Module 1 Exam

Epigenetics is a new and rapidly developing field that

• Investigates the changes in gene function that occur without alterations in the DNA sequence of gene

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One of the early graduate programs in exercise physiology was established at the university of Illinois in 1941. The founding director of the University or Illinois exercise physiology laboratory was __________.

• Dr. Thomas Cureton

• Dr. Phillip Frank

• Dr. George Hastings

• Dr. Mike Miller

Recent animal studies reveal that endurance exercise training results in "browning" of white fat cells. This conversion of white fat cells to brown fat cells is important to health because it increases in brown fat is associated with ________.

• Increased resting energy expenditure

• blood glucose control

• both increased resting energy expenditure and improved blood glucose control are correct

• none of these answers are correct

The American researcher that performed early pioneering studies on progressive resistance exercise training was

• Thomas Delorme

• Frank Booth

• A.V. Hill

• Steven Horvath

The American researcher that was instrumental in promoting research in exercise molecular biology was

• Frank Booth

• Thomas Delorme

• Sid Roberston

• A.V. Hill

The European scientist who was awarded a Nobel Peace Prize for his work measuring heat production during muscle contraction and recovery from exercise was

• A.V. Hill

• Steven Horvath

• Sid Roberston

• Thomas Delorme

The Harvard fatigue laboratory attracted outstanding graduate students. Two alumni of the Harvard fatigue laboratory that went on to outstanding research career's are

• Steven Horvath and Sid Roberston

• A.V. Hill and Frank Booth

• August Krogh and Bengt Saltin

• John Holloszy and August Krogh

The Scandinavian scientist that won the Nobel prize for his work on the regulation of capillary blood flow to skeletal muscle was

• August Krogh

• D.B. Dill

• Steven Horvath

• Bente Pedersen

The director of the Harvard Fatigue laboratory was

• D.B. Dill

• Bente Pedersen

• John Holloszy

• Bengt Saltin

The discovery that skeletal muscle is an endocrine organ and releases myokines was made by

• Bente Pedersen

• D.B. Dill

• August Krogh

• Steven Horvath