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health-and-fitness
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nasm
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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. Lumbar mechanics
Respiratory: Muscles Responsible (2) EXPIRATION
Davies Test
Lower Crossed Syndrome: Altered Joint Mechanics: Increased
Bronchodilators: Heart Rate/ Blood Pressure
2. Larger muscle in center of neck
Longus Coli
Knees Move Inward: Over Active
Vitamin A
Head & Cervical Spine
3. 10-35% of total caloric intake
Protein Percentage
Sarcoplasm
Altered Reciprocal Inhibition
Pronation Distortion Syndrome: Short Muscles
4. Advanced assessment not fit for all individuals - for strength specific goals
Teres Major
Right Ventricle
Bench Press 1RM Test
Type 1 Muscle Fibers
5. Cardiac muscle - smooth muscle - skeletal muscle
Body Fat Comp: Men VS. Women
3 Majors Muscle Types
TEE OR TDEE
Specific Warm-UP
6. Internal Intercostals - Abdominals
Respiratory: Muscles Responsible (2) EXPIRATION
Calcium
Core
Tendons
7. Hamstring complex strain - Anterior Knee pain - Low Back Pain
Lower Crossed Syndrome: Possible Injuries
Push-Up Test
Antidepressants:Heart Rate/Blood Pressure
Mechanoreceptors
8. Current Occupation?Does it require extended periods of sitting?Extended Periods of Repetitive Movements?Require you to wear shoes with a heel? Cause you anxiety or mental stress?
High Risk Stretches: Shoulder stand
Selenium
Client Occupation (5)
Piriformis
9. Carpometacarpal (thumb)
Serratus Anterior
Longus Coli
Lower Crossed Syndrome: Lengthened Muscles
Popular Joints: Saddle
10. A movement used to recruit the local core stabilizers by drawing the naval into the spine
Drawing in Maneuver
Concentric Phase
Training Zone 1
Pulling Assessment-Shoulder Elevation-Overactive
11. Hypertension - congestive heart failure - and peripheral edema
Three Basic Compensatory Patters
Relative Flexibility
Diuretics
Reciprocal Inhibition
12. Contracts the muscle in response - Normal reaction to avoid injury - Senses Muscle Lengthening
Overhead Squat-Lateral View-LPHC-Forward lean-Underactive Muscles
Muscle Spindle Fibers
Knees Move Inward: Over Active
Vitamin K
13. Cervical Extension - Scapular Protraction/elevation
Bronchodilators
Pushing Assessment-Shoulder Complex-Shoulder Elevation-Overactive
Chromium
Upper Crossed Syndrome: Altered Joint Mechanics: Increased
14. Soleus - Gastrocnemius - Hip Flexor Complex - Abdominal Complex
Overhead Squat-Lateral View-LPHC-Forward lean-Overactive muscles
Upper Crossed Syndrome
High Risk Stretches: Inverted Hurdler Stretch
Erector Spinae
15. Knee
RMR
Head & Cervical Spine
Popular Joints: Condyloid
SAQ Drills: Seniors
16. Men: 10% -20% Women: 20% - 30%
Cobalt
Vasodilators: Heart Rate/Blood Pressure
TEF
Body Fat Comp: Men VS. Women
17. Increases aerobic and anaerobic endurance
Vitamin K
Altered Reciprocal Inhibition
Veins
Training Zone 2
18. Refers to postion closest to midline
FITTE
Vitamin K
Single Leg Squat-Knee-Inward-Overactive
Medial
19. Hip Flexor Complex - Erector Spinae - Lats
Pushing Assessment-Shoulder Complex-Shoulder Elevation-Overactive
Active Stretching: Self Myofascial Release - & Active Isolated Stretching
Chromium
Overhead Squat-Lateral View-LPHC-Low back Arches-Overactive Muscles
20. Alteration of parathyroid hormone levels - reduced bone mineral density
Veins
Phosphorous
All or Nothing Law
Head & Cervical Spine
21. Up or Neutral/Down or Neutral
Overhead Squat-Lateral View-LPHC-Forward lean-Overactive muscles
High Risk Stretches: Straight leg toe touch
Antidepressants:Heart Rate/Blood Pressure
Upper Crossed Syndrome: Possible Injuries
22. Intrinsic Core Stabilizers
Glycolis
Physical Activity- how much
VMO
Pulling Assessment-LPHC-Low Back Arches-Underactive Muscles
23. Swings across knee joint (short)
Sarcoplasm
Poplites
Eccentric Phase
Pulling Assessment-Shoulder Elevation-Underactive
24. Plantar fascititis - Posterior Tibialis tendonitis (shin splits) - Patellar Tendonitis - Low back pain
Frontal
Pronation Distortion Syndrome: Possible Injuries
Silicon
Vasodilators: Heart Rate/Blood Pressure
25. Nearest to reference point
Force Couples: Produce hip & knee movements during exercise
Neuromuscular Efficiency
Proximal
Supraspinatus
26. Soleus - Gastrocnemius - Hip Flexor Complex - Abdominal Complex
Overhead Squat-Lateral View-LPHC-Forward lean-Overactive muscles
Force Couples: Upward Rotation of Scapula
Synergistic Dominance
Iron
27. Cardiotoxic effects- should not be taken unless in form of b12
Antidepressants
Manganese
Cobalt
Force Couples: Should abduction
28. High stress on neck - shoulders - and spine
Training Zone 1
High Risk Stretches: Shoulder stand
Synergistic Dominance
Glycolis
29. Transport chemicals - water between blood and tissue
Capillaries
Altered Reciprocal Inhibition
Kinetic Chain Check Points: Static Postural Assessment
Specific Warm-UP
30. # of strides taken in a given amount of time
Circuit
Pronation Distortion Syndrome: Possible Injuries
Parameters for Reactive Training
Stride Rate
31. Goutlike symptoms - joint pains - increased uric acid
Molybdenum
Nickel
High Risk Stretches: Shoulder stand
Split routine
32. Combination of flexibility and the nervous systems ability to control this range of motion efficiently
Client Occupation (5)
Pronation Distortion Syndrome: Altered Joint Mechanics/ Decreased
Pushing Assessment-Low Back arches-Underactive
Dynamic Range of Motion
33. Cannot be manufactured by the body so must be obtained from food and other sources. 'If Larry Loves Melony; Peter then throws vegetables'
Single Leg Squat-Knee-Inward-Overactive
Calcium Channel Blockers: Heart Rate/Blood Pressure
Essential Amino Acids
Assessing Cardiovascular Health
34. 0.8 or .4 grams/lb
Type 1 Muscle Fibers
Lateral
Recommended Protein Levels: Sedentary
High Risk Stretches: Straight leg toe touch
35. Assess movement efficiency & potential muscle imbalances
Head & Cervical Spine
Pushing Test
Ammortization Phase
Inferior
36. Excessive- resulting to fatigue
Overtraining
Pushing Assessment-Head-Forward-Underactive
Overhead Squat-Lateral View-LPHC-Forward lean-Underactive Muscles
Overhead Squat-Lateral View-Upper Body-Arms fall Forward-Overactive Muscles
37. Anterior Tibialis - Posterior Tibialis - Glute max/med. - Transversus abdominis - Internal oblique
Phosphorous
Systolic
Lower Crossed Syndrome: Lengthened Muscles
Abduction
38. Hypertension - congestive heart failure
Ammortization Phase
Nitrates
High Risk Stretches: Shoulder stand
Inferior
39. 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
Inferior
Cobalt
Manganese
Head & Cervical Spine
40. Alteration of parathyroid hormone levels - reduced bone mineral density
Lower Crossed Syndrome: Short Muscles
Alarm reaction: Delayed onset Muscle Soreness
Phosphorous
Push-Up Test
41. Proper alignment of lead leg and pelvis during sprinting
Rhomoid
Frontside Mechanics
Horizontal Template
Nickel
42. The difference between resting and the VO2
Oxidative System
VO2 R (uptake reserve)
Niacin
Pulling Assessment-Shoulder Elevation-Underactive
43. Warm up consisting of movements that mimic those included in more intense workout
Davies Test
Training Zone 2
Specific Warm-UP
Boron
44. Soleus - gastronemus - hip flexor - ab complex
Sarcoplasm
Mechanoreceptors
Davies Test
Excessive Forward Leaning: Overactive Muscles
45. Neutral/ Neutral or Down
Pulling Assessment-Shoulder Elevation-Overactive
Head & Cervical Spine
Pulling Assessment-LPHC-Low Back Arches-Overactive Muscles
Diuretics: Heart Rate/Blood Pressure
46. Aerobic glycolysis - krebs cycle - electron trasport chain - 35-40 ATP created - can create energy by burning triglycerides - at least enough for a workout
Par-Q
Oxidative System
Backside of Mechanics
Molybdenum
47. Increased sensitivity of skin reaction of nickel
Subjective Information
Nickel
Nitrates: Heart Rate/Blood Pressure
Diastolic
48. Deceleration - yielding - loading - counter movement - or cocking phase. Increases muscle spindle activity by prestretching the muscle
Gracilius
Eccentric Phase
Tendons
All or Nothing Law
49. 1.2-1.7 (.5-.8grams/lb)
Recommended Protein Levels: Strength Athletes
Knees Move Inward: Under Active
Feet Turn Out: Under Active
VO2 Max
50. Increased oxygen/blood supply - neural recruitment to muscles
Medial
Alarm Reaction:Initial Reaction
Split routine
TEF