NTR 555 Midterm 1 Correct
answers 2024/2025 upda te
Cortisol is a stress hormone that is released at ______ rates during exercise.
a. Unpredictable
b. Decreasing
c. Increasing
d. Constant ANS✔✔ c. Increasing
The T-Tubule System connects the _______ to the inside of the cell.
a. Mitochondria
b. Golgi Apparatus
c. Plasma Membrane
d. Cell Wall ANS✔✔ c. Plasma Membrane
ATP is required for muscle contraction because the high-energy phosphate is used in the biochemical
reactions that shorten the distance between Z-lines. This concept of muscle contraction is known as
a. the electron transport pathway
b. the sliding filament model
c. phosphoinositol stimulation
d. the actino-myosin bridge ANS✔✔ b. the sliding filament model
The concept of excess post-exercise oxygen consumption (EPOC) is due to
, a. the breakdown and synthesis of muscle tissue during exercise
b. oxidation of metabolites, such as lactate, that build up during exercise
c. the different energy costs for digestion, absorption and storage of carbohydrates, fats and proteins in
the diet
d. the activity of brown adipose tissue ANS✔✔ b. oxidation of metabolites, such as lactate, that build up
during exercise
Important proteins found in muscle cells incluse all of the following EXCEPT
a. myoglobin
b. actin
c. hemoglobin
d. myosin ANS✔✔ c. hemoglobin
Glycogen is ______
a. a compound that helps fatty acids to go from outside to inside the mitochondria
b. the process by which Glucose is broken down
c. the hormone that counteracts the effects of insulin
d. the storage form of glucose in tissues such as muscle, liver and brain ANS✔✔ d. the storage form of
glucose in tissues such as muscle, liver and brain
A common explanation for the ergogenic effect of caffeine is that it probably aids in the release of _____
a. fatty acids
b. protein
c. lipoproteins
d. carbohydrates ANS✔✔ a. fatty acids
VO2 Max is defined as ______
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