Question 1

What is the physiological reason behind increased bone loss associated with advanced age?

Accepted Answer

A) Bones break more easily in older adults because of decreased bone density 
B) People who had insufficient calcium intake during adolescence have bones that are more susceptible to bone loss in advanced age 
C) The bone remodeling process which replaces bone can no longer keep up with the rate of bone absorption 
D) Menopause 
A) Bones break more easily in older adults because of decreased bone density 
B) People who had insufficient calcium intake during adolescence have bones that are more susceptible to bone loss in advanced age 
C) The bone remodeling process which replaces bone can no longer keep up with the rate of bone absorption 
D) Menopause

Question 2

Which of the following is not a consideration when planning the intensity level of an activity?

Accepted Answer

A) Fitness level 
B) Enjoyment (lends to compliance) 
C) Medical conditions 
D) Risk of orthopedic injury 
A) Fitness level 
B) Enjoyment (lends to compliance) 
C) Medical conditions 
D) Risk of orthopedic injury

Question 3

Which is not a benefit of follow-up assessments?

Accepted Answer

A) Allowing Personal Trainers to evaluate progress 
B) They can be used as a baseline 
C) Encouraging clients with their progress 
D) Identifying weaknesses 
A) Allowing Personal Trainers to evaluate progress 
B) They can be used as a baseline 
C) Encouraging clients with their progress 
D) Identifying weaknesses

Question 4

What anatomical regions produce chondrocytes that undergo ossification and add bone tissue to bones?

Accepted Answer

A) Bone marrow 
B) Epiphyseal plates 
C) Diaphysis 
D) Bone shaft 
A) Bone marrow 
B) Epiphyseal plates 
C) Diaphysis 
D) Bone shaft

Question 5

Which of the following is the effect of medications that are Beta-blockers on heart rate and blood pressure?

Accepted Answer

A) Increased heart rate, increased blood pressure 
B) Increased heart rate, decreased blood pressure 
C) Decreased heat rate, decreased blood pressure 
D) Decreased heart rate, increased blood pressure 
A) Increased heart rate, increased blood pressure 
B) Increased heart rate, decreased blood pressure 
C) Decreased heat rate, decreased blood pressure 
D) Decreased heart rate, increased blood pressure

Question 6

Relative oxygen consumption is the rate of oxygen consumption relative to body weight. This is expressed in what unit(s)?

Accepted Answer

A) L per min (L/min) 
B) mL∙kg-1∙minute-1 
C) MET 
D) Watts per kg (watts/kg) 
A) L per min (L/min) 
B) mL∙kg-1∙minute-1 
C) MET 
D) Watts per kg (watts/kg)

Question 7

Which of the following statements is true of exercise progression?

Accepted Answer

A) Increasing the frequency and duration of an exercise before the intensity is better 
B) The rate of progression depends on the fitness professional's assessments 
C) Improvement depends on sudden and drastic changes in intensity, duration, and frequency to achieve the best results 
D) Progression isn't necessary to increase fitness for most people 
A) Increasing the frequency and duration of an exercise before the intensity is better 
B) The rate of progression depends on the fitness professional's assessments 
C) Improvement depends on sudden and drastic changes in intensity, duration, and frequency to achieve the best results 
D) Progression isn't necessary to increase fitness for most people

Question 8

Shunting during exercise has the dramatic effect of increasing blood flow to the working skeletal muscles from about 20% of total cardiac output to what increased percent?

Accepted Answer

A) 30% 
B) 50% 
C) 85% 
D) 95% 
A) 30% 
B) 50% 
C) 85% 
D) 95%

Question 9

What condition describes a grouping of diseases or conditions affecting the heart and lungs?

Accepted Answer

A) Cardiopulmonary impairment 
B) High cholesterol 
C) Cardiovascular dysfunctional syndrome 
D) Cardiovascular diseases 
A) Cardiopulmonary impairment 
B) High cholesterol 
C) Cardiovascular dysfunctional syndrome 
D) Cardiovascular diseases

Question 10

What is the rate of oxygen consumption relative to body weight?

Accepted Answer

A) Relative oxygen consumption 
B) Absolute oxygen consumption 
C) Metabolic equivalent 
D) Estimation of caloric expenditure 
A) Relative oxygen consumption 
B) Absolute oxygen consumption 
C) Metabolic equivalent 
D) Estimation of caloric expenditure

Question 11

What is the type of breathing recommended while performing resistance training?

Accepted Answer

A) Regular use of the Valsalva maneuver 
B) Frequent, low intensity isometric movements 
C) Maximal effort for short intervals 
D) High repetition, low-intensity programs 
A) Regular use of the Valsalva maneuver 
B) Frequent, low intensity isometric movements 
C) Maximal effort for short intervals 
D) High repetition, low-intensity programs

Question 12

Which is true of machine resistance exercises?

Accepted Answer

A) Fit the proportions of any client 
B) Mimic functional movements 
C) Use a fixed range of movement 
D) Use a variety of muscles, such as assisting and stabilizing muscles 
A) Fit the proportions of any client 
B) Mimic functional movements 
C) Use a fixed range of movement 
D) Use a variety of muscles, such as assisting and stabilizing muscles

Question 13

Which of the following composes the greatest amount of volume in blood?

Accepted Answer

A) Erythrocytes 
B) Leukocytes 
C) White blood cells 
D) Platelets 
A) Erythrocytes 
B) Leukocytes 
C) White blood cells 
D) Platelets

Question 14

What is a specific consideration when training person with hypertension?

Accepted Answer

A) They may faint with overexertion 
B) They cannot bend over completely 
C) They are unlikely to have comorbidities 
D) Medications that affect the heart rate response to exercise 
A) They may faint with overexertion 
B) They cannot bend over completely 
C) They are unlikely to have comorbidities 
D) Medications that affect the heart rate response to exercise

Question 15

What information is provided by the Harris-Benedict Equation?

Accepted Answer

A) Total body mass 
B) Thermic effect of food 
C) Thermic effect of exercise 
D) Resting metabolic rate 
A) Total body mass 
B) Thermic effect of food 
C) Thermic effect of exercise 
D) Resting metabolic rate

Question 16

What respiratory condition's disease process includes hyper secretion of mucus, dysfunctional cilia, limited air flow, and pulmonary hypertension?

Accepted Answer

A) Asthma 
B) Restrictive lung disease 
C) Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COP
D)  
D) Cardiovascular disease (CV
D)  
A) Asthma 
B) Restrictive lung disease 
C) Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COP
D)  
D) Cardiovascular disease (CV
D)

Question 17

What is the horizontal component of the walking formula?

Accepted Answer

A) The product of the fractional grade of the treadmill multiplied by the speed of the treadmill 
B) The product of the speed of the treadmill in meters per minute, multiplied by 0.1 
C) The degree angle of inclination of the treadmill 
D) The percent grade of the treadmill 
A) The product of the fractional grade of the treadmill multiplied by the speed of the treadmill 
B) The product of the speed of the treadmill in meters per minute, multiplied by 0.1 
C) The degree angle of inclination of the treadmill 
D) The percent grade of the treadmill

Question 18

What type of measurement can provide guidelines for safe exercise in high heat and humidity environments?

Accepted Answer

A) Heat syncope 
B) Ambient humidity gauge 
C) Wet bulb globe 
D) Thermohygrometer 
A) Heat syncope 
B) Ambient humidity gauge 
C) Wet bulb globe 
D) Thermohygrometer

Question 19

What is a safe, effective, and practical way for the health professional to progress the difficulty of an exercise for a client?

Accepted Answer

A) Rapidly add more weight and repetitions 
B) Push the client to the point of failure using supersets 
C) Change the torque angle of an exercise as it relates to the moving joint by moving the center of gravity more distally 
D) Move the center of gravity more proximal to the moving joint in order to apply distractive forces 
A) Rapidly add more weight and repetitions 
B) Push the client to the point of failure using supersets 
C) Change the torque angle of an exercise as it relates to the moving joint by moving the center of gravity more distally 
D) Move the center of gravity more proximal to the moving joint in order to apply distractive forces

Question 20

What heart rhythm, also called respiratory arrhythmia, occurs when the SA node fails to maintain a regular sinus rate from beat to beat?

Accepted Answer

A) Sinus bradycardia 
B) Sinus tachycardia 
C) Sinus arrhythmia 
D) Sinus pause 
A) Sinus bradycardia 
B) Sinus tachycardia 
C) Sinus arrhythmia 
D) Sinus pause

What is the physiological reason behind increased bone loss associated with advanced age?

Which of the following is not a consideration when planning the intensity level of an activity?

Which is not a benefit of follow-up assessments?

What anatomical regions produce chondrocytes that undergo ossification and add bone tissue to bones?

Which of the following is the effect of medications that are Beta-blockers on heart rate and blood pressure?

Relative oxygen consumption is the rate of oxygen consumption relative to body weight. This is expressed in what unit(s)?

Which of the following statements is true of exercise progression?

Shunting during exercise has the dramatic effect of increasing blood flow to the working skeletal muscles from about 20% of total cardiac output to what increased percent?

What condition describes a grouping of diseases or conditions affecting the heart and lungs?

What is the rate of oxygen consumption relative to body weight?

What is the type of breathing recommended while performing resistance training?

Which is true of machine resistance exercises?

Which of the following composes the greatest amount of volume in blood?

What is a specific consideration when training person with hypertension?

What information is provided by the Harris-Benedict Equation?

What respiratory condition's disease process includes hyper secretion of mucus, dysfunctional cilia, limited air flow, and pulmonary hypertension?

What is the horizontal component of the walking formula?

What type of measurement can provide guidelines for safe exercise in high heat and humidity environments?

What is a safe, effective, and practical way for the health professional to progress the difficulty of an exercise for a client?

What heart rhythm, also called respiratory arrhythmia, occurs when the SA node fails to maintain a regular sinus rate from beat to beat?

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What is the physiological reason behind increased bone loss associated with advanced age?

Which of the following is not a consideration when planning the intensity level of an activity?

Which is not a benefit of follow-up assessments?

What anatomical regions produce chondrocytes that undergo ossification and add bone tissue to bones?

Which of the following is the effect of medications that are Beta-blockers on heart rate and blood pressure?

Relative oxygen consumption is the rate of oxygen consumption relative to body weight. This is expressed in what unit(s)?

Which of the following statements is true of exercise progression?

Shunting during exercise has the dramatic effect of increasing blood flow to the working skeletal muscles from about 20% of total cardiac output to what increased percent?

What condition describes a grouping of diseases or conditions affecting the heart and lungs?

What is the rate of oxygen consumption relative to body weight?

What is the type of breathing recommended while performing resistance training?

Which is true of machine resistance exercises?

Which of the following composes the greatest amount of volume in blood?

What is a specific consideration when training person with hypertension?

What information is provided by the Harris-Benedict Equation?

What respiratory condition's disease process includes hyper secretion of mucus, dysfunctional cilia, limited air flow, and pulmonary hypertension?

What is the horizontal component of the walking formula?

What type of measurement can provide guidelines for safe exercise in high heat and humidity environments?

What is a safe, effective, and practical way for the health professional to progress the difficulty of an exercise for a client?

What heart rhythm, also called respiratory arrhythmia, occurs when the SA node fails to maintain a regular sinus rate from beat to beat?

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