & Ankle - Knee - LPHC - Shoulders
Uses for Circumference Measurements(8)
Pronation Distortion Syndrome
Kinetic Chain Check Points: Static Postural Assessment
Germanium
44. Hurdle step over - stand up to figure 8
Pronation Distortion Syndrome: Short Muscles
VO2 R (uptake reserve)
SAQ Drills: Seniors
Recommended Protein Levels: Strength Athletes
45. Performing set to failure - then removing a small percentage and continuing the set
Bicep Femoris
Lower Crossed Syndrome: Altered Joint Mechanics: Increased
Upper Crossed Syndrome: Altered Joint Mechanics: Decreased
Drop Set
46. >70 - <55 - 56-69
Epimysium
Vasodilators
Tibialus Posterior
Glycemic Index: High - Low Moderate
47. Deepest layer that surrounds individual fibers
Integrated Performance Paradigm
Par-Q
Bronchodilators: Heart Rate/ Blood Pressure
Endomysium
48. Cardiotoxic effects- should not be taken unless in form of b12
Bench Press 1RM Test
Objective Information
Feet Turn Out: Over active
Cobalt
49. >70 - <55 - 56-69
Pronation Distortion Syndrome: Altered Joint Mechanics/Increased
Pulling Assessment-Head-Froward-Overactive
Glycemic Index: High - Low Moderate
All or Nothing Law
50. Soleus - Lateral Gastrocnemius - Biceps Femoris
Vitamin K
Corrective Stretching: Myofascial Release - & Static Stretching
Folic Acid
Overhead Squat-Anterior View-Feet-Turn Out-Overactive