PEAT Practice Form Exam Review
Section 2 Questions and Answers | Fall
2026 | 100% Correct
A well studied mechanism for recovery from loss of vestibular function ? - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔Improve gaze stability
Vigorous exercise does what to the blood? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Produces
lactic acid that causes a lower PH in blood (acidic)
How does the body compensate for lower blood ph during vigorous
exercise ? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔An increase in RR helps compensate by
increasing the blood alkalinity
What system is more involved in long term acid-base balance maintenance
? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔The renal system.
What system plays an acute role when needing to get PH levels back to
normal ? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Respiratory system
,What happens to lactase level with increase in aging ? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔It
decreases with age causing an intolerance of dairy products.. common in
small intestine.
What does exercise do to gastrointestinal transit time ? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔decreases the time improving overall efficiency of the gastrointestinal
system
Aerobic exercise has been found to improve what gastrointestinal organ ? -
🧠 ANSWER ✔✔overall neuromuscular function of the colon, thus improving
bowel transit time and decrease the risk of constipation
What happens to the upper esophageal sphincter with aging? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔strength of esophageal contractions and tension in the upper
esophageal sphincter decrease but movement of food is not impaired
Orthostatic hypotension? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔-Decrease in blood pressure
related to positional or postural changes from lying to sitting or standing
positions.
-drop in 20 of SBP and drop of 10 in DBP
What is an ACE inhibitor? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔hypertensive medication
, Ultrasound waves travel better through water or air? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔consists of acoustic waves that travel poorly through air and pass
readily through water.
What is an effective way to treat small anatomical areas with irregular
surfaces such as the hand and wrist when using ultrasound - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔immersion in water
What activity should children with Down syndrome avoid? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Forward somersaults due to atlantoaxial instability
What is considered bradycardia ? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Heart rate <60 bpm
What would an anxiety reaction cause ? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔increased heart
rate
How would a myocardial ischemic episode show on an ECG? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Depression of the ST segment >2mm
How would a myocardial infarction present on a ECG? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Elevation of the ST segment >1mm
Is a ST elevation or depression an medical emergency ? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Yes. Stop exercise and call 911.
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Section 2 Questions and Answers | Fall
2026 | 100% Correct
A well studied mechanism for recovery from loss of vestibular function ? - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔Improve gaze stability
Vigorous exercise does what to the blood? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Produces
lactic acid that causes a lower PH in blood (acidic)
How does the body compensate for lower blood ph during vigorous
exercise ? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔An increase in RR helps compensate by
increasing the blood alkalinity
What system is more involved in long term acid-base balance maintenance
? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔The renal system.
What system plays an acute role when needing to get PH levels back to
normal ? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Respiratory system
,What happens to lactase level with increase in aging ? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔It
decreases with age causing an intolerance of dairy products.. common in
small intestine.
What does exercise do to gastrointestinal transit time ? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔decreases the time improving overall efficiency of the gastrointestinal
system
Aerobic exercise has been found to improve what gastrointestinal organ ? -
🧠 ANSWER ✔✔overall neuromuscular function of the colon, thus improving
bowel transit time and decrease the risk of constipation
What happens to the upper esophageal sphincter with aging? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔strength of esophageal contractions and tension in the upper
esophageal sphincter decrease but movement of food is not impaired
Orthostatic hypotension? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔-Decrease in blood pressure
related to positional or postural changes from lying to sitting or standing
positions.
-drop in 20 of SBP and drop of 10 in DBP
What is an ACE inhibitor? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔hypertensive medication
, Ultrasound waves travel better through water or air? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔consists of acoustic waves that travel poorly through air and pass
readily through water.
What is an effective way to treat small anatomical areas with irregular
surfaces such as the hand and wrist when using ultrasound - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔immersion in water
What activity should children with Down syndrome avoid? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Forward somersaults due to atlantoaxial instability
What is considered bradycardia ? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Heart rate <60 bpm
What would an anxiety reaction cause ? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔increased heart
rate
How would a myocardial ischemic episode show on an ECG? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Depression of the ST segment >2mm
How would a myocardial infarction present on a ECG? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Elevation of the ST segment >1mm
Is a ST elevation or depression an medical emergency ? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Yes. Stop exercise and call 911.
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PRIVACY STATEMENT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
