AEA STUDY
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QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS (A+)
___________ is defined as the maximum force
that can be exerted by a muscle or a muscle group
against a resistance - √Answer>Musclar Strength
Quiz :What type of stretching activates the muscle
spindles, specialized receptors in the muscle that
monitor muscle length change and the speed of
muscle length change? - √Answer>Ballistic
Stretching
Quiz :Name the six skill-related components of
fitness - √Answer>Balance, coordination speed,
power, agility, and reaction time
Quiz :What is the difference between maximal
heart rate and heart rate reserve -
√Answer>Maximal HR is the highest HR a person
can achieve. It is measured with a max HR test or
estimated with 220 minus your age. Heart rate
reserve is your miximal HR minus (-) your resting
HR
,Quiz :How does compression lower your heart rate
in the water? - √Answer>The water compresses
all body systems, included the vascular system,
causing a smaller venous load on the heart,
reducing heart rate
Quiz :What is the ACSM's (2018) recommended
frequency for resistance training? - √Answer>two
to three days per week for each major muscle
group
Quiz :Define body composition - √Answer>The
body's relative pertentage of fat as compared to
lean tissue (bone, muscles, and organs).
Quiz :List five benefits of regular exercise -
√Answer>- Improves physical appearance
- Increases functional capactiy
-Heart beccomes stronger
- Strengthens the walls of the blood vessels
-Improves strength and endurance
-Improves the efficiency of the nervous, lymph,
and endocrine system
- Improves psychological function
Quiz :When calculating exercise intensity, a
popular method is the Karvonen Formula, which is
known as the _____________ - √Answer>Heart
Rate Reserve Method
, Quiz :_________ is a subjective method of
assessing effort, strain, discomfort, and fatigue
experienced during exercise - √Answer>Rating of
Preceirved Exertion
Quiz :The skeletal system provides our bodies
with support, protection, and ____________ -
√Answer>Structure
Quiz :during the cardiac cycle, ____________ is
the active contraction of the heart muscle and
__________ is the relaxation of the heart muscle.
- √Answer>-Systole
-Diastole
Quiz :Which characteristic of muscle allows it to
shorten and thicken? - √Answer>Contractibility
Quiz :The ___________ muscle group flexes the
leg at the knee - √Answer>Hamstring
Quiz :What is a motor neuron? - √Answer>Efferent
neurons (nerve cells) that relay outgoing
information from the central nervous system to the
muscle cells
Quiz :Describe the Valsalva maneuver -
√Answer>Holding one's breath while exerting,
such as during exercise, creates unequal pressure
in the chest, causing blood pressure to drop and
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