Practice Test Questions #7 Flashcards
What is the process called that prepares fatty acid substrates to enter the citric acid cycle?
Select one:
a. Ketosis
b. Beta-oxidation
c. Glycolysis
d. Acidosis
Beta-oxidation
In order to optimally load muscle during the eccentric phase, the fitness professional should recommend which of the following?
Select one:
a. Reduce the resistance so it is less than it was in the concentric phase, and lower the weight faster to reduce time under tension
b. Reduce the resistance so it is less than it was in the concentric phase, and lower the weight more slowly to increase time under tension
c. Lower the weight more slowly to increase time under tension
d. Lower the weight faster to reduce time under tension
Lower the weight more slowly to increase time under tension
What is the primary muscle type of the heart?
Select one:
a. Smooth
b. Myofibril
c. Skeletal
d. Cardiac
Cardiac
What is the minimum weekly goal of energy expenditure from combined physical activity and exercise for obese clients?
Select one:
a. 12,000 kcal
b. 5,000 kcal
c. 1,200 kcal
d. 500 kcal
1,200 kcal
What is the superior boundary of the core?
Select one:
a. Abdominal muscles
b. Pelvic floor and hip musculature
c. Diaphragm
d. Lumbar spine and gluteal muscles
Diaphragm
Which of the following tests is designed to test reaction capabilities, acceleration, and maximal sprinting speed?
Select one:
a. Lower extremity functional test (LEFT)
b. 40-yard dash
c. Overhead squat
d. Pro shuttle
40-yard dash
Which of the following is a component of quickness training?
Select one:
a. Speed
b. Acceleration
c. Assessment of visual stimuli
d. Stride rate
Assessment of visual stimuli
What type of lever could be described as having a fulcrum in the middle like a seesaw?
Select one:
a. First class
b. Third class
c. Second class
d. Fourth class
First class
Which predominant anatomical position of muscle groups would be enhanced by using pulling motions?
Select one:
a. Superior
b. Lateral
c. Anterior
d. Posterior
Posterior
What statement best describes a premium health club?
Select one:
a. A health club that features multiple group-fitness studio options and provides a selection of high-end amenities
b. A private health club offered only at luxury resorts and golf courses
c. A health club that uses revenue from fitness programs and memberships to cover operational costs, improve facilities, and fund a wide range of community-based initiatives
d. A health club that offers a low-price membership, often including very few amenities other than access to exercise equipment
A health club that features multiple group-fitness studio options and provides a selection of high-end amenities
What is it called when a ligament is overstretched or torn?
Select one:
a. A pull
b. A twist
c. A strain
d. A sprain
A sprain
What phase of the OPT model aims to increase maximal strength and rate of force production?
Select one:
a. Strength Endurance Training
b. Power Training
c. Muscular Development Training
d. Stabilization Endurance Training
Power Training
Calcium is often associated with bone health, but why is it also important for muscular function?
Select one:
a. It converts ADP back to ATP.
b. It helps transmit the motor signal.
c. It stimulates actin and myosin activity.
d. It helps the nerve impulse cross from the synapse into the muscle.
It stimulates actin and myosin activity.
What is the intended outcome of stage 2 training?
Select one:
a. To introduce individuals to exercise and improve general health and fitness, or to provide recovery following higher-intensity exercise sessions
b. To increase the capacity of the anaerobic energy system for high-level athletes and fitness enthusiasts seeking improvements in anaerobic capacity and power
c. To increase the workload (e.g., speed, incline) in a way that helps clients exercise at higher intensities and achieve greater levels of aerobic fitness
d. To increase the capacity of aerobic and anaerobic energy systems for clients seeking further improvements in exercise capacity
To increase the workload (e.g., speed, incline) in a way that helps clients exercise at higher intensities and achieve greater levels of aerobic fitness
Which of the following intensities best represents VT2 during the incremental test protocol?
Select one:
a. When the individual responds with “yes” when asked, “Can you speak competently?”
b. When the individual responds with “no” when asked, “Can you speak competently?”
c. When the individual says it is “challenging” to speak during the activity
d. When the individual says it is “somewhat easy” to talk during the activity
When the individual responds with “no” when asked, “Can you speak competently?”
If pyruvate is being created via glycolysis faster than oxygen can be delivered to the muscle, what will happen to the pyruvate?
Select one:
a. The pyruvate will be converted to lactate.
b. The pyruvate will be oxidized via oxidative phosphorylation.
c. The pyruvate will be stored in the muscle.
d. The pyruvate will be converted to acetyl CoA.
The pyruvate will be converted to lactate.
Horizontal adduction is most common during what type of movement?
Select one:
a. Pushing
b. Hip hinge
c. Pulling
d. Squatting
Pushing
Which of the following statements describes the abdominal skinfold location?
Select one:
a. A horizontal skinfold taken 1 inch lateral to the umbilicus (belly button)
b. A diagonal fold taken immediately superior to and in line with the natural angle of the iliac crest (top portion of the hip bone), aligned with the anterior axillary line
c. A vertical skinfold taken on the mid-axillary line at the level of the xiphoid process (which is typically just below the nipple line)
d. A vertical skinfold taken 1 inch lateral to the umbilicus (belly button)
A vertical skinfold taken 1 inch lateral to the umbilicus (belly button)
Which type of exercise accommodates effort whereby the harder the individual pushes or pulls, the more resistance they feel, despite the movement speed remaining constant?
Select one:
a. Eccentric
b. Concentric
c. Isometric
d. Isokinetic
Isokinetic
For someone training in the Muscular Development phase, which of the following changes would be optimal?
Select one:
a. Muscle mass atrophy
b. Body fat loss
c. Decreased volume and intensity
d. Muscle mass increase with no body fat loss
Body fat loss
How many Essential Amino Acids (EAAs) are there?
Select one:
a. 11
b. 3
c. 9
d. 7
9
What is the primary action of the multifidus?
Select one:
a. Increase intra-abdominal pressure
b. Support the contents of the pelvis
c. Stabilize and extend the spine
d. Regulate inspiration
Stabilize and extend the spine
What is the Tanaka formula, which is used to estimate an individual’s maximal heart rate?
Select one:
a. 208 - (0.7 x age)
b. HRmax x % intensity desired
c. [(HRmax - HRrest) x % intensity desired] + HRrest
d. VO2max x % intensity desired
208 - (0.7 x age)
Which of the following muscles is primarily targeted when performing a biceps curl exercise with the thumb up?
Select one:
a. Triceps brachii
b. Biceps brachii
c. Brachialis
d. Brachioradialis
Brachioradialis