Quizg#1:gChapterg1g–gHumangAnatomy
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1) Whengcomparinggthegmedialgepicondylegofgtheghumerusgtogtheglateralgepicondylegofgtheg
humerus,gwhichgofgthegfollowinggstatementsgisgcorrect?
a. Thegmedialgepicondylegisgmoregtowardgthegfrontgofgthegbodygthangtheglateralgepicondyle
b. Thegmedialgepicondylegisgmoregtowardgthegbackgofgthegbodygthangtheglateralgepicondyle
c. Thegmedialgepicondylegisgmoregtowardgthegmidlinegofgthegbodygthangtheglateralgepicondyle
d. Thegmedialgepicondylegisgmoregawaygfromgthegmidlinegofgthegbodygthangtheglateralgepicon
dyle
Explanation
c.gThegmedialgepicondylegisgmoregtowardgthegmidlinegofgthegbodygthangtheglateralgepicondyle
Thegtermg“medial”gmeansg“towardgthegmidlinegofgthegbody,”gwhilegthegtermg“lateral”gmeansg“aw
aygfromgthegmidlinegofgthegbody.”
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2) WhichgofgthegfollowinggisgNOTgonegofgfourgtypesgofgtissuegfoundgingtheghumangbody?
a. Muscular
b. Nervous
c. Epithelial
d. Vascular
Explanation
d.gVascular
Thegfourgprimarygtypesgofgtissuegaregmuscular,gnervous,gconnective,gandgepithelial.
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3) Whichgofgthegfourgcomponentsgofgbloodgcarriesghormones,gfoodgmaterials,gions,gandggasesgthr
oughoutgthegbody?
a. Plasma
b. Redgbloodgcells
c. Whitegbloodgcells
d. Platelets
Explanation
a.gPlasma
Thegliquidgcomponentgofgblood,gcalledgplasma,gisgresponsiblegforgcarryingghormones,gplasmagpro
teins,gfoodgmaterialsg(e.g.,gcarbohydrates,gaminogacids,glipids),gionsg(e.g.,gsodium,gchloride,gbicarb
onate),gandggasesg(e.g.,goxygen,gnitrogen,gcarbongdioxide)gthroughoutgthegbody.
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,
,4) Whengbloodgisgflowinggthroughgthegheart,gwheregdoesgitggogaftergpassinggthroughgthegtricuspidg
valve?
a. Rightgatrium
b. Leftgatrium
c. Rightgventricle
d. Leftgventricle
Explanation
c.gRightgventricle
Bloodgpassesgthroughgthegtricuspidgvalvegongitsgwaygfromgthegrightgatriumgtogthegrightgventricle.
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5) Thegaveragegperson’sgbreathinggrategthroughgthegnosegisgequalgtog20gtog30glitersgpergminut
egwhilegatgrest.
a. True
b. False
Explanation
b.gFalse
Humansgnormallygbreathegapproximatelyg5gtog6glitersgofgairgpergminutegthroughgthegnosegwhen
gatgrest,gbutgusegthegmouthgasgthegprimarygpassagewaygforgairgwhengventilationgisgincreasedgtog
approximatelyg20gtog30glitersgpergminutegduringgexercise.
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6) Whichgofgthegfollowinggmovementsgtakesgplacegingthegfrontalgplane?
a. Depressiongofgthegscapulae
b. Flexiongatgthegelbow
c. Extensiongatgtheghip
d. Supinationgatgthegwrist
Explanation
a.gDepressiongofgthegscapulae
Thegmovementsgthatgtakegplacegingthegfrontalgplanegaregasgfollows:
• Abduction
• Adduction
• Elevation
• Depression
• Inversion
• Eversion
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, 7) WhichgofgthegfollowinggstatementsgaboutgflexibilitygisgCORRECT?
a. Asgpeoplegage,gflexibilitygnaturallygincreasesgduegtogdecreasedgcollagenglevels.
b. Malesgareggenerallygmoregflexiblegthangfemales.
c. Collagengisgmadegupgofgproteinsgthatglimitgmotiongandgresistgstretch.
d. Thegbuild-upgofgscargtissuegafterginjurygoftengincreasesgflexibility.
Explanation
c.gCollagegisgmadegupgproteinsgthatglimitgmotiongandgresistgstretch.
Structuresgcontainingglargegamountsgofgcollagengtendgtoglimitgmotiongandgresistgstretch.gThus,gcoll
agengfibersgaregthegmaingconstituentsgofgtissuesgsuchgasgligamentsgandgtendonsgthatgaregsubjected
gtogagpullinggforce.gRegardinggthegothergoptions,gflexibilitygdecreasesgwithgaging,gfemalesgareggene
rallygmoregflexiblegthangmales,gandgscargtissueglimitsgflexibility.
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8) WhichgpairgofgshouldergmusclesgisgBESTgstrengthenedgbygshouldergshrugsgperformedgwithgresista
nce?
a. Rhomboidgmajorgandgrhomboidgminor
b. Pectoralisgminorgandgserratusganterior
c. Levatorgscapulaegandgtrapezius
d. Teresgmajorgandglatissimusgdorsi
Explanation
c.gLevatorgscapulaegandgtrapezius
Thesegtwogmusclesgthatgactgatgthegshoulderggirdlegtogelevategthegscapulagaregeffectivelygtargetedg
bygshouldergshrugs.
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9) Thegbirddoggisgangeffectivegexercisegforgwhichgofgthegfollowinggmusclesgthatgactgatgthegtrunk?
a. Multifidi
b. Erectorgspinae
c. Rectusgabdominis
d. Transversegabdominis
Explanation
a.gMultifidi
Thegmultifidi,gwhichgcontributegtogspinalgstabilitygduringgtrunkgextension,grotation,gandgside-
bending,garegeffectivelygtargetedgbygthegbirddog.
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ACE’sgEssentialsgofgExercisegSciencegforgFitnessgProfessionals
1) Whengcomparinggthegmedialgepicondylegofgtheghumerusgtogtheglateralgepicondylegofgtheg
humerus,gwhichgofgthegfollowinggstatementsgisgcorrect?
a. Thegmedialgepicondylegisgmoregtowardgthegfrontgofgthegbodygthangtheglateralgepicondyle
b. Thegmedialgepicondylegisgmoregtowardgthegbackgofgthegbodygthangtheglateralgepicondyle
c. Thegmedialgepicondylegisgmoregtowardgthegmidlinegofgthegbodygthangtheglateralgepicondyle
d. Thegmedialgepicondylegisgmoregawaygfromgthegmidlinegofgthegbodygthangtheglateralgepicon
dyle
Explanation
c.gThegmedialgepicondylegisgmoregtowardgthegmidlinegofgthegbodygthangtheglateralgepicondyle
Thegtermg“medial”gmeansg“towardgthegmidlinegofgthegbody,”gwhilegthegtermg“lateral”gmeansg“aw
aygfromgthegmidlinegofgthegbody.”
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2) WhichgofgthegfollowinggisgNOTgonegofgfourgtypesgofgtissuegfoundgingtheghumangbody?
a. Muscular
b. Nervous
c. Epithelial
d. Vascular
Explanation
d.gVascular
Thegfourgprimarygtypesgofgtissuegaregmuscular,gnervous,gconnective,gandgepithelial.
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3) Whichgofgthegfourgcomponentsgofgbloodgcarriesghormones,gfoodgmaterials,gions,gandggasesgthr
oughoutgthegbody?
a. Plasma
b. Redgbloodgcells
c. Whitegbloodgcells
d. Platelets
Explanation
a.gPlasma
Thegliquidgcomponentgofgblood,gcalledgplasma,gisgresponsiblegforgcarryingghormones,gplasmagpro
teins,gfoodgmaterialsg(e.g.,gcarbohydrates,gaminogacids,glipids),gionsg(e.g.,gsodium,gchloride,gbicarb
onate),gandggasesg(e.g.,goxygen,gnitrogen,gcarbongdioxide)gthroughoutgthegbody.
ACE’sgEssentialsgofgExercisegSciencegforgFitnessgProfessionals,gp.g3–4
,
,4) Whengbloodgisgflowinggthroughgthegheart,gwheregdoesgitggogaftergpassinggthroughgthegtricuspidg
valve?
a. Rightgatrium
b. Leftgatrium
c. Rightgventricle
d. Leftgventricle
Explanation
c.gRightgventricle
Bloodgpassesgthroughgthegtricuspidgvalvegongitsgwaygfromgthegrightgatriumgtogthegrightgventricle.
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5) Thegaveragegperson’sgbreathinggrategthroughgthegnosegisgequalgtog20gtog30glitersgpergminut
egwhilegatgrest.
a. True
b. False
Explanation
b.gFalse
Humansgnormallygbreathegapproximatelyg5gtog6glitersgofgairgpergminutegthroughgthegnosegwhen
gatgrest,gbutgusegthegmouthgasgthegprimarygpassagewaygforgairgwhengventilationgisgincreasedgtog
approximatelyg20gtog30glitersgpergminutegduringgexercise.
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6) Whichgofgthegfollowinggmovementsgtakesgplacegingthegfrontalgplane?
a. Depressiongofgthegscapulae
b. Flexiongatgthegelbow
c. Extensiongatgtheghip
d. Supinationgatgthegwrist
Explanation
a.gDepressiongofgthegscapulae
Thegmovementsgthatgtakegplacegingthegfrontalgplanegaregasgfollows:
• Abduction
• Adduction
• Elevation
• Depression
• Inversion
• Eversion
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, 7) WhichgofgthegfollowinggstatementsgaboutgflexibilitygisgCORRECT?
a. Asgpeoplegage,gflexibilitygnaturallygincreasesgduegtogdecreasedgcollagenglevels.
b. Malesgareggenerallygmoregflexiblegthangfemales.
c. Collagengisgmadegupgofgproteinsgthatglimitgmotiongandgresistgstretch.
d. Thegbuild-upgofgscargtissuegafterginjurygoftengincreasesgflexibility.
Explanation
c.gCollagegisgmadegupgproteinsgthatglimitgmotiongandgresistgstretch.
Structuresgcontainingglargegamountsgofgcollagengtendgtoglimitgmotiongandgresistgstretch.gThus,gcoll
agengfibersgaregthegmaingconstituentsgofgtissuesgsuchgasgligamentsgandgtendonsgthatgaregsubjected
gtogagpullinggforce.gRegardinggthegothergoptions,gflexibilitygdecreasesgwithgaging,gfemalesgareggene
rallygmoregflexiblegthangmales,gandgscargtissueglimitsgflexibility.
ACE’sgEssentialsgofgExercisegSciencegforgFitnessgProfessionals,gp.g30g&g32
8) WhichgpairgofgshouldergmusclesgisgBESTgstrengthenedgbygshouldergshrugsgperformedgwithgresista
nce?
a. Rhomboidgmajorgandgrhomboidgminor
b. Pectoralisgminorgandgserratusganterior
c. Levatorgscapulaegandgtrapezius
d. Teresgmajorgandglatissimusgdorsi
Explanation
c.gLevatorgscapulaegandgtrapezius
Thesegtwogmusclesgthatgactgatgthegshoulderggirdlegtogelevategthegscapulagaregeffectivelygtargetedg
bygshouldergshrugs.
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9) Thegbirddoggisgangeffectivegexercisegforgwhichgofgthegfollowinggmusclesgthatgactgatgthegtrunk?
a. Multifidi
b. Erectorgspinae
c. Rectusgabdominis
d. Transversegabdominis
Explanation
a.gMultifidi
Thegmultifidi,gwhichgcontributegtogspinalgstabilitygduringgtrunkgextension,grotation,gandgside-
bending,garegeffectivelygtargetedgbygthegbirddog.
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