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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. Movements away from midline
Veins
Rhomoid
Training Zone 3
Abduction
2. Contracts the muscle in response - Normal reaction to avoid injury - Senses Muscle Lengthening
Force Couples: Produce hip & knee movements during exercise
Physical Activity- how much
Body Fat Comp: Men VS. Women
Muscle Spindle Fibers
3. Performing all exercises before moving onto the next - what I do- 12 reps 3 sets
Bicep Femoris
Tendons
Distal
Horizontal Template
4. Swings across knee joint (short)
Vitamin B Carrotene
Muscle Spindle Fibers
Calcium-Channel Blockers
Poplites
5. 20% of TEE
Client Occupation (5)
Drawing in Maneuver
Stride Rate
Physical Activity- how much
6. 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
Excessive Forward Leaning: Underactive Muscles
TEF
Vasodilators
Glycolis
7. Deep Cervical Flexors - Serratus anterior - Rhomboids - Mid Traps - Teres Minor - Infraspinatus
Altered Reciprocal Inhibition
Excessive Forward Leaning: Underactive Muscles
Fluoride
Upper Crossed Syndrome: Lengthened Muscles
8. Anterior Tibialis - Glute Max - Erector Spinae
Tendons
Polyunsaturated
Overhead Squat-Lateral View-LPHC-Forward lean-Underactive Muscles
Beta Blockers
9. Tibia - glut max - erector spinae
TEF
SAQ Drills: Weightloss
Excessive Forward Leaning: Underactive Muscles
Pronation Distortion Syndrome: Possible Injuries
10. Gastrointestinal irritation - fatigue
Ventilator Threshold
Right Atrium
Vanadium
Muscle Spindle Fibers
11. Up or Neutral/Down or Neutral
Overhead Squat-Anterior View-Knees-Move Inward-Overactive
Overhead Squat-Lateral View-LPHC-Low back Arches-Underactive Muscles
Antidepressants:Heart Rate/Blood Pressure
Head & Cervical Spine
12. Deceleration - yielding - loading - counter movement - or cocking phase. Increases muscle spindle activity by prestretching the muscle
Body Fat Comp: Men VS. Women
Synergistic Dominance
Eccentric Phase
Antidepressants:Heart Rate/Blood Pressure
13. Increase heart rate - elevates blood glucose levels - redistributes blood to working tissues - opens airways
Magnesium
Chromium
Popular Joints: Condyloid
Epinephrine (adrenaline)
14. Physiologic assessments - body composition testing - cardiorespiratory assessments - static & dynamic postural assessments - performance assessments
Knees Move Inward: Under Active
Sternocloidmastoid
3 Stages of Responding to Stress
Objective Information
15. Regulates energy and glucose
High Risk Stretches: Straight leg toe touch
Vastus Lateralis
Altered Arthorkinetic Dysfuction
Insulin
16. 45-65% of diet- During exercise for more than one hour 30-69 grams is adequate
Arms Fall Forward: Underactive
Carbohydrate Intake
Pushing Assessment-Shoulder Complex-Shoulder Elevation-Overactive
Capillaries
17. Up - Down - Neutral- Down
Pushing Assessment-Low Back Arches-Overactive
Calcium Channel Blockers: Heart Rate/Blood Pressure
Poplites
General Warm-up
18. Adductor - biceps femoris - TFL - Vastus lateralis
Knees Move Inward: Over Active
Feet Turn Out: Under Active
Type II Muscle Fibers
Straight Percentage Method: Zone One
19. High stress on knees caps - and other tissues of the knee
Alarm Reaction:Initial Reaction
Infraspinatus
Overhead Squat-Anterior View-Feet-Turn Out-Overactive
High Risk Stretches: Arching Quads
20. Training different part of the body on seperate days
Beta Blockers
High Risk Stretches: Plow
Vasodilators
Split routine
21. Gastronemius - peroneus longues and tibialus anterior
Systolic
Carbohydrate Intake
Force Couples: Plantarflexion at foot & ankle
Gastrocnemius
22. Cardiotoxic effects- should not be taken unless in form of b12
Copper
Cobalt
Neuromuscular Efficiency
Respiratory: Muscles Responsible (5) INSPIRATION
23. Attaches muscles to bone - and provides the anchor for which muscles can exert force
Tendons
Folic Acid
Upper Crossed Syndrome
Recommended Protein Levels: Sedentary
24. Underarm
Feet Turn Out: Under Active
Glycemic Index: High - Low Moderate
Serratus Anterior
Medial
25. Senses Muscle Tension - Relaxes muscles in Response - Normal Reaction to avoid injury
Pulling Assessment-LPHC-Low Back Arches-Overactive Muscles
GTO
Plyometric training
Lateral
26. A Golgi tendon organ (GTO) and muscle spindle fibers
Upper Crossed Syndrome
Pushing Assessment-Low Back arches-Underactive
Mechanoreceptors
Overhead Squat-Anterior View-Knees-Move Inward-Overactive
27. Transport chemicals - water between blood and tissue
Pushing Assessment-Shoulder Complex-Shoulder Elevation-Underactive
Calcium-Channel Blockers
Left Atrium
Capillaries
28. Forward head and rounded shoulders
Lower Crossed Syndrome
Piriformis
Upper Crossed Syndrome
Erector Spinae
29. Diaphragm - external intercostals - scalenes - sternocleidomastoid - pectorals minor
Force Couples: Produce hip & knee movements during exercise
Respiratory: Muscles Responsible (5) INSPIRATION
All or Nothing Law
Active Stretching: Self Myofascial Release - & Active Isolated Stretching
30. Adductor Complex - Biceps Femoris - TFL - Vastus Lateralis
B6
Single Leg Squat-Knee-Inward-Overactive
RMR
Knees Move Inward: Under Active
31. Hypertension - congestive heart failure - and peripheral edema
Diuretics
Upper Crossed Syndrome: Lengthened Muscles
Arms Fall Forward: Underactive
SAQ Drills: For Youth
32. Hamstring complex strain - Anterior Knee pain - Low Back Pain
Straight Percentage Method: Zone One
Lower Crossed Syndrome: Possible Injuries
VO2 Max
Pattern Overload
33. Increase heart rate - elevates blood glucose levels - redistributes blood to working tissues - opens airways
Epinephrine (adrenaline)
TEE OR TDEE
Neuromuscular Efficiency
Split routine
34. Medial Gastrocnemius - Medial Hamstring Complex - Gracilis - Sartorius - Popliteus
TEF
Parameters for Reactive Training
Neuromuscular Efficiency
Overhead Squat-Anterior View-Feet-Turn Out-Underactive
35. Gastrocnemius - Soleus - Peroneals - Adductors - Illiotibial head - Hip Flexor Complex - Biceps femoris
Gracilius
Recommended Protein Levels: Endurance Athletes
Respiratory: Bones Responsible (3)
Pronation Distortion Syndrome: Short Muscles
36. 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
Pulling Assessment-Shoulder Elevation-Overactive
Frontside Mechanics
Head & Cervical Spine
Medial
37. Neutral or Up/Neutral or Down
Nitrates: Heart Rate/Blood Pressure
Recommended Protein Levels: Sedentary
Stride Rate
Altered Reciprocal Inhibition
38. >70 - <55 - 56-69
Glycemic Index: High - Low Moderate
Parameters for Reactive Training
Piriformis
Pushing Assessment-Head-Forward-Overactive
39. Performing all exercises before moving onto the next - what I do- 12 reps 3 sets
SAQ Drills: Weightloss
Pulling Assessment-Shoulder Elevation-Overactive
Horizontal Template
Synergistic Dominance
40. 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
Overhead Squat-Lateral View-LPHC-Forward lean-Overactive muscles
TFL
Glycolis
Feet Turn Out: Under Active
41. Knee
High Risk Stretches: Inverted Hurdler Stretch
Parameters for Reactive Training
Longus Capitus
Popular Joints: Condyloid
42. Neutral/Neutral
Par-Q
Bronchodilators: Heart Rate/ Blood Pressure
Body Fat Comp: Men VS. Women
Posterior
43. Liver damage - flushing - nausea - gastrointestinal problems
Dynamic Stretching
Relative Flexibility
Corrective Stretching: Myofascial Release - & Static Stretching
Niacin
44. Tight agonist which inhibits its function antagonist- muscle contraction.
Vitamin K
Upper Crossed Syndrome
Altered Reciprocal Inhibition
Pushing Assessment-Shoulder Complex-Shoulder Elevation-Overactive
45. Knee Adduction - Knee internal rotation - Foot pronation - Foot external rotation
Pronation Distortion Syndrome: Altered Joint Mechanics/Increased
Recommended Protein Levels: Endurance Athletes
Split routine
Lateral
46. Shoulder Extension - Shoulder External Rotation
Upper Crossed Syndrome: Altered Joint Mechanics: Decreased
SAQ Drills: For Youth
Push-Up Test
Frontal
47. Mid/Lower Traps
Antidepressants:Heart Rate/Blood Pressure
Vitamin K
Pulling Assessment-Shoulder Elevation-Underactive
Cobalt
48. Can be manufactured by the body 'Alan asks Alice - can Gary go get Peanuts - syrup - & tape?'
Iodine
Low Back Arch: Underactive Muscles
Non-Essential
Speed
49. .86 and .95
Type II Muscle Fibers
Extensibility
Tendons
Straight Percentage Method: Zone Three
50. Tibia - glut max - erector spinae
Glycolis
Glucagon
Excessive Forward Leaning: Underactive Muscles
Muscle Imbalance