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AEA Certification Test Bank Questions and Answers (Verified)
- Name three primary options available for the endurance component of an
aquatic workout.: 1. Cardiorespiratory Endurance Training
- Muscular Fitness Training
- Muscular Flexibility and ROM Training
2. muscular strength: is defined as the maximum force that can be exerted by a
muscle or muscle group against a resistance.
- Golgi tendon organ: This proprietorial is found in the tendons of your muscle and
measure muscle tension.
- 6 components to fitness skills: balance, coordination, speed, power, agility,
reaction time
- What is the difference between maximal heart rate and heart rate reserve?-
: Max HR-the highest HR a person can achieve and is measured with a max HR test
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HR Reserve-your minimal HR minus your resting HR
6. How does compression lower your Heart Rate in the water?: The water
compresses all body systems, including the vascular system, causing a smaller venous load to the heart, reducing HR.
7. What is ACSMs recommendation for frequency for resistance training?: 2-3
days per week for each major muscle group
8. Define body composition: The body relative percentage of fat as compared to
lean tissue (bones, muscles, and organs)
- List 5 benefits of regular excercise: physical appearance, increase in functional
capacity, heart and bone strength, strengthen walls of vessels, improve strength & endurance, improve efficiency of nerves, improves psychological function
10. calculating exercise intensity using the Karvonen Formula is known as: HR
reserve method
11. The skeletal system provides our bodies with support, protection and: -
Shape
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12. The humerus is classified as what type of bone?: Long
13. Which characteristic of muscle allows it to shorten and thicken?: con-
tractibilty
14. Which muscle flexes the leg at the knee.: hamstrings
15. What is the motor neuron?: nerve cell that innervates muscle fibers to move
- Name the 11 systems of the body: integumentary, skeletal, muscular, nervous,
endocrine, cardiovascular, lymphatic, respiratory, digestive, urinary, reproductive
17. 6 anatomical reference terms relating to exercise: superior/inferior
anterior/posterior lateral/medial
- 3 types of muscle tissues in the body: visceral / cardiac / skeletal 3 / 4
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19. The process by which bones grow in the body is called: ossification
20. is moving away from the mid-line of the body: Abduction
- flexion and extension are performed primarily in the
plane.: Sagittal
22. In a third class lever, the is between the and : effort/ful-
crum/resistance
23. What type of joint is the elbow: hinge
24. 3 natural curves in the spine: cervical/thoracic/lumbar
25. In deep water, you primary manipulate your center of: buoyancy
26. 6 movement terms used to identify joint actions: flexion/extension
adduction/abduction elevation/depression protraction/retraction pronation/supination inversion/eversion medial/lateral rotation
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