Chapters 1 Flashcards
preparation for exam before reading week
_______ is the most famous graduate of the Swedish College of Physical
P.-O. Astrand
What 19th-century device, pictured below, was used to secure physical dimensions of
soldiers for purposes of fitting uniforms during the Civil War?
(T shaped wood and person standing back to it with wood to head and straight posture)
Andrometer
What device is depicted below? (forearm facing upward with device strapped on reading pulse)
Sphygmograph
the family name of the renowned exercise physiology Danish husband and wife
researchers is
A) Nielsen
B) Christensen
C) Krogh
D) Lindhard
E) Asmussen
c
1922 Nobel Prize recipient British researcher A.V. Hill is NOT known for which of the
following achievements?
A) coined the term “oxygen debt”
B) quantified electrical stimulation on nerve function
C) described the physiological functions of Golgi Tendon Organs (GTOs)
D) devised experiments regarding the mechanical efficiency of muscle
E) devised mathematical models to describe heat production in muscle and applied
kinetic analysis to explain the time course of oxygen uptake during physical
activity and recovery
c
British physician William Harvey made one of the most momentous discoveries
concerning physiologic functional anatomy when he proved that:
A) blood flows in one direction through the body
B) blood flows in opposite directions through the body
C) the heart’s many internal pores (microscopic holes) allowed for complete mixing or
oxygenation of blood as it flowed from the lungs into and out of the heart’s lower
chambers
D) the heart pumped blood through an open, unidirectional system from veins toarteries and back to the heart
Page 2
a
. Which of the following distinct components define exercise physiology as an academic
discipline?
A) Body of knowledge built upon facts and theories derived from theoretical, clinical,
and practical research
B) Formal course of study in accredited institutions of higher learning
C) Professional preparation of practitioners and future investigators and leaders in the
field
D) a and c
E) All of the answer choices are correct
e
the “father” of modern medicine is:
A) Galen
B) Hippocrates
C) Galenus
D) Kouros
E) Socrates
B
______________ fostered the belief among 19th-century American physical education
teachers that muscular exercise should be taught from a strong foundation of science and
experimentation.
A) John Dewey
B) William Augustus Stearns
C) David Bruce Dill
D) Austin Flint, Jr
D
Which of the following universities established a Department of Anatomy, Physiology,
and Physical Training in 1891?
A) Harvard
B) Columbia
C) Yale
D) Stamford
E) Amherst
A
the family name of the two physicians (father and son) who pioneered the American
sports science movement is:
A) Bernard
B) Flint
C) Hitchcock
D) Stearns
E) Fitz
C
The American laboratory that established the legitimacy of exercise physiology on its
own merits as an important area of research and study is the:
A) Laboratory of Biodynamics
B) Laboratory of Physiological Hygiene
C) Harvard Fatigue Laboratory
C
the predominant professional organization for exercise physiologists in the United
States is:
A) FIMS
B) AAHPERD
C) AMA
D) ISN
E) ACSM
E
_________________ is considered by some to be the first textbook in exercise
physiology.
A) The Physiology of Bodily Exercise
B) Bodily Functions as Related to Sports
C) Health and Fitness in the Modern World
D) Proper Movements for Good Health
A
______________ is often considered to be the greatest physiologist of all time prior to
1900.
A) D.B. Dill
B) Bengt Saltin
C) Claude Bernard
D) Dudley Sargent
E) Pierre LaGrange
C
