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Exercise Physiology

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the 5 components of fitness?

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2.

What is the ability to perform whole-body, large-muscle activities for extended periods of time?

a)

Fitness

b)

Cardiovascular endurance

c)

Muscular endurance

d)

Body composition

3.

What is the maximum force that can be applied by a muscle during a single maximum contraction?

a)

Muscular strength

b)

Muscular endurance

c)

Fitness

d)

Cardiovascular endurance

4.

What is the ability of the muscles to perform continuous contractions without fatiguing?

a)

Cardiovascular endurance

b)

Muscular endurance

c)

Fitness

d)

Muscular strength

5.

What is the ability of each joint to move through the available range of motion for a specific joint?

a)

Muscular strength

b)

Body composition

c)

Fitness

d)

Flexibility

6.

What refers to both the fat and nonfat components of the body?

a)

Fitness

b)

Body composition

c)

Flexibility

d)

Muscular endurance

7.

Maximum aerobic capacity is also known as?

a)

Cardiac output

b)

Stroke Volume

c)

VO2 Max

d)

CO2 Max

8.

Which of the following is how much blood pumped per heartbeat?

a)

Heart Rate

b)

Stroke Volume

c)

Cardiac Output

d)

VO2 Max

9.

Which of the following energy systems USES oxygen?

a)

Phosphagen (Direct phosphorylation)

b)

Anaerobic Glycolysis

c)

Aerobic Glycolysis

10.

Which of the following are ways for training adaptations for cardiovascular endurance?

a)

SAID principle

b)

Frequency

c)

Intensity

d)

Type

e)

Time

11.

What is described as: an individual must work harder than they are used to working to have physiological improvements?

a)

SAID principle

b)

Intensity

c)

Frequency

d)

Time

12.

What is the ability to generate force rapidly?

a)

Strength

b)

Power

c)

Frequency

d)

Intensity

13.

Enlargement of a muscle caused by an increase in the size of its cell in response to training is (a)   .

14.

Decrease of muscle caused by decrease in the size of its cells due to inactivity is (a)   .

15.

What are the 3 types of muscle contraction? (same length, muscle shortening, muscle lengthening)

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16.

Which of the following is the term for the muscle contracting to cause a movement?

a)

Agonist

b)

Antagonist

c)

Dynamic

d)

Static

17.

What type of stretching is known for "bouncing" and should actually be avoided?

a)

Static

b)

Dynamic

c)

Ballistic

d)

PNF

18.

Name ONE method for assessing body composition.

(a)