Chp 7 Age and Sex Related Differences and their Implications for Resistance Training

Question 1

First Ossification Center

Answer 1

Diaphysis

Question 2

Second Ossification Center

Answer 2

Growth cartilage

Question 3

Locations of growth plate

Answer 3

epiphyseal plate, joint surface, apophyseal insertions

Question 4

An important factor related to the expression of muscular strength?

Answer 4

development of the nervous system

–> myelination

Question 5

mesomorphic

Answer 5

muscular and broader shoulders

Question 6

endomorphic

Answer 6

rounder and broader hips

Question 7

ectomorphic

Answer 7

tall and slender

Question 8

Female Athlete Triad

Answer 8

the interrelationships between menstrual function, energy availability, and bone mineral density, is a health risk for female athletes who train for prolonged periods of time with insufficient caloric intake to meet the high energy expenditure of training and adaptations

Question 9

Amenorrhea

Answer 9

the absence of a menstrual cycle for more than 3 months

Question 10

Female athletes are _____ times more likely to incur a anterior cruciate ligament tear than male players.

Answer 10

6

Question 11

Osteopenia

Answer 11

bone density between -1 and -2.5 SD of the young adult mean

Question 12

Osteoporosis

Answer 12

bone density below -2.5 SD of the young adult mean

Question 13

Sarcopenia

Answer 13

loss of muscle mass and strength

Question 14

Stages of maturation, or pubertal development, can be better assessed by _____, which can be measured in terms of _____, _____ or _____.

Answer 14

biological age; skeletal age; somatic (physique) maturity; sexual maturation

Question 15

The gold standard for determining biological maturation is _____.

Answer 15

skeletal age assessment

Question 16

Tanner’s Classification assesses _____.

Answer 16

biological age

Question 17

For most practitioners, the most realistic and feasible means of estimating biological age is from _____.

Answer 17

somatic assessments

Question 18

Chronological age: a stage of maturation or development by _____

biological age: a stage of maturation measured in terms of _____, _____, or _____

Answer 18

age in years or months

skeletal age, physique maturity, sexual maturation

Question 19

On average, peak strength is usually attained by age ____ in untrained women and between the ages of _____ and _____ in untrained men.

Answer 19

20; 20; 30

Question 20

In terms of absolute strength, women generally have about ____ the strength of men.

Answer 20

two-thirds