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What is the study of human motion?
Kinesiology
______ ________ is the idea that specific mental, motor, and sensory processes are correlated with discrete regions of the brain
Cerebral Localization
The first research studies in exercise epidemiology focused on which of the following?
The relationship between coronary heart disease and physical activity
What is a useful, government-based website for locating scientific literature sources in exercise science?
PubMed
It was once believed that “_____ _____” flowing through nerves to muscle is the cause of muscle contraction.
Animal Spirits
Most exercise science programs emerged from programs in which area?
Physical Education
Biomechanics can be broken down into either anatomical or ________ aspects of human movement
Mechanical
Which factor is by far the most important in determining blood pressure?
Vessel diameter
What is the difference between a primary and a secondary academic reference?
Primary academic references include basic and applied research articles, whereas secondary academic references include review articles and academic book or textbook chapters.
In ____-___ control the brain plans and initiates voluntary movement without the need for sensory feedback.
Open Loop
The somatosensory cortex is involved in which of the following?
Processing sensory information
_________ is the parent discipline of biomechanics, defined as the study of human movement
Kinesiology
Assume the goal of measurement is to predict an individual’s chance of developing coronary artery disease. This is an example of using measurement for ______ purposes.
Prediction
The 3 primary areas of exercise psychology research are: Exercise and mood state, Exercise _______, and Exercise Dependance Syndrome
Adherence
The study of body structures that can be seen with the naked eye is called ____ anatomy.
Gross
The development of exercise machines for individuals who have experienced a back injury would be the job of a(n) ______ biomechanist.
rehabilitative
Which of the following is the branch of mechanics that investigates bodies, masses, and forces at rest or in equilibrium?
Statics
Which of the following can be measured with the greatest precision?
The time it takes to run one mile.
An individual’s physical fitness level.
A person’s IQ.
A child’s interest in athletic participation.
The time it takes to run one mile.
What are the parent disciplines of exercise and sport psychology?
Psychology and physical education
The _____ method of learning anatomy involves studying one body system at a time.
Systemic
Which of the following is the study of how the nervous system controls movement?
Motor Control
Which of the following is one of the most common mental health problems?
Depression
What is the act of assigning numbers to members of a group based on the amount of some attribute each possesses?
Measurement
The somatosensory cortex is involved in what?
Processing sensory information
The ______ microscope allows for magnification up to 10,000,000x what the human eye can see
Electron