AEA CERTIFICATION FINAL EXAM PAPER 2026
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◉ Golgi tendon organ. Answer: This proprietorial is found in the
tendons of your muscle and measure muscle tension.
◉ 6 components to fitness skills. Answer: balance, coordination,
speed, power, agility, reaction time
◉ What is the difference between maximal heart rate and heart rate
reserve?. Answer: Max HR-the highest HR a person can achieve and
is measured with a max HR test or estimated with 220 minus your
age.
HR Reserve-your minimal HR minus your resting HR
◉ How does compression lower your HR in the water?. Answer: The
water compresses all body systems, including the vascular system,
causing a smaller venous load to the heart, reducing HR.
◉ What is ACSMs recommended frequency for resistance training?.
Answer: 2-3 days per week for each major muscle group
,◉ Define body composition. Answer: The body relative percentage
of fat as compared to lean tissue (bones, muscles, and organs)
◉ List 5 benefits of regular excercise. Answer: physical appearance,
increase in functional capacity, heart and bone strength, strengthen
walls of vessels, improve strength & endurance, improve efficiency
of nerves, importer psychological function
◉ calculating exercise intensity with Karvonen Formula is known
as.... Answer: HR reserve method
◉ The skeletal system provides our bodies with support, protection
and. Answer: shape
◉ The humerus is classified as a ____________________ bone.. Answer:
Long
◉ Which characteristic of muscle allows it to shorten and thicken?.
Answer: contractibility
◉ The ________________________- muscle group fleses the leg at the knee..
Answer: hamstrings
, ◉ What is the motor neuron?. Answer: nerve cell that innervates
muscle fibers to move
◉ Name the 11 systems of the body. Answer: integument, skeletal,
muscular, nervous, endocrine, cardiovascular, lymphatic, respiratory,
digestive, urinary, reproductive
◉ 6 anatomical reference terms relating to exercise. Answer:
superior/inferior
anterior/posterior
lateral/medial
◉ 3 types of muscle tissues in the body. Answer: visceral / cardiac /
skeletal
◉ The process by which bones grow in the body is called. Answer:
ossification
◉ _______________ is moving away from the mid-line of the body.
Answer: abduction
◉ flexion and extension are performed primarily in the
_________________ plane.. Answer: Sagittal
UPDATED EXAM STUDY SHEET ALREADY
PASSED
◉ Golgi tendon organ. Answer: This proprietorial is found in the
tendons of your muscle and measure muscle tension.
◉ 6 components to fitness skills. Answer: balance, coordination,
speed, power, agility, reaction time
◉ What is the difference between maximal heart rate and heart rate
reserve?. Answer: Max HR-the highest HR a person can achieve and
is measured with a max HR test or estimated with 220 minus your
age.
HR Reserve-your minimal HR minus your resting HR
◉ How does compression lower your HR in the water?. Answer: The
water compresses all body systems, including the vascular system,
causing a smaller venous load to the heart, reducing HR.
◉ What is ACSMs recommended frequency for resistance training?.
Answer: 2-3 days per week for each major muscle group
,◉ Define body composition. Answer: The body relative percentage
of fat as compared to lean tissue (bones, muscles, and organs)
◉ List 5 benefits of regular excercise. Answer: physical appearance,
increase in functional capacity, heart and bone strength, strengthen
walls of vessels, improve strength & endurance, improve efficiency
of nerves, importer psychological function
◉ calculating exercise intensity with Karvonen Formula is known
as.... Answer: HR reserve method
◉ The skeletal system provides our bodies with support, protection
and. Answer: shape
◉ The humerus is classified as a ____________________ bone.. Answer:
Long
◉ Which characteristic of muscle allows it to shorten and thicken?.
Answer: contractibility
◉ The ________________________- muscle group fleses the leg at the knee..
Answer: hamstrings
, ◉ What is the motor neuron?. Answer: nerve cell that innervates
muscle fibers to move
◉ Name the 11 systems of the body. Answer: integument, skeletal,
muscular, nervous, endocrine, cardiovascular, lymphatic, respiratory,
digestive, urinary, reproductive
◉ 6 anatomical reference terms relating to exercise. Answer:
superior/inferior
anterior/posterior
lateral/medial
◉ 3 types of muscle tissues in the body. Answer: visceral / cardiac /
skeletal
◉ The process by which bones grow in the body is called. Answer:
ossification
◉ _______________ is moving away from the mid-line of the body.
Answer: abduction
◉ flexion and extension are performed primarily in the
_________________ plane.. Answer: Sagittal
