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When looking at physical inactivity as a risk factor, the term "hypokinetic
disease" was a previously used term about 50 years ago. What does this
term mean? - ✔✔Due to decreased or less movement
According to the National Center for Health Statistics, what is partial
disability? - ✔✔Some degree of difficulty in performing activities of daily
living
In terms of gender roles and advantage in survival, what were said to be
the advantages of higher performance capacity and motor skills for a male
in early Homo Sapiens? - ✔✔Advantage in getting food and defending
against other predators
(T/F) The skeletal structure of Homo sapiens, with short femoral necks,
stabilized foot arch, short toes, and large hip and knee joint, is well adapt
for long distance running. - ✔✔True
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,This is a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not
merely the absence of disease or infirmity, according to the WHO. -
✔✔Health
What is exercise physiology? - ✔✔The study of the body's function during
exercise and its physiological adaptations to regular participation in
exercise
(T/F) Records of yoga from as early as 3300 BC are amongst the earliest
records of physical activity by humans for a purpose other than hunting,
gathering, or immediate survival. - ✔✔True
(T/F) The Harvard FL was instrumental in the early advancements of
exercise physiology research by studying the responses of the body under
various stressors. - ✔✔True
Who would be most likely to be studying causes of death and then looking
at ways to understand the links between risk factors and how they lead to
death? - ✔✔Epidemiologist
Regarding initial interests in physical activity by behavioral scientists, why
was it that they weren't learning about PA and how it relates to health? -
✔✔Because they were focusing on performance and motor skills
acquisition
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, (T/F) NHANES began in the early 1960s. - ✔✔True
(T/F) NHANES uses surveys, interviews, and physical examinations to
collect data. - ✔✔True
(T/F) The National Institute of Health, the Food and Drug Administration,
and CDC are among the agencies that rely upon NHANES to provide data
essential for the implementation and evaluation of program activities. -
✔✔True
(T/F) NHANES stands for National Health and Nutrition Examination
Survey. - ✔✔True
(T/F) NHANES data has been used to establish national norms, such as
growth charts. - ✔✔True
(T/F) Evidence clearly indicates that physical activity in childhood tracks
into or continues to happen in adulthood. - ✔✔False
(T/F) As seen in both Canada and the US, physical activity levels are lower
in childhood and increase through adolescence and into adulthood. -
✔✔False
(T/F) Leisure physical activity has decreased greatly in the last few
decades. - ✔✔False
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