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Personal Training Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Palm down.






2. Decrease in a joint angle.






3. With Oxygen






4. The state of water content.






5. 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.






6. 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






7. A process by which risk is determined.






8. Hormones which promote muscle hypertrophy and have severe health consequences.






9. Sole of the foot turned inward - lifting its medial border.






10. Divides the body into top and bottom halves.






11. The body's local response to injury - characterized by pain - with heat - redness - swelling and loss of function.






12. A device used for measurement of blood pressure.






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






14. An excellent indicator of environmental heat stress.






15. A condition in normal healthy individuals where the blood glucose level falls below 70 mg/dl. Can also occur in diabetics as a result of injecting too much insulin or not eating. (Low Blood Sugar)






16. A class of drug used to treat high blood pressure.






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






18. The pressure in the arteries when the heart is between beats.






19. An injury involving muscle tissue.






20. Lack of activity.






21. Amino acids that must be obtained in the diet.






22. A device used to measure pulmonary function.






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






24. Inflammation of the joints.






25. A solution with a lower concentration of solutes than body fluids.






26. A hormone produced by the adrenal gland.






27. Hardening of the arteries.






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






29. A condition in normal healthy individuals where the blood glucose level falls below 70 mg/dl. Can also occur in diabetics as a result of injecting too much insulin or not eating. (Hypoglycemia)






30. The body's local response to injury - characterized by pain - with heat - redness - swelling and loss of function.






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






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






33. Elevation in body temperature.






34. The number of days per week that exercise is performed.






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. (High Blood Pressure)






36. Also called adult-onset diabetes; a diabetic condition often caused by obesity and sedentary lifestyle.






37. A hormone produced by the adrenal gland.






38. Divides the body into front and back halves.






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






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






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






42. The end product of protein metabolism.






43. Amino acids that must be obtained in the diet.






44. Blood circulation through small side branches that can supplement or substitute for the main vessel's delivery of blood to certain tissues.






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






46. A behavior or attribute that is a predictor of increased risk of disease - sometimes referred to as major risk factor.






47. A condition where the resting systolic blood pressure is =140 mm Hg but the resting diastolic blood pressure is <90mm Hg.






48. The structural unit of proteins.






49. Long term physical training.






50. A fat.