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Exam 2 Exam Questions Flashcards

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True or false? Clinical exercise physiologists use physical activity and exercise to prevent or delay the onset of chronic diseases in healthy individuals and to provide therapeutic of functional benefits to individuals with disease conditions or physical disabilities.

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True

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  1. An exercise prescription, is a plan for physical activity and exercise developed to achieve specific outcomes such as improvement in fitness, reduction in disease risk, or weight loss.

A) True

B) False

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True

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True or false? Prior to performing a graded exercise test, a patient must undergo pretest screening to the assessment of health.

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False

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True or false? Echocardiography uses an electrical current to provide a moving picture of the heart.

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True

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True or false? A myocardial infarction is usually caused by a blockage of blood flow to the heart muscle.

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True

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True or false? Hypertension is generally defined as a blood pressure reading greater than 140 (systolic) over 90 (diastolic) mm Hg.

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True

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True or false? Individuals with the condition of metabolic syndrome are at decreased risk for coronary heart disease and other diseases related to atherosclerosis of type 2 diabetes

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False

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True or false? Type 2 diabetes is characterized by lack of insulin production by the pancreas in the body.

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False

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The condition of chest pain that accompanies physical activity or exercise in those individuals with heart disease is best described by the term:

A) Angina pectoris

B) Chronic bronchitis

C) Asthma

D) Emphysema

A

A) Angina pectoris

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The primary duties of clinical exercise physiologists include all of the following except:

A) Conducting pre-exercise screening

B) Performing exercise testing and evaluation.

C) Developing exercise prescriptions.

D) Diagnosing cardiovascular disease.

A

D) Diagnosing cardiovascular disease.

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A graded exercise test requires an individual to:

A) Exercise at a consistent submaximal intensity for as long possible

B) perform exercise that progressively increases in intensity

C) Exercise at a very high intensity for less than five minutes

D) Perform exercise with which he/she is unfamiliar

A

B) perform exercise that progressively increases in intensity

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Which of the following combinations of measurements are used to evaluate cardiovascular function during graded exercise?

A) heart rate, blood pressure, and rating of perceived exertion

B) Blood pressure, rating of perceived exertion, electrocardiogram

C) rating of perceived exertion, electrocardiogram, and heart rate

D) Electrocardiogram, heart rate, and blood pressure.

A

D) Electrocardiogram, heart rate, and blood pressure.

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Which of the following is the leading cause of mortality in the United States?

A) Cardiovascular disease

B) Respiratory disease

C) Metabolic disease

D) Neuromuscular disease

A

Cardiovascular disease

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Regular exercise results in the following change that would improve health in a person with cardiovascular disease:

A) Increased resting heart rate
B) Increased resting blood pressure
C) Increased maximal oxygen consumption
D) Increased total blood cholesterol

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Increased maximal oxygen consumption

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Which of the following respiratory diseases is the result of a genetically inherited disorder?

A) Obstructive lung disease

B) Restrictive lung disease

C) Asthma

D) Cystic fibrosis

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Cystic fibrosis

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The improvement of blood glucose control, as a result of participation in regular exercise, would most likely improve which of the following diseases?

A) Obesity
B) Type 2 diabetes
C) Hyperlipidemia
D) Hypercholesterolemia

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B) Type 2 diabetes

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A decrease in bone mineral density is reflective of which disease condition?

A) Multiple sclerosis

B) Muscular dystrophy

C) Osteoporosis

D) Arthritis

A

C) Osteoporosis

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True or false? Athletic training and sports medicine are professional areas of exercise science involved in the prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of injuries to physically active individuals and athletes.

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True

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True or false? One of the main responsibilities of an athletic trainer is to make sure that the overall risk of injury for an athlete is as low as possible.

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True

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True or false? All athletic training settings should have a written emergency action plan
that is well designed and will greatly limit secondary injury caused by inappropriate
movement, treatment, or time spent activating the emergency medical system (EMS).

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True

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True or false? Exercises comprising the rehabilitation plan of an injured athlete should be selected that minimize stress to the injured body part.

A

True

21
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True or false? Athletic trainers must continue to obtain continuing education credits (CEUs) to satisfy the requirement of professional development established by the Board of Certification, Inc.

A

True

22
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True or false? Team physician consensus statements are used to guide the activities and responsibilities of the team physician.

A

True

23
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True or false? A primary responsibility of the team physician is to work with the athletic training staff to provide the best possible care to the athletes.

A

True

24
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True or false? Arthroscopy or arthroscopic surgery is a minimally invasive procedure used to examine and treat damage to the interior of a joint.

A

True

25
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True or false? Female athletes experience fewer ACL injuries than male athletes, and the cause may be related to differences in structure and knee alignment between the genders.

A

False

26
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The immediate effects of an acute injury to a body part include:

A) an increased range of motion.

B) increased muscular hypertrophy.

C) increased swelling of the body part.

D) increased neuromuscular functioning.

A

C) increased swelling of the body part.

27
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The use of ice massage, cold or ice water immersion, and ice packs to treat an injury is commonly referred to as:

A) ultrasound.

B) cryotherapy.

C) chemotherapy.

D) TENS.

A

B) cryotherapy.

28
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True or false? Nutritional intake strongly influences the development and progression of chronic diseases and poor health conditions such as coronary heart disease, hypertension, osteoporosis, a variety of cancers, and obesity.

A

True

29
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True or false? Carbohydrate loading has been shown to increase muscle glycogen levels and improve certain types of aerobic endurance exercise performance.

A

True

30
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True or false? Epidemiologic studies such as the Framingham Heart Study and the Nurses’ Health Study helped identify specific lifestyle factors that are associated
with cardiovascular disease including the consumption of high levels of saturated fat and cholesterol.

A

True

31
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True or false? The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) is
designed to obtain information about the health status of U.S. citizens.

A

True

32
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True or false? Below-normal levels of blood glucose are referred to as hyperglycemia.

A

False

33
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True or false? Dietary fat and cholesterol are critical to the normal functioning of body tissues and overall good health of the body.

A

True

34
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True or false? Fat-soluble vitamins are not stored in the body and therefore must be consumed in the diet on a regular basis.

A

False

35
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True or false? Through daily dietary manipulation, the storage of muscle glycogen can be reduced to normal levels or elevated above normal levels, and this helps improve performance in certain types of sport and athletic competitions.

A

True

36
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True or false? During prolonged exercise, the body uses up its available stores of muscle glycogen and increasingly relies on blood glucose supplied by the liver.

A

True

37
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True or false? Both vitamins and minerals can be used to directly produce energy during exercise.

A

False

38
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True or false? In general, athletes do not require more minerals than healthy, physically active people, but athletes who do not receive sufficient minerals from foods may be at risk for certain disease conditions.

A

True

39
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True or false? Electrolytes are lost predominantly in sweat and a significant reduction in electrolytes can impair both sport and athletic performance.

A

True

40
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True or false? Creatine is an ergogenic aid that improves exercise performance by
increasing energy production during high-intensity exercise.

A

True

41
Q

Excess sodium and alcohol consumption has been shown to increase a person’s risk of

A) Hypertension
B) Osteoporosis
C) Breast cancer
D) Colon cancer

A

A) Hypertension

42
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Which of the following nutrients is predominately responsible for providing energy during moderate to high-intensity physical activity or exercise?

A) Carbohydrates

B) Fats

C) Proteins

D) Minerals

A

A) Carbohydrates

43
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The destruction of _______ occurs when blood glucose cannot be taken into the cells of the body as a result of the pancreas not producing insulin

A) type 1 diabetes

B) type 2 diabetes

C) hypoglycemia

D) hyperlipidemia

A

A) type 1 diabetes

44
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An increased daily consumption of fruits and vegetables can result in:

A) an increased risk of cardiovascular disease.

B) an increased risk of hypertension.

C) an increased risk of colon cancer.

D) a decreased level of HDL cholesterol.

A

C) an increased risk of colon cancer.

45
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Athletes participating in sports that require high levels of muscular strength require:

A) more protein than the recommended daily intake.

B) less carbohydrates than endurance athletes.

C) less protein than endurance athletes.

D) fewer vitamins and minerals than the recommended daily intake.

A

A) more protein than the recommended daily intake.

46
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Which of the following factors would require an increased daily protein intake?

A) Exercising less than 15 minutes

B) Good protein quality in the daily diet

C) Reduced carbohydrate intake in the daily diet

D) Female athlete compared to a male athlete

A

C) Reduced carbohydrate intake in the daily diet

47
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Nutritional ergogenic aids may work to enhance sport and athletic performance by:

A) reducing energy production during exercise.

B) Enhancing catabolic activities in the body.

C) Aiding recovery from exercise.

D) Promoting a reduction in work performed by the body.

A

C) Aiding recovery from exercise.

48
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Carbohydrates with _______ a high glycemic index cause people to retain more weight. They cause a great added fiber inhibition hormone that causes the accumulation of carbohydrates, fat, and protein in the body.
a) added fiber
b) epinephrine inhibition
c) Low glycemic index
d) high glycemic index

A

d) high glycemic index

49
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Insulin is a growth hormone that causes the accumulation of carbohydrates, fat, and protein in the body. True or false?

A

True

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