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1. Generally prescribed to correct to prevent bronchial smooth muscle constriction in individuals with asthma and other pulmonary diseases
Bronchodilators
Backside of Mechanics
Horizontal Template
Popular Joints: Gliding
2. Receives O2 blood and pumps to body
Autogenic Inhibition
Transverse
Left Ventricle
Upper Crossed Syndrome: Altered Joint Mechanics: Increased
3. 10-35% of total caloric intake
Protein Percentage
Capillaries
Carbohydrate Intake
Recommended Protein Levels: Endurance Athletes
4. Upper Traps - Levator Scapulae - Sternocloidmastoid - Scalenes - Lats - Teres Major - Subscapularis - Pecs major/minor
Abduction
Upper crossed Syndrome: Short Muscles
Erector Spinae
Bronchodilators
5. Hip Flexors - Erector Spinae
All or Nothing Law
Pushing Assessment-Low Back Arches-Overactive
Niacin
Teres Major
6. Gastrointestinal irritation - fatigue
Bracing
Vanadium
Altered Reciprocal Inhibition
Overhead Squat-Lateral View-Upper Body-Arms fall Forward-Overactive Muscles
7. Gastrocnemius - soleus - hip flexor complex - Adductors - Lats - Erector Spinae
Lower Crossed Syndrome: Short Muscles
Molybdenum
TEE OR TDEE
Calcium-Channel Blockers
8. Lumbar mechanics
Oxidative System
General Warm-up
Overhead Squat-Lateral View-Upper Body-Arms fall Forward-Underactive
Lower Crossed Syndrome: Altered Joint Mechanics: Increased
9. Layer of connective tissue that is underneath fascia - and surrounds muscle (outside)
Active Stretching: Self Myofascial Release - & Active Isolated Stretching
Synergistic Dominance
Epimysium
High Risk Stretches: Shoulder stand
10. Part of Calf - small muscle
RMR
Pushing Assessment-Shoulder Complex-Shoulder Elevation-Overactive
Soleus
Force Couples: Produce hip & knee movements during exercise
11. Muscle inhibition caused by a tight agonist - which inhibits its functional antagonist
Pushing Assessment-Head-Forward-Overactive
Lower Crossed Syndrome: Lengthened Muscles
Altered Reciprocal Inhibition
Neuromuscular Efficiency
12. Deficient blood clotting
Vitamin E
Popular Joints: Synovial
VO2 R (uptake reserve)
Vitamin K
13. Increase risk of lung cancer in smokers/those exposed to asbestos
Vitamin B Carrotene
Upper Crossed Syndrome
Frontside Mechanics
Lateral
14. A movement used to recruit the local core stabilizers by drawing the naval into the spine
Upper Crossed Syndrome: Lengthened Muscles
Pushing Assessment-Low Back Arches-Overactive
Drawing in Maneuver
Physical Activity- how much
15. Does not absorb water - passes thru digestive tract similar to its original form- reduction of colorectal cancer - hemorrhoids - & constipation
Beta Blockers
Insoluble Fiber
Lower Crossed Syndrome: Possible Injuries
GTO
16. 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
SAID Principle
Vasodilators
Nickel
17. Hypertension - congestive heart failure - and peripheral edema
Diuretics
Longus Coli
Pushing Test
Neuromuscular Efficiency
18. Position away from center of reference point
Distal
Chromium
Lower Crossed Syndrome Summary: Altered Joint Mechanics: Decreased
Anterior
19. Hip Flexor - erector spinae - latissumus dorsi
Bronchodilators
Low Back Arch: Overactive Muscles
Vanadium
Respiratory: Muscles Responsible (5) INSPIRATION
20. Upper Traps - Sternocleidomastoid - Levator Scapulae
Upper Crossed Syndrome: Altered Joint Mechanics: Decreased
Pushing Assessment-Shoulder Complex-Shoulder Elevation-Overactive
Molybdenum
Distal
21. Assess movement efficiency & potential muscle imbalances
Nitrates
Pushing Test
Mechanoreceptors
Arms Fall Forward: Overactive
22. Gastrointestinal distress - increase heart disease
Lifestyle questions (2)
Vitamin K
Pushing Assessment-Low Back arches-Underactive
Iron
23. A Golgi tendon organ (GTO) and muscle spindle fibers
Pronation Distortion Syndrome
Mechanoreceptors
TFL
B6
24. Pronation Distortion Syndrome - Lower Crossed Syndrome - Upper Crossed Syndrome
Three Basic Compensatory Patters
Excessive Forward Leaning: Underactive Muscles
Drop Set
Left Ventricle
25. Average Adult:20-25% of diet Athlete: 20%-35%
ATP-PC System
Epimysium
Fat Recommendations
Right Ventricle
26. Increases aerobic and anaerobic endurance
Ipsilateral
Frontal
Low Back Arch: Overactive Muscles
Training Zone 2
27. Impaired immune function - low HDL
zinc
Posterior
Boron
Insulin
28. Upper Straps - Sternocloidmastoid - Levator Scapulae
Overhead Squat-Lateral View-Upper Body-Arms fall Forward-Overactive Muscles
Pulling Assessment-Head-Froward-Overactive
Right Atrium
Abduction
29. Refers to position farther away from midline
Lateral
Popular Joints: Condyloid
Vertical Loading
Troponin
30. Warm up consisting of movements that mimic those included in more intense workout
Straight Percentage Method: Zone One
Peroneus Longus
Specific Warm-UP
Concentric Phase
31. High stress on knees caps - and other tissues of the knee
Manganese
Antidepressants:Heart Rate/Blood Pressure
3 min. step Test ZONES - Poor - Fair - Average - Good - Very Good
High Risk Stretches: Arching Quads
32. .65 and .75
Oxidative System
Ventilator Threshold
Abduction
Straight Percentage Method: Zone One
33. Cervical Extension - Scapular Protraction/elevation
Muscle Spindle Fibers
Levator Scapulae
Pronation Distortion Syndrome: Altered Joint Mechanics/ Decreased
Upper Crossed Syndrome: Altered Joint Mechanics: Increased
34. Transport blood away from heart
Synergistic Dominance
Upper Crossed Syndrome: Altered Joint Mechanics: Decreased
Arteries
Pulling Assessment-Head-Froward-Overactive
35. The structures that make up the lumbo pelvic hip complex- lumbar spine - pelvic girdle - abdomen - and hip joint (LPHC)
Silicon
Flexibility
Dynamic Stretching
Core
36. Upper Traps - Sternocleidomastoid - Levator Scapulae
Pushing Assessment-Shoulder Complex-Shoulder Elevation-Overactive
Iron
Speed
Alarm reaction: Delayed onset Muscle Soreness
37. Ability to move the body in one intended direction as far as possible
Upper Crossed Syndrome
Overhead Squat-Lateral View-LPHC-Low back Arches-Overactive Muscles
Speed
Adduction
38. Swings across knee joint (short)
Flexibility
Ipsilateral
Poplites
Gracilius
39. Cardiotoxic effects- should not be taken unless in form of b12
FITTE
Contralateral
Fluoride
Cobalt
40. Knee Adduction - Knee internal rotation - Foot pronation - Foot external rotation
Longus Capitus
Pronation Distortion Syndrome: Altered Joint Mechanics/Increased
Chromium
Postural Distortion Pattern
41. YMCA 3 min Step Test OR Rockport Test
Synergistic Dominance
Feet Turn Out: Over active
Contralateral
Assessing Cardiovascular Health
42. Contracts the muscle in response - Normal reaction to avoid injury - Senses Muscle Lengthening
Alarm Reaction:Initial Reaction
Frontal
Poplites
Muscle Spindle Fibers
43. Deficient blood clotting
Molybdenum
Vitamin E
TEE OR TDEE
Single Leg Squat-Knee-Inward-Underactive
44. The distacne covered each stride
Stride Length
Autogenic Inhibition
Lower Crossed Syndrome
Drawing in Maneuver
45. Performing all exercises before moving onto the next - what I do- 12 reps 3 sets
3 Stages of Responding to Stress
Proximal
Horizontal Template
Excessive Forward Leaning: Underactive Muscles
46. Deltoid & Rotator Cuff
Left Atrium
Overhead Squat-Anterior View-Knees-Move Inward-Overactive
Force Couples: Should abduction
Pulling Assessment-LPHC-Low Back Arches-Overactive Muscles
47. 20% of TEE
Physical Activity- how much
Fat Recommendations
Lower Crossed Syndrome
Ventilator Threshold
48. High stress on neck - shoulders - and spine
High Risk Stretches: Shoulder stand
Pronation Distortion Syndrome
Plyometric training
Myofilaments
49. Tight agonist which inhibits its function antagonist- muscle contraction.
Beta Blockers
Transverse
Rate of Force Production
Altered Reciprocal Inhibition
50. Nearest to reference point
Proximal
Davies Test
Inferior
Left Atrium