SPORTS MEDICINE EOPA EXAM
EXAMINATION TEST 2026 COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
⩥ Mouthguards. Answer: Protect against concussions and dental trauma
⩥ Shoes/footwear. Answer: If improperly fitted, these can create
mechanical disturbances that affect the body's total postural balance.
⩥ Prophylactic. Answer: Preventative
⩥ proper fit of equipment. Answer: Size (of athlete and equipment),
Sport and Position, Strength (of athlete and equipment), Age and
physical development
⩥ Ways to decrease the possibility of litigation stemming from
equipment. Answer: Buy from reputable manufacturers, Use great
caution when customizing equipment, Use equipment only for the
purpose for which it was designed, Warn athletes that they can still get
hurt even with the equipment, Maintain all equipment properly.
⩥ Helmets. Answer: Fit can be altered by temperature, hair length,
deterioration of internal padding and loss of air.
,⩥ Eye protection. Answer: Recommended in sports that have fast-
moving projectiles. Should not break, slip on sweat or detract from
peripheral vision.
⩥ Ear guards. Answer: Prevents cauliflower ear
⩥ Footwear fitting guidelines. Answer: Try on both feet. Simulate the
conditions under which they will use them.Fit at the end of the day.
Ensure cleats are properly positioned under the foot. -
⩥ NOCSAE. Answer: National Operating Committee on Standards for
Athletic Equipment
⩥ Cardiovascular endurance. Answer: The body's ability to deliver
oxygen/nutrients to tissues over a sustained period of time.
⩥ Muscular endurance. Answer: The ability of a muscle to sustain
repeated contractions.
⩥ Power. Answer: Explosive burst of movement composed of strength
and speed.
⩥ Adaptation. Answer: The body's ability to react to training loads by
increasing its ability to cope with demands.
,⩥ Overload. Answer: A greater than normal stress on the body is
required for training adaption to take place.
⩥ Specificity. Answer: Training should be relevant and appropriate to
the individual's sport.
⩥ Reversibility. Answer: There is a gradual loss of training effects when
the intensity and duration is reduced.
⩥ Periodization. Answer: The process of varying a training program at
regular time intervals to help an athlete achieve peak performance at a
particular time.
⩥ Pre season phase. Answer: High volume, low intensity workouts
focused on proper technique
⩥ In season phase. Answer: Low volume, high intensity workouts.
⩥ Post season phase. Answer: Active rest, allows for physiological and
psychological break.
⩥ Pathway of blood through the heart. Answer: Vena Cava (superior and
inferior), Right Atrium, Tricuspid Valve, Right Ventricle, Pulmonary
, Semilunar Valve, Pulmonary Artery, Lungs, Pulmonary Vein, Left
Atrium, Bicuspid Valve, Left Ventricle, Aortic Semilunar Valve, Aorta,
Body
⩥ Pathway of air into the lungs. Answer: Nose/Mouth, Pharynx,
Epiglottis, Larynx, Trachea, Bronchi, Bronchioles, Alveoli
⩥ Tidal Volume. Answer: Amount of air breathed in and out during
normal breathing.
⩥ Vital Capacity. Answer: Amount of air breathed in and out during
maximal inspiration and expiration.
⩥ Stroke Volume. Answer: Amount of blood the heart ejects with one
contraction of the left ventricle.
⩥ Cardiac Output. Answer: Amount of blood the heart can eject in one
minute.
⩥ VO2 max. Answer: The efficiency which someone can use oxygen
while exercising.
⩥ How to accomplish Overload. Answer: Manipulate the rate/distance of
interval, Increase number of repetitions, Decrease rest time between
EXAMINATION TEST 2026 COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
⩥ Mouthguards. Answer: Protect against concussions and dental trauma
⩥ Shoes/footwear. Answer: If improperly fitted, these can create
mechanical disturbances that affect the body's total postural balance.
⩥ Prophylactic. Answer: Preventative
⩥ proper fit of equipment. Answer: Size (of athlete and equipment),
Sport and Position, Strength (of athlete and equipment), Age and
physical development
⩥ Ways to decrease the possibility of litigation stemming from
equipment. Answer: Buy from reputable manufacturers, Use great
caution when customizing equipment, Use equipment only for the
purpose for which it was designed, Warn athletes that they can still get
hurt even with the equipment, Maintain all equipment properly.
⩥ Helmets. Answer: Fit can be altered by temperature, hair length,
deterioration of internal padding and loss of air.
,⩥ Eye protection. Answer: Recommended in sports that have fast-
moving projectiles. Should not break, slip on sweat or detract from
peripheral vision.
⩥ Ear guards. Answer: Prevents cauliflower ear
⩥ Footwear fitting guidelines. Answer: Try on both feet. Simulate the
conditions under which they will use them.Fit at the end of the day.
Ensure cleats are properly positioned under the foot. -
⩥ NOCSAE. Answer: National Operating Committee on Standards for
Athletic Equipment
⩥ Cardiovascular endurance. Answer: The body's ability to deliver
oxygen/nutrients to tissues over a sustained period of time.
⩥ Muscular endurance. Answer: The ability of a muscle to sustain
repeated contractions.
⩥ Power. Answer: Explosive burst of movement composed of strength
and speed.
⩥ Adaptation. Answer: The body's ability to react to training loads by
increasing its ability to cope with demands.
,⩥ Overload. Answer: A greater than normal stress on the body is
required for training adaption to take place.
⩥ Specificity. Answer: Training should be relevant and appropriate to
the individual's sport.
⩥ Reversibility. Answer: There is a gradual loss of training effects when
the intensity and duration is reduced.
⩥ Periodization. Answer: The process of varying a training program at
regular time intervals to help an athlete achieve peak performance at a
particular time.
⩥ Pre season phase. Answer: High volume, low intensity workouts
focused on proper technique
⩥ In season phase. Answer: Low volume, high intensity workouts.
⩥ Post season phase. Answer: Active rest, allows for physiological and
psychological break.
⩥ Pathway of blood through the heart. Answer: Vena Cava (superior and
inferior), Right Atrium, Tricuspid Valve, Right Ventricle, Pulmonary
, Semilunar Valve, Pulmonary Artery, Lungs, Pulmonary Vein, Left
Atrium, Bicuspid Valve, Left Ventricle, Aortic Semilunar Valve, Aorta,
Body
⩥ Pathway of air into the lungs. Answer: Nose/Mouth, Pharynx,
Epiglottis, Larynx, Trachea, Bronchi, Bronchioles, Alveoli
⩥ Tidal Volume. Answer: Amount of air breathed in and out during
normal breathing.
⩥ Vital Capacity. Answer: Amount of air breathed in and out during
maximal inspiration and expiration.
⩥ Stroke Volume. Answer: Amount of blood the heart ejects with one
contraction of the left ventricle.
⩥ Cardiac Output. Answer: Amount of blood the heart can eject in one
minute.
⩥ VO2 max. Answer: The efficiency which someone can use oxygen
while exercising.
⩥ How to accomplish Overload. Answer: Manipulate the rate/distance of
interval, Increase number of repetitions, Decrease rest time between
