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What relays information to the central nervous system about changes in the body and limb’s positions due to muscular motions

A

Proprioceptors

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What is the function of calcium in the muscle stimulation process?

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Binds with troponin to open up binding sites

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Which part of the muscle fiber senses changes in the tension of the muscle?

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Golgi tendon organs

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What type of tissue has a form called serous which is fluid like?

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Fascia

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What is the term for oxygen uptake that is maintained to restore the body to pre exercise condition

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Oxygen debt

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What risk factor for coronary artery disease results in vascular injury and increased vascular wall stress?

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Hypertension

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Which condition below can lead to problems in a flexibility training program?

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Hyperlaxity: move joints beyond normal ROM

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What is the term for muscle loss up to 1 pound a year after age 50?

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Sacropenia

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The spinal twist is a contraindicated exercise for which type of spinal injury?

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Disc injury: the lumbar rotation is a movement contraindication

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Upon approaching a client who is unconscious and non responsive what should you check and in what order?

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Airway, breathing, circulation

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BMI=

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Weight/ (height x height) x 703

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What is a normal VO2 max for average females and males?

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33.8 - 35.2 female, 41 - 42.5males

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How long of a time frame for someone to stop cigarette smoking until it is not a positive risk factor?

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Six months

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Blood pressure greater than what for a positive risk factor for coronary disease?

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140mm Hg

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Your client is on anti hypertensive medication.

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Positive risk factor

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Upper limit of Impaired Fasting Glucose levels? (IFG)

A

Greater than 100mg /dl

And

On 2 hour test 140mg/dl

16
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How many occasions do you need to get a reliable measurements for IFG?

A

Two

17
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Systolic blood pressure of 120-139 is in what category?

A

Prehypertension

18
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Systolic blood pressure of >160 is in what category?

A

Stage 2 hypertension

19
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140-159 Systolic blood pressure is in what category?

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Stage 1 hypertension

20
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Range of average resting heart rate for men and women?

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65-72

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Higher resting heart rate is healthier?

A

No, lower is healthier

22
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On the squat, lowering the bar and greater toward trunk stress what muscles more?

A

More stress on hip extensor sand plantarflexors. Less stress on knee extensors

23
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What is behavior that is engaged in for sense of enjoyment derived from it?

A

Intrinsically motivation

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What behavior is is engaged in to achieve another goal or outcome?

A

Extrinsically motivation

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What is the initial interview for?

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Asses compatibility, develop goals and establish a client trainer agreement.

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First step in determining trainer client compatibility?

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Personal trainer provides a detailed description of services available.

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Most important rule of race walking?

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One foot to be in contact with the ground at all times.

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Nine reasons to stop training and seek medical advice for pregnant clients.

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Any bloody discharge from vagina

Dyspnea before exertion

Headaches or unexplained dizzy

Chest pain

Muscle weakness

Calf pain or swelling

Preterm labor

Decreased fetal movement

Amniotic fluid leakage

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Percentage of propulsion force from arm stroke in swimming?

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80-90%

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What is the sagittal plane?

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A vertical plane which passes from anterior to posterior, dividing the body into right and left halves

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What is frontal plane?

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A vertical plane that cuts the body into ventral and dorsal (belly and back) sections.

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What is the transverse plane?

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A plane that cuts the body into lower and upper portions.

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Moving the upper arm towards the head (shoulder movement) is what type of joint movement?

A

Shoulder joint Abduction

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Shoulder movement were the arm moves toward the head in the sagittal plane (front of body)?

A

Shoulder joint flexion

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What plane and joint movement does the hip go through in a leg raise?

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Goes through sagittal plane and is hip flexion

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What hip movement happens when the hip joint moves toward the back of the body?

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Hip extension (exercise is back squat)

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Name the four muscles of the hamstring?

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semitendinosus, semimembranosus, biceps femoris short and long head

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