EOPA SPORTS MEDICINE EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS
What is the recommended length of time for preseason conditioning? - Answer-6-8
weeks
What is the term for when a muscle is worked beyond its normal limits and becomes
larger? - Answer-Hypertrophy
Joe places heavy forces onto a muscle group in order to build strength. What is this
principle called? - Answer-Overload
Which section of the pre- participation physical exam identifies the majority of the
athlete's medical problems? - Answer-History
Which component of strength training uses weights & movement occurs at the joint? -
Answer-Isokinetic
Which component of strength training is often used in the beginning stages of
rehabilitation and there is no motion in the affected joint(s) - Answer-Isometric
Which component of strength training uses machines to control the speed of contraction
within the range of motion? - Answer-Isotonic (dynamic)
Which type of shoulder pad is ideal for linemen and defensive players? - Answer-
Cantilevered
When spine boarding an athlete, which way should the athlete be rolled? - Answer-NO
Answer
When spine boarding an athlete, what is the most important component? - Answer-
Maintaining neutral alignment
Sharon sustained a bone bruise when she landed on her patella without her kneepads
on. What type of medication will decrease her pain. - Answer-Analgesic
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS
What is the recommended length of time for preseason conditioning? - Answer-6-8
weeks
What is the term for when a muscle is worked beyond its normal limits and becomes
larger? - Answer-Hypertrophy
Joe places heavy forces onto a muscle group in order to build strength. What is this
principle called? - Answer-Overload
Which section of the pre- participation physical exam identifies the majority of the
athlete's medical problems? - Answer-History
Which component of strength training uses weights & movement occurs at the joint? -
Answer-Isokinetic
Which component of strength training is often used in the beginning stages of
rehabilitation and there is no motion in the affected joint(s) - Answer-Isometric
Which component of strength training uses machines to control the speed of contraction
within the range of motion? - Answer-Isotonic (dynamic)
Which type of shoulder pad is ideal for linemen and defensive players? - Answer-
Cantilevered
When spine boarding an athlete, which way should the athlete be rolled? - Answer-NO
Answer
When spine boarding an athlete, what is the most important component? - Answer-
Maintaining neutral alignment
Sharon sustained a bone bruise when she landed on her patella without her kneepads
on. What type of medication will decrease her pain. - Answer-Analgesic
