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Which of the following exercise modes allows buoyancy to reduce the potential for musculoskeletal
injury?
A) Cycling
B) Walking
C) Skiing
D) Water exercise ✔Correct Answer-D) Water exercise
In which stage of motivational readiness is a person who is an irregular exerciser?
A) Precontemplation
B) Contemplation
C) Preparation
D) Action ✔Correct Answer-C) Preparation
Which of the following medications is designed to modify blood cholesterol levels?
A) Nitrates
B) Beta-blockers
C) Antihyperlipidemics
D) Aspirin ✔Correct Answer-C) Antihyperlipidemics
Which of the following represents more than 90% of the fat stored in the body and is composed of a
glycerol molecule connected to three fatty acids?
A) Phospholipids
B) Cholesterol
C) Triglycerides (TG)
D) Free fatty acids ✔Correct Answer-C) Triglycerides (TG)
Limited flexibility of which of the following muscle groups increases the risk of low back pain?
A) Quadriceps
B) Hamstrings
C) Hip flexors
D) Gluteus maximus ✔Correct Answer-B) Hamstrings
Calcium, phosphorus magnesium, potassium, sulfur, sodium, and chloride are examples of
____________.
A) Macrominerals
B) Microminerals
C) Proteins
D) Vitamins ✔Correct Answer-B) Microminerals
Which of the following terms represents an imaginary horizontal plane passing through the
midsection of the body and dividing it into upper and lower portions?
A) Sagittal
B) Frontal
C) Transverse
, D) Superior ✔Correct Answer-C) Transverse
A personal trainer fails to spot a client performing heavy incline dumbbell presses and the client
injures himself when the dumbbell is dropped on his face. Which of the following identify the
appropriate type of negligence displayed in this section?
A) Admission
B) Commission
C) Omission
D) Legal ✔Correct Answer-C) Omission
Which of the following blood pressure (BP) readings would characterize hypertension in the adult?
A) 100/60 mm Hg
B) 110/70 mm Hg
C) 120/80 mm Hg
D) 140/90 mm Hg ✔Correct Answer-D) 140/90 mm Hg
Which of the following stages define people having the greatest risk of relapse?
A) Precontemplation
B) Contemplation
C) Preparation
D) Action ✔Correct Answer-D) Action
Uncoordinated gait, headache, dizziness, vomiting, and elevated body temperature are signs and
symptoms of ____________.
A) Acute exposure to the cold
B) Hypothermia
C) Heat exhaustion and heat stroke
D) Acute altitude sickness ✔Correct Answer-C) Heat exhaustion and heat stroke
Moving the hand from palm up to palm down with the elbow flexed at 90 degrees ____________.
A) Adducts the ulna
B) Internally rotates the radius
C) Internally rotates the humerus
D) Flexes the ulna ✔Correct Answer-B) Internally rotates the radius
What is a subject's work rate in watts if he pedals on a Monark cycle ergometer at 50 revolutions per
minute (RPM) at a resistance of 2.0 kp? Assume that one revolution of the cycle ergometer flywheel
is 6 m long.
A) 10 W
B) 50 W
C) 100 W
D) 200 W ✔Correct Answer-A) 10 W
Relative proportions of fat and fat-free (lean) tissue can be reported as ___________.
A) Percentage body fat
B) Body composition
C) Body mass index (BMI)
D) Weight-to-waist circumference ratio ✔Correct Answer-B) Body composition
How many calories are contained in a food bar that contains 5 g of fat, 30 g of carbohydrates
including 4 g of fiber, and 3 g of protein?
Correct & 100% Verified Answers |Actual Complete
Exam| Already Graded A+
Which of the following exercise modes allows buoyancy to reduce the potential for musculoskeletal
injury?
A) Cycling
B) Walking
C) Skiing
D) Water exercise ✔Correct Answer-D) Water exercise
In which stage of motivational readiness is a person who is an irregular exerciser?
A) Precontemplation
B) Contemplation
C) Preparation
D) Action ✔Correct Answer-C) Preparation
Which of the following medications is designed to modify blood cholesterol levels?
A) Nitrates
B) Beta-blockers
C) Antihyperlipidemics
D) Aspirin ✔Correct Answer-C) Antihyperlipidemics
Which of the following represents more than 90% of the fat stored in the body and is composed of a
glycerol molecule connected to three fatty acids?
A) Phospholipids
B) Cholesterol
C) Triglycerides (TG)
D) Free fatty acids ✔Correct Answer-C) Triglycerides (TG)
Limited flexibility of which of the following muscle groups increases the risk of low back pain?
A) Quadriceps
B) Hamstrings
C) Hip flexors
D) Gluteus maximus ✔Correct Answer-B) Hamstrings
Calcium, phosphorus magnesium, potassium, sulfur, sodium, and chloride are examples of
____________.
A) Macrominerals
B) Microminerals
C) Proteins
D) Vitamins ✔Correct Answer-B) Microminerals
Which of the following terms represents an imaginary horizontal plane passing through the
midsection of the body and dividing it into upper and lower portions?
A) Sagittal
B) Frontal
C) Transverse
, D) Superior ✔Correct Answer-C) Transverse
A personal trainer fails to spot a client performing heavy incline dumbbell presses and the client
injures himself when the dumbbell is dropped on his face. Which of the following identify the
appropriate type of negligence displayed in this section?
A) Admission
B) Commission
C) Omission
D) Legal ✔Correct Answer-C) Omission
Which of the following blood pressure (BP) readings would characterize hypertension in the adult?
A) 100/60 mm Hg
B) 110/70 mm Hg
C) 120/80 mm Hg
D) 140/90 mm Hg ✔Correct Answer-D) 140/90 mm Hg
Which of the following stages define people having the greatest risk of relapse?
A) Precontemplation
B) Contemplation
C) Preparation
D) Action ✔Correct Answer-D) Action
Uncoordinated gait, headache, dizziness, vomiting, and elevated body temperature are signs and
symptoms of ____________.
A) Acute exposure to the cold
B) Hypothermia
C) Heat exhaustion and heat stroke
D) Acute altitude sickness ✔Correct Answer-C) Heat exhaustion and heat stroke
Moving the hand from palm up to palm down with the elbow flexed at 90 degrees ____________.
A) Adducts the ulna
B) Internally rotates the radius
C) Internally rotates the humerus
D) Flexes the ulna ✔Correct Answer-B) Internally rotates the radius
What is a subject's work rate in watts if he pedals on a Monark cycle ergometer at 50 revolutions per
minute (RPM) at a resistance of 2.0 kp? Assume that one revolution of the cycle ergometer flywheel
is 6 m long.
A) 10 W
B) 50 W
C) 100 W
D) 200 W ✔Correct Answer-A) 10 W
Relative proportions of fat and fat-free (lean) tissue can be reported as ___________.
A) Percentage body fat
B) Body composition
C) Body mass index (BMI)
D) Weight-to-waist circumference ratio ✔Correct Answer-B) Body composition
How many calories are contained in a food bar that contains 5 g of fat, 30 g of carbohydrates
including 4 g of fiber, and 3 g of protein?
