Basic Health Concepts Practice Test

This practice test highlights several basic health concepts, such as cardiovascular endurance, muscular endurance, muscular strength, flexibility, body mass index, and related terms. It includes 15 questions that will help you to identify your strengths and weakness in knowing these terms.

Directions

1. Click on the first image to enlarge.
2. Click on the slide or the thumbnail at the bottom of the screen to advance to the next slide.

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Basic Health Concepts

Student Survive 2 Thrive Practice Test by Katrena

The ability to perform large muscle movements over a sustained period of time

Cardiovascular Endurance definition

The ability to move a joint of combination of joints through a full range of movement

Flexibility definition

The ability of a muscle or group of muscles to exert force against resistance

Muscular Strength definition

Bones, muscles, and connective tissues

Lean Body Mass

The ability of a muscle or group of muscles to apply a submaximal force repeatedly

Muscular Endurance definition

The ability to sustain a muscular contraction for a period of time

Muscular Endurance

Fat between muscles and skin

Subcutaneous Fat

Benefits of increasing cardiovascular endurance

Health benefits of cardiovascular endurance and exercising regularly

Exercise that helps build muscular endurance

Example of exercise that increases muscular endurance

Examples of aerobic activities

Aerobic activity examples

Holding a weight in one place for a period of time

Isometric Contraction Example

Increased metabolic rate

Increased metabolic rate allows the body to burn more calories at rest

Exercise to help you to get more flexible

Yoga to increase flexibility

Another word for Cardiovascular Endurance

Heart-lung Capacity

Benefits of healthy BMI

Health Benefits of normal Body Mass Index

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