Exercise Science Final

Avascular

A tissue that does not recieve much blood flow

EPO

A hormone that increases red blood cell production and improves aerobic capacity

Exercise

An individual that is unfit and looking to lose weight should primarily engage in which type of training?

Physical Activity

Spontaneous movement such as riding a bike to class is considered which type of movement?

Dr. Delorm

The common resistance training structure of 3×10 was developed by:

General to clinical

A student that joins ACSM would be interested in working with

Cortisol

A hormone that can surpress the immune system and tear down skeletal muscle rather than aid in building it

Genetics

Which factor determines the percentage of type I and type II muscle fiber types that an individual possesses?

Heartrate

The step test and bike test utilize which physiological variable to predict VO₂ Max?

Lung

The right side of the heart pumps blood to the:

Body

The left side of the heart pumps blood to the:

What you are doing

The “type” or “mode” of exercise

Coaching

Motor learning is concerned with:

Reflex

Which neurological function is conducted only through the spinal cord?

Kinetics

The process of determining and measuring the forces involved in producing movement

Kinematics

The process of describing movement

Progressive overload, individuality, specificity, diminishing returns

Principles of training:

Intensity

What factor in activity or training determines which energy system is predominant?

Bones

Which tissue is vascular and thus heals quickly when injured?

Smooth

The type of muscle found in the vasculature:

Oxidative Phosphorylation

If you are jogging at a leisurely pace, what energy system are you using?

Glycolytic

What energy system is used after Oxidative Phosphorylation?

Protein

The macronutrient with the slowest gastric emptying rate and thus provides the longest feeling of “fullness” is:

Reliability and validity

When Utilizing an assessment tool or device to measure function (physiological or psychological), what variable is concerned with ensuring the tool or device will give you the same result from one measurment to another?

Emergency medicine

Which skill or expertise does an athletic trainer have that a PT cannot do?

B and C

What is a water-soluble vitamin?

Inverted U

The Idea that an athlete would perform at an optimal arousal level is called the:

Self-efficacy

Term for beliving you are able to complete a task

Prehypertensive

A blood pressure of 120/80 is classified as:

Normal

A blood pressure below 119/79 is considered:

Hypertensive

A blood pressure above 140/90 is considered:

VO2 max

How much oxygen you can take in or use for work

Frequency, intensity, time and type

What does the exercise prescription FITT stand for?

2%

What is the minimal percentage of body weight loss that would designate an individual as dehydrated?

Carbs

Which macronutrient is most prevelent during high intensity exercise?

Anabolic hypertrophy

Which term refers to “building” tissue?

Catabolic atrophy

Which term refers to “tearing down” tissue?

Acute

Loading stimulus applied once or in a short stretch is reered to as:

Motor learning

Which division of motor performance is concerned with coaching or improving how an individual moves?

Physical activity, exercise, BMR, and thermic effective loop

Weight loss or gain involves what factors?

Fat

Which macronutrient is dominant during long duration of exercise?

Capillaries

Where is the site of gas exchange in the vascular system?

IIx to IIa with training

What change in skeletal muscle fiber types is possible?

High intensity and injury risk

Why are sports bad for you?

Autonomic Sympathetic

Heart rate, sweat, and breathing rate are all elevated during high intensity exercise; this is an example of what system?

General to athletic

A student joining the NSCA would be interested in workign with:

How difficult they believe the exercise is

Rating of percieved exertion (RPE) is a measurement of:

Central body fat

Metabolic Syndrome is primarily a result of:

Frequency

Which variable in exercise prescription describes how often in a week an individual might train?

Alveoli

Which structure is the site of gas exchange in the lung?

Amino Acids

What are the building blocks of protein?