Test your basic knowledge |

Personal Training Vocab

Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

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. A graded exercise test to exhaustion - during which the ECG and blood pressure responses are carefully monitored. The purpose of a maximal treadmill exercise test is to determine cardiorespiratory fitness level and/or diagnose coronary artery disease






2. A behavior or attribute that is a predictor of increased risk of disease - sometimes referred to as major risk factor.






3. Cardiorespiratory fitness - strength - flexibility and body composition.






4. Sudden - short term - abrupt.






5. The ability of a muscle or group of muscles to contract repeatedly over time.






6. A fatty acid which contains many double bonds - i.e. - safflower oil.






7. Divides the body into top and bottom halves.






8. The amount of heat required to raise 1 gram of water 1






9. Moving the foot toward the anterior surface of the lower legs - toes up.






10. The stored form of glucose - found in the liver and skeletal muscle.






11. A serious heat related disorder characterized by high core body temperature and central nervous system dysfunction.






12. Maximal oxygen consumption - maximal oxygen uptake.






13. The amount of oxygen used by the tissues per unit of time.






14. A hormone produced by the adrenal gland.






15. Includes measurement of red and white blood count - hemoglobin and hematocrit.






16. A decrease in the size of a body part - organ - tissue - or cell.






17. One of three muscles located on the back of the thigh - they produce the movement of knee flexion.






18. A form of passive exercise which is of no value for a normal - healthy individual.






19. An exercise movement performed one time.






20. Hypertension without an obvious cause; also called primary hypertension.






21. A simple sugar which is the primary end product of carbohydrate digestion - a prime energy source for the body.






22. Tiny protein strands which make up muscle tissue; actin and myosin are the major protein strands.






23. An increase in a joint angle.






24. The number of days per week that exercise is performed.






25. The difference between maximal heart rate and resting heart rate.






26. A method for determining target heart rate.






27. A subnormal hemoglobin content or number of red blood cells.






28. Death of a portion of the heart muscle due to a lack of oxygen supply. (Myocardial Infarction)






29. A recommendation for a course of exercise to meet desirable individual objectives for fitness.






30. One of the major proteins found in all muscle tissue.






31. The method by which liability is determined.






32. A substance which promotes the removal of water from the body.






33. A device used to measure pulmonary function.






34. A study which observes the same subjects over a long period of time.






35. A nerve cell which conducts impulses from the central nervous system to a group of muscle fibers to produce movement.






36. Elevation in body temperature.






37. The area from one Z line to the next Z line in muscle cells.






38. To lose consciousness - as in a syncopal attack.






39. A condition where by the risks of exercise outweigh the benefits.






40. A hormone produced by the adrenal gland.






41. Of or relating to the thigh.






42. Sole of the foot turned inward - lifting its medial border.






43. The pulse at the wrist.






44. A thorough blood analysis.






45. The enlarging of a blood vessel to increase blood flow to a body part.






46. A nerve cell and all of the muscle fibers it enervates.






47. The study of the function of the body as it responds to exercise.






48. Failing to do something that should have been done.






49. The structural unit of the lung; tiny air sacs where exchange of respiratory gases with the capillaries takes place.






50. The ability to generate force.