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Kinesiology In Action Chapter 1-14 (post-test) Exam With Complete Solution...

Which factor should be considered when choosing a mental health professional? - ANSWER treatment philosophy Jerry has not worked out in several years. He has experienced some health issues and is realizing the importance of incorporating physical activity into his lifestyle again. Which of the following activities would be most appropriate for his fitness level? - ANSWER C

One of the overall goals in the studying the history of physical activity is to - ANSWER identify and describe patterns of change and staibility in physical activity an important research direction in history of physical activity that began taking shape in the 1980s was - ANSWER history of exercise and health Intercollegiate athletics were inaugurated on American college campuses by - ANSWER students

What best describes a palpation technique that uses the thumb or fingers to move across the fibers of a muscle, tendon, ligament, or other anatomical structure? - ANSWER Strumming What term best describes the amount of movement at a given joint? - ANSWER Range of motion The sensitive area of the muscle fiber that connects with a motor neuron at the neuromuscular junction is called the: - ANSWER Motor end plate

Sliding laterally off the lateral border of the scapula, you can feel the tube-shaped belly of which muscle? - ANSWER teres minor The teres minor muscle is innervated by the axillary nerve arising from C5 and C6 - ANSWER True Which is the ori

Proximal - ANSWER Closer to the midline of the body Distal - ANSWER Farther away from the midline of the body Superficial - ANSWER Closer to the surface Deep - ANSWER Closer to the incide center of the body medial - ANSWER Towards the center Lateral - ANSWER towards the outer sides

Posture - ANSWER state of the body in relationship to gravity, the ground and to its body parts or extremities Postural movements and changes are important because they do: - ANSWER 1. contribute to development of motor ability 2. Precede limb movement for increased function 3. maintain stability, center of gravity, and base of support 4. prepare the body for movemen

What field of Kinesiology is one in which we study the internal and external factors that influence how we learn to control and refine movement? - ANSWER Motor development/Motor learning Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding exercise physiologists? - ANSWER Exercise physiologists are concerned with both acute and chronic adaptations of the various systems of the body to exercise.

In which of the following planes and around which axis does abduction and adduction occur? - ANSWER Frontal plane around a sagittal axis In which of the following planes and around which axis does flexion and extension occur? - ANSWER Sagittal plane and around the frontal axis In which of the following planes around which axis does rotation occur? - ANSWER Horizontal plane and around a vertical axis

Which of the following is least likely to be a concept studied in biomechanics? - ANSWER body mass index (BMI) A golf ball stays on the tee until the golf club hits it. Which of the following principles best describes why this occurs? - ANSWER Newton's law of inertia Injuries to tissues of the body can be caused by forces whose magnitudes are within the limits that the tissue can tolerate if they are applied repeatedly over a long period of time. - ANSWER True