CV/Resp/Fitness

The primary cause of death & disability in the US

• cancer

• stroke

• heart disease

• infectious disease

With movement, the body's demand for oxygen & waste removal is

• increases

• decreases

• stays the same

• oxygen decreases, waste removal increases

The pressure in the arteries between heart beats is referred to as

• blood pressure

• systole

• diastole

• pulse

Two general types of muscle fibers are

• skeletal & cardiac

• skeletal & smooth

• fast & slow

• fast twitch & slow twitch

How much blood the heart pumps with each contraction is

• stroke volume

• tidal volume

• cardiac output

• heart rate

An important indicator of general health

• blood pressure

• body composition

• flexibility

• respiration rate

High blood pressure is a measure greater than

• 120/80

• 130/90

• 140/80

• 130/80

The "lub-dub" heard in the heart is the result of

• the heart valves closing

• the heart valves opening

• the heart beating

• there's no such sound

Tubes that move air from the trachea to the lungs

• bronchi

• bronchioloes

• alveoli

• esophagus

What fitness component are you measuring by doing a push-up test?

• muscular strength

• cardiovascular endurance

• muscular endurance

• flexibility