NCSF ALL UNIT EXAMS

NCSF ALL UNIT EXAMS The ability of vessels to expand and contract to accommodate blood pressure fluctuations is known as ______________. - ANS - vascular compliance Which of the following actions would have the greate ...

NCSF ALL UNIT EXAMS The ability of vessels to expand and contract to accommodate blood pressure fluctuations is known as ______________. - ANS - vascular compliance Which of the following actions would have the greatest positive impact on your client's health and well-being? - ANS - quitting smoking Hypertension causes a cascade of events that lead to the blockage of arteries from plaque termed ________. - ANS - atherosclerosis Your client was advised by her physician to begin an exercise program to reduce her high blood pressure. During her last evaluation it was measured at 141/92 mmHg. After 3 months of regular aerobic activity, what is a realistic blood pressure measurement to expect upon re-evaluation? - ANS - 130/84 mmHg What type of fat storage is considered a high risk factor for cardiovascular disease? - ANS - visceral VO2max correlates to both disease risk and lifespan making __________ the most important type of exercise for health. - ANS - cardiovascular training Why does a high-sugar diet increase the risk for obesity? - ANS - sugar increases insulin which inhibits lipolysis When programming resistance training, general guidelines all suggest the minimum frequency for total-body work is ____ per week? - ANS - twice While health maintenance requires physical activity equivalents of 1,000 kcal per week, for fitness-level protection that number increases to ______ kcals per week. - ANS - 2,000 Which is a key performance-related component of fitness for active aging? - ANS - muscular power Routine, moderate-intensity jogging will have what affect on one's blood lipid profile? - ANS - HDL will increase Which of the following would have the greatest impact on health for an individual who is overweight and inactive? - ANS - adding daily physical activity What is the correct movement of the glenohumeral joint during the tricep pushdown exercise? - ANS - no joint movement What is the dual-action muscle of the quadriceps; allowing it to act upon both the hip and knee joints? - ANS - rectus femoris What is the term used to describe the natural curvature of the cervical and lumbar spine? - ANS - lordotic All of the following are rotator cuff muscles, except: - ANS - levator scapulae Which muscle is responsible for the first 30 degrees of trunk flexion and is targeted during the crunch movement? - ANS - rectus abdominis When the hip and knee are fully flexed as seen in the single-leg squat (Bulgarian squat), what hip extensor is the prime mover? - ANS - gluteus maximus What muscle acts as the agonist during performance of the Romanian deadlift? - ANS - hamstrings During the descent phase of the standing barbell curl, the biceps contract _________. - ANS - eccentrically The prime mover of the dumbbell side raise exercise is the ______________. - ANS - deltoid Retraction of the scapula during the seated row is caused by: - ANS - concentric contraction of the rhomboids The majority of back injuries from incorrect lifting occur between which segments of the spine? - ANS - lumbar and sacrum __________ refers to a spatial familiarity from improvements in the nervous system. - ANS - Proprioception The deltoid becomes the primary abductor of the humerus beginning at what joint angle; reducing involvement of the rotator cuff? - ANS - 30° The performance of a lunge with forward press on a cable machine occurs in which movement plane? - ANS - sagittal Which of the following muscles cause movement in the frontal plane? - ANS - tensor fascia latae quadratus lumborum supraspinatus ALL OF THE ABOVE To avoid tibial translation (knee crossing the toe) during the forward lunge exercise, clients should be cued to: - ANS - take a broader step and push the back leg downward What would increase the proprioception requirement of the traditional lunge exercise? - ANS - moving backward instead of forward What muscle group is targeted when performing the front squat? - ANS - quadriceps Choose the exercise that would be used for increasing hip power. - ANS - alternating jump lunges What location on the body is used to spot the chin-up exercise? - ANS - Hands at the waist What is the most common error in the deadlift exercise that causes the back to round? - ANS - Too much weight is used Extending the knees before the hips Starting too far back from the bar ALL OF THE ABOVE Using integrated movement patterns for improved movement and performance is termed ____________. - ANS - Functional training Which of the following exercises represents an inappropriate use of training equipment? - ANS - Supine leg press using a Smith machine What should be avoided for a 47 year-old client that has osteoarthritis in their knee? - ANS - Box jumps Plyometrics Running ALL OF THE ABOVE Why is performance negatively affected when training in a hot, humid environment? - ANS - blood pressure increases heart rate decreases fluid loss increases ALL OF THE ABOVE How can the stiff-legged deadlift pictured be adjusted to a proper Ro