EXW 344 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ACCURATE ANSWERS
The average life expectancy has decreased by 5 years over the past 100 years -
Answers - False
The leading cause of the death in the US is cancer while the second leading cause is
heart disease - Answers - False
Which of the following are given as examples of additional demands that often
accompany heavy work - Answers - High environmental temperature
Awkward posture
Heavy loading of small muscle groups
Vigorous physical activity is, by definition, anything over 3 METs (metabolic equivalents)
- Answers - False
In terms of gender roles and advantage in survival, what were said to be the
advantages of higher performance capacity and motor skills for a male in early Homo
Sapiens? - Answers - Advantage in getting food and defending against other predators
The harvard fatigue laboratory was instrumental in the early advancements of exercise
physiology research by studying the responses of the body under various stressors -
Answers - True
According to our textbook, which book published in 1967 is often credited as having
launched a fitness revolution with its description of simple walking and running plan
progressions? - Answers - Jogging by Bill Bowerman
Who was the Secretary of Health and Human Services who got the process started for
creating a Physical Activity Guidelines Advisory Committee - Answers - Michael Leavitt
The Current "Play 60" initiative to get children exercising for at least 60 min per day
would fit within the recommendations for children and adolescents given in the 2008
Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans - Answers - True
When did the American Heart Association officially recognize Physical Inactivity as a
risk factor for cardiovascular disease? - Answers - 1992
The first physical activity guidelines were published in 1957 - Answers - False
Between the first and eighth editions of the ACSMs Guidelines for Exercise Testing and
Prescription, what section has changed the most? - Answers - Lower end of the
intensity recommendation
,What is exercise physiology? - Answers - the study of the body's function during
exercise and its physiological adaptations to regular participation in exercise
Records of Yoga from as 3300 BC are amongst the earliest records of physical activity
by humans for a purpose other than hunting, gathering or immediate survival - Answers
- True
In relation to weight gain, what did the panel from the U.S. Dietary Guidelines Advisory
Committee determine? - Answers - It may be necessary to get more than 30 minutes of
daily physical activity to prevent excessive weight gain.
Elderly women tend to be the most sedentary population - Answers - True
As we look at age and muscular strength, between what ages does the book indicate
we meet our peak in relation to normal growth/maturation? - Answers - 20-29 years of
age
Which term is best defined as: Assessment of variation in the prevalence of a trait or
behavior by age, sex, ethnicity, and other geographic or demographic factors - Answers
- Descriptive epidemiology
According to research, and demonstrated in figure 3.7, which gender shows higher
levels of cardiorespiratory fitness at a given age? - Answers - Males
As seen in both Canada and the United States, physical activity levels are lower in
childhood and increase through adolescence and into adulthood. - Answers - False
Sitting increases the risk of Type 2 Diabetes because cellular glucose uptake is
impaired at rest compared to physical activity - Answers - True
If I am focusing on getting my client with a sedentary occupation to engage in many
small bouts of light movement throughout their work day as opposed to only engaging in
one longer bout of movement, what am I trying to get them to change? - Answers - The
frequency of their movements
What is Resting Metabolic Rate? - Answers - Energy expenditure at rest when no
physical activity is occurring
About 1 hour of physical activity per day at 5-6 METs is needed to offset the risk of
sitting 6-8 hours per day - Answers - True
On average, how much time is a person with a sedentary occupation spending sitting or
reclining - Answers - 9-11 hours
, Muscle glycogen utilization is highest during the beginning of prolonged exercise and
tapers off whereas fatty acid utilization increases over time during prolonged exercise -
Answers - True
Regarding gender, it is typical to see what percentage difference between the VO2 of a
woman as compared to a man - Answers - Men are about 15-30% higher than women
The lactate threshold occurs due to the rate of appearance being greater than the rate
of removal - Answers - True
VO2 generally decreases with age by how much in a healthy person on average? -
Answers - 1%
When you stop exercising, oxygen consumption returns immediately (within the first few
seconds) to resting levels - Answers - False
Stenting is more effective than exercise in improving blood flow to all areas of the
myocardium (heart muscle) - Answers - False
EPOC (Excess Post-Exercise Oxygen Consumption) is greater after low intensity
exercise compared to high intensity exercise? - Answers - False
Exercise can increase leg blood flow in older adults - Answers - True
When you stop exercising, oxygen consumption returns immediately (within the first few
seconds) to resting levels - Answers - False
What does EPOC stand for in relation to time following exercise - Answers - Excess
Postexercise Oxygen Consumption
NHANES Began in the early 1960s - Answers - True
NHANES stands for National Health, Nutrition and Exercise Survey - Answers - False
National Health And Nutrition Examination Survey
NHANES data has been used to establish National Norms such as growth charts -
Answers - True
NHANES uses surveys, interviews, and physical examinations to collect data - Answers
- True
NHANES has determined world-wide disease and risk factor prevalence - Answers -
False
ACCURATE ANSWERS
The average life expectancy has decreased by 5 years over the past 100 years -
Answers - False
The leading cause of the death in the US is cancer while the second leading cause is
heart disease - Answers - False
Which of the following are given as examples of additional demands that often
accompany heavy work - Answers - High environmental temperature
Awkward posture
Heavy loading of small muscle groups
Vigorous physical activity is, by definition, anything over 3 METs (metabolic equivalents)
- Answers - False
In terms of gender roles and advantage in survival, what were said to be the
advantages of higher performance capacity and motor skills for a male in early Homo
Sapiens? - Answers - Advantage in getting food and defending against other predators
The harvard fatigue laboratory was instrumental in the early advancements of exercise
physiology research by studying the responses of the body under various stressors -
Answers - True
According to our textbook, which book published in 1967 is often credited as having
launched a fitness revolution with its description of simple walking and running plan
progressions? - Answers - Jogging by Bill Bowerman
Who was the Secretary of Health and Human Services who got the process started for
creating a Physical Activity Guidelines Advisory Committee - Answers - Michael Leavitt
The Current "Play 60" initiative to get children exercising for at least 60 min per day
would fit within the recommendations for children and adolescents given in the 2008
Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans - Answers - True
When did the American Heart Association officially recognize Physical Inactivity as a
risk factor for cardiovascular disease? - Answers - 1992
The first physical activity guidelines were published in 1957 - Answers - False
Between the first and eighth editions of the ACSMs Guidelines for Exercise Testing and
Prescription, what section has changed the most? - Answers - Lower end of the
intensity recommendation
,What is exercise physiology? - Answers - the study of the body's function during
exercise and its physiological adaptations to regular participation in exercise
Records of Yoga from as 3300 BC are amongst the earliest records of physical activity
by humans for a purpose other than hunting, gathering or immediate survival - Answers
- True
In relation to weight gain, what did the panel from the U.S. Dietary Guidelines Advisory
Committee determine? - Answers - It may be necessary to get more than 30 minutes of
daily physical activity to prevent excessive weight gain.
Elderly women tend to be the most sedentary population - Answers - True
As we look at age and muscular strength, between what ages does the book indicate
we meet our peak in relation to normal growth/maturation? - Answers - 20-29 years of
age
Which term is best defined as: Assessment of variation in the prevalence of a trait or
behavior by age, sex, ethnicity, and other geographic or demographic factors - Answers
- Descriptive epidemiology
According to research, and demonstrated in figure 3.7, which gender shows higher
levels of cardiorespiratory fitness at a given age? - Answers - Males
As seen in both Canada and the United States, physical activity levels are lower in
childhood and increase through adolescence and into adulthood. - Answers - False
Sitting increases the risk of Type 2 Diabetes because cellular glucose uptake is
impaired at rest compared to physical activity - Answers - True
If I am focusing on getting my client with a sedentary occupation to engage in many
small bouts of light movement throughout their work day as opposed to only engaging in
one longer bout of movement, what am I trying to get them to change? - Answers - The
frequency of their movements
What is Resting Metabolic Rate? - Answers - Energy expenditure at rest when no
physical activity is occurring
About 1 hour of physical activity per day at 5-6 METs is needed to offset the risk of
sitting 6-8 hours per day - Answers - True
On average, how much time is a person with a sedentary occupation spending sitting or
reclining - Answers - 9-11 hours
, Muscle glycogen utilization is highest during the beginning of prolonged exercise and
tapers off whereas fatty acid utilization increases over time during prolonged exercise -
Answers - True
Regarding gender, it is typical to see what percentage difference between the VO2 of a
woman as compared to a man - Answers - Men are about 15-30% higher than women
The lactate threshold occurs due to the rate of appearance being greater than the rate
of removal - Answers - True
VO2 generally decreases with age by how much in a healthy person on average? -
Answers - 1%
When you stop exercising, oxygen consumption returns immediately (within the first few
seconds) to resting levels - Answers - False
Stenting is more effective than exercise in improving blood flow to all areas of the
myocardium (heart muscle) - Answers - False
EPOC (Excess Post-Exercise Oxygen Consumption) is greater after low intensity
exercise compared to high intensity exercise? - Answers - False
Exercise can increase leg blood flow in older adults - Answers - True
When you stop exercising, oxygen consumption returns immediately (within the first few
seconds) to resting levels - Answers - False
What does EPOC stand for in relation to time following exercise - Answers - Excess
Postexercise Oxygen Consumption
NHANES Began in the early 1960s - Answers - True
NHANES stands for National Health, Nutrition and Exercise Survey - Answers - False
National Health And Nutrition Examination Survey
NHANES data has been used to establish National Norms such as growth charts -
Answers - True
NHANES uses surveys, interviews, and physical examinations to collect data - Answers
- True
NHANES has determined world-wide disease and risk factor prevalence - Answers -
False
