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Personal Training Vocab
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1. A condition where the body is resistant to the effects of insulin; typically seen in prediabetes and type 2 diabetes.
ERYTHROCYTES
INSULIN RESISTANCE
RISK FACTOR
POLYUNSATURATED FAT
2. A subnormal hemoglobin content or number of red blood cells.
COLLATERAL CIRCULATION
HYPERTROPHY
ANEMIA
SYMPTOM
3. A form of passive exercise which is of no value for a normal - healthy individual.
TRAVERSE PLANE
SPOT REDUCING
CALORIE
TONING TABLE
4. A decrease in the size of a body part - organ - tissue - or cell.
SAGITTAL PLANE
WBGT: WET BULB GLOBE TEMPERATE
ATROPHY
CATECHOLAMINE
5. A significant blockage of one or more coronary arteries; also known as coronary artery disease.
CORONARY HEART DISEASE
CONTEMPLATION
VO2 MAX
CBC (COMPLETE BLOOD COUNT)
6. Sole of the foot turned inward - lifting its medial border.
FITNESS TESTING
TRAVERSE PLANE
ARRHYTHMIA
INVERSION
7. A process by which risk is determined.
NOREPINEPHRINE (NORADRENALINE)
VALSALVA MANEUVER
NITRATES
MEDICAL SCREENING
8. The specific gravity of the body - which can be estimated by underwater weighing.
BODY DENSITY
ARTERIOSCLEROSIS
CARDIORESPIRATORY
ACUTE
9. Divides the body into left and right halves.
COMPLIANCE
VEIN
SAGITTAL PLANE
BRADYCARDIA
10. The process of breaking down complex substances into simpler ones.
CAROTID ARTERY
ACTION
WATT
CATABOLISM
11. Moving the foot downward - point the toes.
FRONTAL PLANE
CONCENTRIC
BETA OXIDATION
PLANTAR FLEXION
12. A nerve cell and all of the muscle fibers it enervates.
DRY BULB THERMOMETER
CYTOOSOL
HEART RATE
MOTOR UNIT
13. A form of exercise where the hands (for arm exercises) or feet (for leg exercises) are not in a fixed position and can move freely. Arm body exercises are dumbbell curls and lateral raises. Leg exercises are seated knee extensions and prone hamstring
SIMPLE CARBOHYDRATE
ERYTHROCYTES
FASCICLE
OPEN CHAIN EXERCISE
14. Long term physical training.
VITAL CAPACITY
BASAL METABOLIC RATE (BMR)
EVERSION
CONDITIONING
15. Cardiorespiratory fitness - strength - flexibility and body composition.
HYPERTENSION
KETOSIS
HEALTH RELATED FITNESS
TARGET HEART RATE
16. The maximal amount of oxygen that the body can utilize per kilogram of body weight per minute. Also called max VO2 - VO2 max - cardiorespiratory fitness level - aerobic power. (Maximal Oxygen Uptake)
VASOCONSTRICTION
ANEMIA
AEROBIC POWER
OVERLOAD
17. The process by which fatty acids are broken down to make acetyl CO-A - which then enters the Krebs Cycle.
CHOLESTEROL
BETA OXIDATION
INTENSITY
TESTOSTERONE
18. A hormone produced by the adrenal gland.
EPINEPHRINE (ADRENALINE)
DURATION
GRADED EXERCISE TEST
HYDROSTATIC WEIGHING
19. The product of anaerobic glycolysis; closely related to fatigue during high intensity exercise.
CHRONIC
LACTIC ACID (LACTATE)
PROTEIN
CHOLESTEROL
20. A hormone secreted by the interstitial cells of the testes.
AGONIST
ANTHROPOMETRY
TROPICAL OILS
TESTOSTERONE
21. The maximal amount of air that can be exhaled following a maximal inhalation.
VITAL CAPACITY
MONOUNSATURATED FAT
CARBON DIOXIDE
INSULIN
22. The level of physiological stress on the body during exercise.
INTENSITY
ARRHYTHMIA
KETOSIS
SAGITTAL PLANE
23. An elevated level of ketone bodies in the blood and urine. Commonly seen in starvation diets - low carbohydrate diets and poorly controlled diabetics.
TESTOSTERONE
MONOUNSATURATED FAT
ADDUCTION
KETOSIS
24. The body's local response to injury - characterized by pain - with heat - redness - swelling and loss of function.
HEART RATE
INFLAMMATION
BALLISTIC
AEROBIC EXERCISE
25. Taking steps to begin to change a behavior.
PREPARATION
ENDOCRINE
SPRAIN
LOW BLOOD SUGAR
26. A treadmill or bicycle ergometer test in which workload is gradually increased until an endpoint such as fatigue or VO2 max. (Graded Exercise Test)
STRESS TEST
LIGAMENT
MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION
FUNCTIONAL CAPACITY
27. The end product of protein metabolism.
TENDON
PNF (PROPRIOCEPTIVE NEUROMUSCULAR FACILITATION)
URIC ACID
PHYSIOLOGY
28. The science of the measurement of the human body with regard to size and body composition.
BASAL METABOLIC RATE (BMR)
MET
ANTHROPOMETRY
TACHYCARDIA
29. Internal organs
TACHYCARDIA
HYPOXIA
VISCERA
ACTION
30. A nerve cell and all of the muscle fibers it enervates.
DYNAMIC STRENGTH
MOTOR UNIT
PRONATION
ISCHEMIA
31. An indicator of dysfunction or disease that can be seen with the naked eye.
SMAC-24
SIGN
OSTEOARTHRITIS
DYNAMIC STRENGTH
32. Inflammation of the joints.
ARTHRITIS
ADDUCTION
CARBON DIOXIDE
HYPOGLYCEMIA
33. Not thinking about changing behavior.
SUBCUTANEOUS
PRECONTEMPLATION
VALSALVA MANEUVER
CONTEMPLATION
34. Maximal oxygen consumption - maximal oxygen uptake.
GLYCOGEN
VO2 MAX
HEART ATTACK
PLACEBO
35. A type of fat found both in the bloodstream and in adipose tissue - elevated triglycerides are a secondary risk factor for CHD.
ACTIN
CAPILLARY
HYPOXIA
TRIGLYCERIDES
36. A very effective stretching technique.
HEART RATE
AEROBIC POINT
STRENGTH
PNF (PROPRIOCEPTIVE NEUROMUSCULAR FACILITATION)
37. The amount of oxygen used by the tissues per unit of time.
CYTOOSOL
HEMOGLOBIN
OXYGEN UPTAKE
ACUTE
38. An injury involving connective tissue.
AEROBIC POINT
HAMSTRING
SPRAIN
RECTUS FEMORIS
39. To lose consciousness - as in a syncopal attack.
STRAIN
FAINT
LIPID
MET
40. Fruits - vegetables - grains - and legumes.
COMPLEX CARBOHYDRATES
ABDUCTION
PNF (PROPRIOCEPTIVE NEUROMUSCULAR FACILITATION)
SARCOLEMMA
41. Of or relating to the thigh.
FEMORAL
HYPERTONIC
ADDUCTION
FASCIA
42. Pertaining to the lungs.
BODY COMPOSITION
CYTOOSOL
TYPE 2 DIABETES
PULMONARY
43. Without symptoms.
COLLATERAL CIRCULATION
ASYMPTOMATIC
HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE
INSULIN
44. Number of beats per minute.
NITRATES
SUBCUTANEOUS
FEMORAL
HEART RATE
45. A blood vessel which takes blood away from the heart. The exceptions are the coronary arteries - which lie within the heart.
DYSPNEA
LONGITUDINAL STUDY
ARTERY
ERYTHROCYTES
46. The muscle most involved in producing a movement.
TACHYCARDIA
SYSTOLIC
AGONIST
HYDRATION
47. A molecule that is a combination of protein and lipid; are the transporters of cholesterol in the bloodstream.
LIPOPROTEIN
EXCITABILITY
COMMISSION
BLOOD PRESSURE
48. The study of structure.
OMISSION
ADAPTATION
ANATOMY
OSTEOPOROSIS
49. A form of exercise where the hands (for arm exercises) or feet (for leg exercises) are in a fixed position and do not move. Examples arm body exercise are push-ups and pull-ups. Examples of leg exercises are leg press - squats - and lunges.
CLOSED CHAIN EXERCISE
VASOCONSTRICTION
GLYCOGEN
LIPID
50. A treadmill or bicycle ergometer test in which workload is gradually increased until an endpoint such as fatigue or VO2 max. (Graded Exercise Test)
DYNAMIC STRENGTH
PLANTAR FLEXION
ESSENTIAL AMINO ACIDS
STRESS TEST