The Golgi tendon organ is an essential component of static stretching because it
Prevents muscle from being placed under excessive tension
What is
... [Show More] the correct force-couple relationship that allows for the upward rotation of the scapula?
Upper trapezius and lower portions of the serratus anterior
Deoxygenated blood is pumped from the right ventricle to the lungs through?
pulmonary arteries
Dynamic stretching improves soft tissue extensibility by using...?
reciprocal inhibition
The oxidative system is primarily used when a client...
jogs for 30 min
What would aid the primary respiratory muscles in breathing after a set of maximum effort sprints?
Scalenes
When an exercise is high intensity and lasts about 10 seconds, which of the following energy pathways is predominantly in use?
ATP-PC
A client who is practicing repeated squat exercises in order to create permanent changes in her technique is exhibiting?
motor learning
What stimulates muscle fibers to go through a series of steps that initiate muscle contractions?
acetylcholine
What exercise uses a ball-and-socket joint as the primary mover?
seated dumbbell lateral raise
The body's ability to differentiate between walking on concrete and walking on sand is an example of what function of the nervous system?
sensory
If a client exhibits increased force output of his hamstrings and adductor magnus to compensate for a weakened gluteus maximus during hip extension, this is an example of...?
synergistic dominance
If a client squats with his feet excessively externally rotated, it is evidence of....?
altered arthrokinematics
What is considered the functional unit of muscle?
sacromere
Which structure of the skeletal muscle contains a combination of glycogen, fats, minerals, and oxygen-binding myoglobin?
sacroplasm
What is considered one method to estimate maximum heart rate of a client?
subtract clients age from 220
After performing a 3-minute step test, it is determined that a client falls in the "below average" category for cardiovascular fitness. What is the appropriate starting zone for the client?
zone one
What muscle is probably under active if a client's support or standing leg falls inward during a single-leg squat assessment?
Gluteus medius [Show Less]