NETA Group Fitness Instructor Exam with correct answers

NETA Group Fitness Instructor Exam
with correct answers

anatomical position - ANSWER: ➡ standing erect, feet hip with apart, toes forward, arms hanging to
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sides, palms forward, head and eyes forward
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median - ANSWER: ➡ divides the body into right and left halves
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medial - ANSWER: ➡ part located closer to the midline of the body
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lateral - ANSWER: ➡ part located away from the midline
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superior - ANSWER: ➡ part located closer to the head
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inferior - ANSWER: ➡ part located away from the head (closer to the feet)
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proximal - ANSWER: ➡ part located closer to the attached end of a limb or center of the body
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distal - ANSWER: ➡ part located further from the attached end of a limb or the center of the body
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anterior - ANSWER: ➡ part located on or toward the front of the body
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posterior - ANSWER: ➡ part on or toward the back of the body
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superficial - ANSWER: ➡ closer to or on the surface of the body
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deep - ANSWER: ➡ further beneath or away from the surface of the body
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, plane - ANSWER: ➡ flat, level surface extending into space
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sagittal plane - ANSWER: ➡ plane that extends from the median dividing the body into the right and
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left sides
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frontal plane - ANSWER: ➡ plane that divides the body into the anterior and posterior
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transverse plane - ANSWER: ➡ plane that divides that body into the upper and lower segments
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skeletal system - ANSWER: ➡ 206 bones; provides framework for posture,; lever system to work with
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muscles to produce movement; protects vital organs; storage for essential minerals; and produces
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blood cells.
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axial skeleton - ANSWER: ➡ 80 bones; skull, spinal column, sternum, and ribs. Provides the supportive
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axis for the body and protects the central nervous system and organs within ribcage.
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appendicular skeleton - ANSWER: ➡ 126 bones; upper and lower extremities, shoulder, and pelvic
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girdles. Largely responsive for movement and locomotion.
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vertebral column - ANSWER: ➡ 33 bones within the axial skeleton; divided into cervical, thoracic, and
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lumbar.
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vertebrae - ANSWER: ➡ individual bones of the vertebral column
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cervical region - ANSWER: ➡ 7 vertebrae; support the skull and neck. Contain pivotal joint to allow
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head to move from side to side
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thoracic region - ANSWER: ➡ 12 vertebrae; connects to the ribs to provide support to the thorax
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