Vocabulary

Question 1

PAR-Q

Answer 1

Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire

Question 2

Beta blocker

Answer 2

Medication type used to treat high blood pressure (hypertension) or irregular heart rate (arrhythmia)

Question 3

Hypertension

Answer 3

High blood pressure

Question 4

Arrhythmia

Answer 4

Irregular heart beat

Question 5

Calcium-channel blocker

Answer 5

Medication type which treats high blood pressure or angina (chest pain), caused by inadequate blood flow to the heart.

Question 6

Angina

Answer 6

Chest pain

Question 7

Nitrates

Answer 7

Class of drugs used to treat high blood pressure or congestive heart failure (the inability of the heart to adequately pump blood to the body’s organs.

Question 8

Congestive heart failure

Answer 8

The hearts inability to adequately pump blood to the body’s organs.

Question 9

Diuretics

Answer 9

Class of drugs that help purge excess water from the body and are often used to treat edema, congestive heart failure, or high blood pressure.

Question 10

Bronchodilators

Answer 10

Class of drugs which alleviate constriction in the bronchi and bronchioles of the lungs and are often used to treat pulmonary disorders such as asthma.

Question 11

Vasodilators

Answer 11

Class of drugd which relax blood vessels and are often used to treat high blood pressure.

Question 12

Antidepressants

Answer 12

Class of drugs which are mood elevators and stabilizers often used to help alleviate symptoms of depression and other psychistric disorders.

Question 13

Heart rate

Answer 13

The number of times tje heart beats per minute. Resting heart rates vary but men average 70 b/m, women 75 b/m

Question 14

Maximum heart rate

Answer 14

220 - clients age

Question 15

Blood pressure

Answer 15

Is a measurement which reveals how much blood flow force is being placed on the interior walls of a persons arteries. The top number, the systolic is the sound when the pluse is first heard reflecting the top level of force produced by the cardiac cycle. The diastolic, the bottom number,where the pulse fades away reflects lowest amount.of pressure produced during cardiac cycle.

Question 16

Systolic

Answer 16

Is the top number reading of blood pressure, the first detectable reading of pulse, repesenting the top level of force peoduced by the cardiac cycle.

Question 17

Diastolic

Answer 17

The bottom number measured in blood pressure when the pulse cannot be heard any more which reflects the lowest amount of pressure produced during the cardiac cycle.

Question 18

Fitness assessment

Answer 18

A tool for gathering insight about a clients past, present, future regarding health issues snd fitness levels. Used to help clients shape their goals and progress through an integrated training program