Ch 16 Quiz
The International Olympics Committee first established rules disqualifying competitors
who failed or who refused to take drug tests in
1968
An American physician came back from the 1956 Olympic games after learning about
the Soviets' use of a steroid drug and helped to develop and test more selective
____________ steroids.
Anabolic
After the National Football League banned the distribution of amphetamines in 1971,
individual players could still get a prescription and use amphetamines if they wanted.
Which of these was NOT one of the three reasons given for why we focus so much
attention on drug use by athletes?
Athletes make so much money
Laboratory studies of endurance on stationary bicycles have found that caffeine
Can significantly improve work output at doses of 300-500 mg.
An ideal body fat range for a healthy male is
14-20 percent
Women who use steroids to increase their strength might produce some irreversible
effects, including Increased facial hair growth
Which of these was NOT mentioned as one of the psychological side effects of high
doses of steroids?
Memory loss
Stimulant drugs like caffeine, amphetamines, and cocaine are sometimes considered to
increase energy output and are, therefore, called ________ drugs.
Ergogenic
Extensive testing of the effects of amphetamines has concluded that they
Can improve performances by a few percentage points