What is meant by the overload principle?
A) improving fitness by placing extra physical demand on the body
B) stretching a muscle group beyond the joint's healthy range of motion
C) complete depletion of the body's glycogen
D) subjecting the body to inappropriately high stress
Q. 2A severe vitamin B12 deficiency results in what form of anemia?
A) sickle cell B) microcytic C) thalassemia D) pernicious
Q. 3A deficiency of which of the following can result in a condition called macrocytic (or
megaloblastic) anemia?
A) B6 B) folate C) iron D) zinc
Q. 4Why is it useful to view eating behavior as occurring along a continuum?
A) It allows dieters to maintain strict control of weight.
B) It outlines societal expectations of normal weight.
C) It provides strategies to maintain lower body weight.
D) It can help prevent occasional unhealthy eating patterns from becoming disordered.
Q. 5Bone modeling is the two-step process by which bone tissue is recycled.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Q. 6The protein collagen forms the strong fibers in bone and connective tissue.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Q. 7Physical activity NOT related to a person's occupation is known as
A) physical fitness. B) compulsory physical activity.
C) nonoccupational physical activity. D) leisure-time physical activity.
Q. 8How is physical activity related to physical fitness?
A) Physical activity must be aerobic to increase physical fitness.
B) Low-intensity physical activities such as gardening and housekeeping do not contribute
to physical fitness.
C) Physical activity promotes physical fitness.
D) Physical activity that is not purposeful, planned, and structured does not promote
physical fitness.
Q. 9Which of the following falls in the category of distorted body image on the Eating Issues and
Body Image Continuum?
A) desire to be thinner and more muscular to increase attractiveness
B) paying attention to one's appearance
C) spending significant time exercising and dieting to change body shape
D) basing body image equally on social norms and self-concept
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