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The first scientific journal to publish exercise physiology articles was the __________

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American Journal of Physiology

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The professional organization with the largest number of members dedicated to exercise physiology and the exercise physiologist is the __________.

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American College of Sports Medicine

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Beginning in 1927, this institution established exercise physiology as an important academic discipline.

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Harvard Fatigue Laboratory

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Exercise physiology as an academic discipline consists of all the following distinct components except:

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Knowledge that must include both anatomy and physiology

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What country became the first European country to require physical training in the school curriculum?

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Denmark

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Which of the following represented the first professional organization in the United States to include topics related to exercise physiology?

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AAAPE

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__________ created the first departmental major in Anatomy, Physiology, and Physical Training at Harvard University.

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George Wells Fitz

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The official journal of ACSM is __________.

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Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

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Which of the following is a category for the ACSM Clinical Track certifications?

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Exercise Test Technologist

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Dr. Thomas Kirk Cureton was a pioneering physical educator and researcher at the:

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University of Illinois

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The two common forms of plant polysaccharide are __________.

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fiber and starch

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Lipoproteins are __________.

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the main structures for blood lipid transport

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Major dietary sources of vitamin B12 include __________.

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meats

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The two most plentiful minerals in the body are __________.

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calcium and phosphorous

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The largest amount of body water is located within a person's __________.

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intracellular compartment

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A kilocalorie (kCal) or calorie is equal to the heat required to raise the temperature of:

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1 kilogram of water 1°C

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The precompetition meal should emphasize foods high in __________.

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Carbohydrates

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When would the ingestion of fluids induce gastric emptying?

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when it is a large volume of fluids

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Because of its relatively slow intestinal absorption, this sugar is purported to be a beneficial pre-exercise fuel.

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Fructose

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To optimally provide rehydration and carbohydrate replenishment, an oral solution should ideally contain this percentage of carbohydrate.

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5-8%

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Anabolic steroids are functionally most similar to __________.

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Testosterone

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Growth hormone does not:

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lactate accumulation in muscle

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Amphetamines do not

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reduce blood pressure, cardiac output, and respiration rate

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Which of the following is not true about caffeine?

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It is banned by the IOC

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This term means to enhance physiologic capacity or exercise performance:

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Ergogenic

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The recommended daily maintenance intake of creatine following a loading regimen is:

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2 g/day

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Creatine supplementation has all of these ergogenic effects except:

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it increases maximal oxygen uptake for aerobic efforts

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Which statement is true about DHEA?

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Chemically, it resembles both estrogen and testosterone

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College student athletes, compared to nonathlete peers:

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engage in more binge drinking of alcohol

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Medium-chain triacylglycerols (MCT) provide:

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a more rapid source of lipid fuel than long-chain counterparts

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The first law of thermodynamics, as it relates to physiologic systems, dictates that energy is

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transformed

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Glycolytic reactions

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continue in the absence of oxygen

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Enzymes are not

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permanently changed during a reaction

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This does not possess a high-energy phosphate bond

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AMP

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Glycerol

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can directly enter the glycolytic pathway

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Operation of the citric acid cycle ultimately leads to energy production because of the release of

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hydrogen

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When an athlete can no longer take up additional oxygen, even though exercise intensity continues to increase, that athlete has reached his

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VO2 Max

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When a person exercises lightly, there is an initial rapid increase in oxygen uptake followed by levels that demonstrate that uptake is

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achieving a steady-state

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Fast-twitch muscle fibers

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are used extensively during a 100-meter sprint

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The one action that ensures the fastest recovery from steady-rate exercise is

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passive-recovery methods

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The fact that swim training for endurance does little to improve an athlete's distance running supports the principle of

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specificity

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The best measurement of the short-term energy system activation by exercise is

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blood lactate levels

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All of the following are types of open-circuit, indirect calorimetric procedures except:

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bomb calorimeter

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The outer extremes assigned to RQ values for nutrients are 1.0 and 0.7, which coincide respectively with the values for

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carbohydrate and lipid

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Complete combustion of the carbohydrate in 1 L of oxygen yields about

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5 kCal

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All of the following are a type of test to determine VO2max except:

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1- RM Test

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Gross energy expenditure associated with a given activity is equal to net energy expenditure:

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plus resting energy exposed

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To calculate an individual's resting daily energy expenditure (RDEE), this value is not relevant

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average sleep time

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Economy of effort in an athlete will be most enhanced by

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working on techniques

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The energy cost for traveling the same distance running as compared to swimming is roughly

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25%

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In the conductive portion of the ventilator system, all of the following choices happen to air except:

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it is vaporized

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This decreases the effective PO2 in tracheal air by about 10 mm Hg:

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Humidification

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This is least common among novice exercisers:

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Decreased circulating H+

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Pulmonary airway resistance to the flow of air most determines

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airflow speed

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Poiseuille's law allows one to quantify blood

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flow resistance

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A hypotensive response to moderate aerobic exercise can be maintained during recovery for

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12 hours

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Stroke volume reaches the highest and most stable levels when a person is

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In a horizontal position at rest

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This blends into and joins with intramuscular tissue sheaths to form tendons.

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Epimysium

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The interconnecting network of tubular channels and vesicles within a muscle cell is called the

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sarcoplasmic reticulum

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When an action potential spreads over a muscle fiber surface, the sarcolemma

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depolarizes

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Endocrine glands are

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hormone-secreting

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No hormone is chemically classified as

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a sugar

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Hormonal secretion is stimulated in all of the following ways except:

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genetically

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Human growth hormone

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facilitates protein synthesis

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Hypothyroidism displays all of the following effects except:

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accelerated speech and thought processes

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Aldosterone is the most physiologically important

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mineralocorticoid

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Glucagon is secreted from pancreatic

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alpha cells

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All of these actions are dependent on insulin except:

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promoting glucose uptake in exercising muscle

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All of the following are true concerning the fasting plasma glucose test except

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its main value is to confirm diabetes when symptoms are present

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The benefits of glucose regulation for type 2 diabetics who exercise

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are greatest with regular exercise

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The overload principle of physical conditioning means exercising

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at intensities greater than normal

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Training with targeted heart rates allows a person to easily adjust exercise

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intensity

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Increasing endurance training from 3 days weekly to 5 days weekly

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has the most significant benefit on caloric expenditure

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The dynamic method of testing for 1-RM

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can be estimated using submaximal repetitions

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Concentric muscle actions are associated with all of the following except:

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muscle lengthening

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Resistance training for the elderly and cardiac patients:

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promotes strength and endurance if of moderate intensity

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Variable resistance training equipment

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helps muscles generate maximum force through all movement phases

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When protective clothing becomes wet it loses much of its ability to

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insulate

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Electrolyte additions to fluid replacement solutions

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help sustain a person's thirst drive and plasma volume

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Acute mountain sickness (AMS) does not

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develop as frequently with gradual acclimatization to altitude

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The body component with the lowest density (0.90) is

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fat

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Comparing the Behnke reference man model to the Behnke reference woman model, the woman model has larger

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fat content

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The Behnke concept of minimal body mass in women incorporates this percentage of essential fat:

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12%

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The Siri Equation is a formula that estimates a person's

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body fat percentage

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Skinfold measurements ideally should be

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read to the nearest 0.5 mm

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Waist girth

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can complement BMI in predicting health risk

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Age-specific demarcations for obesity are

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counteracted by high levels of physical activity

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Using BMI classifications, obesity is defined as beginning at this value.

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30

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The following choice represents a prudent dietary approach to weight loss:

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reducing daily energy intake to 500 kCal less than expenditure

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The most successful weight loss programs include:

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all of the choices

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Proportionately, the fastest growing age group in the U.S. is those:

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more than 100 years old

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Current assessment of physical fitness includes all of the following except:

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measurements of speed and power

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Lack of weight-bearing exercise as a child may predispose an adult to:

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osteoporosis

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Compared to men, women who have a heart attack:

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are less likely to survive coronary artery bypass surgery

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Optimal LDL and HDL levels according to the National Cholesterol Education Program are:

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less than 100, less than 60

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This does not commonly result from reduced myocardial blood supply:

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pericarditis

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The heart valve that can undergo prolapse, which often leads to fatigue during exercise, is the

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mitral valve

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An extra QRS complex without a corresponding P wave indicates:

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premature ventricular contractions

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Absolute contraindications to GXT include all of the following except:

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history of chest pain

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Cardiac catheterization:

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measures pressure gradients within heart chambers

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