EXW 344 QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ACCURATE
ANSWERS
When looking at physical inactivity as a risk factor, the term "hypokinetic disease" was a
previously used term about 50 years ago. What does this term mean? - Answers - Due
to decreased or less movement
According to the National Center for Health Statistics, what is partial disability? -
Answers - Some degree of difficulty in performing activities of daily living
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
(T/F) The skeletal structure of Homo sapiens, with short femoral necks, stabilized foot
arch, short toes, and large hip and knee joint, is well adapt for long distance running. -
Answers - True
This is a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the
absence of disease or infirmity, according to the WHO. - Answers - Health
What is exercise physiology? - Answers - The study of the body's function during
exercise and its physiological adaptations to regular participation in exercise
(T/F) Records of yoga from as early 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
(T/F) The Harvard FL was instrumental in the early advancements of exercise
physiology research by studying the responses of the body under various stressors. -
Answers - True
Who would be most likely to be studying causes of death and then looking at ways to
understand the links between risk factors and how they lead to death? - Answers -
Epidemiologist
Regarding initial interests in physical activity by behavioral scientists, why was it that
they weren't learning about PA and how it relates to health? - Answers - Because they
were focusing on performance and motor skills acquisition
(T/F) NHANES began in the early 1960s. - Answers - True
(T/F) NHANES uses surveys, interviews, and physical examinations to collect data. -
Answers - True
, (T/F) The National Institute of Health, the Food and Drug Administration, and CDC are
among the agencies that rely upon NHANES to provide data essential for the
implementation and evaluation of program activities. - Answers - True
(T/F) NHANES stands for National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. - Answers
- True
(T/F) NHANES data has been used to establish national norms, such as growth charts.
- Answers - True
(T/F) Evidence clearly indicates that physical activity in childhood tracks into or
continues to happen in adulthood. - Answers - False
(T/F) As seen in both Canada and the US, physical activity levels are lower in childhood
and increase through adolescence and into adulthood. - Answers - False
(T/F) Leisure physical activity has decreased greatly in the last few decades. - Answers
- False
In regards to ethnicity, the males of which ethnic group showed the highest amount of
physical activity through the use of accelerometer data, although they report the least
amount of leisure-time activity? - Answers - Hispanic
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
(T/F) Physical activity, as opposed to sitting, lowers blood pressure chronically. -
Answers - True
(T/F) Watching more than 4 hours of tv per day increases your CVD mortality risk
compared to watching less than 2 hours per day. - Answers - True
(T/F) The "All or Nothing" format that we see skeletal muscular contraction engaged in
across the motor unit explains why we need less ATP when maintaining adequate
leisure time physical activity as compared to remaining sedentary. - Answers - False
(T/F) The current recommendations for healthy physical activity indicate that time spent
engaging in activities such as self-care casual walking, or taking out the trash can be
used towards accumulating your minimum of 30 minutes of moderate to vigorous
physical activity in a day. - Answers - False
ANSWERS
When looking at physical inactivity as a risk factor, the term "hypokinetic disease" was a
previously used term about 50 years ago. What does this term mean? - Answers - Due
to decreased or less movement
According to the National Center for Health Statistics, what is partial disability? -
Answers - Some degree of difficulty in performing activities of daily living
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
(T/F) The skeletal structure of Homo sapiens, with short femoral necks, stabilized foot
arch, short toes, and large hip and knee joint, is well adapt for long distance running. -
Answers - True
This is a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the
absence of disease or infirmity, according to the WHO. - Answers - Health
What is exercise physiology? - Answers - The study of the body's function during
exercise and its physiological adaptations to regular participation in exercise
(T/F) Records of yoga from as early 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
(T/F) The Harvard FL was instrumental in the early advancements of exercise
physiology research by studying the responses of the body under various stressors. -
Answers - True
Who would be most likely to be studying causes of death and then looking at ways to
understand the links between risk factors and how they lead to death? - Answers -
Epidemiologist
Regarding initial interests in physical activity by behavioral scientists, why was it that
they weren't learning about PA and how it relates to health? - Answers - Because they
were focusing on performance and motor skills acquisition
(T/F) NHANES began in the early 1960s. - Answers - True
(T/F) NHANES uses surveys, interviews, and physical examinations to collect data. -
Answers - True
, (T/F) The National Institute of Health, the Food and Drug Administration, and CDC are
among the agencies that rely upon NHANES to provide data essential for the
implementation and evaluation of program activities. - Answers - True
(T/F) NHANES stands for National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. - Answers
- True
(T/F) NHANES data has been used to establish national norms, such as growth charts.
- Answers - True
(T/F) Evidence clearly indicates that physical activity in childhood tracks into or
continues to happen in adulthood. - Answers - False
(T/F) As seen in both Canada and the US, physical activity levels are lower in childhood
and increase through adolescence and into adulthood. - Answers - False
(T/F) Leisure physical activity has decreased greatly in the last few decades. - Answers
- False
In regards to ethnicity, the males of which ethnic group showed the highest amount of
physical activity through the use of accelerometer data, although they report the least
amount of leisure-time activity? - Answers - Hispanic
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
(T/F) Physical activity, as opposed to sitting, lowers blood pressure chronically. -
Answers - True
(T/F) Watching more than 4 hours of tv per day increases your CVD mortality risk
compared to watching less than 2 hours per day. - Answers - True
(T/F) The "All or Nothing" format that we see skeletal muscular contraction engaged in
across the motor unit explains why we need less ATP when maintaining adequate
leisure time physical activity as compared to remaining sedentary. - Answers - False
(T/F) The current recommendations for healthy physical activity indicate that time spent
engaging in activities such as self-care casual walking, or taking out the trash can be
used towards accumulating your minimum of 30 minutes of moderate to vigorous
physical activity in a day. - Answers - False
