EXPH 1490 FINAL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Who discovered and documented the flow of blood through the body? - Answers-
William Harvey
Who won a Nobel Prize "for his discovery relating to the production of heat in the
muscle"? - Answers-Archibald Vivian Hill
What does ACSM stand for? - Answers-American College of Sports Medicine
Who was the first director of the Harvard Fatigue Lab? - Answers-DB Dill
______ is considered the first sports medicine physician. - Answers-Galen
Who was the first man to break the 4 minute mile barrier? - Answers-Roger Banni
True or false? Qualitative research uses a scientific approach designed for the collection
and analysis of numerical data typically obtained from subjects through direct testing or
questionnaires. - Answers-False
What type of article should be used to learn about/get a basic understanding of a topic?
- Answers-Review Article
What is the name of the process by which journal articles are reviewed before
publication? - Answers-Peer review
True or False? You should read a research article in the order it's written/presented and
in one sitting. - Answers-False
What type of research investigates the change in a variable (or variables) over time? -
Answers-longitudinal
Which of the following describe a review article? - Answers-A published literature review
that surveys key studies done in a certain area
What does it mean when a study is "double blind"? - Answers-Neither the person
administering the treatment nor the participant receiving the treatment are aware of
which condition they are in (i.e. whether they received the treatment or the control).
True or False? Licensure is not regulated at the state level, it is regulated by the federal
government. - Answers-False
True or False? A degree in exercise science or related field is required to be certified as
a personal trainer - Answers-False
What governing body certifies athletic trainers? - Answers-BOC (NATA/CAATE)
,Which of the following is not a certification offered by ACSM? - Answers-Strength and
Conditioning Specialist
Approximately how much additional schooling past an undergraduate degree can you
expect to complete to become a physician (DO or MD)? - Answers-4, 6, 7+
What is the purpose of starting in anatomical position? - Answers-To standardize
What are the 3 planes of movement and their corresponding axes? - Answers-plane:
sagittal - axis: frontal
plane: transverse - axis: vertical
plane: frontal - axis: sagittal
Determine the plane(s) in which the following activities occur - Answers-Nodding the
head to agree- Sagittal
Shaking the head to disagree- Transverse
Shuffling the body from side to side- Frontal
Performing stability ball crunches- Sagittal
Performing jumping jacks- Frontal
For each specific motion, provide the basic motion that it represents by using flexion,
extension, abduction, adduction, or rotation. - Answers-Exversion- Abduction
Inversion- Adduction
Dorsal Flexion- Flexion
Plantar Flexion- Extension
Pronation- Rotation
Supination- Rotation
Lateral Flexion- Flexion
Radial Deviation- Abduction
Ulnar Deviation- Adduction
You are about to perform a sit-up. You are mostly likely in the ______________. -
Answers-Supine position
, A gymnast performs a back-bend in the ______________ plane. - Answers-Sagittal
If moving in the frontal (coronal) plane, you would be rotating about the
______________ axis. - Answers-anteroposterior
The wrist is located ______________ to the fingers and ______________ to the elbow
on the arm. - Answers-Proximal, distal
The skater is rotating around on his toe, which plane is the skater moving in? - Answers-
Transverse
Which element is important in directly triggering contraction? - Answers-calcium Ca++
The correct order for the smallest to the largest unit of
organization in muscle tissue is __________ . - Answers-filament, myofibril, muscle
fiber, fascicle
Depolarization of the sarcolemma means __________. - Answers-the inside of the
membrane has become less negative as sodium ions accumulate
In relaxed muscle, the myosin-binding site on actin is blocked by __________. -
Answers-tropomyosin
Muscle relaxation occurs when __________. - Answers-calcium ions are actively
transported into the sarcoplasmic reticulum
Cardiac muscles differ from skeletal muscles in that they __________. - Answers-
contain intercalated discs
Smooth muscles differ from skeletal and cardiac muscles in that they __________. -
Answers-lack myofibrils
Which of the following statements describes smooth muscle cells? - Answers-They are
resistant to fatigue.
Muscular force exerted when the muscle lengthens is best classified as - Answers-
Eccentric contraction.
Which of the following statements regarding the motor unit is true? - Answers-A motor
unit can stimulate many muscle fibers.
A motor unit can stimulate a small number of muscle fibers.
A muscle group (i.e. pectoralis major) can be activated by more than one motor unit.
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