morbidity - Answers the relative incidence of a particular disease
mortality - Answers the rate of death
physical inactivity results in - Answers life style and nutrient dependent diseases
physical activity decreases risk of - Answers metabolic disorders
cardiovascular diseases
musculoskeletal disorders
psychological disorders
pulmonary diseases
some cancers
There are more overweight/obese people in the US than healthy people - Answers true
subdisciplines of exercise science - Answers exercise physiology
clinical exercise physiology
biomechanics
nutrition
psychology
athletic training and sports med
motor behavior
exercise science is an umbrella term covering - Answers physical activity
exercise
sport
athletic performance
what has changed our ability to help and treat patients? - Answers the improvement of athletic
competition
physical activity - Answers activities of daily living that include all movement that humans perform
exercise - Answers structured movement process for the purpose of improving fitness and performance
, sport and athletic competition - Answers movement in structured and organized activities that include a
competitive aspect
where does exercise science branch from? - Answers physical education
ACSM - Answers American College of Sports Medicine
position stand - Answers official statements of ACSM on topics related to sports medicine and exercise
science
what are position stands used for? - Answers to better inform the exercise scientists, students, and the
public
What does the ACSM do? - Answers provides public outreach
works to shape public policy
disseminates scholarly research
How did the ACSM develop? - Answers as a unique blend of physical education, medicine, and
physiology
What takes the body out of homeostasis? - Answers stress
primary function of nervous system - Answers control systems of the body
primary component of nervous system - Answers neuron
nervous sustem is important in - Answers disease conditions
sport performance
primary function of muscular system - Answers provide movement
primary component of muscular system - Answers muscle fiber
types of muscle - Answers skeletal
cardiac
smooth
primary functions of the skeletal system - Answers structural framework of the body
protects underlying organs and tissues
provides a lever system for movement
serves as a storage area for minerals