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ACSM STUDY GUIDE WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS BIOMECHANICS - ANSWER-principles of physics related to energy and force as they apply to the human body PROXIMAL - ANSWER-CLOSER TO THE TRUNK DISTAL - ANSWER-further from the trunk SUPERIOR (CRANIAL) - ANSWER-above, toward the head INFERIOR (CAUDAL) -...

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ACSM STUDY GUIDE WITH COMPLETE

SOLUTIONS


BIOMECHANICS - ANSWER✔✔-principles of physics related to energy and force as they apply to the

human body


PROXIMAL - ANSWER✔✔-CLOSER TO THE TRUNK


DISTAL - ANSWER✔✔-further from the trunk


SUPERIOR (CRANIAL) - ANSWER✔✔-above, toward the head


INFERIOR (CAUDAL) - ANSWER✔✔-lower than, toward the feet


ANTERIOR (VENTRAL) - ANSWER✔✔-toward the front


POSTERIOR (DORSAL) - ANSWER✔✔-toward the back


MEDIAL - ANSWER✔✔-closer to the midline


LATERAL - ANSWER✔✔-further from the midline


THREE CARDINAL BODY PLANES - ANSWER✔✔-sagittal plane, frontal plane, transverse plane


SAGITTAL PLANE - ANSWER✔✔-makes a division into right and left portions


FRONTAL PLANE - ANSWER✔✔-makes a division into anterior (front) and posterior (back) portions


TRANSVERSE PLANE - ANSWER✔✔-makes a division into upper (superior) and lower (inferior) portions



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ROTATION - ANSWER✔✔-movement around a longitudinal axis, either toward or away from the midline


CIRCUMDUCTION - ANSWER✔✔-a combination of flexion, extension, abduction, and adduction


EVERSION - ANSWER✔✔-turning the sole of the foot away from the midline


INVERSION - ANSWER✔✔-turning the sole of the foot toward the midline


Bones of the skull, vertebral column, ribs, and sternum... - ANSWER✔✔-AXIAL SKELETON


VERTEBRAL COLUMN (SPINE) - ANSWER✔✔-serves as the main axial support for the body


4 Major curvatures of the adult vertebral column - ANSWER✔✔-cervical curve, thoracic curve, lumbar

curve,


sacral curve


KYPHOSIS "primary curves" - ANSWER✔✔-curves of the thoracic and sacral regions


LORDOSIS "secondary curves" - ANSWER✔✔-curves of the cervical and lumbar region


Commonly found abnormal curves in the sagittal plane - ANSWER✔✔-hyperkyphosis and hyperlordosis


HYPERKYPHOSIS - ANSWER✔✔-exaggerated posterior thoracic curvature


HYPERLORDOSIS - ANSWER✔✔-exaggerated anterior lumbar curvature


Commonly found abnormal curve in the frontal plane - ANSWER✔✔-scoliosis


STERNUM - ANSWER✔✔-midline of the chest


What are the 3 parts of the sternum? - ANSWER✔✔-manubrium, body, xiphoid process




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RF for family history - ANSWER✔✔-myocardial infarction, coronary revascularization or sudden death to

a 1st degree family member when >55 male, >65 female


RF for cigarette smoking - ANSWER✔✔-within 6 months


Risk factor for Dyslipidemia LDL - ANSWER✔✔-Lgreater than 130 mg/dL


RF Dyslipidemia Total Cholesterol - ANSWER✔✔-greater than 200 mg/dL


RF Dyslipidemia low HDL - ANSWER✔✔-less than 40 mg/dL


RF Sedentary minutes of activity, days of week, past # of months - ANSWER✔✔-less than 30 min/day, 3

days/week, for at least 3 months


RF Prediabetes fasting blood glucose - ANSWER✔✔-greater than or equal to 100 mg/dL up to 126


greater than or equal to 126 mg/dL - ANSWER✔✔-Fasting Blood Glucose for Diabetes diagnosis


RF for Obesity - ANSWER✔✔-body mass of greater then or equal to 30kg/m2; waist girthgreater than

102 cm for men and 88 cm for women


RF Age men, women - ANSWER✔✔-45 men, 55 women


Negative Risk Factor - ANSWER✔✔-HDL greater than 60 mg/dL


RF for hypertensive - ANSWER✔✔-systolic greater than or equal to 140; diastolic greater then or equal to

90; confirmed by 2 separate occasions or on hypertension meds


obesity - ANSWER✔✔-excessivly high amounts of body fat or adipose tissue in relation to lean body

mass




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