11. gross motor skills:
a. are movements that invoke a series of muscle groups that are dependent on eye coordination, timing, precision, and tracking
b. are the movement of smaller muscles such as the fingers and hands
c. are the movement or action of large and/or major muscle groups
d. all of the above
12. balance is:
a. the ability to maintain control of your body while stationary or moving
b. the ability to combine strength and speed in activities such as throwing and jumping
c. our ability to use the senses to produce accurate movements
d. the ability to change direction of your body quickly
13. progressive wracking and size reduction of muscle tissue, which is usually the result of disease or disuse, is called:
a. atrophy
b. overload
c. specificity
d. hypertrophy
14. the term duration refers to:
a. how often you exercise
b. how hard you exercise
c. how long you exercise
d. how intense you exercise
15. the term plateau refers to:
a. the increase demand that is placed on the body to enhance and improve physical condition
b. the gradual increase of resistance against muscle over a period of time
c. a decrease of muscle tone, muscle strength, and muscle size. usually occurs when a person stops exercising
d. when the body seems to show little or no improvement to overloading the muscles
16. when muscles are regularly forced to work against _____ than they are used to, the cells become larger
a. more resistance
b. more structure
c. stressful situations
d. time
18. joints that are located between the surfaces of two flat bones:
a. gliding joints
b. sliding joints
c. hinge joints
d. fixed joints
19. tough fibrous connective tissue that attaches muscles to bones:
a. ligaments
b. tendons
c. cartilage
d. alveoli