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Personal Training Vocab

Instructions:
  • 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. A principle artery in both sides of the neck.






2. Breathing.






3. Sudden - short term - abrupt.






4. The level of physiological stress on the body during exercise.






5. Liquid part of a cell which surrounds the structures within a cell.






6. The minimum energy required to maintain the body's life functions at rest.






7. Under the skin.






8. A tiny blood vessel where exchange of nutrients and wastes occurs between the bloodstream and the tissues.






9. Without oxygen.






10. Salts of the body such as sodium - potassium - magnesium - calcium and chloride.






11. The structures in the cell where aerobic production of ATP takes place.






12. An indicator of dysfunction or disease that can be seen with the naked eye.






13. Sole of the foot turned outward - lifting its lateral border.






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






15. Excessive loss of body water.






16. Elevated blood lipid levels.






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






18. The capacity or ability to perform work.






19. Making the body do more work than it is accustomed to doing.






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






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






22. A fatty acid which contains one double bond - i.e. - oleic acid.






23. A measure of intensity and duration of exercise.






24. A process by which risk is determined.






25. An indicator of dysfunction - illness - or disease that can be felt but not seen.






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






27. A type of drug used to treat angina - hypertension - or arrhythmias.






28. Measuring of the various indicators of fitness - i.e. - strength - flexibility - body composition and cardiovascular fitness.






29. An excellent indicator of environmental heat stress.






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






31. An exercise movement performed one time.






32. A hormone produced by the adrenal gland.






33. The chemical fuel for energy in the body.






34. A device used for measurement of blood pressure.






35. A fat.






36. An injury involving muscle tissue.






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






38. An inert substance ingested by an individual in the hope of improving health or performance. Placebos have no true physiological effect - but can sometimes have a psychological effect.






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






40. A relatively common overuse injury where tiny cracks develop in a bone - may not be apparent on x-ray.






41. A myth which says that fat can be reduced from one specific area of the body through a specific exercise.






42. An increase in a joint angle.






43. Thinking about changing a behavior.






44. Elevated blood lipid levels.






45. A treadmill or bicycle ergometer test in which workload is gradually increased until an endpoint such as fatigue or VO2 max. (Graded Exercise Test)






46. A condition where the body is resistant to the effects of insulin; typically seen in prediabetes and type 2 diabetes.






47. The tapering off period following a bout of exercise.






48. A two joint muscle which flexes the hip and extends the knee.






49. The pulse at the wrist.






50. The study of the principles of mechanics and anatomy in relation to human movement.