The predominance of one type of muscle fiber over another in the human body results primarily from:

A. A conditioning program
B. Gender
C. Inherited genetic factors
D. Age


Answer: C

Health & Biomechanics

You might also like to view...

Which of the following is NOT a risk factor that might interfere with safe participation in exercise?

a. irregular heart rhythm b. abnormal blood pressure c. a resting heart rate of 64 beats per minute d. fainting

Health & Biomechanics

Of the carcinogenic substances in tobacco smoke, which is most damaging to the lungs?

A. carbon monoxide B. tar C. nicotine D. nitrous oxide

Health & Biomechanics

When a physician administers medication to relieve severe pain in a terminally ill patient, and the medication also hastens the patient's death, the situation is called

A. active euthanasia. B. a double effect. C. physician-assisted suicide. D. passive euthanasia.

Health & Biomechanics

Wasting away of the muscle is

A. dystrophy B. hypertrophy C. atrophy

Health & Biomechanics