Muscular, cardiopulmonary, and metabolic adaptations to exercise are known as the training effect. (T/F) - ANSWERTrue
The body's automatic tendency to maintain a constant internal body environment through various processes is called: - ANSWERHomeostasis
BMR stands for - ANSWERbasal metabolic ...
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Muscular, cardiopulmonary, and metabolic adaptations to exercise are known as the training effect.
(T/F) - ANSWERTrue
The body's automatic tendency to maintain a constant internal body environment through various
processes is called: - ANSWERHomeostasis
BMR stands for - ANSWERbasal metabolic rate
Anabolism and catabolism occur at the same time throughout the body. (T/F) - ANSWERTrue
A calorie is a unit of heat. (T/F) - ANSWERTrue
The preferred unit in metabolic studies and nutrition labels is the kilocalorie (kcal). (T/F) -
ANSWERTrue
The primary (not the 'initial') fuel during endurance exercise is: - ANSWERFatty acids
The molecule used for storing and transferring energy in the body is called: - ANSWERAdenosine
triphosphate (ATP)
The ATP/CP pathway is the primary pathway used for activities lasting two minutes or greater. (T/F) -
ANSWERFalse
About 98% of the human body is composed of only six elements: oxygen, carbon, hydrogen,
nitrogen, calcium, and phosphorous. (T/F) - ANSWERTrue
The respiratory system is responsible for: - ANSWER- Supplying oxygen to the body
- Eliminating carbon dioxide in the body
- Helps regulate the body's pH balance
,The circulatory system consists of: - ANSWERHeart, arteries, and veins
The nervous system is made up of the: - ANSWERperipheral nervous system and central nervous
system
Excretion is one function of the digestive system. (T/F) - ANSWERTrue
Hormones are classified as: - ANSWERSteroids, Amino-Acid derivatives, Peptides
Hemoglobin is an oxygen-transporting protein in red blood cells. (T/F) - ANSWERTrue
The main purpose(s) of hormones is/are to: - ANSWER- Alter the rate of synthesis of your cellular
protein
- Change the rate of enzyme activity
- Change the rate of transport of nutrients through the cell wall
Tendons connect bone to bone. (T/F) - ANSWERFalse
The average human adult skeleton has: - ANSWER206 bones
Tendons: - ANSWERAre extensions of muscle fibers and connect muscle to bone
The anatomical terms for front and back are: - ANSWERanterior and posterior
Type I muscle fibers are predominantly aerobic. (T/F) - ANSWERTrue
Type II muscle fibers are entirely aerobic. (T/F) - ANSWERFalse
Muscular hypertrophy is a(n): - ANSWERincrease in muscle fiber size
, In a concentric contraction, the muscle lengthens to produce movements. (T/F) - ANSWERFalse
Kinesiology is: - ANSWERThe science or study of human movement, and the active and passive
structures involved
An isometric contraction is when: - ANSWERA muscle does not lengthen or shorten as it contracts
True synergy occurs when a muscle contracts to stop the secondary action of another muscle. (T/F) -
ANSWERTrue
An example of an antagonist muscle is: - ANSWERTriceps during a biceps curl
Adduction is a movement of a body part away from the midline of the body. (T/F) - ANSWERFalse
An example of flexion is the: - ANSWERConcentric action of a bicep curl
Flexion mainly occurs in which plane? - ANSWERsagittal plane
Newton's second law of motion deals with force and its relationship to mass and acceleration. (T/F) -
ANSWERTrue
Biomechanics is the study of: - ANSWERmovement
Muscular force is broken down into the components of: - ANSWERMagnitude, Direction, Point of
application, Line of action
Inertia can be categorized as: - ANSWERResting inertia and moving inertia
A first-class lever is similar to a seesaw. (T/F) - ANSWERTrue
The ability to perceive your position and movement of the body or limbs in space is known as: -
ANSWERKinesthesis
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