ACE Health Coach Chapter 16 Exam
Questions and Answers 100% Pass
Metabolic syndrome - ✔✔Cluster of factors associated with increased risk
for coronary heart disease and diabetes
Risk factors - ✔✔Characteristic, inherited trait, or behavior related to the
presence or development of a condition or disease
Dyslipdiemia - ✔✔A condition characterized by abnormal blood lipid
profiles
Visceral adiposity - ✔✔Excess fat located deep in the abdomen that
surrounds the vital organs
Adipose - ✔✔Fat cells stored in fatty tissues in the body
Interleukin- 6 - ✔✔Pro-inflammatory substance associated with an increase
in cortisol levels (Pro inflammatory = Promotes inflammation)
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,Tumor necrosis factor alpha - ✔✔Pro-inflammatory protein involved in the
acute phase of systemic inflammation
C reactive protein - ✔✔Pro-inflammatory substance that is elevated in the
blood when there is inflammation present in the body
Cardiometabolic disease - ✔✔Condition that puts a person at increased risk
for heart disease & diabetes.
Elevated blood pressure, triglycerides, fasting plasma glucose, C-reactive
protein and decreased levels of HDL
Posture - ✔✔The arrangement of the body and its limbs
Flexion - ✔✔The act of moving a joint so that the two bones forming are
brought closer together
Degenerative disc disease - DDD - ✔✔Condition of advancing age and or
the result of the development of post traumatic arthritis
Atherosclerosis - ✔✔Specific form of arteriosclerosis characterized by the
accumulation of fatty material on the inner walls of the arteries, causing
them to harden, thicken and lose elasticity
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, Plantar fascitis - ✔✔Inflammation of the plantar fascia, a broad band of
connective tissue running along the sole of the foot, caused by stretching or
tearing the tissue, usually near the attachment of the heel
Cartilage - ✔✔Smooth semi-opaque material that absorbs shock and
reduces friction between the bones of a joint
Ground reaction force - ✔✔Force exerted by the ground on a body in
contact with it
Flexibility - ✔✔Ability to move joints through their normal full range of
motion
Balance - ✔✔Ability to maintain the body's position over its base of
support, both statically and dynamically
Muscular endurance - ✔✔Ability of a muscle or muscle group to exert
force against a resistance over a period of time
Muscular strength - ✔✔The maximal force a muscle or muscle group can
exert during contraction
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Questions and Answers 100% Pass
Metabolic syndrome - ✔✔Cluster of factors associated with increased risk
for coronary heart disease and diabetes
Risk factors - ✔✔Characteristic, inherited trait, or behavior related to the
presence or development of a condition or disease
Dyslipdiemia - ✔✔A condition characterized by abnormal blood lipid
profiles
Visceral adiposity - ✔✔Excess fat located deep in the abdomen that
surrounds the vital organs
Adipose - ✔✔Fat cells stored in fatty tissues in the body
Interleukin- 6 - ✔✔Pro-inflammatory substance associated with an increase
in cortisol levels (Pro inflammatory = Promotes inflammation)
1
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,Tumor necrosis factor alpha - ✔✔Pro-inflammatory protein involved in the
acute phase of systemic inflammation
C reactive protein - ✔✔Pro-inflammatory substance that is elevated in the
blood when there is inflammation present in the body
Cardiometabolic disease - ✔✔Condition that puts a person at increased risk
for heart disease & diabetes.
Elevated blood pressure, triglycerides, fasting plasma glucose, C-reactive
protein and decreased levels of HDL
Posture - ✔✔The arrangement of the body and its limbs
Flexion - ✔✔The act of moving a joint so that the two bones forming are
brought closer together
Degenerative disc disease - DDD - ✔✔Condition of advancing age and or
the result of the development of post traumatic arthritis
Atherosclerosis - ✔✔Specific form of arteriosclerosis characterized by the
accumulation of fatty material on the inner walls of the arteries, causing
them to harden, thicken and lose elasticity
2
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, Plantar fascitis - ✔✔Inflammation of the plantar fascia, a broad band of
connective tissue running along the sole of the foot, caused by stretching or
tearing the tissue, usually near the attachment of the heel
Cartilage - ✔✔Smooth semi-opaque material that absorbs shock and
reduces friction between the bones of a joint
Ground reaction force - ✔✔Force exerted by the ground on a body in
contact with it
Flexibility - ✔✔Ability to move joints through their normal full range of
motion
Balance - ✔✔Ability to maintain the body's position over its base of
support, both statically and dynamically
Muscular endurance - ✔✔Ability of a muscle or muscle group to exert
force against a resistance over a period of time
Muscular strength - ✔✔The maximal force a muscle or muscle group can
exert during contraction
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