After leaving the left ventricle, blood enters which of the following structures?
Select one:
a. Superior vena cava
b. Aorta
c. Inferior vena
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d. Pulmonary artery - correct answer Aorta
Which of the following joints is between the metacarpals and phalanxes?
Select one:
a. Condyloid
b. Pivot
c. Saddle
d. Hinge - correct answer Condyloid
According to continuing education requirements, which of the following is true?
Select one:
a. Accumulate 2 units of approved continuing education each year.
b. Accumulate 2 units of approved continuing education every 2 years.
c. Accumulate 3 units of approved continuing education each year.
d. Accumulate 3 units of approved continuing education every 2 years.
Check - correct answer Accumulate 2 units of approved continuing education every 2 years.
Which of the following muscles is a synergist during the seated cable row exercise?
Select one:
a. Latissimus dorsi
b. Pectoralis major
c. Biceps brachii
d. Rotator cuff - correct answer Biceps brachii
The autonomic nervous system contains which of the following subdivisions?
Select one:
a. Sympathetic
b. Somatic
c. Peripheral
d. Central - correct answer Sympathetic
Increased force output of the synergists for hip extension to compensate for the weakened gluteus maximus is an example of which of the following?
Select one:
a. Autogenic inhibition
b. Synergistic dominance
c. Davis's law
d. Arthrokinetic dysfunction - correct answer Synergistic dominance
According to the sliding filament theory, muscular contraction occurs when
Select one:
a. actin and myosin filaments slide away from each other.
b. myosin cross bridge power strokes the actin filament across the myosin.
c. the distance from Z line to Z line is increased.
d. myofibrils are lengthened. - correct answer myosin cross bridge power strokes the actin filament across the myosin.
During a 40-yard dash, the hamstring complex begins to do most of the work for a weakened gluteus maximus. This is an example of which of the following concepts?
Select one:
a. Force-couple relationships
b. Synergistic dominance
c. Length-tension relationships
d. Arthrokinematic dysfunction - correct answer Synergistic dominance
Which of the following tests should a trainer use in his cardiorespiratory assessment to determine in which heart rate training zone the training should begin?
Select one:
a. Shark skill test
b. Davies test
c. YMCA step test
d. L.E.F.T. test - correct answer YMCA step test
The Durnin-Womersley formula's four sites of skinfold measurement include which of the following anatomic locations?
Select one:
a. Biceps, triceps, subscapular, and iliac crest
b. Chest, midaxillary, abdominal, and thigh
c. Calf, gluteal, adductor, and oblique
d. Supraspinale, anterior deltoid, thoracolumbar fascia, and hamstring
Check - correct answer Biceps, triceps, subscapular, and iliac crest
The Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire (PAR-Q) is primarily aimed at identifying an individual's
Select one:
a. level of risk for cardiovascular disease.
b. level of motivation to begin an exercise program.
c. level of readiness for participation in sports competitions.
d. level of available social support to aid in weight loss endeavors.
Check - correct answer level of risk for cardiovascular disease.
Which of the following methods uses a percentage of a client's estimated maximal heart rate to calculate target heart rate?
Select one:
a. Peak VO2
b. Peak maximal heart rate
c. Heart rate reserve
d. VO2 reserve - correct answer Peak maximal heart rate
Which of the following is the best example of an exercise that predominately uses the ATP-PC pathway for energy?
Select one:
a. A set of three barbell cleans
b. A 10-exercise circuit training workout
c. 20-repetition body squats exercise
d. 30 minutes of walking on a treadmill - correct answer A set of three barbell cleans
If a client demonstrates an excessive forward lean during the overhead-squat assessment, which of the following muscles should be stretched during the client's warm-up?
Select one:
a. Hip flexor complex
b. Anterior tibialis
c. Hamstring complex
d. Posterior tibialis - correct answer Hip flexor complex
Which of the following would be most useful in determining shoulder complex compensations?
Select one:
a. Shark skill test, anterior view
b. Overhead squat assessment, anterior view
c. Pushing assessment, lateral view
d. L.E.F.T. test, lateral view
Check - correct answer Pushing assessment, lateral view
Which of the following assessments measures muscular endurance of the upper body?
Select one:
a. Push-up
b. Pushing
c. Pulling
d. Bench press - correct answer Push-up
The Rockport Walk Test is used to determine which of the following?
Select one:
a. VO2 reserve
b. Estimated oxygen consumption
c. Metabolic equivalent (MET)
d. Heart rate reserve (HRR - correct answer Estimated oxygen consumption
During a static postural assessment, a personal trainer observes that a client has protracted shoulders and a forward head. Which of the following muscles would he expect to be shortened?
Select one:
a. Lower trapezius and rhomboids
b. Teres minor and posterior deltoid
c. Serratus anterior and infraspinatus
d. Sternocleidomastoid and pectoralis major - correct answer Sternocleidomastoid and pectoralis major [Show Less]