Muscular, cardiopulmonary, and metabolic adaptations to exercise are known as the training effect. (T/F) - ✔✔ True
The body's automatic tendency
... [Show More] to maintain a constant internal body environment through various processes is called: - ✔✔ Homeostasis
BMR stands for - ✔✔ basal metabolic rate
Anabolism and catabolism occur at the same time throughout the body. (T/F) - ✔✔ True
A calorie is a unit of heat. (T/F) - ✔✔ True
The preferred unit in metabolic studies and nutrition labels is the kilocalorie (kcal). (T/F) - ✔✔ True
The primary (not the 'initial') fuel during endurance exercise is: - ✔✔ Fatty acids
The molecule used for storing and transferring energy in the body is called: - ✔✔ Adenosine triphosphate (ATP)
The ATP/CP pathway is the primary pathway used for activities lasting two minutes or greater. (T/F) - ✔✔ False
About 98% of the human body is composed of only six elements: oxygen, carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, calcium, and phosphorous. (T/F) - ✔✔ True
The respiratory system is responsible for: - ✔✔ - Supplying oxygen to the body
- Eliminating carbon dioxide in the body
- Helps regulate the body's pH balance
The circulatory system consists of: - ✔✔ Heart, arteries, and veins
The nervous system is made up of the: - ✔✔ peripheral nervous system and central nervous system
Excretion is one function of the digestive system. (T/F) - ✔✔ True
Hormones are classified as: - ✔✔ Steroids, Amino-Acid derivatives, Peptides
Hemoglobin is an oxygen-transporting protein in red blood cells. (T/F) - ✔✔ True
The main purpose(s) of hormones is/are to: - ✔✔ - Alter the rate of synthesis of your cellular protein
- Change the rate of enzyme activity
- Change the rate of transport of nutrients through the cell wall
Tendons connect bone to bone. (T/F) - ✔✔ False
The average human adult skeleton has: - ✔✔ 206 bones
Tendons: - ✔✔ Are extensions of muscle fibers and connect muscle to bone
The anatomical terms for front and back are: - ✔✔ anterior and posterior
Type I muscle fibers are predominantly aerobic. (T/F) - ✔✔ True
Cardiovascular/aerobic exercise results in: - ✔✔ Mitochondrial adaptations
Type II muscle fibers are entirely aerobic. (T/F) - ✔✔ False
Muscular hypertrophy is a(n): - ✔✔ increase in muscle fiber size
In a concentric contraction, the muscle lengthens to produce movements. (T/F) - ✔✔ False
Kinesiology is: - ✔✔ The science or study of human movement, and the active and passive structures involved
An isometric contraction is when: - ✔✔ A muscle does not lengthen or shorten as it contracts
True synergy occurs when a muscle contracts to stop the secondary action of another muscle. (T/F) - ✔✔ True
An example of an antagonist muscle is: - ✔✔ Triceps during a biceps curl
Adduction is a movement of a body part away from the midline of the body. (T/F) - ✔✔ False
An example of flexion is the: - ✔✔ Concentric action of a bicep curl
Flexion mainly occurs in which plane? - ✔✔ sagittal plane
Newton's second law of motion deals with force and its relationship to mass and acceleration. (T/F) - ✔✔ True
Biomechanics is the study of: - ✔✔ movement
Muscular force is broken down into the components of: - ✔✔ Magnitude, Direction, Point of application, Line of action
Inertia can be categorized as: - ✔✔ Resting inertia and moving inertia
A first-class lever is similar to a seesaw. (T/F) - ✔✔ True
The ability to perceive your position and movement of the body or limbs in space is known as: - ✔✔ Kinesthesis
A second-class lever is similar to a wheelbarrow. (T/F) - ✔✔ True
The faster the work is done during a movement, the lesser the amount of power. (T/F) - ✔✔ False
Posture is solely viewed in static positions, such as sitting, standing, or lying down. (T/F) - ✔✔ False [Show Less]