Semper Fit Basic Fitness Course –
marinenet – exam with verified answers
Which of the following best defines exercise physiology? - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔The body
prepares for and performs exercise.
Timed runs, sit-ups, pull-ups, and push-ups, or your survivability in combat are all measurements of
- ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔optimal fitness
Which of the following tests can measure a Marine's optimal fitness? - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS
**✔✔Timed runs
Unoxygenated blood returning from the body enters the __________ side of the heart and is then
pumped through the __________ ventricle to the lungs. - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔Right;Right
As a result of regular exercise, what change occurs in the heart and blood vessels? - ** VERIFIED
ANSWERS **✔✔Blood Pressure Decreases
How effectively the body uses the oxygen you breathe in is measured by the - ** VERIFIED
ANSWERS **✔✔VO2
Which molecule provides the energy for muscle contraction? - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS
**✔✔Adenosine tri-phosphate
Which statement below is true concerning the anaerobic energy pathway? - ** VERIFIED
ANSWERS **✔✔Breaks down sugar molecules called glucose (carbohydrates) to produce energy.
Which energy pathway is not activated quickly; however, since oxygen is usually available to the
working muscle; it can provide energy for a long period of time? - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS
**✔✔Aerobic
, The warm-up should last approximately _______ minutes. - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔5 - 15
What is the goal of flexibility training? - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔Improve the joints range of
motion.
Static stretching is performed by - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔holding a stretch for 30 seconds.
Which stretching method is another name for bouncing stretching and involves performing rapid,
jerky, uncontrolled movement? - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔Ballistic
Acceleration is the ability to - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔increase speed over a short amount of
time.
Which of the following describes the back pedal? - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔Backwards
running movement
Which is one of the techniques for performing speed and agility drills? - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS
**✔✔Accelerate with 100% effort.
What are the muscles that surround the body's center of mass? - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔Core
Which muscle group stabilizes the pelvis and provides a solid base of support for movements of the
arms and legs? - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔Core musculature
Cpl James has a desire to tone his oblique muscles. Which exercise should Cpl James perform to
reach his goal? - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔Hip rollers
What is the term given to one cycle of an exercise movement from start to finish? - ** VERIFIED
ANSWERS **✔✔Repetition
marinenet – exam with verified answers
Which of the following best defines exercise physiology? - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔The body
prepares for and performs exercise.
Timed runs, sit-ups, pull-ups, and push-ups, or your survivability in combat are all measurements of
- ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔optimal fitness
Which of the following tests can measure a Marine's optimal fitness? - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS
**✔✔Timed runs
Unoxygenated blood returning from the body enters the __________ side of the heart and is then
pumped through the __________ ventricle to the lungs. - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔Right;Right
As a result of regular exercise, what change occurs in the heart and blood vessels? - ** VERIFIED
ANSWERS **✔✔Blood Pressure Decreases
How effectively the body uses the oxygen you breathe in is measured by the - ** VERIFIED
ANSWERS **✔✔VO2
Which molecule provides the energy for muscle contraction? - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS
**✔✔Adenosine tri-phosphate
Which statement below is true concerning the anaerobic energy pathway? - ** VERIFIED
ANSWERS **✔✔Breaks down sugar molecules called glucose (carbohydrates) to produce energy.
Which energy pathway is not activated quickly; however, since oxygen is usually available to the
working muscle; it can provide energy for a long period of time? - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS
**✔✔Aerobic
, The warm-up should last approximately _______ minutes. - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔5 - 15
What is the goal of flexibility training? - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔Improve the joints range of
motion.
Static stretching is performed by - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔holding a stretch for 30 seconds.
Which stretching method is another name for bouncing stretching and involves performing rapid,
jerky, uncontrolled movement? - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔Ballistic
Acceleration is the ability to - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔increase speed over a short amount of
time.
Which of the following describes the back pedal? - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔Backwards
running movement
Which is one of the techniques for performing speed and agility drills? - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS
**✔✔Accelerate with 100% effort.
What are the muscles that surround the body's center of mass? - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔Core
Which muscle group stabilizes the pelvis and provides a solid base of support for movements of the
arms and legs? - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔Core musculature
Cpl James has a desire to tone his oblique muscles. Which exercise should Cpl James perform to
reach his goal? - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔Hip rollers
What is the term given to one cycle of an exercise movement from start to finish? - ** VERIFIED
ANSWERS **✔✔Repetition
