AEA CERTIFICATION EXAM LATEST
ACTUAL EXAM 2024-2025 COMPLETE
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____ is a subjective method of assessing effort, strain,
discomfort, and fatigue experienced during exercise.
Correct Answer rating of perceived exertion
The skeletal system provides our bodies with support,
protection, and _____. Correct Answer Structure
During the cardiac cycle, ____ is the active contraction of
the heart muscle and ___ is the relaxation of the heart
muscle. Correct Answer Systole, Diastole
Which characteristic of muscle allows it to shorten and
thicken Correct Answer Contractility
The ____ muscle group flexes the leg at the knee. Correct
Answer Hamstrings
What is a motor neuron Correct Answer Efferent neurons
that relay outgoing information from the central nervous
system to the muscle cells
,Describe the valsalva maneuver Correct Answer Holding
one's breath while exerting. Creates unequal pressure in
the chest, causing blood pressure to drop and decreasing
blood flow to the heart. Resuming normal breathing
creates a surge of blood flow to the heart, causing a sharp
increase in blood pressure.
Name the 5 systems of the body most actively involved in
movement and exercise Correct Answer 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 Correct Answer
Agonist
List the three types of muscle tissues in the human body
Correct Answer Visceral, cardiac, and skeletal
The process by which bones grow in the body is called
____ Correct Answer Ossification
____ states that you train only that part of the system or
body that is overloaded Correct Answer Specificity
Muscle balance should be considered for the front and
back, left and right sides, and ____ parts of the body
Correct Answer Upper and Lower
,Which metabolic system yields the highest amount of ATP
for the working muscles? Correct Answer Oxidative
system
Recovery pertains to two segments of training: recovery
____ exercise and recovery ____ an exercise session.
Correct Answer During; after
List 5 physical and psychological symptoms that
commonly accompany overtraining Correct Answer
Reduction in performance and coordination, elevated
resting heart rate and blood pressure, loss of appetite,
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? Correct Answer slow twitch
Concentric and eccentric muscle actions are part of a(n)
_____ muscle contraction Correct Answer Isotonic
When initiating exercise, the time of inadequate oxygen
supply is called ____ Correct Answer Oxygen deficit
A given overload must be exceeded in order to see
improvements in fitness. This is referred to as ______
Correct Answer Threshold of training
Name the three types of muscle actions that skeletal
muscle can generate Correct Answer Isotonic, isometric,
isokinetic
, ______ is moving away from the midline of the body
Correct Answer Abduction
Flexion and extension are performed primarily in the
______ plane Correct Answer Sagittal
In a third-class lever, the _____ is between the ____ and
_____ Correct Answer Effort; Fulcrum; resistance
What type of joint is the elbow? Correct Answer Hinge
Name the three natural curves of the spine Correct
Answer Cervical, thoracic, lumbar
The deeper the water in which you are exercising, the
more you have to consider the center of _____ Correct
Answer Buoyancy
List and define at least 6 terms used to identify joint
actions Correct Answer Abduction and adduction;
elevation and depression; protraction and retraction;
pronation and supination; inversion and eversion;
hyperextension; medial rotation and lateral rotation;
circumlocution; tilt
Define anatomical position Correct Answer The body is
erect, arms by the side, palms facing forward, legs
together, feet directed forward. Joints are neutral except
for the forearms, which are supinated
