AFPA 2 Exam Questions and Answers
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benefit of cardiorespiratory training in pregnancy - Correct answer-gives women
greater energy reserves and helps them to handle the cardiovascular demands
during the stresses of pregnancy, labor, and delivery.
benefit of strength, endurance, and flexibility training in pregnancy - Correct
answer-enable the body to accommodate changes in weight and posture and assist
in faster returns to prepreg-nancy fitness levels.
Exercise reduces the symptoms of pregnancy such as - Correct answer-nausea,
fatigue, leg cramps, excessive weight gain, constipation, backache, and other
general discomforts.
List two postural changes that occur during pregnancy a - Correct answer-lordosis
and kyphosis
explain lordosis - Correct answer-exaggerated lumbar curve
explain kyphosis - Correct answer-rounded shoulder, forward head, and concave
chest.
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, explain effect of lordosis and kyphosis - Correct answer-Each can affect the center
of gravity, decrease sense of balance, increase risk for falls, and cause joint
instability and back discomfort.
List three cardiovascular system changes that occur during pregnancy - Correct
answer-Increase in circulatory volume
Increase in blood volume
Increase in stroke volume
Increase in cardiac output
Increase in HR at rest
Decrease in blood pressure
how do cardiovascular changes affect exercise - Correct answer-less cardiac
reserve; therefore, stamina and endurance are reduced and fatigue more easily
reported. HR for a pregnant woman is higher for the same workload of a
nonpregnant woman. BP may drop with positional changes.
five methods that can be recommended to prenatal clients to reduce the risk of
hyperthermia during exercise - Correct answer-Exercise in a climate-controlled
facility.
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Graded A+
benefit of cardiorespiratory training in pregnancy - Correct answer-gives women
greater energy reserves and helps them to handle the cardiovascular demands
during the stresses of pregnancy, labor, and delivery.
benefit of strength, endurance, and flexibility training in pregnancy - Correct
answer-enable the body to accommodate changes in weight and posture and assist
in faster returns to prepreg-nancy fitness levels.
Exercise reduces the symptoms of pregnancy such as - Correct answer-nausea,
fatigue, leg cramps, excessive weight gain, constipation, backache, and other
general discomforts.
List two postural changes that occur during pregnancy a - Correct answer-lordosis
and kyphosis
explain lordosis - Correct answer-exaggerated lumbar curve
explain kyphosis - Correct answer-rounded shoulder, forward head, and concave
chest.
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, explain effect of lordosis and kyphosis - Correct answer-Each can affect the center
of gravity, decrease sense of balance, increase risk for falls, and cause joint
instability and back discomfort.
List three cardiovascular system changes that occur during pregnancy - Correct
answer-Increase in circulatory volume
Increase in blood volume
Increase in stroke volume
Increase in cardiac output
Increase in HR at rest
Decrease in blood pressure
how do cardiovascular changes affect exercise - Correct answer-less cardiac
reserve; therefore, stamina and endurance are reduced and fatigue more easily
reported. HR for a pregnant woman is higher for the same workload of a
nonpregnant woman. BP may drop with positional changes.
five methods that can be recommended to prenatal clients to reduce the risk of
hyperthermia during exercise - Correct answer-Exercise in a climate-controlled
facility.
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