Midterm #2 Flashcards
What are the benefits of a cool-down exercise program?
Taper off slowly
What is bradycardia?
It is when the resting heart rate is slower than normal. 60-100 beats is… normal? Or slow?
What is the diastolic reading of blood pressure?
Pressure in the arteries when the heart releases
What is hypertrophy?
Hypertrophy is the increase in the muscle cells
Know what muscular endurance is and how it’s measured
Muscular endrance is howmany situps you can do
Know what muscular strength is and how it’s measured
1 RM (repitition max) maximal force you can exert
Know what the term functional independence is and what it means
It is the ability to do activities without assistance
Know what angina pectoris is
It is chest pain resulting from the lack of blood flow and oxygen to the heart
Know what the angioplasty procedure corrects
It corrects plack in the arteries, fixes heart diseases
Know what Atherosclerosis is
It is fatty deposits in the lining of the arteries “plack”
Know what are considered blood lipids
The way cholesterol trigliceroids, fats going through the arteries
Know what testing procedure measures the flexibility of the low back and hamstrings
Modified sit and reach test
Know how aerobic exercise benefits the LDLs and the HDLs
LDLs- exercise reduces
HDLs- improve with exercise
Know the daily average decrease in calorie burn from age 25-60
360
Know the difference between slow and fast-twitch muscle fibers and which generate more force and are responsible for quick movements
Fast-twitch= most force and explosive quick movement
Know the benefits of each of the letters of the R.I.C.E. injury treatment
Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation
Know what hemoglobin transports in the blood
Hemoglobin transports oxygen in the blood
Know if people with excess body fat are more flexible
No, that is a misconception. They are not more flexible.
Know what flexibility exercise are contraindicated
Windmill
Know where the alveoli are and what their function is
The alveoli are in the lungs and they do the gas exchange function
Know what a motor unit is and what it does
A motor unit is where the motor neuron (nerve) and muscle meet-> contraction/relaxation
Know if any of the risk factors for heart disease are reversible
Yes, some are modifiable: smoking, obesity, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, high blood sugar, stress. Age, gender, and genetics are the non-modifiable
Does it help to elevate an injured limb to decrease the pain?
Yes, elevate it
Know what all the benefits of aerobic training are
Cardio respiratory, rhythmic in nature, involves the large muscles of the body