Multiple Choice Only
Identify the
letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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The
hip joint is what type of joint?
a. | Ball-and-socket joint | c. | Pivot joint | b. | Hinge
joint | d. | Cartilaginous
joint | | | | |
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Which
muscles does the Pectoral Fly work?
a. | Traps | c. | Abdomen | b. | Back | d. | Chest | | | | |
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What
are the three types of muscle tissue?
a. | Cardiac, smooth, rough | c. | Cardiac, type I, type II | b. | Cardiac, smooth,
skeletal | d. | Smooth, rough,
skeletal | | | | |
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Static stretching is considered what type of flexibility training?
a. | corrective | c. | Dynamic | b. | active | d. | Functional | | | | |
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Trauma to the tissue of the body creates inflammation resulting in muscle spasm
and adhesions.If left unchecked these adhesions can begin to form permanentstructural changes in the soft tissue evident by which law?
a. | Law of
specificity | c. | - | b. | Davis's Law | d. | - | | | | |
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Which
of the following assessments BEST measures cardiovascular efficiency?
a. | Davies Test | c. | Shark Skill Test | b. | Step
Test | d. | Waist to Hip
Ratio | | | | |
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Which of the following facts is not true about skeletal muscles?
a. | They account for
36-45% of total body weight. | c. | They can be
stretched to up to 250% of their resting length. | b. | Skeletal muscle
is the most plentiful tissue type in the body. | d. | They usually operate together with other muscles in functional
groups. | | | | |
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_________ are used best for opposing muscle groups.
a. | Supersets | c. | Push-Pull
Sets | b. | Drop
Sets | d. | Staggered
Sets | | | | |
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The
primary function of the respiratory system is
a. | Delivering nutrients to tissues in the
body | c. | Facilitating the
exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide | b. | Regulating the body’s pH
level | d. | Maintaining
fluid volume to prevent dehydration | | | | |
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Which
of the three types of muscle action has a constant speed of shortening and
lengthening?
a. | Concentric | c. | Isometric | b. | Eccentric | d. | Antagonistic | | | | |
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Which
of the following sensory receptors are MOST sensitive to change in length of If left unchecked these adhesions can begin to form permanent muscle and the rate of that change? a. | Join
receptors | c. | Muscle
spindles | b. | Golgi Tendon organs | d. | Chemoreceptors | | | | |
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Which
of the following statements is not true regarding the “Kinetic Chain
Concept”?
a. | a system can be
both open and closed simultaneously | c. | any one link in an extremity may be moved individually without
significantly affecting other links if the chain is
open | b. | bony segments and their linkage system of joints may be likened
to a chain | d. | if the chain is
closed then substantial movement of any one link cannot occur without substantial movement of
the other links | | | | |
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What
is the correct order of structures of a muscle from smallest to largest?
a. | Muscle fiber,
endomysium, fascicles, perimysium, epimysium | c. | Muscle fiber, endomysium, perimysium, fascicles,
epimysium | b. | Muscle fiber, epimysium, fascicles, perimysium,
endomysium | d. | Muscle fiber,
epimysium, endomysium, fascicles, perimysium | | | | |
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The
type of stretching that requires assistance from a personal trainer is called
a. | Active
stretching | c. | Ballistic
stretching | b. | Passive stretching | d. | Static stretching | | | | |
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Which
of these is a determinant of VO2 max?
a. | Cardiac output | c. | Metabolism | b. | Strength | d. | Flexibility | | | | |
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The
"reverse crunch" is considered what type of exercise?
a. | core
stabilization | c. | Balance power
| b. | Core
strength | d. | Dynamic
flexibility | | | | |
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When
a muscle is exerting less force than being placed on it, resulting in the engthening of
the muscle this is known as what type of contraction? a. | Eccentric | c. | Isometric | b. | Concentric | d. | Excitation Contraction Coupling | | | | |
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An
anatomical location reffering to a position described as being closer to the
middle of the body from a reference point is known as
a. | superior | c. | inferior | b. | Lateral | d. | medial | | | | |
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Which
of the following statements is not valid regarding an “Open Kinetic
Chain”?
a. | allows any one
joint in the extremity to move or function separately | c. | requires the movement of other joints in the
extremity | b. | upper extremity examples include a shoulder shrug, shoulder
abduction, or a biceps curl | d. | lower extremity
examples include seated hip flexion, knee extension, and ankle dorsiflexion | | | | |
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Which
of the following statements is not valid regarding an “Open Kinetic Chain”?
a. | the core of the
body is more stabilized while the distal segment is free to move in single
plane | c. | not considered
to be as functional as closed chain work for most lower extremity
activities | b. | the proximal segment is not fixed while the distal segment is
free to move in a single plane | d. | beneficial in
isolating a particular joint to concentrate on specific muscle groups | | | | |
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Which
of the following statements is not valid regarding a “Closed Kinetic Chain”?
a. | involves the
body moving in relation to the relatively unfixed distal segment | c. | multiple joints are involved | b. | movement of one
joint cannot occur without causing movements of the other joints | d. | multiple muscles are involved | | | | |
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Which
of the following statements is not true regarding the “Kinetic Chain
Concept”?
a. | open-chain
exercises generally isolate only one segment | c. | both of the above choices are correct
| b. | closed-chain
exercises work all body segments in the chain | d. | none of the above choices are correct | | | | |
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Which
muscular structure surrounds the actual muscle fiber and is responsible for depolarization of the
surface of the fiber and protection and insulation of the fiber from others around
it?
a. | Satellite
cells | c. | Fascia | b. | Sarcoplasm | d. | Sarcolemma | | | | |
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What
part within the muscle fiber stores glycogen and myoglobin and is made up of lipids, enzymes and
various types of cellular organelles? a. | Sarcolemma | c. | Transverse tubules | b. | Sarcoplasm | d. | Myofibrils | | | | |
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The
condition that involves rapid breakdown of muscle tissue due to too much exercise, which can
potentially result in kidney failure, is called
a. | Myoglobinuria | c. | Dialysis | b. | Rhabdomyolysis | d. | Proteinuria | | | | |
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Actin
and myosin are the primary components of myofilaments that make
which of the
following a. | sarcormere | c. | myofibril | b. | fascicle | d. | endomysium | | | | |
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Within the myofibril, which of the following is the lighter band that contains only
actin?
a. | H
zone | c. | A
band | b. | M
line | d. | I
band | | | | |
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All
of the following are benefits of increased flexibility EXCEPT
a. | Improved
circulation | c. | Improved
coordination | b. | Increased range of motion | d. | Increased chance of muscle injury | | | | |
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Which
of the following is not true regarding the “Valsalva Manuver”?
a. | is considered to
be proper when performing maximal lifts | c. | can cause lightheadedness and fainting
| b. | causes dramatic
blood pressure increase followed by equally dramatic drop | d. | leads to complications in heart disease patients
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Which
of the following correctly describes what happens within the muscle fiber during
contraction?
a. | Myosin
cross-bridges bind, actin slides over myosin, Z lines are pulled
together | c. | Myofilaments
shorten in length, sarcomere lengthens, Z lines are pulled together | b. | Z lines are
pulled together, myosin slides over actin, myosin cross-bridges bind | d. | Myosin filaments shorten, actin slides over myosin, A band
shortens | | | | |
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