COKO Exam Prep All of the following questions are from

COKO Exam Prep (All of the following questions are from the COKO practice test) With Complete Answers

2023/2024

What is a person with a BMI of 17.5 considered? - Correct Answer Underweight Which class of medication has the greatest influence on both resting and exercise heart rate?

• Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor
• Statin
• Beta blocker
• Diuretic - Correct Answer Beta blocker

In general, when does injury or failure of a tissue occur?

• Whenever a load is applied to the tissue
• When the applied load exceeds the failure tolerance of a tissue
• When the applied load is followed by a period of rest
• When the failure tolerance of the tissue exceeds the applied load - Correct Answer

When the applied load exceeds the failure tolerance of the tissue a 25-year old male produces a relative VO2 max of 25 mL/kg/min on a treadmill test.What should the kinesiologist conclude?

• This person's CV fitness is very high for his cohort
• This person's CV fitness is average...
• This person's CV fitness is very low...
• It is difficult to assess cardiovascular fitness from his VO2 max score - Correct

Answer This person's CV fitness is low Mr. Ron, 44 years old, presents to the clinic with a physician's referral for weight management and pre-anthroscopic knee surgery strengthening. Mr. Ron is 103.6kg with 30% BF, on a 168 cm frame and a weekend athlete. What should the kinesiologist do?

• Tell him to lose some weight before surgery and drop calories by 1,000 per day
• Explain that weight will be an issue post-surgery and discuss lifestyle modification
• Suggest that he start a high-intensity plyometric program
• Focus on a pre-surgery rehabilitation plan for his knee - Correct Answer Explain that

weight will be an issue post-surgery and discuss lifestyle modification Why is HR higher, both at rest and during exercise, in children?

• Children typically have a lower stroke volume than adults
• Children have lower peripheral resistance than adults
• Children have an increased ability to sweat
• Children have an increased vascular stiffness - Correct Answer a. Children typically

have a lower SV than adults What action does the serratus anterior have on the scapula?

• It depresses and retracts 1 / 2

• It retracts and rotates to depress the glenoid cavity
• It depresses and rotates the scapula downward
• It protracts and holds the scapula against the thoracic wall - Correct Answer d. It

protracts and holds the scapula against the thoracic wall The kinesiologist is starting a training program with low-altitude athletes at a high altitude. What effect does high-altitude exposure have on the heart during exercise during similar intensity exercise at sea level?

• Increased cardiac output (CO), decreased myocardial oxygen (MO) requirements
• Decreased CO, increased MO requirements
• Decreased CO, decreased MO requirements
• Increased CO, decreased MO - Correct Answer d. Increased CO, decreased MO

Which task will be most limiting for a person with a supraspinatus injury?

• Abduction
• Flexion
• Extension
• Horizontal adduction - Correct Answer a. Abduction

What are the primary ergonomic risk factors for musculoskeletal disorders?

• Postures, vibration, and work methods
• Force, repetition and postures
• Repetition, force, and vibration
• Work methods, vibration, and temperatire - Correct Answer b. Force, repetition and

postures For a healthy individual, how is blood pressure affected during exercise with a progressive increase of intensity?

• systolic, diastolic, and mean arterial pressures increase
• systole inc., diastole dec., mean arterial ---
• systolic and mean arterial +, diastolic ---,
• syst and diastol +, mean arterial --- - Correct Answer c. Systolic and mean arterial

pressure increase, diastolic pressure stays the same A worker is required to perform precises work tasks, such as writing or drawing, from a standing position. Which working height is considered most desirable to perform these tasks?

• Above-elbow height
• at-elbow height
• slightly-below elbow height
• significantly-below elbow height - Correct Answer a. Above-elbow height

Which movement is most likely to become limited following damage to the gracilis muscle?

• Hip abd.
• Hip ext. rot.
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