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Hypertension is blood pressure greater than…
120/80 mm Hg
CPR/AED Cert provides how many CEU’s
0.1
Iodine has a major role in which bodily process?
Thyroid function
The name of the specialized cell that is the functional unit of the nervous system?
Neuron
Calcium is good for bone health and
It stimulates actin and myosin activity
Stroke volume is
Amount of blood pumped out with each contraction
The correct order of segments for the spine, starting at the top
Cervical, thoracic, and lumbar
Which macro has the highest thermic effect of food (TEF)
Protein
Which artery is used to measure blood pressure
Brachial artery
How is osteopenia best described?
The loss of bone density related to the aging process.
Sarcopenia is
Age related loss of muscle tissue
Cores stability is best defined as
The ability to resist external resistance in the lumbar spine while the extremities are actively moving
What causes coronary heart disease
Atherosclerosis