Week 2 Aquatic

Question 1

Lung expansion tends to be inhibited due to

Answer 1

hydrostatic pressure against the chest wall

Question 2

Is maximal oxygen uptake higher or lower during water

Answer 2

lower

Question 3

Why are patients with severe kidney disease contraindicated from water therapy

Answer 3

patients are unable to adjust to fluid loss during immersion

Question 4

Buoyancy

Answer 4

the upward force that works opposite to gravity

Question 5

Hydrostatic pressure

Answer 5

the pressure exerted by the water on immersed objects

Question 6

Viscosity

Answer 6

the friction occurring between molecules of liquid resulting in resistance to flow

Question 7

Surface tension

Answer 7

the surface of a fluid acts as a membrane under tension is measured as force per unit length

Question 8

Hydromechanics

Answer 8

comprise the physical properties and characteristics of fluid in motion

Question 9

Specific heat

Answer 9

the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 gram of substance by 1 degree

Question 10

Center of Bouyancy

Answer 10

is the reference point of an immersed object on which buoyant forces of fluid predictably act