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Applied anatomy and physiology for exercise, health and fitness

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Which heart valve separates the left atrium from the left ventricle?

Aortic valve

Mitral valve

Pulmonary valve

Bicuspid valve

Which blood vessel carries blood away from the heart?

Artery

Capillaries

Vein

If someone’s blood pressure is 145/95, what is the blood pressure classification?

Normal

Stage 1 hypertension

Prehypertension

Stage 2 hypertension

What plane of motion is your body moving in if you are performing front to back movement like a push up?

Transverse

Frontal

Sagittal

What muscle causes the extension and lateral rotation of the leg?

Gluteus maximus

Gluteus minimus

Quadriceps

Hamstrings

If you have weak glute muscles what posture problem are you most likely to have?

Backward tipped pelvis

Forward head and neck

Forward tipped pelvis

In the sliding filament theory what stage is it where the actin and myosin cross bridges bind and contract using ATP energy?

Muscle activation

Muscle contraction

Relaxation

Recharging

When does DOMS not normally appear?

1-2 hours after exercise

12 – 24 hours after exercise

Eccentric exercises

High impact exercises

Which nervous system is involved in voluntary control of body movements through the skeletal muscles?

Peripheral nervous system (autonomic)

Central nervous system

Peripheral nervous system (somatic)

What is it called when the muscles on one side of a joint relax to allow for contraction of muscles on the other side of the joint?

Stretch reflex

Reciprocal inhibition

Golgi tendon organ

Which hormone is responsible for the stress response?

Glucagon

Thyroid

Cortisol

Insulin

Which part of the digestive system is responsible for processing waste?

Small intestine

Large intestine

Liver

Stomach

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