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EXSC-372 Final (Back of Book)

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EXAM #1
Chapters= 1,4,5,9,10
Chapter 1
17= Structure and Function of Body Systems
1. Which of the following substances regulates muscle actions?
b. calcium
2. Acts as the neuromuscular junction to excite the muscle fibers of a motor unit?
a. acetylcholine
3. when throwing a baseball, an athlete's arm is rapidly stretched just before throwing the ball. Which of the following structures detects and responds to that stretch by reflexively increasing muscle activity?
b. muscle spindle
4. From which of the following is the heart's electrical impulse normally initiated?
b. SA node
5. which of the following occurs during the QRS complex of a typical ECG?
b. repolarization of the atrium; depolarization of the ventricle
Chapter 4
86= Endocrine Responses to Resistance Exercise
1. After a bout of resistance training, acute hormonal secretions provide all of the following information to the body EXCEPT
d. energy expended
2. which of the following hormones enhance(s) muscle tissue growth?
a. growth hormone; IGF-I
3. Which of the following is not a function of growth hormone?
b. decrease collagen synthesis
4. Which of the following hormones has the greatest influence on neural changes?
b. testosterone
5. What type of resistance training workout promotes the highest growth hormone increases following the exercise session?
Rest= 30 seconds
Volume= High
Sets= 3
Chapter 9
200= Basic Nutrition Factors in Health
1. Maintaining adequate glycogen stores
a. spares the use of protein for energy
2. Which of the following best explains the need for increased protein intake by athletes?
b. increased need for tissue repair
3. The following is the most likely contributor to fatigue and poor performance?
b. iron deficiency
4. Which of the following is a recommendation for lowering undesirably high levels of blood lipids?
d. replace saturated fatty acids with monounsaturated or polyunsaturated fatty acids
5. Which of the following protein sources does not contain all essential amino acids in appreciable quantities?
c. lentils
Chapter 10
224= Nutrition Strategies for Maximizing Performance
1. The primary macronutrient that is addressed in the precompetition meals is...
b. carbohydrate
2. Which of the following makes the GREATEST contribution to total energy expenditure?
a. resting metabolic rate
3. Which of the following is characteristic of anorexia nervosa?
c. preoccupation with food
4. When an eating disorder is suspected, the strength and conditioning professional should
c. encourage further assessment by an eating disorder specialist
5. To maintain hydration during competition lasting less than 1 hour, it is recommended that athletes consume 3 to 8 ounces of water or a sports drink about every
a. 15 minutes
Chapter 5
112= Adaptations to Anaerobic Training Programs
1. Following resistance training, augmented neural drive to the working musculature is the result of
d. increased agonist muscle recruitment, muscle hypertrophy, and greater synchronization
2. When one is performing a box-to-box plyometric drop jump, in order to generate sufficient force in a limited amount of time (<200ms), which muscle fibers are bypassed through the principle of selective recruitment?
a. Type I
3. Which of the following performance or physiological characteristics is NOT usually observed in a state of nonfunctional overreaching (NFOR) within athlete population?
c. mood disturbances and depression
4. Following prolonged periods of detraining in elite strength/power athletes, which of the following physical
characteristics will likely show the largest reduction as a consequence of the removal of an anaerobic training
stimulus?
b. fast-twitch fiber cross-sectional area
5. Following a period of chronic high-intensity resistance training, a variety of physiological adaptations take place in a number of systems within the body that promote improved athletic performance in strength/power activities. If an elite athlete were to undergo 12 weeks of heavy strength training, which of the following adaptations would NOT be expected consequent to this type of anaerobic exercise?
c. reduced sarcoplasmic reticulum and T-tubule density
6. In which of of the following athletes might you expect limited bone mineral density (BMD) levels as a consequence of the force vectors and the physical demands associated with the given sport?
d. a 19-year-old 800m freestyle swimming with on year of dryland training
EXAM #2
Chapters 14, 17, 18, 19
Chapter 14
...
1. Which of the following is a nontemperature-related effect of a warm-up
c. elevation of baseline oxygen consumption
2. When stimulated during PNF stretching, golgi tendon organs allow the relaxation of the....
d. stretched muscle by its own contraction
3. which of the following stretching techniques decreases muscle spindle stimulation?
c. static
4. stimulation of muscle spindles induces a...
c. contraction of the stretched muscle
5. After performing the hold-relax with agonist contraction PNF stretch for the hamstrings, which of the following explains the resulting increase in flexibility?
1. autogenic inhibition
3. reciprocal inhibition

a. 1 and 3
Chapter 17
...
1. The basketball coach says his starting center needs to jump higher. In addition to the beginning.a plyometric program, which of the following resistance training exercises are most specific to this goal?
1. power clean
3. front squat

a. 1 and 3
2. The soccer team is tranisitoning from off-season to preseason training. How should the team's resistance training frequency be altered?
c. decrease frequency to all increase sport skill practice
3. An American football lineman has difficulty driving into defensive lineman and believes he has lost his explosive ability. Which of the following is BEST exercise order to help this athlete improve his performance.
b. power clean, back squat, hip sled, leg knee curl
4. Which of the following volumes has the potential to increase muscular strength the MOST?
a. 5 sets of 5 reps
5. A female triathlete need to improve the muscular endurance of her upper body. Using three sets of 15 reps per exercise, which of the following rest period lengths will MAXIMIZE her goal?
d. 30 seconds
Chapter 18
...
1. Which of the following is NOT a phase of the stretch-shortening cycle?
d. isometric
2. Which of the following structures detects rapid movement and initiates the stretch reflex?
b. muscle spindle
3. Which of the following should be assessed before beginning a lower body plyometric training program?

I. balance
II. strength
III. training history
IV. lean body mass
c. I, II, and III only
4. Which of the following types of plyometric drills is generally considered to the the MOST intense?
c. depth jumps
5. Which of the following work-to-rest ratios is the MOST appropriate to assign to a plyometric training workout?
a. 1:5
Chapter 19
Speed
1. What does the term "impulse" refer to?
d. the relationship between force and time
2. Elite sprinters produce ____ forces in a _____ ground contact time as compared to their novice counterparts.
c. larger, shorter
3. In upright sprinting, an athlete's stride length is largely dependent on ________.
a. the amount of vertical force produced during the stance phase
4. Drills or tests that require the athlete to move rapidly in response to a stimulus such as a whistle, arrow, or opponent are best for measuring which of the following?
c. agility
5. Select the aspect of training that requires additional emphasis when the aim is to improve change-of-direction ability.
b. eccentric strength
Exam #3
Chapters: 7, 8, 11, 12, 21, 22
Chapter 7
...
1. An 8-year-old boy dramatically increased his upper body strength after following a six-month resistance training program. What is MOST responsible for this gain?
d. improved neuromuscular functioning
2. Growth cartilage in children is located at all of the following EXCEPT the
a. diaphysis
3. the conditioned characterized by a bone mineral density more than 2.5 SD below the young adult mean is called
c. osteoporosis
4. which of the following should be evaluated FIRST when one is designing a training program for a 68-year-old competitive female tennis player?
d. medical history
5. Deconditioned female college athletes who participate in sports such as basketball and soccer appear to be at increased risk for developing injuries to the
b. knee
Chapter 8
...
1. An Olympic weightlifter attempting a personal record is able to ignore the audience to concentrate solely on her performance. Which of the following abilities is this athlete most likely using to perform the exercise?
a. selective attention
2. An athlete's desire to perform to his or her potential is an example of.
d. achievement motivation.
3. For a high school American football team, if any player squats two times his body weight, his name is placed on the wall. This is an example of.
b. positive reinforcement.
4. How does an athlete's optimal level of arousal change with limited skill and ability to perform the activity?
b. it decreases
5. In teaching the push press, which of the following is an example of segmentation with pure-part training integration?
c. Practice dip, the drive and the catch independently before practicing the entire push press.
Chapter 11
...
1. Which of the following dietary supplements is (are) considered a stimulant?
b. caffeine and citrus aurantium
2. Which of the following is NOT part of caffeine's role in improving athletic performance?
d. decreased urine production
3. Which of the following is the BEST reason for aerobic endurance athletes to avoid erythropoietin use?
b. it may cause an unregulated increase in red blood cell production
4. Creatine supplementation improves all of the following variables EXCEPT
c. Endurance performance
5. Which of the following performance-enhancing substances
a. anabolic steroids
Chapter 12
...
1. Anaerobic capacity is quantified as the maximal power output achieved during activity lasting
a. less than 10 seconds.
2. Which of the following tests is NOT used to measure maximum muscular power?
c. 40-yard (37 m) sprint
3. Flexibility of which of these muscle groups or body areas is assessed during the sit-and-reach test
b. erector spinae and hip flexors
4. Which of the following is a reason for a trial of the T-test to be disqualified (figure 13.11)
d. running forward from cone A to cone B
5. When compiling results from the volleyball team's vertical jump testing, the strength and conditioning professional notices that most scores are similar, but there are three scores that are much higher than the rest. Which of the following measures of central tendency is most appropriate for this group?
b. median
Chapter 21
...
1. During which stage of the General Adaptation Syndrome does the body physiologically adapt to heavier training loads?
b. resistance
2. When relating the season terminology to periodization periods, which season corresponds to the preparatory period of training?
c. off-season
3. During which of the following periods are sport-specific activities performed in the greatest volume?
c. competition
4. The medium-sized training cycle that lasts two to six weeks in duration is referred to as a
b. block of training and mesocycle
5. Which of the following phases is (are) commonly used to vary workouts during the preparatory period?
a. hypertrophy and basic strength
Chapter 22
...
1. All of the following individuals can provide medical supervision during a college soccer match EXCEPT the
c. Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist
2. Which of the following is NOT typically the result of overuse?
b. grade III joint sprain
3. Which of the following is NOT one of the phases of healing following an injury?
b. reconditioning hypertrophy
4. Which of the following types of activity is inappropriate during the inflammatory response phase of a medial collateral ligament sprain?
a. lower extremity plyometrics
5. The rotator cuff muscles act as stabilizers to the should joint. During the maturation-remodeling phase of rotator cuff (supraspinatus muscle) tendinitis rehabilitation of a basketball player, what exercise repetition range is MOST appropriate for improving the muscular endurance of the rotator cuff muscles?
d. 12-20
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