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| American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation |
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| ankle/brachial systolic pressure index |
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| American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists |
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| American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists |
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| American College of Physicians |
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| activities of daily living |
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| American Heart Association |
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| American Medical Association |
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| automatic implantable cardioverter defibrillator |
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| American Industrial Hygiene Association |
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| aspartate aminotransferase |
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| American Industrial Hygiene Association |
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| bioelectrical impedance analysis |
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| coronary artery bypass graft (surgery) |
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| ACSM Certified Clinical Exercise Specialist |
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| continuous positive airway pressure |
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| Chronic Respiratory Questionnaire |
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| atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease |
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| delayed onset muscle soreness |
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| exercise-induced hypotension |
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| expiratory reserve volume |
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| ACSM Exercise Test Technologist® |
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| forced expiratory volume in one second |
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| fraction of inspired carbon dioxide |
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| fraction of inspired oxygen |
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| functional residual volume |
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| ACSM group exercise Leader® |
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| high altitude pulmonary edema |
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| ACSM Health/Fitness Director® |
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| ACSM Health/Fitness Instructor® |
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| ACSM Certified Health Fitness Specialist |
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| implantable cardioverter defibrillator |
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| insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus |
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| knowledge, skills, and abilities |
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| left ventricle (left ventricular) |
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| mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration |
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| metabolic equivalent-useful and convenient way to describe the intensity of a variety of physical activities. |
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| multigated acquisition (scan) |
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| maximal voluntary contraction |
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| maximal voluntary ventilation |
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| National Cholesterol Education Program |
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| non–insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus |
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| National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health |
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| New York Heart Association |
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| premature atrial contraction |
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| partial pressure of arterial oxygen |
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| Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire |
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| maximal expiratory pressure |
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| maximal inspiratory pressure |
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| proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation |
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| partial pressure of oxygen |
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| percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty |
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| premature ventricular contraction |
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| peripheral vascular disease |
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| right bundle-branch block |
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| ACSM Registered Clinical Exercise Physiologist® |
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| respiratory exchange ratio |
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| resistive inspiratory muscle training |
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| rating of perceived exertion |
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| radionuclide ventriculography |
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| right ventricular hypertrophy |
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| percent saturation of arterial oxygen |
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| standard error of estimate |
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| single-photon emission computed tomography |
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| supraventricular tachycardia |
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| total peripheral resistance |
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| volume of carbon dioxide per minute |
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| expired ventilation per minute |
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| maximal expired ventilation |
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| inspired ventilation per minute VMT |
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| volume of oxygen consumed per minute |
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| maximal volume of oxygen consumed per minute (maximal oxygen uptake, maximal oxygen consumption) |
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| percentage of oxygen uptake reserve |
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| wet-bulb globe temperature |
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| The ability of the circulatory and respiratory system to supply oxygen during sustained physical activity. |
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| The relative amounts of muscle, fat, bone, and other vital parts of the body. |
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| The ability of muscle to exert force. |
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| The ability of muscle to continue to perform without fatigue. |
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| The range of motion available at a joint. |
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| Health-Related Physical Fitness Components |
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Cardiovascular endurance
Body composition, Muscular strength,
Muscular endurance, Flexibility |
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| Skill-Related Physical Fitness Components |
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Agility: The ability to change the position of the body in space with speed and accuracy.
Coordination: The ability to use the senses, such as sight and hearing, together with body parts in performing tasks smoothly and accurately.
Balance: The maintenance of equilibrium while stationary or moving.
Power: The ability or rate at which one can perform work.
Reaction time: The time elapsed between stimulation and the beginning of the reaction to it.
The ability to perform a movement within a short period of time. |
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| The ability to change the position of the body in space with speed and accuracy. |
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| The ability to use the senses, such as sight and hearing, together with body parts in performing tasks smoothly and accurately. |
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| The maintenance of equilibrium while stationary or moving. |
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| The ability or rate at which one can perform work. |
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| The time elapsed between stimulation and the beginning of the reaction to it. |
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| Muscle or muscle group that is the prime mover for a joint action. |
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| The universally accepted reference position used to describe regions and spatial relationships of the human body and to make reference to body positions. |
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| Muscle or muscle group that opposes the action of the prime movers (agonist). |
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| All of the bones that are found in the limbs of the body |
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| Atrioventricular (AV) valves |
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| Separate the atria from the ventricles. The right AV valve has three leaflets and is called the tricuspid valve. The left AV valve has two leaflets and is called the bicuspid (or mitral) valve |
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| The act of listening to sounds of the body. A practitioner can use a stethoscope to assess blood pressure, heart rate, and heart and lung sounds by auscultation. |
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| The bones of the skeleton that form the central or supportive core, including the bones of the skull, vertebral column, ribs, and sternum. |
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| Specialized proteins found within muscle cells that interact with one another to cause muscle force production. The major contractile proteins are actin and myosin. |
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| The articulations between bones, typically classified according to structure as being fibrous, cartilaginous, or synovial. Synovial joints are the most common in the body. |
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| A single somatic motor neuron and the group of muscle fibers innervated by it. |
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| Muscle fiber architecture |
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| The orientation of the muscle fibers to the longitudinal axis of the muscle. Terms commonly used to describe muscle fiber architecture include fusiform (longitudinal) and pennate (unipennate, bipennate, and multipennate). |
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| Orthogonally arranged planes that divide the human body and can be used to describe various body movements. The three planes of motion are commonly known as the sagittal, frontal, and transverse planes. |
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| Specialized proteins found within muscle cells that block the binding of the contractile proteins to one another and thus keep the muscle in a relaxed state. The regulatory proteins are troponin and tropomyosin. |
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| Muscle or muscle group that assists the agonist in performing a joint action. |
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| The act of breathing in (inspiration) and out (expiration) so that oxygen can be exchanged for carbon dioxide in the alveoli. |
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| The front of the body; ventral |
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| Below the surface and not relatively close to the surface |
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| Furthest point in distance from a given anatomic reference point |
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| Away from the head; lower |
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| Away from the midline of the body; to the side |
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| Toward the midline of the body |
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| The back of the body; dorsal |
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| Closest point in distance to a given anatomic reference point |
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| Located close to or on the body surface |
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| Peripheral chemoreceptors |
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| Afferent and efferent nerves |
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| Distribution of ventilation |
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| Distribution of ventilation |
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| Distribution of ventilation |
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| Chest wall, respiratory muscles, and pleura |
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| Pulmonary arteries, capillaries, and veins |
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| Distribution of blood flow |
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| Functional respiratory unit |
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| Lung clearance and defense |
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| Lung clearance and defense |
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| Tight union unique to the skull |
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| Interosseous membrane between bone (e.g., the union along the shafts of the radius and ulna, tibia and fibula) |
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| Unique joint at the tooth socket |
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| Primary (synchondroses; hyaline cartilaginous) |
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| Usually temporary to permit bone growth and typically fuse; some do not (e.g., at the sternum and rib [costal cartilage]) |
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| Secondary (symphyses; fibrocartilaginous) |
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| Strong, slightly movable joints (e.g., intervertebral discs, pubic symphysis) |
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| Gliding and sliding movements (e.g., acromioclavicular joint) |
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| Uniaxial movements (e.g., elbow, knee extension and flexion) |
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| Biaxial joint (e.g., wrist flexion and extension, radioulnar deviation) |
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| Unique joint that permits movements in all planes, including opposition (e.g., the carpometacarpal joint of the thumb) |
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| Ball and socket (enarthrodial) |
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| Multiaxial joints that permit movements in all directions (e.g., hip and shoulder joints) |
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| Uniaxial, biaxial and multiaxial joints that permit rotation (e.g., humeroradial joint) |
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