ISSA TRAINER EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Muscular, cardiopulmonary, and metabolic adaptations to exercise are known as the training effect.(T/F) - Correct Answer True The body's automatic tendency to maintain a constant internal body environment through various
processes is called: - Correct Answer Homeostasis
BMR stands for - Correct Answer basal metabolic rate Anabolism and catabolism occur at the same time throughout the body. (T/F) - Correct Answer True A calorie is a unit of heat. (T/F) - Correct Answer True The preferred unit in metabolic studies and nutrition labels is the kilocalorie (kcal). (T/F) - Correct Answer True The primary (not the 'initial') fuel during endurance exercise is: - Correct Answer Fatty acids The molecule used for storing and transferring energy in the body is called: - Correct Answer Adenosine triphosphate (ATP) The ATP/CP pathway is the primary pathway used for activities lasting two minutes or greater. (T/F) - Correct Answer False About 98% of the human body is composed of only six elements: oxygen, carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, calcium, and phosphorous. (T/F) - Correct Answer True The respiratory system is responsible for: - Correct Answer - Supplying oxygen to the body
- Eliminating carbon dioxide in the body 1 / 3
- Helps regulate the body's pH balance
The circulatory system consists of: - Correct Answer Heart, arteries, and veins
The nervous system is made up of the: - Correct Answer peripheral nervous system and central nervous system Excretion is one function of the digestive system. (T/F) - Correct Answer True Hormones are classified as: - Correct Answer Steroids, Amino-Acid derivatives, Peptides Hemoglobin is an oxygen-transporting protein in red blood cells. (T/F) - Correct Answer True The main purpose(s) of hormones is/are to: - Correct Answer - Alter the rate of synthesis of your cellular protein
- Change the rate of enzyme activity
- Change the rate of transport of nutrients through the cell wall
Tendons connect bone to bone. (T/F) - Correct Answer False
The average human adult skeleton has: - Correct Answer 206 bones
Tendons: - Correct Answer Are extensions of muscle fibers and connect muscle to bone The anatomical terms for front and back are: - Correct Answer anterior and posterior Type I muscle fibers are predominantly aerobic. (T/F) - Correct Answer True Cardiovascular/aerobic exercise results in: - Correct Answer Mitochondrial adaptations 2 / 3
Type II muscle fibers are entirely aerobic. (T/F) - Correct Answer False
Muscular hypertrophy is a(n): - Correct Answer increase in muscle fiber size
In a concentric contraction, the muscle lengthens to produce movements. (T/F) - Correct Answer False Kinesiology is: - Correct Answer The science or study of human movement, and the active and passive structures involved An isometric contraction is when: - Correct Answer A muscle does not lengthen or shorten as it contracts True synergy occurs when a muscle contracts to stop the secondary action of another muscle. (T/F) - Correct Answer True An example of an antagonist muscle is: - Correct Answer Triceps during a biceps curl Adduction is a movement of a body part away from the midline of the body. (T/F) - Correct Answer False An example of flexion is the: - Correct Answer Concentric action of a bicep curl Flexion mainly occurs in which plane? - Correct Answer sagittal plane Newton's second law of motion deals with force and its relationship to mass and acceleration. (T/F) - Correct Answer True Biomechanics is the study of: - Correct Answer movement
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