Exam 1

Question 1

Why was the ACSM established?

Answer 1

rehabilitation and presentation

Question 2

What is meant by a position stand?

Answer 2

spread information about a particular topic or issue

Question 3

What is the difference between qualitative and quantitative research?

Answer 3

Quantitative-scientific approach designed for the collection and analysis of numerical data through direct testing or questionnaires
Qualitative-uses extensive observations and interviews.

Question 4

What is physical activity?

Answer 4

activities of daily living that include all movement that humans perform

Question 5

Does endurance training increase the sympathetic or parasympathetic nervous system?

Answer 5

Endurance training increases parasympathetic activity and decreases sympathetic activity in the human heart at rest.

Question 6

Is the skeletal, cardiac and smooth muscles under control of the autonomic nervous system?

Answer 6

smooth and cardiac is under the control of the autonomic; skeletal is somatic

Question 7

Humans can only get energy from what?

Answer 7

• Carbohydrates
  
  • Fats
  • Protein

Question 8

What does a high BMI indicate?

Answer 8

If you fall in the obese range according to the guidelines, you are at increased risk for heart disease and need to lose weight.

Question 9

What is overtraining syndrome?

Answer 9

Overtraining syndrome is a neuroendocrine disorder characterized by poor performance in competition, inability to maintain training loads, persistent fatigue, reduced catecholamine excretion, frequent illness, disturbed sleep and alterations in mood state.

Question 10

Define exercise physiology.

Answer 10

Study of the functional and physiologic responses and adaptations that occur during and following physical activity and exercise
Concerned with how the systems individually and collectively respond to acute and chronic bouts of physical activity and exercise

Question 11

What physiologically causes muscle fiber hypertrophy?

Answer 11

Muscle hypertrophy involves an increase in size of skeletal muscle through a growth in size of its component cells

Question 12

How much fluid should you consume during exercise?

Answer 12

6-12 oz. of sports drink or water every hour.

Question 13

What is the purpose of a clinical exercise physiologist?

Answer 13

help those with cardiovascular, orthopedic & chronic diseases lead a comfortable lifestyle.

Question 14

What is meant by testing functional capacity?

Answer 14

helps assess an individual’s capacity to participate in physical activity and exercise

Question 15

What is a myocardial infarction?

Answer 15

heart attack

Question 16

What is the female athlete triad?

Answer 16

disordered eating, amenorrhea, and osteoporosis.

Question 17

What are the duties of a clinical exercise physiologist?

Answer 17

work with clients who have, or are at risk of developing, cardiovascular, pulmonary or metabolic disease.

Question 18

Is a sub maximal or a maximal exercise test used most often? Why?

Answer 18

Easier to administer, less costly and safer than a max GXT.

Question 19

What is the leading cause of mortality in the US?

Answer 19

heart disease

Question 20

What is meant by maximal oxygen consumption?

Answer 20

maximum rate of oxygen consumption in one minute as measured during incremental exercise, most typically on a motorized treadmill.

Question 21

What is coronary atherosclerosis?

Answer 21

a disease in which plaque builds up inside your arteries

Question 22

What is meant by type II diabetes?

Answer 22

is a condition where the body produces insulin but the insulin is ineffective, or there is not enough insulin, or both

Question 23

What is considered high blood pressure for systolic and diastolic readings?

Answer 23

140/90

Question 24

What is the difference between basic and applied research?

Answer 24

Applied research is research that seeks to answer a question in the real world and to solve a problem. Basic research is research that fills in the knowledge we don’t have; it tries to learn things that aren’t always directly applicable or useful immediately.

Question 25

What part of the nervous system causes a decrease in resting heart rate?

Answer 25

parasympathetic

Question 26

The intake of what nutrient increases the risk of colorectal cancer?

Answer 26

red/processed meat and sugar

Question 27

What is meant by metabolic syndrome?

Answer 27

Metabolic syndrome is a cluster of conditions — increased blood pressure, a high blood sugar level, excess body fat around the waist and abnormal cholesterol levels — that occur together, increasing your risk of heart disease, stroke and diabetes.

Question 28

What is the purpose of the coronary arteries?

Answer 28

Coronary arteries supply blood to the heart muscle. Like all other tissues in the body, the heart muscle needs oxygen-rich blood to function, and oxygen-depleted blood must be carried away.

Question 29

The intensities

Answer 29

RPE- 6 No exertion at all
7 Extremely light
8
9 Very light - (easy walking slowly at a comfortable pace) 10
11 Light
12
13 Somewhat hard (It is quite an effort; you feel tired but can continue)
14
15 Hard (heavy)
16
17 Very hard (very strenuous, and you are very fatigued) 18
19 Extremely hard (You can not continue for long at this pace)
20 Maximal exertion