EXAM I,II,III – Flashcards
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Which of the following is not a major/specialization in kinesiology at UTSA?
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Sports Management
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Which course is considered a stumbling block for kinesiology majors because it has a high DFW rate?
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Bio 1404: Biosciences I
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What is the minimum grade required for all KIN coursework for UTSA kinesiology majors?
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C
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Which Greek city-state focused their physical training for the purpose of maintaining a strong military?
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Sparta
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Who is the inventor of volleyball?
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William Morgan
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Which ancient culture introduced gladiator contests as an early spectator sport for their citizens?
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Roman Empire
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What European sport was the major emphasis of physical activity in the 19th Century US?
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Gymnastics
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Which US President developed the Presidents Council on Physical Education?
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Dwight Eisenhower
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Which term is used to identify a body segment that is closer to the midline of the body?
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Medial
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What movement term is used to describe the reduction of the angle between two bones(bending)?
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Flexion
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What movement term is used to describe the action of pointing one's toes?
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Plantar flexion
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What plane divides the body into right and left sides?
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Median or midsagittal plane
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What term is used to describe lying face down?
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Prone
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Which portion of bone is compact, dense and has low porosity?
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Cortical bone
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What division of the skeleton includes the skull, sternum, ribs and vertebral column?
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Axial skeleton
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Which bone is commonly known as the shoulder blade?
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Scapula
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Which bone is identified as the upper arm?
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Humerus
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What term is used to identify the distal muscular attachment?
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Insertion
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What type of synovial joint is the humeroulnar(elbow) joint?
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Hinge
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What two bones make up the AC joint?
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Clavicle & scapula
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Which tarsal bone articulates with the distal tibia and fibula to form the ankle joint?
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Talus
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What part of the hip(os coxae) articulates with the femur to form the hip joint?
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Acetabulum
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Which ball & socket joint is the least stable and is easily injured?
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Shoulder Joint
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Which connective tissue provides shock absorption in the knees?
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Meniscus
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What action does the upper fiber of the trapezius cause?
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Scapula elevation
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Where does the biceps brachii insert?
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Distal portion of humerus
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What movement does the triceps muscle cause?
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Elbow extension
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Which of the following is not one of the rotator cuff muscles?
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Teres Major
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Which muscle causes shoulder adduction?
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Subscapularis
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Which of the following is not one of the quadriceps muscle group?
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Semitendinosus
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What movement is the result of hamstring contraction?
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Knee flexion
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Which muscle group inserts on the calcaneous via the Achilles tendon?
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Gastrocnemius
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What muscle group includes the gracilis, pectineus, and hip adductors?
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Groin
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Which abdominal muscle is a powerful trunk flexor?
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Rectus abdominis
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Which region of the deformation curve results in injury?
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Plastic region
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Which healing phase occurs within the first 2-4 days after an injury?
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Inflammatory response phase
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What forces result in contusions and bruising?
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Compression forces
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Which term is used to describe a muscle pull or torn muscle/tendon?
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Strain
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Which muscle group is most commonly injured during sprinting in sport?
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Hamstrings
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Which knee ligament is more frequently torn in females during non contact activity?
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ACL
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What movement most frequently results in an ankle sprain?
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Inversion
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Which form of tendonitis affects the lateral surface of the elbown and forearm?
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Tennis Elbow
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Which type of fracture results from a tendon pulling off a small piece of bone?
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Avulsion fracture
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What joint is injured during a {shoulder separation}?
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Acromioclavicular Joint (AC Joint)
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Which of the following is not an overuse injury?
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Dislocation
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Which energy system is the most rapid at resynthesizing ATP?
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phospagen
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which energy system has the greatest net yield for ATP resysnthesis?
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oxidative
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which step during aerobic metabolism of glucose resynthesizes the most ATP?
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Electron transport chain
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which energy system is the predominant supplier of ATP during a 400 m race in track?
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glycolytic
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what is the most important fuel for the resynthesis of ATP during exercise?
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carbohydrates
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what is the primarily metabolic limiting factor during the 100 m sprint in track?
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depletion of PC
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what factor determines the maximal pace an individual can run during a 5K (3.1 mile) race?
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lactate threshold
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what creates the burning sensation felt in the quadriceps during the leg extension weight training exercise after 8-10 reps?
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accumulation of lactic acid
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which protective organ is sensitive to rapid changes in muscle tension and its action is to inhibit the agonistic muscles?
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golgi tendon organ
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what type of muscle contraction occurs in the biceps brachii during elbow flexion?
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concentric
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which type of dynamic contraction is performed during the bench press exercise using barbells?
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isokinetic
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what type of muscular contraction utilizes the muscle spindle reflex and improves muscle power?
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plyometric
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what type of strength measurement is used for determining muscular fitness?
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relative strength
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which of the following factors is not related to strength and power of muscle contraction?
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muscle memory
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the wall sit exercise where an individual squats in a stationary position is an example of a ________ muscle contraction?
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static
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When strength is measured relative to body weight, females demonstrate __________ strength compared to males?
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equal
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which one of the following characteristics is unique to skeletal muscle cells?
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cells are voluntary
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which term is synonymous with skeletal muscle cell?
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muscle fiber
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what is considered the smallest contractile unit of a muscle?
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sarcomere
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which myofilaments form the cross bridge for muscle contraction?
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actin and myosin
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which connective tissue surrounds the muscle fiber and is the cell membrane?
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sacrolemma
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what is considered the functional unit of muscle, and contains a group of muscle fibers activated by the same motor nerve?
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motor unit
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what ions is released from the sarcoplasmic reticulum during excitation-contraction coupling and binds to troponin?
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CA2+
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which muscle fiber type generates the greatest amount of force, and fatigues rapidly?
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Type IIb-Fast Glycolytic
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which chamber of the heart receives blood from the upper and lower body muscles?
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right atrium
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what term is used to describe the contraction phrase of the ventricles?
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systole
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what physiological variable identifies the quantity of aerobic metabolism?
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a-v O2 difference
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which protein is found in red blood cells and facilitates the transport of oxygen?
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hemoglobin
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what region of the lungs contain the alveoli?
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the respiration zone
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which muscle is the primarily responsible for passive breathing?
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diaphragm
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what type of aerobic exercise results in a steady state heart rate response?
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constant load exercise
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what physiological variable increases at rest during exercise as an adaptation to aerobic exercise training?
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stroke volume
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where does gas exchange take place in the lungs?
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alveoli
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what hormone stimulates the bone marrow to produce red blood cells?
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EPO ( erythropoietin)
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who was "Quincy" at the Physical Therapy program at UTMB Galveston?
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he was a cadaver in the gross anatomy lab
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According to Tunetha Parchem, MPT, which subject is considered the most important for preparation for physical therapy?
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Anatomy
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what type of training program does UTSA offer in athletic training?
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State of Texas apprenticeship program
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what does the approximate national average salary for licensed athletic trainers?
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$ 52,000
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what level of education is required to be certified as a personal trainer?
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Education training varies depending on the certifying agency.
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According to Bill De Sola, MA, when do most personal trainers see their clients?
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early morning before work & in the evening after work (on the test i believe it was E )
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Which neurotransmitter is released at the neuromuscular junction and depolarizes skeletal muscle?
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acethylcholine
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what term is used to describe the transport of glucose from blood into the cell and the formation of glucose 6 phospate?
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committed step
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which heart valve is located between the left atrium and left ventricle?
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mitral valve
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what type of biomechanics do teachers perform when instructing sport skills?
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qualitative biomechanics
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which basic science is most closely related to biomechanics?
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physics
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what class of lever requires the application of force(effort) between the resistance(load) and the axis?
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3rd class
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what is the optimal angle of release for projectile motion distance(ie shot put)?
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45 degrees
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what class lever is a teeter totter?
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1st class
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which of the following is not an activity a biomechanist would study?
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Exercise program design for improving physical fitness?
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what effect does topspin have on the distance a ball will travel?
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topspin reduces distance
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which of the following sport activities applies Bernoulli's Principle and lift for performance?
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Javelin Throw
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Which guest speaker did not attend UTSA as either and undergraduate or graduate student?
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Dr Krause
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what type of practice is demonstrated by repetition of a single skill until it is mastered before moving on to a different skill?
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Block Practice
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what type of equipment is recommended for instruction of motor skills to children and adolescents?
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scaled down equipment
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what type of feedback do teachers provide to students when teaching a motor skill?
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extrinsic feedback
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Proper lead up activities have a _______ transfer to motor skill performance?
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Positive
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Which of the following is not one of the factors affecting movement intelligence?
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proper nutrition
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What portion of a team sport practice is optimal for player skill development?
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individual drills
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Which component of physical fitness is most likely to be included as health related in the near future?
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Balance
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What does the F in the FITT principle mean?
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Frequency
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Which training principle requires systematic increases in overload for improvement?
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Progression
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what is the minimum recommended time for someone performing vigorous intensity aerobic exercise?
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20 minutes
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which health related component of fitness is evaulated during a 1 minute sit up test?
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Muscular Endurance
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what is the recommended minimum frequency of resistance training?
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2 non consecutive days/week
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what is the primarily purpose of warm up exercises prior to the conditioning phase?
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prepare the body for vigorous exercise
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what type of flexibility exercise requires the participant to slowly stretch and hold the stretched position?
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Static stretching
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what type of cardiorespiratory exercise training involves long slow distance exercise?
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Fartlek Training
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what type of cardiorespiratory exercise training has the greatest rest time between intervals?
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Repetition Training
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What training principle is described as an organized manipulation of the sets, reps, and intensity of a resistance training program?
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Periodization
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Which training goals requires performing multiple sets of high intensity, low repetition resistance training programs?
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Strength
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Which demographic & biological factor has a positive correlation (relationship) with exercise participation?
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Education
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According to the CDC approximately _______ % of adults don't exercise?
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25 %
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What transtheoretical stage applies to an individual who does not exercise and has no interest in starting?
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Precontemplation
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Who studies exercise adherence?
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Exercise psychologist
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Based on a class survey, where is the most common location for students to exercise?
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UTSA Recreation & Wellness Center
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What is the physiological anxiety state?
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Somatic
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Which type of anxiety quickly decreases once the competition begins?
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Somatic State Anxiety
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Which career involves exercises designed to help individuals regain fitness to participate in activities of daily living?
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Occupational Therapist
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What is the most frequently neglected part of a conditioning program?
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Stretching or Flexibility Exercises
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Based on a class survey, what is the most popular or common exercise or activity?
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jogging
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Which mood state is higher in successful athletes?
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Vigor
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Based on a class survey, what is the most common barrier for students who wish to exercise?
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lack of time
