?A unique medical condition in which severe emotional stress causes heart abnormalities, including heart failure, is called ____________________.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).


myocardial stunning

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Which of the following changes occurs in a person's body once the person begins to regularly participate in aerobic exercises?

A. He has an increased risk of suffering from osteoporosis and fractures as a large amount of calcium is utilized during physical activities. B. He is prone to increased pain and inflammation in his joints following his exercise routine. C. He is likely to have a lower heart rate response with the same workload after several weeks of training. D. He is prone to high blood pressure as constant physical activities increase the cardiac output. E. His resting heart rate increases, but his cardiac muscle strength decreases.

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The pituitary gland is also called the ________.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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The information obtained from health-related physical fitness testing, in combination with the individual's health and medical information, is used by the health and fitness professional to

a. help individual achieve specific fitness goals b. diagnose specific cardiovascular diseases c. prepare a client for maximal fitness testing d. uncover otherwise unknown disease processes that may hinder the exercise program

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Enzymes called kinases are responsible for

A. adding hydrogens to substrates. B. removing electrons from substrates. C. adding phosphate groups (i.e., phosphorylation of substrates). D. enzymes that catalyze the transfer of protons from one molecule to another.

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