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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 5.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 1 / 4

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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-

• 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: - 2 / 4

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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 3 / 4

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19.The process by which bones grow in the body is called: ossification

20. 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 on

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