This is for a prep quiz on the physiology of exercise. If you could
just answer the multiple choice questions, it will better help me
prepare for my quiz and final
1.
Which of the following does not contribute to osteoporosis?
A) estrogen deficiency
B) inadequate calcium intake
C) inadequate sodium intake
D) inadequate physical activity
2. Of the following choices, which is the safest form of exercise during pregnancy?
A) sit-ups
B) jogging
C) jump roping
D) swimming
3. During which phase of the menstrual cycle is women?s sports
performance the best?
A) the flow phase
B) the proliferative phase
C) the secretory phase
D) there is no evidence that performance is best in any one phase
4. With either cardiorespiratory endurance training or strength
training, both men and women experience
A) gains in fat-free mass
B) gains of relative fat
C) gains of fat mass
D) gains in total body mass
5. Which of the following is not a diagnostic criteria for anorexia nervosa?
A) intense fear of gaining weight or becoming fat, even though underweight
B) refusal to maintain body weight over a minimally normal weight
for age and height
C) disturbance in the way in which one?s body weight or shape is experienced
D) binge eating and inappropriate compensatory behaviors
6. People with hypertension should be cautioned to avoid
A) activities that use isometric action
B) bicycling
C) running
D) all resistance training activities
7. Which of the following is not one of the basic factors of exercise prescription?
A) duration
B) intensity
C) mode
D) gender
8. Which of the following would not be a recommended guideline for
starting a resistance-training program?
A) start with a weight that is exactly one half of your maximal strength
B) when a given weight brings you to fatigue by the 8th or 10th
repetition in your first set this is your appropriate starting weight
C) perform three to four sets of each lift per day, 5 to 7 days per week
D) when you reach 15 repetitions on the first set, you are ready to
progress to the next higher weight
9. Optimal exercise frequency is
A) 1 to 2 days of training each week
B) 3 to 5 days of training each week
C) 4 days of training each week
D) 30 min. per day
10. Exercise intensity can be monitored on the basis of
A) training heart rate
B) metabolic equivalent
C) perceived exertion
D) A, B, and C
11. A complete training program consists of
A) warm-up, endurance, flexibility, and resistance
B) warm-up, stretching, endurance, and resistance
C) warm-up, endurance, flexibility, resistance, cool-down
D) warm-up, relaxation, flexibility, cool-down
12. The number one cause of death in the United States is
A) cardiovascular disease
B) hypertension
C) diabetes
D) cerebral thrombosis
13. Unalterable risk factors for hypertension include
A) high sodium intake, age and race
B) high sodium intake, heredity, race, and gender
C) heredity, advanced age, and race
D) obesity, blood lipids, and age
14. Controllable risk factors for hypertension include
A) heredity, advanced age, and race
B) insulin resistance, obesity, diet, use of oral contraceptives,
and physical activity
C) smoking, hypertension, elevated blood lipids, and physical activity
D) heredity, diet, physical acitivity
15. Which of the following is not a consequence of congestive heart failure?
A) edema
B) shortness of breath
C) need for a heart transplant
D) high blood pressure
16. Which of the following is not a training adaptation that might
reduce the risk of coronary artery disease?
A) decreased stroke volume
B) hypertrophy of the heart
C) increased coronary circulation capacity
D) improved collateral circulation of the heart
17. Based only on information provided here, who of the following is
most likely to develop coronary artery disease?
A) a female executive who has mild hypertension and no family
history of coronary artery disease
B) a male computer programmer who smokes and whose father died of a
heart attack at age 49
C) a male farmer who drinks occasionally and plays golf two times a week
D) a female computer programmer who smokes and whose mother died of
cancer at age 55
18. A person attempting to lose 24lbs. should attempt to reach this
goal no faster than
A) 4 to 6 weeks
B) 6 to 8 weeks
C) 8 to 12 weeks
D) 12 to 24 weeks
19. Upper-body obesity is a risk factor for which of the following conditions.
A) coronary heart disease and hypertension
B) stroke and elevated blood lipids
C) diabetes
D) all of the above
20. Weight control depends on which of the following?
A) hormones
B) a balance between caloric intake and physical activity
C) a balanced diet
D) both A and D |
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