PFT 101 - Final Exam Review (Homework 03)

A health and fitness assessment is designed to:

• diagnose the medical or health conditions of a client.
• observe and document a client’s individual structural and functional status.
• prescribe medication based on a client’s health conditions.
• provide the best treatment to a client using new scientific methods.

Which of the following is part of the subjective information gathered in a fitness assessment?

• Physiological measurement
• Pulse
• Occupation
• Body composition

_____ is a questionnaire that has been designed to determine the safety or possible risk of exercising for a client based on the answers to specific health history questions.

• Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire (PAR-Q)
• Inhibitory control test
• McGill Pain Questionnaire
• Remote Associates Test (RAT)

Prolonged periods of sitting throughout the day are indicative of:

• high energy expenditure.
• low energy expenditure.
• good cardiorespiratory conditioning.
• good muscle conditioning.

In addition to elevated resting heart rate, blood pressure, and ventilation at rest and exercise, mental stress can lead to:

• tightness in the gastrocnemius.
• abnormal breathing patterns.
• increased dorsiflexion.
• poor control of the lower extremities.

Which of the following is an effect of an ankle sprain?

• A decrease in the neural control to the gluteus medius and gluteus maximus muscles
• A decrease in the neural control to muscles that stabilize the patella
• Decreased neural control to stabilizing muscles of the core of the ankle
• Decreased neural control of the rotator cuff muscles

What is the effect of beta-blockers on the heart?

• They increase the heart rate.
• They decrease the heart rate.
• They stop the heartbeat.
• They have no effect on the heartbeat.

_____ is recorded on the inside of the wrist.

• Axillary pulse
• Brachial pulse
• Radial pulse
• Carotid pulse

A person’s estimated maximal heart rate is found by subtracting his or her age from the number _____.

• 200
• 210
• 220
• 230

Identify the method used to estimate the amount of subcutaneous fat beneath the skin.

• Circumference measurement
• Skinfold measurement
• Body mass index
• Underwater weighing