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Personal Training Vocab

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






2. A chronic disorder characterized by abnormally high blood glucose levels; can be type 1 or type 2






3. Hardening of the arteries.






4. A slow - progressive disease involving the narrowing of blood vessels due to plaque accumulation.






5. A condition where oxygen demand exceeds oxygen supply; often a cause of angina.






6. A measure of intensity and duration of exercise.






7. The forward curving of the spine at the neck and lower back.






8. A drug used to treat hypertension - angina - arrhythmias and migraine headaches; block the effect of catecholamines.






9. A fatty - waxy substance that is needed by the body for a variety of functions. Abnormal blood cholesterol is a primary risk factor for CAD.






10. Inactive.






11. A method of assessing body composition - also referred to as underwater weighing.






12. A principle artery in both sides of the neck.






13. The muscle in opposition to the agonist.






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






15. Lack of activity.






16. The pressure in the arteries while the heart is contracting.






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






18. Movement of a limb away from the mid-line of the body. For the shoulder joint - the arm continues to the vertical.






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






20. The amount of blood pumped by the heart per beat.






21. The force that blood exerts on the walls of the arteries.






22. 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. (High Blood Pressure)






23. Exercise or sports activities in or on water.






24. A stretch which is held for at least 15 seconds.






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






26. The science of the measurement of the human body with regard to size and body composition.






27. Relating to the heart - blood vessels and lungs.






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






29. A waste product of metabolism which is released from the body during exhalation.






30. Identifying the specific type of customer that will want your services.






31. A hormone produced by the adrenal gland.






32. Of and relating to hormones.






33. A procedure by which veins are used to bypass coronary arteries which have become blocked with plaque.






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






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






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






37. A unit of weight equal to 2.2 pounds.






38. 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.






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






40. Identifying the specific type of customer that will want your services.






41. Long term physical training.






42. Rapid heart beat.






43. Fruits - vegetables - grains - and legumes.






44. An elevated level of ketone bodies in the blood and urine. Commonly seen in starvation diets - low carbohydrate diets and poorly controlled diabetics.






45. A resting heart rate less than 60 beats per minute.






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






47. Divides the body into top and bottom halves.






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






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






50. Decrease in a joint angle.