AEA Exam Study Guide Questions and Answers (2023 / 2024) (Verified Answers)
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AEA Exam Study Guide Questions and Answers (2023 / 2024) (Verified Answers)
___________ is defined as the maximum force that can be exerted by a muscle or a muscle group against a resistance
Musclar Strength
What type of stretching activates the muscle spindles, specialized receptors in the mu...
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___________ is defined as the maximum force that can be exerted by a muscle or
a muscle group against a resistance
Musclar Strength
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?
Ballistic Stretching
Name the six skill-related components of fitness
Balance, coordination speed, power, agility, and reaction time
What is the difference between maximal heart rate and heart rate reserve
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
How does compression lower your heart rate in the water?
The water compresses all body systems, included the vascular system, causing a
smaller venous load on the heart, reducing heart rate
What is the ACSM's (2018) recommended frequency for resistance training?
two to three days per week for each major muscle group
Define body composition
The body's relative pertentage of fat as compared to lean tissue (bone, muscles, and
organs).
List five benefits of regular exercise
- 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
When calculating exercise intensity, a popular method is the Karvonen Formula,
which is known as the _____________
Heart Rate Reserve Method
_________ is a subjective method of assessing effort, strain, discomfort, and
fatigue experienced during exercise
Rating of Preceirved Exertion
The skeletal system provides our bodies with support, protection, and
____________
Structure
during the cardiac cycle, ____________ is the active contraction of the heart
muscle and __________ is the relaxation of the heart muscle.
-Systole
-Diastole
, Which characteristic of muscle allows it to shorten and thicken?
Contractibility
The ___________ muscle group flexes the leg at the knee
Hamstring
What is a motor neuron?
Efferent neurons (nerve cells) that relay outgoing information from the central nervous
system to the muscle cells
Describe the Valsalva maneuver
Holding one's breath while exerting, such as during exercise, creates unequal pressure
in the chest, causing blood pressure to drop and decreasing blodo flow to the heart.
Resuming normal breathign creates a surge in blood to the heart, causing a sharp
increase in blood pressure
Name the five systems of the body most actively involved in movement and
exercise
Skeletal, muscular, nervous, respiratory, and cardiovascular systems
In a muscle pair, the muscle that is actively contracting is referred to as the
____________, or prime mover
Agonist
List the three type of muscle tissues in the human body
Visceral, Cardiac, and Skeletal
The process by which bones grow in the body is called ______________
Ossification
__________ states that you train only that part of the system or body that is
overwhelmed
Specificity
Muscle balance should be considered for the front and back, left and right sides,
and __________ parts of the body
Upper and Lower
Which metabolic system yields the highest amount of ATP for the working
muscle?
Oxidative system
Recovery pertains to two segments of training: recovery __________ exercise and
recovery __________ an exercise session.
-During
-After
List five physical and psychological symptoms that commonly accompany
overtraining?
Reduction in preformance and coordination, elevated resting HR and BP, loss of
appetitie, soreness, increased illness or infection, as well as issues with sleep,
depression, and a reduced self-esteem
which type of muscle tissue is best suited for endurance activities?
Slow twitch
Concentric and eccentric muscle actions are part of a(n) _________ muscle
contraction
Isotonic
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