Concept 5: The Health Benefits of Physical Activity

Question 1

What is linked with metabolic syndrome?

Answer 1

Diabetes

Question 2

According to research, regular physical activity can strengthen cardiovascular health in which of the following ways?

Answer 2

reducing sudden death from ventricle fibrillation

Question 3

According to the CDC, 80% of heart disease, stroke, and diabetes cases and 40% of cancers could be prevented by eliminating smoking, inactivity, and

Answer 3

poor eating habits

Question 4

Which is TRUE of physical activity and the heart?

Answer 4

Fit people have lower resting heart rates.

Question 5

What is the “silent killer?”

Answer 5

High blood pressure

Question 6

The COVID-19 pandemic demonstrate that people who are physically active and fit

Answer 6

generally have better immunity.

Question 7

Which of the following slows the heart rate and helps the heart work efficiently?

Answer 7

parasympathetic nervous system

Question 8

what is angina pectoris

Answer 8

chest or arm pain

Question 9

T or F: Physical activity increases bone density

Answer 9

True

Question 10

Congestive heart failure, stroke, and hypertension are all forms of

Answer 10

cardiovascular disease(CVD)

Question 11

The deposition of materials along the arterial walls

Answer 11

Atherosclerosis

Question 12

Diseases or illnesses associated with lifestyle or environmental factors, as opposed to infectious diseases

Answer 12

Chronic Diseases

Question 13

Associated with lack of physical activity or too little regular exercise

Answer 13

Hypokinetic Diseases or conditions

Question 14

A broad classification of diseases of the heart and blood vessels that includes CHD, high blood pressure, stroke, and peripheral vascular disease

Answer 14

Cardiovascular Disease (CVD)

Question 15

Hardening of the arteries due to conditions that cause the arterial walls to become thick, hard, and nonelastic

Answer 15

arTeriosclerosis

Question 16

The blocking of the coronary blood vessels; sometimes called heart attack

Answer 16

Coronary Occlusion

Question 17

Diseases of the heart muscle and the blood vessels that supply it with oxygen, including heart attack

Answer 17

Coronary Heart Disease (CHD)

Question 18

All fats and fatty substances

Answer 18

Lipids

Question 19

Fat-carrying proteins in the blood

Answer 19

lipoproteins

Question 20

peripheral vascular disease

Answer 20

a lack of oxygen supply to the working muscles and tissues of the arms and legs, resulting from decreased blood flow

Question 21

the inability of the heart muscle to pump the blood at a life sustaining rate

Answer 21

congestive heart failure

Question 22

low density lipoprotein (LDL)

Answer 22

A core of cholesterol surrounded by protein; the core is often called “bad cholesterol”

Question 23

Hypertension

Answer 23

High blood pressure; excessive pressure against the walls of the arteries that can damage the heart, kidneys, and other organs of the body

Question 24

A condition in which the brain, or part of the brain, receives insufficient oxygen as a result of diminished blood supply; sometimes called apoplexy, or cerebrovascular accident (CVA)

Answer 24

Stroke

Question 25

A blood substance that picks up cholesterol and helps remove it from the body; often called “good cholesterol”

Answer 25

High-density lipoprotein (HDL)

Question 26

Represents the pressure in the arteries at its highest level just after the heart beats

Answer 26

Systolic Blood pressure

Question 27

Circulation of blood to the heart muscle associated with the blood-carrying capacity of a specific vessel or development of collateral vessels (extra blood vessels)

Answer 27

Coronary collateral circulation

Question 28

The branch of the autonomic nervous system that prepares the body for activity by speeding up the heart rate

Answer 28

Sympathetic Nervous System

Question 29

A traumatic emotional experience that is likely to affect the human organism physiologically

Answer 29

Emotional Storm

Question 30

A sticky, threadlike substance that, in combination with blood cells, forms a blood clotA

Answer 30

Fibrin

Question 31

type of blood fat associated with increased risk for heart disease

Answer 31

Triglycerides

Question 32

The branch of the autonomic nervous system that SLOWS the heart rate

Answer 32

Parasympathetic Nervous System

Question 33

Pressure in the arteries at its lowest level just before the next beat of the heart; often called “resting pressure”

Answer 33

Diastolic blood pressure

Question 34

A hormone secreted by the pancreas that regulates levels of sugar in the blood

Answer 34

Insulin

Question 35

An abnormal growth of tissue confined to a particular area; not considered to be cancer

Answer 35

Benign Tumor

Question 36

A condition that occurs when insulin becomes ineffective or less effective than necessary to regulate sugar levels in the blood

Answer 36

Insulin Resistance

Question 37

Malignant tumor

Answer 37

An uncontrolled and dangerous growth capable of spreading to other areas; considered to be cancerous

Question 38

When this is low, the body’s cells resist insulin and sugar levels are not regulated effectively

Answer 38

Insulin Sensitivity

Question 39

Diseases/illnesses or health conditions caused, or contributed to, by too much physical activity

Answer 39

Hyperkinetic conditions

Question 40

A condition associated with low bone density and subsequent bone fragility, leading to high risk for fracture

Answer 40

Osteoporosis