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EXW 344 Final Exam1. The average life expectancy has decreased by 5 years over the past
100 years: False
2. The leading cause of the death in the US is cancer while the second
leading cause is heart disease: False
3. Which of the following are given as examples of additional demands
that often accompany heavy work: High environmental temperature
Awkward posture
Heavy loading of small muscle groups
4. Vigorous physical activity is, by definition, anything over 3 METs
(metabolic equivalents): False
5. In terms of gender roles and advantage in survival, what were said to be
the advantages of higher performance capacity and motor skills for a male in
early Homo Sapiens?: Advantage in getting food and defending against
other predators
6. The harvard fatigue laboratory was instrumental in the early
advancements of exercise physiology research by studying the responses
of the body under various stressors: True
7. According to our textbook, which book published in 1967 is often credited
as having launched a fitness revolution with its description of simple
walking and running plan progressions?: Jogging by Bill Bowerman
8. Who was the Secretary of Health and Human Services who got the
process started for creating a Physical Activity Guidelines Advisory
Committee: - Michael Leavitt
9. The Current "Play 60" initiative to get children exercising for at least 60
min per day would fit within the recommendations for children and
adolescents given in the 2008 Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans:
True
10.When did the American Heart Association officially recognize
Physical Inactivity as a risk factor for cardiovascular disease?: 1992
11.The first physical activity guidelines were published in 1957: False
12.Between the first and eighth editions of the ACSMs Guidelines for
Exercise Testing and Prescription, what section has changed the most?:
Lower end of the intensity recommendation
13.What is exercise physiology?: the study of the body's function during
exercise and its physiological adaptations to regular participation in
exercise
14.Records of Yoga from as 3300 BC are amongst the earliest records of
physical activity by humans for a purpose other than hunting, gathering
or immediate survival: True
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15.In relation to weight gain, what did the panel from the U.S. Dietary Guide-
lines Advisory Committee determine?: It may be necessary to get more
than 30 minutes of daily physical activity to prevent excessive weight
gain.
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16.Elderly women tend to be the most sedentary population: True
17.As we look at age and muscular strength, between what ages does the
book indicate we meet our peak in relation to normal growth/maturation?:
- 20-29 years of age
18.Which term is best defined as: Assessment of variation in the prevalence
of a trait or behavior by age, sex, ethnicity, and other geographic or
demographic factors: Descriptive epidemiology
19.According to research, and demonstrated in figure 3.7, which
gender shows higher levels of cardiorespiratory fitness at a given age?:
Males
20.As seen in both Canada and the United States, physical activity levels
are lower in childhood and increase through adolescence and into
adulthood.: - False
21.Sitting increases the risk of Type 2 Diabetes because cellular
glucose uptake is impaired at rest compared to physical activity: True
22.If I am focusing on getting my client with a sedentary occupation to
engage in many small bouts of light movement throughout their work day as
opposed to only engaging in one longer bout of movement, what am I trying
to get them to change?: The frequency of their movements
23.What is Resting Metabolic Rate?: Energy expenditure at rest when no
physical activity is occurring
24.About 1 hour of physical activity per day at 5-6 METs is needed to
offset the risk of sitting 6-8 hours per day: True
25.On average, how much time is a person with a sedentary
occupation spending sitting or reclining: 9-11 hours
26.Muscle glycogen utilization is highest during the beginning of
prolonged exercise and tapers off whereas fatty acid utilization increases
over time during prolonged exercise: True
27.Regarding gender, it is typical to see what percentage difference
between the VO2 of a woman as compared to a man: Men are about 15-
30% higher than women
28.The lactate threshold occurs due to the rate of appearance being
greater than the rate of removal: True
29.VO2 generally decreases with age by how much in a healthy person
on average?: 1%
30.When you stop exercising, oxygen consumption returns immediately
(with- in the first few seconds) to resting levels: False
31.Stenting is more effective than exercise in improving blood flow to all
areas of the myocardium (heart muscle): False
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32.EPOC (Excess Post-Exercise Oxygen Consumption) is greater after
low intensity exercise compared to high intensity exercise?: False
33.Exercise can increase leg blood flow in older adults: True
34.What does EPOC stand for in relation to time following exercise:
Excess Postexercise Oxygen Consumption
35.NHANES Began in the early 1960s: True
36.NHANES stands for National Health, Nutrition and Exercise Survey:
False National Health And Nutrition Examination Survey
37.NHANES data has been used to establish National Norms such as
growth charts: True
38.NHANES uses surveys, interviews, and physical examinations to
collect data: True
39. NHANES has determined world-wide disease and risk factor prevalence:
-
False
40.Which of the following p-values would, in most cases, and according to
the research concepts powerpoint, be considered statistically significant:
0.040;
0.001 (Anything less than 0.05)
41. The following table is from a large cohort study about the effects of
physical activity and body mass index on cardiovascular, cancer and all-
cause mortality among middle-aged Finnish men and women. Based the table,
on
men or women seem to benefit more from high physical activity do levels
it comes to cardiovascular mortality? Note: Use the hazard ratioswhenfrom
Model 1 for men and women.: Women
42.Which of the following is true of an experimental study as opposed to an
observational study when investigating the effects of exercise on
parameters of health?: In an experiment, the exposure/independent
variable (i.e. exercise) is manipulated/controlled by the researchers
43. The following table is from a large cohort study about the effects of
physical activity and body mass index on cardiovascular, cancer and all-
cause mortality among middle-aged Finnish men and women. Calculate the
percent- age of risk reduction of total mortality (all-cause mortality) for men
with high physical activity levels using the hazard ratios listed under Model
1. In other words, how much lower (percentage) is the risk of dyingcause
fromwithin
any
the follow-up period for middle-aged Finnish men who engage inhigh physical
activity levels compared to the reference category? Note: The nu mbers you
need to calculate the percentage of risk reduction can be found within the
red box. Hazard ratios are shown in that column, but they can be interpreted
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