AEA CERTIFICATION TEST
PAPER QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS SET 3
◉ When initiating exercise, the time of inadequate oxygen supply is
called ____. Answer: Oxygen deficit
◉ A given overload must be exceeded in order to see improvements
in fitness. This is referred to as ______. Answer: Threshold of training
◉ Name the three types of muscle actions that skeletal muscle can
generate. Answer: Isotonic, isometric, isokinetic
◉ ______ is moving away from the midline of the body. Answer:
Abduction
◉ Flexion and extension are performed primarily in the ______ plane.
Answer: Sagittal
◉ In a third-class lever, the _____ is between the ____ and _____.
Answer: Effort; Fulcrum; resistance
◉ What type of joint is the elbow?. Answer: Hinge
, ◉ Name the three natural curves of the spine. Answer: Cervical,
thoracic, lumbar
◉ The deeper the water in which you are exercising, the more you
have to consider the center of _____. Answer: Buoyancy
◉ List and define at least 6 terms used to identify joint actions.
Answer: Abduction and adduction; elevation and depression;
protraction and retraction; pronation and supination; inversion and
eversion; hyperextension; medial rotation and lateral rotation;
circumlocution; tilt
◉ Define anatomical position. Answer: The body is erect, arms by
the side, palms facing forward, legs together, feet directed forward.
Joints are neutral except for the forearms, which are supinated
◉ _____ refers to any part in the range of motion of an exercise
movement that is facilitated by the forces of gravity or buoyancy or
by the proportion of the equipment. Answer: Assisted movement
◉ Movement toward the pool bottom with buoyant equipment is
buoyancy resisted and is usually a _____ muscle action. Answer:
Concentric
PAPER QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS SET 3
◉ When initiating exercise, the time of inadequate oxygen supply is
called ____. Answer: Oxygen deficit
◉ A given overload must be exceeded in order to see improvements
in fitness. This is referred to as ______. Answer: Threshold of training
◉ Name the three types of muscle actions that skeletal muscle can
generate. Answer: Isotonic, isometric, isokinetic
◉ ______ is moving away from the midline of the body. Answer:
Abduction
◉ Flexion and extension are performed primarily in the ______ plane.
Answer: Sagittal
◉ In a third-class lever, the _____ is between the ____ and _____.
Answer: Effort; Fulcrum; resistance
◉ What type of joint is the elbow?. Answer: Hinge
, ◉ Name the three natural curves of the spine. Answer: Cervical,
thoracic, lumbar
◉ The deeper the water in which you are exercising, the more you
have to consider the center of _____. Answer: Buoyancy
◉ List and define at least 6 terms used to identify joint actions.
Answer: Abduction and adduction; elevation and depression;
protraction and retraction; pronation and supination; inversion and
eversion; hyperextension; medial rotation and lateral rotation;
circumlocution; tilt
◉ Define anatomical position. Answer: The body is erect, arms by
the side, palms facing forward, legs together, feet directed forward.
Joints are neutral except for the forearms, which are supinated
◉ _____ refers to any part in the range of motion of an exercise
movement that is facilitated by the forces of gravity or buoyancy or
by the proportion of the equipment. Answer: Assisted movement
◉ Movement toward the pool bottom with buoyant equipment is
buoyancy resisted and is usually a _____ muscle action. Answer:
Concentric
