COKO Exam Prep Questions and Answers Grade A+
Underweight - Answer-What is a person with a BMI of 17.5 considered?
Beta blocker - Answer-Which class of medication has the greatest influence on
both resting and exercise heart rate?
a. Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor
b. Statin
c. Beta blocker
d. Diuretic
When the applied load exceeds the failure tolerance of the tissue - Answer-In
general, when does injury or failure of a tissue occur?
a. Whenever a load is applied to the tissue
b. When the applied load exceeds the failure tolerance of a tissue
c. When the applied load is followed by a period of rest
d. When the failure tolerance of the tissue exceeds the applied load
This person's CV fitness is low - Answer-a 25-year old male produces a relative
VO2 max of 25 mL/kg/min on a treadmill test. What should the kinesiologist
conclude?
a. This person's CV fitness is very high for his cohort
b. This person's CV fitness is average...
c. This person's CV fitness is very low...
d. It is difficult to assess cardiovascular fitness from his VO2 max score
Explain that weight will be an issue post-surgery and discuss lifestyle modification
- Answer-Mr. Ron, 44 years old, presents to the clinic with a physician's referral for
weight management and pre-anthroscopic knee surgery strengthening. Mr. Ron is
,103.6kg with 30% BF, on a 168 cm frame and a weekend athlete. What should the
kinesiologist do?
a. Tell him to lose some weight before surgery and drop calories by 1,000 per day
b. Explain that weight will be an issue post-surgery and discuss lifestyle
modification
c. Suggest that he start a high-intensity plyometric program
d. Focus on a pre-surgery rehabilitation plan for his knee
a. Children typically have a lower SV than adults - Answer-Why is HR higher, both
at rest and during exercise, in children?
a. Children typically have a lower stroke volume than adults
b. Children have lower peripheral resistance than adults
c. Children have an increased ability to sweat
d. Children have an increased vascular stiffness
d. It protracts and holds the scapula against the thoracic wall - Answer-What
action does the serratus anterior have on the scapula?
a. It depresses and retracts
b. It retracts and rotates to depress the glenoid cavity
c. It depresses and rotates the scapula downward
d. It protracts and holds the scapula against the thoracic wall
d. Increased CO, decreased MO - Answer-The kinesiologist is starting a training
program with low-altitude athletes at a high altitude. What effect does high-
altitude exposure have on the heart during exercise during similar intensity
exercise at sea level?
a. Increased cardiac output (CO), decreased myocardial oxygen (MO)
requirements
b. Decreased CO, increased MO requirements
,c. Decreased CO, decreased MO requirements
d. Increased CO, decreased MO
a. Abduction - Answer-Which task will be most limiting for a person with a
supraspinatus injury?
a. Abduction
b. Flexion
c. Extension
d. Horizontal adduction
b. Force, repetition and postures - Answer-What are the primary ergonomic risk
factors for musculoskeletal disorders?
a. Postures, vibration, and work methods
b. Force, repetition and postures
c. Repetition, force, and vibration
d. Work methods, vibration, and temperatire
c. Systolic and mean arterial pressure increase, diastolic pressure stays the same -
Answer-For a healthy individual, how is blood pressure affected during exercise
with a progressive increase of intensity?
a. systolic, diastolic, and mean arterial pressures increase
b. systole inc., diastole dec., mean arterial ---
c. systolic and mean arterial +, diastolic ---,
d. syst and diastol +, mean arterial ---
a. Above-elbow height - Answer-A worker is required to perform precises work
tasks, such as writing or drawing, from a standing position. Which working height
is considered most desirable to perform these tasks?
a. Above-elbow height
, b. at-elbow height
c. slightly-below elbow height
d. significantly-below elbow height
c. Adduction - Answer-Which movement is most likely to become limited following
damage to the gracilis muscle?
a. Hip abd.
b. Hip ext. rot.
c. Hip add.
d. Knee extension
c. Heat sensitivity, bladder dysfunction, and cognitive defecits - Answer-Which of
the following signs and symptoms are expected for an individual with MS?
a. Diiffuse non-articular pain, multiple tender points and sleep disturbance
b. Pain during joint use, cartilage destruction and gait problems
c. Heat sensitivity, bladder dysfunction and cognitive defecits
d. Prolonged morning stiffness, joint swelling and muscle weakness.
c. Inflammation, proliferation, remodelling - Answer-What is the appropriate order
for the three phases of the healing process?
a. endurance, proliferation, flexibility
b. flexibility, inflammation, remodelling,
c. inflammation, proliferation, remodelling
d. proliferation, strength, remodelling
a. They are nearly identical to male sex hormones - Answer-Which is the following
is a characteristic of the androgenic-anabolic steroids?
a. They are nearly identical to male sex hormones
Underweight - Answer-What is a person with a BMI of 17.5 considered?
Beta blocker - Answer-Which class of medication has the greatest influence on
both resting and exercise heart rate?
a. Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor
b. Statin
c. Beta blocker
d. Diuretic
When the applied load exceeds the failure tolerance of the tissue - Answer-In
general, when does injury or failure of a tissue occur?
a. Whenever a load is applied to the tissue
b. When the applied load exceeds the failure tolerance of a tissue
c. When the applied load is followed by a period of rest
d. When the failure tolerance of the tissue exceeds the applied load
This person's CV fitness is low - Answer-a 25-year old male produces a relative
VO2 max of 25 mL/kg/min on a treadmill test. What should the kinesiologist
conclude?
a. This person's CV fitness is very high for his cohort
b. This person's CV fitness is average...
c. This person's CV fitness is very low...
d. It is difficult to assess cardiovascular fitness from his VO2 max score
Explain that weight will be an issue post-surgery and discuss lifestyle modification
- Answer-Mr. Ron, 44 years old, presents to the clinic with a physician's referral for
weight management and pre-anthroscopic knee surgery strengthening. Mr. Ron is
,103.6kg with 30% BF, on a 168 cm frame and a weekend athlete. What should the
kinesiologist do?
a. Tell him to lose some weight before surgery and drop calories by 1,000 per day
b. Explain that weight will be an issue post-surgery and discuss lifestyle
modification
c. Suggest that he start a high-intensity plyometric program
d. Focus on a pre-surgery rehabilitation plan for his knee
a. Children typically have a lower SV than adults - Answer-Why is HR higher, both
at rest and during exercise, in children?
a. Children typically have a lower stroke volume than adults
b. Children have lower peripheral resistance than adults
c. Children have an increased ability to sweat
d. Children have an increased vascular stiffness
d. It protracts and holds the scapula against the thoracic wall - Answer-What
action does the serratus anterior have on the scapula?
a. It depresses and retracts
b. It retracts and rotates to depress the glenoid cavity
c. It depresses and rotates the scapula downward
d. It protracts and holds the scapula against the thoracic wall
d. Increased CO, decreased MO - Answer-The kinesiologist is starting a training
program with low-altitude athletes at a high altitude. What effect does high-
altitude exposure have on the heart during exercise during similar intensity
exercise at sea level?
a. Increased cardiac output (CO), decreased myocardial oxygen (MO)
requirements
b. Decreased CO, increased MO requirements
,c. Decreased CO, decreased MO requirements
d. Increased CO, decreased MO
a. Abduction - Answer-Which task will be most limiting for a person with a
supraspinatus injury?
a. Abduction
b. Flexion
c. Extension
d. Horizontal adduction
b. Force, repetition and postures - Answer-What are the primary ergonomic risk
factors for musculoskeletal disorders?
a. Postures, vibration, and work methods
b. Force, repetition and postures
c. Repetition, force, and vibration
d. Work methods, vibration, and temperatire
c. Systolic and mean arterial pressure increase, diastolic pressure stays the same -
Answer-For a healthy individual, how is blood pressure affected during exercise
with a progressive increase of intensity?
a. systolic, diastolic, and mean arterial pressures increase
b. systole inc., diastole dec., mean arterial ---
c. systolic and mean arterial +, diastolic ---,
d. syst and diastol +, mean arterial ---
a. Above-elbow height - Answer-A worker is required to perform precises work
tasks, such as writing or drawing, from a standing position. Which working height
is considered most desirable to perform these tasks?
a. Above-elbow height
, b. at-elbow height
c. slightly-below elbow height
d. significantly-below elbow height
c. Adduction - Answer-Which movement is most likely to become limited following
damage to the gracilis muscle?
a. Hip abd.
b. Hip ext. rot.
c. Hip add.
d. Knee extension
c. Heat sensitivity, bladder dysfunction, and cognitive defecits - Answer-Which of
the following signs and symptoms are expected for an individual with MS?
a. Diiffuse non-articular pain, multiple tender points and sleep disturbance
b. Pain during joint use, cartilage destruction and gait problems
c. Heat sensitivity, bladder dysfunction and cognitive defecits
d. Prolonged morning stiffness, joint swelling and muscle weakness.
c. Inflammation, proliferation, remodelling - Answer-What is the appropriate order
for the three phases of the healing process?
a. endurance, proliferation, flexibility
b. flexibility, inflammation, remodelling,
c. inflammation, proliferation, remodelling
d. proliferation, strength, remodelling
a. They are nearly identical to male sex hormones - Answer-Which is the following
is a characteristic of the androgenic-anabolic steroids?
a. They are nearly identical to male sex hormones
