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. The total of all the chemical and physical processes by which the body builds and maintains itself - and by which it breaks down its substances for the production of energy.






2. Hardening of the arteries.






3. One of the major protein myofilaments found in muscle tissue.






4. A class of drugs used for treating angina pectoris.






5. A type-1 skeletal muscle fiber - found in abundance in endurance athletes.






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






7. A type of fat found both in the bloodstream and in adipose tissue - elevated triglycerides are a secondary risk factor for CHD.






8. Under the skin.






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






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






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






12. The product of anaerobic glycolysis; closely related to fatigue during high intensity exercise.






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






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






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






16. The body's gradual adaptation to a changed environment - such as heat - cold - or altitude.






17. A muscular contraction during which the muscle lengthens as it generates force.






18. A large lipoprotein composed mostly of cholesterol; elevated LDL levels are strongly related to increased CAD risk.






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






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






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






22. Sticking with a program.






23. A blood vessel which takes blood away from the heart. The exceptions are the coronary arteries - which lie within the heart.






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






25. Movement toward the mid-line of the body.






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






27. Long term physical training.






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






29. An excellent indicator of environmental heat stress.






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






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






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






33. An increase in size.






34. With Oxygen






35. Sticking with a program.






36. The process by which fatty acids are broken down to make acetyl CO-A - which then enters the Krebs Cycle.






37. Of or relating to the thigh.






38. A numerical scaled used to monitor perceived exertion.






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






40. 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






41. The fastest heart rate possible under normal maximal exercise conditions. Can be estimated by using the formula 220-age or by using other formulas.






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






43. The cell membrane of a muscle cell.






44. The capacity or ability to perform work.






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






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






47. Of or relating to the aged.






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






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






50. The end product of protein metabolism.