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1
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Normal resting heart rate for a sedentary person

A

80 bpm

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What is the name for projections protruding from the bone to which tendons and ligaments attached?

A

Processes

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3
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Which of the following exercises would be most likely to contribute and a cute increase in testosterone levels?

A

Back squat

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4
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The deep longitudinal sub system includes which of which muscle groups?

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Hamstrings and erector spinae ?

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5
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What percent of the human body and male and female adult is comprised of water?

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60%

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6
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Omega-3 fatty acids do not include which fatty acid?

A

Palmitic acid

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7
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What substance is banned in the United States?

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DMAA

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When glucose is broken down, what molecule is created that could also be oxidize under aerobic conditions?

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Pyruvate

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9
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When a person loses body weight, what is the only way that mass is lost?

A

As exhaled carbon dioxide

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10
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Catecholamines are responsible for which of the following actions?

Increased stroke volume and decreased heart rate

Increased heart rate and decreased stroke volume

Increase lipogenesis

Increased Lipolysis

A

?

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11
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Vitamin C’s role

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Collagen synthesis and immunity

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12
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Three types of muscles in the body

A

Skeletal, cardiac, and smooth

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13
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Which cell is the functional unit in the nervous system

A

Neuron

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14
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What does the electron transport chain, (ETC) do?

A

Uses oxygen gradient to create ATP through a process called chemiosmosis to start oxidative phosphorylation

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15
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Movements that take place within a joint and are not visible to the human I’m a be classified in what way?

A

Arthrokinematic

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What is the scientific term that describes the nervous system’s role in the contract/relax relationship between Agonist and antagonist?

A

Reciprocal inhibition

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17
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What is the normal respiratory rate for an adult during rest?

A

15 breaths per minute

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18
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Two factors that define any type of exercise are?

A

Intensity and duration

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19
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Which component of blood is primarily responsible for clotting mechanisms?

A

Platelets

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20
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Improve performance during a plyometric jump is dependent upon?

A

Rapid amortization phase?

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21
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If someone went out for a 5 mile jog with their friend, which energy system would provide most of the ATP for this activity?

A

Oxidative phosphorylation

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22
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Compared to nonheme iron, heme iron is absorbed how?

A

More efficiently

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23
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Most well-known and well researched effect of omega-3 fats relates to?

A

Heart health

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24
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What is defined as a steady state exercise?

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Aerobic exercise performed at a consistent intensity

25
Q

What is the acceptable macro nutrient distribution range (AMDR) for fat in the diet?

A

20-35%

26
Q

Different curvatures of spine

A

…

27
Q

How many calories in 1 g of protein?

A

4

28
Q

What is the resting metabolic rate (RMR)?

A

RMR is the number of calories that the body uses at rest to function.

29
Q

Which muscle is primarily targeted when performing a biceps curls exercise with the thumb up?

A

Brachioradialis

30
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Definition of NEAT

A

Non Exercise Activity Thermogenesis

31
Q

What movement term is used to describe the concept of adducting the shoulder blades so that they become closer together?

A

Scapular retraction

32
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Potential benefit of omega-3’s

A

Anti-inflammatory

33
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Types of muscle actions

A

Isokinetic:
eccentric:
isometric:
concentric:

34
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What is the term for higher than normal energy expenditure during the recovery period after exercise?

A

Excess post exercise oxygen consumption?

35
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What do micro nutrients do in the body?

A

They regulate various metabolic processes including energy metabolism.

36
Q

What is the optimal amount of protein per meal for muscle proteins synthesis?

A

20 to 40 g

37
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Muscle force velocity

A

…

38
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What is the optimal range of daily protein intake to maximize muscle protein synthesis?

A

1.6-2.2g

39
Q

Abnormal breathing may be associated with which of the following effects?

A

Shallow rapid breaths with use of the sternocleidomastoid

40
Q

Which vitamins have an increased risk of causing toxicity?

A

A,D or E

41
Q

What chronic disease is leading cause of death in the world today?

A

Cancer?

42
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What is a normal resting HR?

A

60-100bpm

43
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What is an average resting HR

A

70- 80 bpm

44
Q

Which substrate provides nearly all the energy for activity at and above V2?

A

Glucose?

45
Q

Movements that take place within a joint and are not visible to the human I’m a be classified as?

A

Arthrokinematic

46
Q

What is the definition of motor control?

A

The ability to initiate correct purposeful controlled movements

47
Q

Which vitamin plays a key role in energy metabolism?

A

B vitamins

48
Q

What is the resting metabolic rate, RMR?

A

The number of calories burned after exercise

49
Q

What are the end products of the electronic transport chain?

A

ATP and water

50
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What are the components of ATP?

A

Adenine, ribose, and three phosphate groups

51
Q

Which of the following hormones if increased at baseline may be indicative of over training?

  • Cortisol
  • Growth hormone
  • Thyroxin
  • Testosterone
A

Cortisol

52
Q

How many calories are in 1 g of protein

A

4

53
Q

Which component contributes the most a total energy expenditure?

A

Resting metabolic rate

54
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Overtraining : what does it do to Cortisol and what kind of environment does it create?

A

High levels of cortisol and a catabolic environment

55
Q

Before amino acids can be used to make ATP, what process do they have to go through?

A

…

56
Q

Which part of a cell is responsible for using nutrients to create energy for the cell?

A

Mitochondria

57
Q

What are the three branched chain amino acids, BCAAs?

A

Alanine, glutamine, and tyrosine

58
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Before carbohydrates, fats, and proteins and into the citric acid cycle, They need to be converted to what common molecule?

A

acetyl CoA

59
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Where is the digestive system or most fluids absorbed?

A

Small intestine

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