040-444 Online Practice Questions and Answers

A baseball pitcher has been complaining of weakness in the lateral rotation motions of the shoulder. You have been asked to evaluate him for a strengthening program. Which of the following muscles would you have him concentrate on strengthening?

A. Subscapularis.

B. Teres major.

C. Latissimus dorsi.

D. Teres minor.

During exercise of increasing intensity, the SV of normal adults

A. Continues to increase throughout the duration of exercise up to Vo2max.

B. Remains relatively stable duringsubmaximal exercise of greater than approximately 50% of Vo2max.

C. Will continue to increase and then level off just before the achievement of Vo2max.

D. None of the above.

In terms of chronological age, early childhood is usually described as

A. Birth to 3 weeks.

B. 3 weeks to 1 year.

C. 1 to 6 years.

D. 7 to 10 years.

Body fat generally increases with advancing age, particularly between childhood and early adultophood, because of

A. An exponential increase in caloric consumption.

B. A great increase in caloric consumption and a small decline in fat production.

C. Body fat accumulation as a result of an imbalance between caloric intake and energy expenditure.

D. Alterations in resting metabolic rate.

The aging-related loss of elasticity (or "hardening") of the arteries is known as

A. Atherosclerosis.

B. Arteriosclerosis.

C. Atheroma.

D. Adventitia.

Flexibility is a measure of the

A. Disease-free ROM about a joint.

B. Effort-free ROM about a joint.

C. Habitually used ROM about a joint.

D. Pain-free ROM about a joint.

What common medication taken by clients with end-stage renal disease requires careful management for those undergoing hemodialysis?

A. Antihypertensive medication.

B. Lithium.

C. Cholestyramine.

D. Cromolyn sodium.

An appropriate exercise for improving the strength of the low back muscles are

A. Straight leg lifts.

B. Parallel squats.

C. Spinal extension exercises.

D. Sit-ups with feet anchored.

Why would a fitness facility be interested in public relations?

A. To increase exposure for the facility and sell its services.

B. To become involved in local politics.

C. To improve staff morale.

D. To make the staff work harder.

Tall, positive T waves may be caused to all of the following EXCEPT

A. Hyperacute phase of MI.

B. LVH.

C. Acutepericarditis.

D. Hypocalcemia.