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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. High stress on lower back and can be difficult on knees
Insoluble Fiber
High Risk Stretches: Straight leg toe touch
Active Stretching: Self Myofascial Release - & Active Isolated Stretching
Recommended Protein Levels: Sedentary
2. Muscle inhibition caused by a tight agonist - which inhibits its functional antagonist
Lateral
Vasodilators
Altered Reciprocal Inhibition
Tibialus Posterior
3. Reproductive problems
Reciprocal Inhibition
Boron
Neuromuscular Efficiency
Epinephrine (adrenaline)
4. Forward head and rounded shoulders
Upper Crossed Syndrome
GTO
VO2 Max
Feet Turn Out: Under Active
5. Deep Cervical Flexors - Serratus anterior - Rhomboids - Mid Traps - Teres Minor - Infraspinatus
Speed
Upper Crossed Syndrome: Lengthened Muscles
Epinephrine (adrenaline)
Insoluble Fiber
6. Intrinsic Core Stabilizers
Thiamin (b1)
Pronation Distortion Syndrome: Lengthened Muscles
Pulling Assessment-LPHC-Low Back Arches-Underactive Muscles
Polyunsaturated
7. Prisoners Squat - Multiplanar Lunge - tube Walking - Med. Ball lift/chop
Head & Cervical Spine
Germanium
High Risk Stretches: Inverted Hurdler Stretch
Dynamic Stretching
8. Average Adult:20-25% of diet Athlete: 20%-35%
TEF
Gastronemius
Chromium
Fat Recommendations
9. Forward head and rounded shoulders
Peripheral Heart Action
Right Ventricle
Upper Crossed Syndrome
Eccentric Phase
10. Hip Flexor Complex - Erector Spinae - Lats
Infraspinatus
Parameters for Reactive Training
Overhead Squat-Lateral View-LPHC-Low back Arches-Overactive Muscles
Lower Crossed Syndrome: Altered Joint Mechanics: Increased
11. Red Blood Cell damage or anemia - liver damage
Nickel
Pulling Assessment-Head-Forward-Underactive
General Warm-up
Vitamin K
12. Anterior tilt to pelvis - arched lower back
Arms Fall Forward: Underactive
Lower Crossed Syndrome
Autogenic Inhibition
Sarcoplasm
13. Internal & External Obliques
Popular Joints: Gliding
Iron
Force Couples: Trunk Rotation
Frontside Mechanics
14. Hamstring complex strain - Anterior Knee pain - Low Back Pain
Lower Crossed Syndrome: Possible Injuries
Low Back Arch: Overactive Muscles
Longus Capitus
Proximal
15. 1.2 -1.4 (.5-.6 grams/lb)
Peroneus Longus
Recommended Protein Levels: Endurance Athletes
Concentric Phase
Epinephrine (adrenaline)
16. Deltoid & Rotator Cuff
Nitrates: Heart Rate/Blood Pressure
Overhead Squat-Lateral View-LPHC-Forward lean-Underactive Muscles
Force Couples: Should abduction
Stride Rate
17. Attaches muscles to bone - and provides the anchor for which muscles can exert force
Excessive Forward Leaning: Overactive Muscles
Tendons
Pushing Assessment-Low Back Arches-Overactive
Germanium
18. Gastrointestinal irritation - fatigue
Assessing Cardiovascular Health
Upper Crossed Syndrome: Lengthened Muscles
Altered Arthorkinetic Dysfuction
Vanadium
19. Liver damage - flushing - nausea - gastrointestinal problems
Niacin
Perimysium
Distal
Parameters for Reactive Training
20. .76 and .85
SAID Principle
Fluoride
Straight Percentage Method: Zone Two
3 min. step Test ZONES - Poor - Fair - Average - Good - Very Good
21. Generally prescribed to correct to prevent bronchial smooth muscle constriction in individuals with asthma and other pulmonary diseases
Bronchodilators
Ventilator Threshold
Supraspinatus
Concentric Phase
22. .76 and .85
Pulling Assessment-Shoulder Elevation-Underactive
Straight Percentage Method: Zone Two
Upper crossed Syndrome: Short Muscles
Alarm reaction: Delayed onset Muscle Soreness
23. Attaches muscles to bone - and provides the anchor for which muscles can exert force
Muscle Imbalance
Altered Reciprocal Inhibition
Tendons
Antidepressants:Heart Rate/Blood Pressure
24. Plantar fascititis - Posterior Tibialis tendonitis (shin splits) - Patellar Tendonitis - Low back pain
Rhomoid
Frontside Mechanics
Pronation Distortion Syndrome: Possible Injuries
Parameters for Reactive Training
25. Increased sensitivity of skin reaction of nickel
Nickel
Drawing in Maneuver
Left Atrium
Force Couples: Upward Rotation of Scapula
26. Does not absorb water - passes thru digestive tract similar to its original form- reduction of colorectal cancer - hemorrhoids - & constipation
Lateral
Synergistic Dominance
Insoluble Fiber
Straight Percentage Method: Zone Three
27. YMCA 3 min Step Test OR Rockport Test
Assessing Cardiovascular Health
Pulling Assessment-Shoulder Elevation-Underactive
Push-Up Test
Manganese
28. Position on or toward front of body
Nickel
Antidepressants
Synergistic Dominance
Anterior
29. Deep Cervical Flexors
Sternocloidmastoid
Non-Essential
Antidepressants
Pushing Assessment-Head-Forward-Underactive
30. Combination of flexibility and the nervous systems ability to control this range of motion efficiently
Bronchodilators: Heart Rate/ Blood Pressure
Lower Crossed Syndrome
Dynamic Range of Motion
Force Couples: Should abduction
31. Front of hip down side
TFL
Head & Cervical Spine
Pronation Distortion Syndrome: Altered Joint Mechanics/Increased
Single Leg Squat-Knee-Inward-Underactive
32. Standing Adductor Stretch - Lat Ball Stretch - Pectoral Wall Stretch
Active Stretching: Self Myofascial Release - & Active Isolated Stretching
Pulling Assessment-LPHC-Low Back Arches-Overactive Muscles
Calcium Channel Blockers: Heart Rate/Blood Pressure
Fat Recommendations
33. Biomechanical & neuromuscular dysfunction leading to altered joint movement (internally or externally rotating)
Adduction
GTO
Nickel
Altered Arthorkinetic Dysfuction
34. Pronation Distortion Syndrome - Lower Crossed Syndrome - Upper Crossed Syndrome
Diuretics: Heart Rate/Blood Pressure
Three Basic Compensatory Patters
Popular Joints: Non synovial
Ammortization Phase
35. Nausea diarhea - kidney stones
Stride Rate
C
Muscle Imbalance
Glucagon
36. Performing all exercises before moving onto the next - what I do- 12 reps 3 sets
Popular Joints: Condyloid
Upper Crossed Syndrome: Possible Injuries
Capillaries
Horizontal Template
37. High stress on lower back and can be difficult on knees
High Risk Stretches: Straight leg toe touch
Overtraining
All or Nothing Law
Straight Percentage Method: Zone One
38. Muscles either fully contract or do nothing at all
Uses for Circumference Measurements(8)
All or Nothing Law
Manganese
Pushing Assessment-Shoulder Complex-Shoulder Elevation-Overactive
39. Deficient blood clotting
Altered Reciprocal Inhibition
Vitamin E
Erector Spinae
Overhead Squat-Lateral View-LPHC-Forward lean-Overactive muscles
40. Receives DeO2 blood from R atrium then pumps to lungs
Uses for Circumference Measurements(8)
Right Ventricle
TEE OR TDEE
Muscle Spindle Fibers
41. Alteration of muscle length surrounded a joint
Synergistic Dominance
Gastronemius
Muscle Imbalance
Arms Fall Forward: Overactive
42. Lats - Teres Major - Pectoralis major/min
Specific Warm-UP
Arms Fall Forward: Overactive
Lifestyle questions (2)
SAQ Drills: Weightloss
43. Hip Flexor - erector spinae - latissumus dorsi
Drawing in Maneuver
RMR
Low Back Arch: Overactive Muscles
Vertical Loading
44. Circuit training that alternates upper and lower halves
Peripheral Heart Action
Head & Cervical Spine
Do Not...
Nitrates: Heart Rate/Blood Pressure
45. Circuits
Corrective Stretching: Myofascial Release - & Static Stretching
SAQ Drills: Weightloss
Knees Move Inward: Under Active
Overhead Squat-Lateral View-LPHC-Forward lean-Overactive muscles
46. Ability of muscles to exert force output in minimal amount of time
Feet Turn Out: Over active
Selenium
Straight Percentage Method: Zone Three
Rate of Force Production
47. Ability to move the body in one intended direction as far as possible
Rhomoid
Speed
Corrective Stretching: Myofascial Release - & Static Stretching
C
48. Up - down - neutral/Down
Superior
Overhead Squat-Anterior View-Feet-Turn Out-Underactive
Lower Crossed Syndrome: Short Muscles
Vasodilators: Heart Rate/Blood Pressure
49. Hurdle step over - stand up to figure 8
Frontside Mechanics
Contralateral
SAQ Drills: Seniors
Pushing Assessment-Head-Forward-Overactive
50. Small Inner calve muscle
Cobalt
Recommended Protein Levels: Sedentary
Pushing Assessment-Low Back arches-Underactive
Peroneus Longus