HKIN 191 MIDTERM #1 EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS.
VERIFIED 2025/2026.
What is VO2? - ANS oxygen consumption
What is a MET? - ANS Metabolic equivalent
1 MET = 3.5 ml/kg/min
What is absolute VO2 max? - ANS maximum amount of oxygen consumed - L/min
What is relative VO2 max? - ANS maximum amount of oxygen consumed relative to body
mass - mlO2/kg/min
How do you calculate relative VO2 from absolute VO2? - ANS divide absolute VO2 by kg
How do you calculate absolute VO2 from relative VO2? - ANS multiply relative VO2 by kg
How do you calculate relative VO2 from METS? - ANS multiply METS by 3.5
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, How do you calculate METS from relative VO2? - ANS divide relative VO2 by 3.5
How do you calculate total VO2(L) consumed? - ANS multiply VO2 (L/min) by time (min)
How do you calculate kcal burned during exercise? - ANS multiply total VO2 consumed by 5
What is homeostasis? - ANS maintenance of a constant internal environment
normal resting conditions
What is a steady state? - ANS the balance between demands placed on the body and the
physiological response to those demands
What is the goal of the control systems of the body? - ANS to regulate some physiological
variable at or near a constant value
What is a biological control system? - ANS series of interconnected components that serve to
maintain a physical or chemical parameter at or near a constant
What does a receptor do? - ANS capable of detecting changes
What does an integrating centre do? - ANS assesses input and initiates a response
What does an effector do? - ANS corrects changes to internal environment
What system do most biological systems operate via? - ANS negative feedback system
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QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS.
VERIFIED 2025/2026.
What is VO2? - ANS oxygen consumption
What is a MET? - ANS Metabolic equivalent
1 MET = 3.5 ml/kg/min
What is absolute VO2 max? - ANS maximum amount of oxygen consumed - L/min
What is relative VO2 max? - ANS maximum amount of oxygen consumed relative to body
mass - mlO2/kg/min
How do you calculate relative VO2 from absolute VO2? - ANS divide absolute VO2 by kg
How do you calculate absolute VO2 from relative VO2? - ANS multiply relative VO2 by kg
How do you calculate relative VO2 from METS? - ANS multiply METS by 3.5
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, How do you calculate METS from relative VO2? - ANS divide relative VO2 by 3.5
How do you calculate total VO2(L) consumed? - ANS multiply VO2 (L/min) by time (min)
How do you calculate kcal burned during exercise? - ANS multiply total VO2 consumed by 5
What is homeostasis? - ANS maintenance of a constant internal environment
normal resting conditions
What is a steady state? - ANS the balance between demands placed on the body and the
physiological response to those demands
What is the goal of the control systems of the body? - ANS to regulate some physiological
variable at or near a constant value
What is a biological control system? - ANS series of interconnected components that serve to
maintain a physical or chemical parameter at or near a constant
What does a receptor do? - ANS capable of detecting changes
What does an integrating centre do? - ANS assesses input and initiates a response
What does an effector do? - ANS corrects changes to internal environment
What system do most biological systems operate via? - ANS negative feedback system
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