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ISSA Final ExamMuscular, cardiopulmonary, and metabolic adaptations to exercise are known as the training effect (T/F)
- Answer-True
The body's automatic tendency to maintain a constant internal body environment through various
processes is called: - Answer-Homeostasis
BMR stands for: - Answer-basal metabolic rate
Anabolism and catabolism occur at the same time throughout the body. (T/F) - Answer-True
Which of the following statements is/are true?
A. calorie is a unit of heat.
B. One Calorie is the energy required to raise 1 kilogram of water by 1 degree Celsius.
C. The preferred unit in metabolic studies and nutrition labels is the kilocalorie (kcal).
D. A and B
E. A, B and C - Answer-E. A, B and C
The primary (not the 'initial') fuel during endurance exercise is: - Answer-Fatty acids
,The molecule used for storing and transferring energy in the body is called: - Answer-Adenosine
triphosphate (ATP)
The ATP/CP pathway is the primary pathway used for activities lasting two minutes or greater. (T/F) -
Answer-False
About 98% of the human body is composed of only six elements: oxygen, carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen,
calcium, and phosphorous. (T/F) - Answer-True
The respiratory system is responsible for: - Answer-Supplying oxygen to the body
Eliminating carbon dioxide in the body
Helps regulate the body's pH balance
The circulatory system consists of: - Answer-Heart, arteries, and veins
The nervous system is made up of the: - Answer-Peripheral nervous system &
Central nervous system
Excretion is one function of the digestive system. (T/F) - Answer-true
Hormones are classified as: - Answer-steroids, amino acid derivatives and peptides
Hemoglobin is an oxygen-transporting protein in red blood cells. (T/F) - Answer-true
The main purpose(s) of hormones is/are to: - 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) - Answer-false
The average human adult skeleton has: - Answer-206 bones
what are tendons? - Answer-extensions of muscle fibers and connect muscle to bone
The anatomical terms for front and back are: - Answer-Anterior and posterior
Type I muscle fibers are predominantly aerobic. (T/F) - Answer-true
Cardiovascular/aerobic exercise results in: - Answer-Mitochondrial adaptations
Type II muscle fibers are entirely aerobic. (T/F) - Answer-false
Muscular hypertrophy is a(n): - Answer-increase in muscle fiber size
In a concentric contraction, the muscle lengthens to produce movements. (T/F) - Answer-false
Kinesiology is: - Answer-The science or study of human movement, and the active and passive
structures involved
An isometric contraction is when: - 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) -
Answer-true
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