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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. Potential kidney problems - picolinate form - possible mutagenic
Chromium
Overhead Squat-Lateral View-Upper Body-Arms fall Forward-Underactive
Overhead Squat-Lateral View-LPHC-Forward lean-Overactive muscles
Popular Joints: Gliding
2. Cannot be manufactured by the body so must be obtained from food and other sources. 'If Larry Loves Melony; Peter then throws vegetables'
Type 1 Muscle Fibers
SAID Principle
Essential Amino Acids
Pushing Assessment-Head-Forward-Overactive
3. Anterior tibialis - Posterior Tibialis - Vastus Medialis - Gluteus maximus - medius - Hip external rotators
Gastrocnemius
Peripheral Heart Action
Pronation Distortion Syndrome: Lengthened Muscles
Iodine
4. Normal extensibility of all soft tissues that allows the full range of motion of a joint
High Risk Stretches: Shoulder stand
Flexibility
Antidepressants:Heart Rate/Blood Pressure
Low Back Arch: Underactive Muscles
5. Movements toward midline
Supraspinatus
Contralateral
Overhead Squat-Lateral View-LPHC-Low back Arches-Overactive Muscles
Adduction
6. Just under glute max
Piriformis
Active Stretching: Self Myofascial Release - & Active Isolated Stretching
Overtraining
GTO
7. Soleus - Lateral Gastrocnemius - Biceps Femoris
Popular Joints: Saddle
Overhead Squat-Anterior View-Feet-Turn Out-Overactive
Pantothenic Acid
Teres Major
8. Out thigh
Pulling Assessment-Shoulder Elevation-Underactive
Glucagon
Corrective Stretching: Myofascial Release - & Static Stretching
Vastus Lateralis
9. Deltoid & Rotator Cuff
Force Couples: Should abduction
Vastus Lateralis
Neuromuscular Efficiency
Pulling Assessment-LPHC-Low Back Arches-Underactive Muscles
10. Men: 10% -20% Women: 20% - 30%
Body Fat Comp: Men VS. Women
High Risk Stretches: Shoulder stand
SAID Principle
Fluoride
11. Exercises that generate quick powerful movement - explosive concentric muscle contraction preceded by an eccentric muscle action
Sagital Plane
Plyometric training
Magnesium
Frontal
12. .76 and .85
Backside of Mechanics
Straight Percentage Method: Zone Two
Sternocloidmastoid
Head & Cervical Spine
13. Specific adaptation to Imposed Demands states that the body will adapt to the demand placed on it
Diuretics: Heart Rate/Blood Pressure
Arms Fall Forward: Overactive
VO2 R (uptake reserve)
SAID Principle
14. Total daily energy expenditure
Lifestyle questions (2)
Beta Blockers : Heart Rate/ Blood Pressure
Head & Cervical Spine
TEE OR TDEE
15. 1.2 -1.4 (.5-.6 grams/lb)
Systolic
Knees Move Inward: Over Active
Kinetic Chain Check Points: Static Postural Assessment
Recommended Protein Levels: Endurance Athletes
16. Transport blood away from heart
Overhead Squat-Lateral View-LPHC-Forward lean-Underactive Muscles
Overhead Squat-Lateral View-LPHC-Forward lean-Overactive muscles
Head & Cervical Spine
Arteries
17. Hypertension - congestive heart failure - and peripheral edema
Upper crossed Syndrome: Short Muscles
Serratus Anterior
SAID Principle
Diuretics
18. Intrinsic Core Stabilizers
Pushing Assessment-Low Back arches-Underactive
Fat Recommendations
Veins
Gracilius
19. Cardiac muscle - smooth muscle - skeletal muscle
3 Majors Muscle Types
Gracilius
Overhead Squat-Lateral View-LPHC-Forward lean-Overactive muscles
Overhead Squat-Anterior View-Knees-Move Inward-Overactive
20. Repeating the same pattern of motion which can place abnormal stress on the body
Oxidative System
Lateral
Pattern Overload
Pronation Distortion Syndrome: Possible Injuries
21. Glute Max - Hamstring complex - Intrinsic core stabilizers
Upper Crossed Syndrome: Possible Injuries
Overhead Squat-Lateral View-LPHC-Low back Arches-Underactive Muscles
Bronchodilators: Heart Rate/ Blood Pressure
Single Leg Squat-Knee-Inward-Underactive
22. 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
Parameters for Reactive Training
Myofilaments
Head & Cervical Spine
Pronation Distortion Syndrome: Short Muscles
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
Popular Joints: Non synovial
Muscle Imbalance
Silicon
Neuromuscular Efficiency
24. Hypertension - congestive heart failure - and peripheral edema
Diuretics
Neuromuscular Efficiency
Right Ventricle
Copper
25. Performing all exercises before moving onto the next - what I do- 12 reps 3 sets
Beta Blockers : Heart Rate/ Blood Pressure
Straight Percentage Method: Zone Three
Force Couples: Should abduction
Horizontal Template
26. Neural impulses that sense tension are greater than the impulses that cause muscles to contract - muscle then will not contract
Insulin
Fluoride
Pushing Assessment-Head-Forward-Overactive
Autogenic Inhibition
27. Gastrointestinal distress - increase heart disease
Iron
SAID Principle
Abduction
Drop Set
28. Transport chemicals - water between blood and tissue
Cardiorespiratory Health
Reciprocal Inhibition
Lifestyle questions (2)
Capillaries
29. Hip Flexors - Erector Spinae
Pushing Assessment-Low Back Arches-Overactive
Sternocloidmastoid
Backside of Mechanics
Arms Fall Forward: Underactive
30. Deceleration - yielding - loading - counter movement - or cocking phase. Increases muscle spindle activity by prestretching the muscle
Head & Cervical Spine
Tendons
Eccentric Phase
Functional Stretching:Self Myofascial Release
31. Capability to be elongated or stretched
C
Diastolic
Objective Information
Extensibility
32. Does not absorb water - passes thru digestive tract similar to its original form- reduction of colorectal cancer - hemorrhoids - & constipation
Insoluble Fiber
Force Couples: Upward Rotation of Scapula
Adduction
lient Medical History (4)
33. Anterior tilt to pelvis (arched lower back)
Lower Crossed Syndrome
Overhead Squat-Lateral View-Upper Body-Arms fall Forward-Underactive
Bench Press 1RM Test
Flexibility
34. Increase heart rate - elevates blood glucose levels - redistributes blood to working tissues - opens airways
Pulling Assessment-Shoulder Elevation-Underactive
Epinephrine (adrenaline)
Excessive Forward Leaning: Overactive Muscles
Lower Crossed Syndrome: Possible Injuries
35. Nausea - diarhea - fatigue - hair/nail loss
Polyunsaturated
Concentric Phase
Selenium
General Warm-up
36. Glutes - VMO
Sarcoplasm
Knees Move Inward: Under Active
High Risk Stretches: Inverted Hurdler Stretch
Abduction
37. Refers to postion closest to midline
Circuit
Altered Arthorkinetic Dysfuction
Nickel
Medial
38. # of strides taken in a given amount of time
Stride Rate
Nickel
Lower Crossed Syndrome Summary: Altered Joint Mechanics: Decreased
Type II Muscle Fibers
39. Transport chemicals - water between blood and tissue
Bronchodilators
Circuit
Left Atrium
Capillaries
40. Small Inner calve muscle
Lower Crossed Syndrome: Lengthened Muscles
Arms Fall Forward: Overactive
Reciprocal Inhibition
Peroneus Longus
41. Swings across knee joint (short)
Pronation Distortion Syndrome: Short Muscles
Poplites
Type II Muscle Fibers
Fat Recommendations
42. Glut max - Hamstring complex - Core stabilizers
Lower Crossed Syndrome
Low Back Arch: Underactive Muscles
zinc
Thiamin (b1)
43. Refers to position farther away from midline
Lateral
3 Majors Muscle Types
Head & Cervical Spine
Pronation Distortion Syndrome
44. Headache - nausea - irritability - insomnia - rapid pulse - weak
Lower Crossed Syndrome
Serratus Anterior
Par-Q
Thiamin (b1)
45. A movement used to recruit the local core stabilizers by drawing the naval into the spine
Force Couples: Should abduction
Peroneus Longus
Drawing in Maneuver
Type II Muscle Fibers
46. Smaller muscle - just outside of longus coli
Relative Flexibility
Longus Capitus
Vitamin B Carrotene
Assessing Cardiovascular Health
47. 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
Myofilaments
Glycolis
Arms Fall Forward: Underactive
Mechanoreceptors
48. 1.) Alarm reaction 2.) Resistance Development 3.) Exhaustion
3 Stages of Responding to Stress
Stride Rate
Fluoride
Copper
49. Shoulder Extension - Shoulder External Rotation
Upper Crossed Syndrome: Altered Joint Mechanics: Decreased
Head & Cervical Spine
Concentric Phase
Glycolis
50. Performing OPT exercises in vertical manner down the template
Molybdenum
Poplites
Niacin
Vertical Loading