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AEA Certification Test Bank
Questions and Answers (Verified Answers)
1.Name three primary options available for the endurance component of
an aquatic workout.: 1. Cardiorespiratory Endurance Training
2.Muscular Fitness Training
3.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.
3.Golgi tendon organ: This proprietorial is found in the tendons of your
muscle and measure muscle tension.
4.6 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
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max HR test or estimated with 220 minus your age.
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)
9.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: –
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Shape
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
16.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
18.3 types of muscle tissues in the body: visceral / cardiac / skeletal
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19.The process by which bones grow in the body is called: ossification
- is moving away from the mid-line of the body:
Abduction
21.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/retracti
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