AEA Study Guide Questions With Correct Answers 2023
is defined as the maximum force that can be exerted by a muscle or a
muscle group against a
... [Show More] resistance - Correct Answer- Musclar Strength
What type of stretching activates the muscle spindles, specialized receptors in the
muscle that monitor muscle length change and the speed of muscle length change? -
Correct Answer- Ballistic Stretching
Name the six skill-related components of fitness - Correct Answer- Balance,
coordination speed, power, agility, and reaction time
What is the difference between maximal heart rate and heart rate reserve - Correct
Answer- Maximal HR is the highest HR a person can achieve. It is measured with a max
HR test or estimated with 220 minus your age. Heart rate reserve is your miximal HR
minus (-) your resting HR
How does compression lower your heart rate in the water? - Correct Answer- The water
compresses all body systems, included the vascular system, causing a smaller venous
load on the heart, reducing heart rate
What is the ACSM's (2018) recommended frequency for resistance training? - Correct
Answer- two to three days per week for each major muscle group
Define body composition - Correct Answer- The body's relative pertentage of fat as
compared to lean tissue (bone, muscles, and organs).
List five benefits of regular exercise - Correct Answer- - Improves physical appearance
- Increases functional capactiy
-Heart beccomes stronger
- Strengthens the walls of the blood vessels
-Improves strength and endurance
-Improves the efficiency of the nervous, lymph, and endocrine system
- Improves psychological function
When calculating exercise intensity, a popular method is the Karvonen Formula, which
is known as the _____________ - Correct Answer- Heart Rate Reserve Method
_________ is a subjective method of assessing effort, strain, discomfort, and fatigue
experienced during exercise - Correct Answer- Rating of Preceirved Exertion
The skeletal system provides our bodies with support, protection, and ____________ -
Correct Answer- Structure
AEA Study Guide Questions With Correct
Answers 2023
during the cardiac cycle, ____________ is the active contraction of the heart muscle
and __________ is the relaxation of the heart muscle. - Correct Answer- -Systole
-Diastole
Which characteristic of muscle allows it to shorten and thicken? - Correct AnswerContractibility
The ___________ muscle group flexes the leg at the knee - Correct Answer- Hamstring
What is a motor neuron? - Correct Answer- Efferent neurons (nerve cells) that relay
outgoing information from the central nervous system to the muscle cells
Describe the Valsalva maneuver - Correct Answer- Holding one's breath while exerting,
such as during exercise, creates unequal pressure in the chest, causing blood pressure
to drop and decreasing blodo flow to the heart. Resuming normal breathign creates a
surge in blood to the heart, causing a sharp increase in blood pressure
Name the five systems of the body most actively involved in movement and exercise -
Correct Answer- Skeletal, muscular, nervous, respiratory, and cardiovascular systems
In a muscle pair, the muscle that is actively contracting is referred to as the
____________, or prime mover - Correct Answer- Agonist
List the three type of muscle tissues in the human body - Correct Answer- Visceral,
Cardiac, and Skeletal
The process by which bones grow in the body is called ______________ - Correct
Answer- Ossification
__________ states that you train only that part of the system or body that is
overwhelmed - Correct Answer- Specificity
Muscle balance should be considered for the front and back, left and right sides, and
__________ parts of the body - Correct Answer- Upper and Lower
Which metabolic system yields the highest amount of ATP for the working muscle? -
Correct Answer- Oxidative system
Recovery pertains to two segments of training: recovery __________ exercise and
recovery __________ an exercise session. - Correct Answer- -During
-After
List five physical and psychological symptoms that commonly accompany overtraining?
- Correct Answer- Reduction in preformance and coordination, elevated resting HR and
BP, loss of appetitie, soreness, increased illness or infection, as well as issues with
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