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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. Headaches - Biceps tendonitis - Rotator Cuff Inpingement - Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
Head & Cervical Spine
Stride Rate
Client Occupation (5)
Upper Crossed Syndrome: Possible Injuries
2. Increase heart rate - elevates blood glucose levels - redistributes blood to working tissues - opens airways
Contralateral
Straight Percentage Method: Zone One
Epinephrine (adrenaline)
Pronation Distortion Syndrome: Lengthened Muscles
3. Small muscle of upper arm - helps w/ rotation of shoulder
Calcium
Supraspinatus
Alarm reaction: Delayed onset Muscle Soreness
Popular Joints: Hinge
4. 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?
Pushing Assessment-Shoulder Complex-Shoulder Elevation-Underactive
Split routine
Supraspinatus
lient Medical History (4)
5. Diarhea - gastrointstinal disturbance
Pantothenic Acid
Training Zone 2
Straight Percentage Method: Zone Two
GTO
6. Nausea - diarhea - fatigue - hair/nail loss
Training Zone 3
Rhomoid
Selenium
Straight Percentage Method: Zone Three
7. Generally Prescribed for hypertension or chest pain
Nickel
Core
Diuretics: Heart Rate/Blood Pressure
Calcium-Channel Blockers
8. Mid/Lower Traps
Altered Reciprocal Inhibition
Pulling Assessment-Shoulder Elevation-Underactive
SAQ Drills: Seniors
Knees Move Inward: Under Active
9. Hypertension and congestive heart failure
Excessive Forward Leaning: Overactive Muscles
Vasodilators
Circuit
Muscle Spindle Fibers
10. The relaxation of ones muscles to allow movement to take place
Diuretics
Supraspinatus
Reciprocal Inhibition
Pulling Assessment-Shoulder Elevation-Underactive
11. Contracts the muscle in response - Normal reaction to avoid injury - Senses Muscle Lengthening
Rhomoid
Ammortization Phase
Muscle Spindle Fibers
Muscle Imbalance
12. Using phosphocreatine to an ADP molecule enough to start the ATP process over - simplest and fastest - high intensity - short duration workouts - 10-15 sec.
ATP-PC System
Gastrocnemius
Nitrates
Vasodilators
13. Up - Down - Neutral- Down
Lower Crossed Syndrome: Lengthened Muscles
Piriformis
Training Zone 2
Calcium Channel Blockers: Heart Rate/Blood Pressure
14. Smaller muscle - just outside of longus coli
Recommended Protein Levels: Sedentary
Longus Capitus
Pushing Assessment-Shoulder Complex-Shoulder Elevation-Underactive
Adduction
15. Gastrointestinal irritation - fatigue
Vanadium
Kinetic Chain Check Points: Static Postural Assessment
Pulling Assessment-LPHC-Low Back Arches-Overactive Muscles
Low Back Arch: Overactive Muscles
16. Thermic Effect of Food- amount expended because of digestion or 6-10% of TEE
Pushing Assessment-Head-Forward-Underactive
Anterior
Overtraining
TEF
17. Muscles either fully contract or do nothing at all
Force Couples: Plantarflexion at foot & ankle
Straight Percentage Method: Zone Two
Straight Percentage Method: Zone One
All or Nothing Law
18. Mid/Lower Traps
Anterior
Do Not...
Pushing Assessment-Shoulder Complex-Shoulder Elevation-Underactive
Folic Acid
19. Receives O2 blood and pumps to body
Germanium
Vasodilators
Troponin
Left Ventricle
20. Masks V- B12 (which can cause neurological problems)
Par-Q
Feet Turn Out: Under Active
Folic Acid
Fat Recommendations
21. Pressure within when the heart is resting an filling
Vertical Loading
Diastolic
Oxidative System
Postural Distortion Pattern
22. Above lat - small part of shoulder
Tendons
Concentric Phase
Teres Major
Kinetic Chain Check Points: Static Postural Assessment
23. Neuromuscular system allowing agonists - antagonists - and stabilizers to work synergistically to produce - reduce - and dynamically stabilize the entire kinetic chain in all three plans of motion
GTO
Neuromuscular Efficiency
Respiratory: Muscles Responsible (5) INSPIRATION
3 Majors Muscle Types
24. High stress on inside of knee - and knee cap. Shouldn't be performed by anyone w/ history of knee or lower back problems
Popular Joints: Hinge
Muscle Spindle Fibers
Split routine
High Risk Stretches: Inverted Hurdler Stretch
25. Normal extensibility of all soft tissues that allows the full range of motion of a joint
Recommended Protein Levels: Sedentary
Altered Reciprocal Inhibition
Chromium
Flexibility
26. Connective tissue surrounding fascicles
Vasodilators
Perimysium
Three Basic Compensatory Patters
Upper Crossed Syndrome
27. Carpometacarpal (thumb)
Lateral
Carbohydrate Intake
Popular Joints: Saddle
Calcium Channel Blockers: Heart Rate/Blood Pressure
28. .76 and .85
Straight Percentage Method: Zone Two
Sternocloidmastoid
Pulling Assessment-Shoulder Elevation-Underactive
Excessive Forward Leaning: Overactive Muscles
29. Anterior tibialis - Posterior Tibialis - Vastus Medialis - Gluteus maximus - medius - Hip external rotators
Beta Blockers : Heart Rate/ Blood Pressure
Pronation Distortion Syndrome: Lengthened Muscles
Popular Joints: Non synovial
SAQ Drills: Weightloss
30. Layer of connective tissue that is underneath fascia - and surrounds muscle (outside)
Medial
Epimysium
Excessive Forward Leaning: Overactive Muscles
High Risk Stretches: Inverted Hurdler Stretch
31. Large part of calve - sits over soleus
Alarm Reaction:Initial Reaction
Gastrocnemius
Physical Activity- how much
Upper crossed Syndrome: Short Muscles
32. Small Inner calve muscle
Teres Major
Peroneus Longus
Niacin
Respiratory: Bones Responsible (3)
33. Makes up hamstring - near center
Force Couples: Produce hip & knee movements during exercise
Pattern Overload
Bicep Femoris
Synergistic Dominance
34. Warm up consisting of movements that mimic those included in more intense workout
Popular Joints: Saddle
Soluble Fiber
Client Occupation (5)
Specific Warm-UP
35. Knee
Rate of Force Production
Sagital Plane
Popular Joints: Synovial
SAQ Drills: Seniors
36. Internal & External Obliques
Upper crossed Syndrome: Short Muscles
Altered Arthorkinetic Dysfuction
Force Couples: Trunk Rotation
SAQ Drills: For Youth
37. Measures upper extremity agility and stabilization
Davies Test
Non-Essential
Magnesium
Lower Crossed Syndrome
38. Medial Gastrocnemius - Medial Hamstring Complex - Gracilis - Sartorius - Popliteus
Alarm Reaction:Initial Reaction
Overhead Squat-Anterior View-Feet-Turn Out-Overactive
Lower Crossed Syndrome
Overhead Squat-Anterior View-Feet-Turn Out-Underactive
39. Circuit training that alternates upper and lower halves
Straight Percentage Method: Zone One
Alarm Reaction:Initial Reaction
Ventilator Threshold
Peripheral Heart Action
40. Deep Cervical Floors
Pushing Assessment-Low Back arches-Underactive
Iron
Pulling Assessment-Head-Forward-Underactive
Vitamin B Carrotene
41. Builds aerobic base and aids in recovery
Type 1 Muscle Fibers
Pantothenic Acid
Superior
Training Zone 1
42. Underarm
Pantothenic Acid
Integrated Cardiorespiratory Training
Serratus Anterior
Carbohydrate Intake
43. The distacne covered each stride
Soleus
Stride Length
Sagital Plane
Plyometric training
44. Inappropriate muscles take over the function of a weakened or inhibited prime mover
Type II Muscle Fibers
Synergistic Dominance
zinc
SAQ Drills: For Youth
45. Neutral/Neutral
Bronchodilators: Heart Rate/ Blood Pressure
Overhead Squat-Lateral View-LPHC-Low back Arches-Underactive Muscles
Fat Recommendations
Riboflavin (b2)
46. YMCA 3 min Step Test OR Rockport Test
Cobalt
Arteries
Nitrates
Assessing Cardiovascular Health
47. Deltoid & Rotator Cuff
Force Couples: Should abduction
Overtraining
Training Zone 3
Lower Crossed Syndrome Summary: Altered Joint Mechanics: Decreased
48. Just under glute max
Proximal
Pulling Assessment-LPHC-Low Back Arches-Underactive Muscles
Pronation Distortion Syndrome: Short Muscles
Piriformis
49. Amount of energy expended @ rest or 70% of TEE. Resting metabolic rate- subject spends night at home and then drives to laboratory
Pushing Assessment-Shoulder Complex-Shoulder Elevation-Underactive
RMR
Rhomoid
Calcium Channel Blockers: Heart Rate/Blood Pressure
50. Position on or toward front of body
Anterior
Pattern Overload
Pushing Assessment-Shoulder Complex-Shoulder Elevation-Overactive
Agility