AEA CERTIFICATION COMPREHENSIVE
EXAM PREP QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
VERIFIED STUDY RESOURCE
●● Golgi tendon organ
Answer: This proprietorial is found in the tendons of your muscle and
measure muscle tension.
●● 6 components to fitness skills
Answer: balance, coordination, speed, power, agility, reaction time
●● What is the difference between maximal heart rate and heart rate
reserve?
Answer: Max HR-the highest HR a person can achieve and is measured
with a max HR test or estimated with 220 minus your age.
HR Reserve-your minimal HR minus your resting HR
●● How does compression lower your HR in the water?
Answer: The water compresses all body systems, including the vascular
system, causing a smaller venous load to the heart, reducing HR.
●● What is ACSMs recommended frequency for resistance training?
Answer: 2-3 days per week for each major muscle group
,●● Define body composition
Answer: The body relative percentage of fat as compared to lean tissue
(bones, muscles, and organs)
●● List 5 benefits of regular excercise
Answer: physical appearance, increase in functional capacity, heart and
bone strength, strengthen walls of vessels, improve strength &
endurance, improve efficiency of nerves, importer psychological
function
●● calculating exercise intensity with Karvonen Formula is known as...
Answer: HR reserve method
●● The skeletal system provides our bodies with support, protection and
Answer: shape
●● The humerus is classified as a ____________________ bone.
Answer: Long
●● Which characteristic of muscle allows it to shorten and thicken?
Answer: contractibility
, ●● The ________________________- muscle group fleses the leg at the
knee.
Answer: hamstrings
●● What is the motor neuron?
Answer: nerve cell that innervates muscle fibers to move
●● Name the 11 systems of the body
Answer: integument, skeletal, muscular, nervous, endocrine,
cardiovascular, lymphatic, respiratory, digestive, urinary, reproductive
●● 6 anatomical reference terms relating to exercise
Answer: superior/inferior
anterior/posterior
lateral/medial
●● 3 types of muscle tissues in the body
Answer: visceral / cardiac / skeletal
●● The process by which bones grow in the body is called
Answer: ossification
●● _______________ is moving away from the mid-line of the body
EXAM PREP QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
VERIFIED STUDY RESOURCE
●● Golgi tendon organ
Answer: This proprietorial is found in the tendons of your muscle and
measure muscle tension.
●● 6 components to fitness skills
Answer: balance, coordination, speed, power, agility, reaction time
●● What is the difference between maximal heart rate and heart rate
reserve?
Answer: Max HR-the highest HR a person can achieve and is measured
with a max HR test or estimated with 220 minus your age.
HR Reserve-your minimal HR minus your resting HR
●● How does compression lower your HR in the water?
Answer: The water compresses all body systems, including the vascular
system, causing a smaller venous load to the heart, reducing HR.
●● What is ACSMs recommended frequency for resistance training?
Answer: 2-3 days per week for each major muscle group
,●● Define body composition
Answer: The body relative percentage of fat as compared to lean tissue
(bones, muscles, and organs)
●● List 5 benefits of regular excercise
Answer: physical appearance, increase in functional capacity, heart and
bone strength, strengthen walls of vessels, improve strength &
endurance, improve efficiency of nerves, importer psychological
function
●● calculating exercise intensity with Karvonen Formula is known as...
Answer: HR reserve method
●● The skeletal system provides our bodies with support, protection and
Answer: shape
●● The humerus is classified as a ____________________ bone.
Answer: Long
●● Which characteristic of muscle allows it to shorten and thicken?
Answer: contractibility
, ●● The ________________________- muscle group fleses the leg at the
knee.
Answer: hamstrings
●● What is the motor neuron?
Answer: nerve cell that innervates muscle fibers to move
●● Name the 11 systems of the body
Answer: integument, skeletal, muscular, nervous, endocrine,
cardiovascular, lymphatic, respiratory, digestive, urinary, reproductive
●● 6 anatomical reference terms relating to exercise
Answer: superior/inferior
anterior/posterior
lateral/medial
●● 3 types of muscle tissues in the body
Answer: visceral / cardiac / skeletal
●● The process by which bones grow in the body is called
Answer: ossification
●● _______________ is moving away from the mid-line of the body
