SUBJECTS
|
BROWSE
|
CAREER CENTER
|
POPULAR
|
JOIN
|
LOGIN
Business Skills
|
Soft Skills
|
Basic Literacy
|
Certifications
About
|
Help
|
Privacy
|
Terms
|
Email
Search
Test your basic knowledge |
Personal Training Vocab
Start Test
Study First
Subject
:
health-and-fitness
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. Of or relating to the aged.
LACTATE THRESHOLD
CONNECTIVE TISSUE
GERIATRIC
BETA BLOCKER
2. A subjective rating of intensity/effort by the exercise participant.
EXCITABILITY
CBC (COMPLETE BLOOD COUNT)
BURSA
PERCEIVED EXERTION
3. The arteries which supply the heart muscle with oxygen.
MAXIMAL HEART RATE
CORONARY ARTERIES
HYPERTONIC
ARTHRITIS
4. The study of the function of the body as it responds to exercise.
EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY
A-V O2 DIFFERENCE
HYPERLIPIDEMIA
RICE PRINCIPLE
5. Inactive.
LONGITUDINAL STUDY
SEDENTARY
SYMPTOM
ISOTONIC
6. Connective tissue which surrounds muscles and various organs of the body.
STRESS FRACTURE
GLUCOSE
FASCIA
SPOT REDUCING
7. One of three muscles located on the back of the thigh - they produce the movement of knee flexion.
CARBON DIOXIDE
TARGET HEART RATE
HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE
HAMSTRING
8. The amount of blood pumped by the heart per beat.
MAXIMAL TREADMILL EXERCISE
ACSM
STROKE VOLUME
PROTEIN
9. Any activity which requires large amounts of oxygen - uses large muscle groups - is rhythmic and can be sustained over time.
AEROBIC EXERCISE
COMMISSION
OMISSION
DEHYDRATION
10. A resting heart rate less than 60 beats per minute.
BRADYCARDIA
MONOUNSATURATED FAT
ELECTROCARDIOGRAM (ECG)
STROKE VOLUME
11. The area from one Z line to the next Z line in muscle cells.
PULMONARY
ANGIOTENSIN CONVERTING ENZYME INHIBITOR (ACE INHIBITOR)
SARCOMERE
MITOCHONDRIA
12. Of and relating to hormones.
APOLIPOPROTEIN
INFLAMMATION
SYMPTOM
ENDOCRINE
13. Number of beats per minute.
RISK FACTOR
HEART RATE
HYPOGLYCEMIA
MET
14. A simple sugar such as sucrose found in soft drinks - candy - ice cream - etc.
CHD (CORONARY HEART DISEASE)
INVERSION
HEART ATTACK
SIMPLE CARBOHYDRATE
15. A behavior or attribute that is a predictor of increased risk of disease - sometimes referred to as major risk factor.
ANATOMY
PRIMARY RISK FACTOR
SAGITTAL PLANE
RENAL
16. The tapering off period following a bout of exercise.
WBGT: WET BULB GLOBE TEMPERATE
COOL DOWN
REPETITION
GLUCOSE
17. The capacity or ability to perform work.
DIURETIC
ENERGY
EVERSION
STRENGTH
18. Sole of the foot turned inward - lifting its medial border.
EPINEPHRINE (ADRENALINE)
INVERSION
FREQUENCY
CATECHOLAMINE
19. The amount of air remaining in the lungs following a maximal exhalation.
RESIDUAL VOLUME
AQUATICS
COLLATERAL CIRCULATION
LACTATE THRESHOLD
20. The body's gradual adaptation to a changed environment - such as heat - cold - or altitude.
ACCLIMATIZATION
SIGN
PREPARATION
TONING TABLE
21. A hormone produced by the adrenal gland.
EXERCISE PRESCRIPTION
EPINEPHRINE (ADRENALINE)
CONCENTRIC
BASAL METABOLIC RATE (BMR)
22. The fastest heart rate possible under normal maximal exercise conditions. Can be estimated by using the formula 220-age or by using other formulas.
MET
MAXIMAL HEART RATE
KINESIOLOGY
SUBCUTANEOUS
23. The proportions of fat and lean.
LORDOSIS
HDL CHOLESTEROL
BODY COMPOSITION
SMAC-24
24. The maximal amount of force that can be generated with one maximal effort; also called 1 RM
ONE REPETITION MAXIMUM
POLYUNSATURATED FAT
POLYUNSATURATED FAT
TYPE 1 DIABETES
25. Taking steps to begin to change a behavior.
TACHYCARDIA
GERIATRIC
PREPARATION
BETA OXIDATION
26. A type of fat found both in the bloodstream and in adipose tissue - elevated triglycerides are a secondary risk factor for CHD.
FUNCTIONAL CAPACITY
TRIGLYCERIDES
DYNAMIC STRENGTH
APOLIPOPROTEIN
27. A condition where by the risks of exercise outweigh the benefits.
CONTRAINDICATION
BIOELECTRICAL IMPEDANCE
ISOKINETIC
SUPINATION
28. Divides the body into front and back halves.
FRONTAL PLANE
RADIAL PULSE
BETA OXIDATION
RESTING HEART RATE
29. Relating to the heart and blood vessels
CARDIOVASCULAR
ARTERIOSCLEROSIS
ERGOMETER
MOTOR NEURON
30. The amount of blood pumped by the heart per beat.
ENERGY
STROKE VOLUME
OPEN CHAIN EXERCISE
DRY BULB THERMOMETER
31. The enlarging of a blood vessel to increase blood flow to a body part.
ARTERIOSCLEROSIS
KARVONEN FORMULA
SEDENTARY
VASODILATION
32. The process of breaking down complex substances into simpler ones.
ISOTONIC
CATABOLISM
DURATION
VENTILATION
33. The worst of the saturated fats; palm oil - coconut oil and palm kernel oil.
WBGT: WET BULB GLOBE TEMPERATE
TROPICAL OILS
VO2 MAX
OPEN CHAIN EXERCISE
34. The capacity or ability to perform work.
HEMOGLOBIN
MITOCHONDRIA
ENERGY
CONTRAINDICATION
35. A chronic elevation of arterial blood pressure which is a primary risk factor for CAD and stroke; any resting value consistently greater than or equal to 140/90 mm Hg is considered a hypertensive value. (Hypertension)
HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE
COMPLEX CARBOHYDRATES
VALSALVA MANEUVER
AMINO ACIDS
36. One of the major protein myofilaments found in muscle tissue.
MYOSIN
DEHYDRATION
ANATOMY
CARDIORESPIRATORY
37. A device used for measurement of blood pressure.
EPINEPHRINE (ADRENALINE)
SPHYGMOMANOMETER
SATURATED FAT
NITRATES
38. Thinking about changing a behavior.
NITRATES
LACTATE THRESHOLD
CONTEMPLATION
FUNCTIONAL CAPACITY
39. Lack of activity.
ABDUCTION
AEROBIC EXERCISE
HYPOKINETIC
INVERSION
40. An ordinary instrument for measuring air temperature.
ERGOGENIC AID
DYSPNEA
DRY BULB THERMOMETER
BALLISTIC
41. A condition where the resting systolic blood pressure is =140 mm Hg but the resting diastolic blood pressure is <90mm Hg.
FUNCTIONAL CAPACITY
COMPLIANCE
ANGINA PECTORIS
ISH: ISOLATED SYSTOLIC HYPERTENSION
42. A measure of intensity and duration of exercise.
WATT
KARVONEN FORMULA
CATECHOLAMINE
AEROBIC POINT
43. Also known as coronary artery disease.
CHD (CORONARY HEART DISEASE)
CARDIORESPIRATORY
BASAL METABOLIC RATE (BMR)
CATECHOLAMINE
44. The maximal amount of force that can be generated with one maximal effort; also called 1 RM
AEROBIC EXERCISE
HYPERTENSION
HEMOGLOBIN
ONE REPETITION MAXIMUM
45. A very large lipoprotein composed mainly of triglycerides; most of the cholesterol produced by the liver is VLDL - but it is usually converted to LDL or HDL very quickly throughout the body.
GRADED EXERCISE TEST
VLDL CHOLESTEROL
ERGOGENIC AID
ARRHYTHMIA
46. Forced exhalation against a closed glottis which causes a major increase in both systolic and diastolic blood pressure.
ASYMPTOMATIC
VALSALVA MANEUVER
LOW BLOOD SUGAR
BRADYCARDIA
47. A type of drug used to treat angina - hypertension - or arrhythmias.
CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKER
OPEN CHAIN EXERCISE
CORONARY HEART DISEASE
PHYSIOLOGY
48. Beneficial physiological changes that occur as a result of exercise training.
MYOFILAMENTS
GLUCOSE
ADAPTATION
ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION
49. Hormones which promote muscle hypertrophy and have severe health consequences.
OBESITY
ANABOLIC STEROIDS
NITRATES
SYMPTOM
50. Fatty Tissue.
SUPINATION
ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION
ADIPOSE
ADAPTATION