Chapter 8 Quiz

1.  Which statement is true?

• a.  Improving cardiorespiratory endurance requires a combination of aerobic and muscle fitness activities.
• a.  Of the 11 parts of fitness, cardiorespiratory endurance is the most important because those who have it receive many health and wellness benefits, including a chance for a longer life.
• a.  Improving cardiorespiratory endurance will improve your overall health but will not affect your appearance.
• a.  Of the 11 parts of fitness, cardiorespiratory endurance provides the most benefit to athletes such as runners and soccer players.

2.  Your heart has two ways to get more blood to your muscles: by beating faster or by sending more blood with each beat (called stroke volume).

• True 
• False 

3. Which statement is true?

• a.  A fit person’s heart may work more efficiently than a nonfit person’s heart because genetics determines the heart’s efficiency.
• a.  A fit person’s heart may work the same as a nonfit person’s heart because genetics determines the heart’s efficiency.
• a.  A fit person’s heart works more efficiently by pumping less blood with more beats.
• a.  A fit person’s heart works more efficiently by pumping more blood with fewer beats.

What are the two types of cholesterol 

• HDL and LDL
• Good and Bad 
• High and Low 
• red and yellow 

moderate physical fitness cause which aspect of your heart to grow?

• The left ventrical 
• The bottom lobe 
• Blood vessels 
• The Jugular  arteries 

the arteries carry deoxyengated blood back the heart? 

• True 
• False 

The veins carry deoxygenated blood back to the heart.

• True 
• False 

Cholesterol is a waxy substance that clogs the arteries?

• True 
• False 

High levels of fibrin helps prevent blood clots?

• True 
• False 

remaining physically active has shown to cause new arteries to grow in the heart? 

• True 
• False