Quizzes

Question 1

Is body mass index an adequate measurement of diseases risk for individuals across any fitness level?

Answer 1

No

Question 2

In conjunction with BMI, what is used to assess health risk and is valuable in assessing central obesity

Answer 2

Waist circumference

Question 3

What is the interrelationship among energy availability, menstrual function, and bone mineral density referred to?

Answer 3

The athlete triad

Question 4

How many skin fold sites are assessed

Answer 4

7

Question 5

What are two potential sources of error involved in the skinfold method for assessment of body composition

Answer 5

Subcutaneous fat not representing total body fat
Incorrect positioning of measurement of skinfold

Question 6

Subject A has a body mass of 50 kg and body fat percentage of 10%, what is their lean body mass in kg?

Answer 6

50 kg x 0.1 = 5; 50 -5= 45

Question 7

What corresponds to how many standard deviations away from your BMd is compared to the mean for a healthy young adult of the same sex?

Answer 7

T-score

Question 8

What corresponds to how many standard deviations away you BMD value is compared to the mean for your age sex and ethnicity

Answer 8

Z-score

Question 9

How do you determine if a subject has reached steady state in submaximal heart rate?

Answer 9

When HR does not change 6 bpm for 2 consecutive minutes

Question 10

Based on the ACSM position stand, which of the following would be expected to result in health benefits

Answer 10

Meeting SCSM exercise guidelines for physical activity; reducing time spent in sedentary pursuits; breaking up prolonged periods of sedentary behavior

Question 11

Predicting ones VO2 max can be valuable for making exercise prescriptions

Answer 11

True

Question 12

When estimating VO2 max using the extrapolation/graphing method it is advised to plot the two heart rates to fall between what values

Answer 12

120 bpm and 85% of max rate

Question 13

How long do students step for the Queens step test?

Answer 13

3 minutes

Question 14

Which methods will be used to predict VO2 max in todays lab

Answer 14

Non exercise VO2 max prediction; Submax heart rate extrapolation

Question 15

Calculate the heart rate reserve HRR for an individual with an HR max of 200 bpm and a resting HR of 80 bpm

Answer 15

200-80= 120 HRR

Question 16

Approximately what altitude are we simulating in todays lab/

Answer 16

Altitude of 14000 ft simulating pikes peak

Question 17

List two conditions which hypoxia will be administered during the lab procedure.

Answer 17

Resting and exercising on the bike erg

Question 18

When determininginspiring partial pressure of oxygen which parameters are dependent on altitude

Answer 18

Barometric pressure only

Question 19

Which statement best explains the shape advantages of hemoglobin oxygen dissociation crude at sea level

Answer 19

Near the top of the curve, small changes in PaO2 have minimal effects on SaO2

Question 20

The amount of oxygen dissolved in the plasma is extremely small compared to the amount bound to hemoglobin (T/F)

Answer 20

True

Question 21

Which of the following variables would not be affected from sea level to acute high altitude exposure?

Answer 21

Maximum heart rate @ VO2 max

Question 22

Is the percentage of oxygen in boulder less than at sea level?

Answer 22

No- why?

Question 23

Which of the parameters does not contribute directly to arterial oxygen consumption CaO2

Answer 23

Cardiac output

Question 24

Which of the following populations would be expected to have a larger percent decrease in VO2 max at 20,000 feet?

Answer 24

Elite endurance athletes

Question 25

You record the following data at rest: systolic BP = 100, diastolic BP= 70, what is the pulse pressure

Answer 25

100-70=30 PP

Question 26

How does systolic BP change with increased exercise intensity?

Answer 26

Increases