Chapter 1
Which health component of physical fitness is most important?
Cardiovascular endurance
As a result of an exercise program, young children will experience strength gains primarily though
Neural adaptations
The process used to gather and interpret sensory information from the internal and external environment
Sensation
When teaching motor skills to children, it is important to always play music in the background to keep student motivated.
False
Children have faster metabolism, higher heart rates and burn calories faster than adults.
True
Which of the following components is not a skill related component of fitness?
Flexibility
The ___________ is referred to as the executive center of the nervous system.
Central nervous system
This modality utilizes the sense of smell
Olfactory
A memory that is traumatic (9/11) or is not easily forgotten is what type of memory?
Episodic
Substituting physical education class for classroom instruction improves academic performance.
False
The CDC warns that __________ U.S. children born in 2000 will become diabetic unless they start exercising more and eating less.
1 in 3
The term ___________ refers to tissue growth as a result of an increase in the number of cells, while the term __________ refers to the tissue growth resulting from an increase in the size of the cells.
hyperplasia, hypertrophy
The two most important modalities important for learning motor skills are:
kinesthetic and visual
It is typical for children between the ages of about ________ to pay exclusive attention to one specific stimuli in a display, often at the expense of important information.
2 -5 years of age
What factor or factors help create stronger bones?
Calcium, Vitamin D, Osteoblasts vs Osteoclasts
The individuals that should be “nurturing” the physical fitness and motor development of children are:
A. physical education teacher
B. parents
C. classroom teacher
D. all of the above
D. all of the above
Preadolescents gain body fat through hypertrophy or hyperplasia?
hypertrophy
The ability for children to isolate an object from its surrounding background is called
Figure ground
In this selective attention stage, the child tends to pay attention to features that are irrelevant
Overinclusive mode
When talking about attention span, what are the average minutes’ college students listen per 60 minutes?
10-15 min
Is education through physical activities that include both fine and gross motor skills.
Physical education
The brain is divided into four lobes. Which one is the first to mature.
Occipital
The ability to focus on and track moving objects both muscularly and neurological is
Perception of movement
What is the difference between implicit and explicit memory?
Explicit is conscious and implicit is unconscious
The hormone that increases the muscle mass during puberty is:
Testosterone