The number of times the heart beats each minute
A. is defined as stroke volume
B. at rest is consistently lower in childhood than in adulthood
C. is defined as heart rate
D. is defined as stroke volume AND at rest is consistently lower in childhood than in adulthood E. at rest is consistently lower in childhood than in adulthood AND is defined as heart rate
Question 2The best single measure of physical working capacity is
A. maximal oxygen consumption
B. maximal heart rate
C. stroke volume
D. resting heart rate
E. systolic blood pressure
Question 3Bradycardia refers to
A. slow heart rate
B. rapid heart rate
C. shortness of breath
D. submaximal exercise
Question 4The result of the condition referred to as female athlete triad is
A. an eating disorder
B. amenorrhea
C. osteoporosis
D. a positional bone formation
Question 5In developed countries, the average age at the onset of menarche is
A. 12.2 years
B. 13.2 years
C. 14.2 years
D. 15.2 years
Question 6According to the Fels longitudinal growth study, what is the average age (rounded to nearest whole year) at which American boys and girls reach peak height velocity?
A. 11, boys; 10, girls
B. 12, boys; 11, girls
C. 13, boys; 13, girls
D. 14, boys; 12, girls
Question 7Recently, Russian cosmonauts found that bone health could be reasonably maintained up to what period of time if vigorous exercise in the form of treadmill walking and running was maintained while in space?
A. 3 months
B. 6 months
C. 9 months
D. 1 year
E. 1.5 years
Question 8In children and adolescents, BMI-for-age is best used to determine
A. percentage of body fat
B. timing of the adiposity rebound
C. percentage of lean body mass
D. nutritional status
E. percentage of body fat AND percentage of lean body mass
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