ISSA Certified Personal Trainer Quizzes *UNIT 1-31*
*UNIT 1: METABOLISM*
Q 1: Muscular, cardiopulmonary, and metabolic adaptions to excise are know as the Training effect.
A. True
B. False - answer-A. True
Q 2: The body's automatic tendency to maintain a constant internal body environment through various
processes is called:
A. Body relativity
B. Cerebral equilibrium
C. Homeostasis
D. Metabolic set point
E. None of the above - answer-C. Homeostasis
Q 3: BMR stands for:
A. Basic Memory Retention
B. Bad Muscle Recovery
C. Bone Myofascial Release
D. Basal Metabolic Rate
E. None of the above - answer-D. Basal. Metabolic. Rate. = BMR
Q 4: Anabolism and catabolism occur at the same time throughout the body.
A. True
B. False - answer-A. True
Q 5: Which of the following statements is/are true?
A. 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
Q 6: The primary(not the 'initial') due; during endurance exercise is:
A. Liver glycogen
B. Fatty acids
C. Muscle gkycogen
E. None of the above - answer-B. Fatty acids
Q 7: The molecule used for storing and transferring energy in the body is called:
,A. Micronutrients
B. Carbohyrates
C. Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
D. Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP)
E. None of the above - answer-D. Adenosine Triphosphate
Q 8: The ATP/CP pathway is the primary pathway used for activities lasting two minutes or greater.
A. True
B. False - answer-B. False
*UNIT 2: BASIC ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY*
Q 1: About 98% of the human body is composed pf only six elements: Oxygen, Hydrogen, Nitrogen,
Calcium, and Phosphorous.
A. True
B. False - answer-A. True
Q 2: The respiratory system is responsible for:
A. Supplying oxygen to the body
B. Eliminating carbon dioxide in the body
C. Helps regulate the body's pH balance
D. A and B
E. A, B and C - answer-E. A, B and C
Q 3: The Circulatory System consists of:
A. Lungs, Mouth, Throat, Trachea, and Bronchi
B. Mouth, Esophagus, Stomach, and Gallbladder
C. Heart, Arteries, and Veins
D. All of the above
E. None of the above - answer-C. Heart, arteries, and veins
Q 4: The nervous system is made up of the:
A. Peripheral nervous system
B. Central nervous system
C. Proximal nervous system
D. A and B
E. A and C - answer-D. A and B
Q 5: Excretion is one function of the digestive system.
A. True
B. False - answer-A. True
Q 6: Hormones are classified as:
,A. Steroids
B. Amino acid derivatives
C. Peptides
D. All of the above
E. None of the above - answer-D. All of the above
Q 7: Hemoglobin is an oxygen-transporting protein in red blood cell.
A. True
B. False - answer-A. True
Q 8: The main purpose(s) of hormones is/are to:
A. Alter the rate of synthesis of your cellular protein
B. Change the rate of enzyme activity
C. Change the rate of transport of nutrients through the cell membrane
D. All if the above
E. None of the above - answer-D. All of the above
*UNIT 3: MUSCULOSKELETAL ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY*
Q 1: Tendons connect bone to bone.
A. True
B. False - answer-B. False
Q 2: The average human adult skeleton has:
A. 80 bones
B. 126 bones
C. 206 bones
D. Over 400 bones
E. None of the above - answer-C. 206 bones
Q 3: Tendons:
A. Are extensions of muscle fibers
B. Connect bone to bone
C. Connect muscle to bone
D. A and B
E. A and C - answer-E. A and C
Q 4: The anatomical terms for front and back are:
A. Superior and inferior
B. Proximal and distal
C. Anterior and Posterior
D. Lateral and medial
, E. None of the above - answer-C. Anterior and Posterior
Q 5: Type 1 Muscle fibers are predominantly aerobic.
A. True
B. False - answer-A. True
Q 6: Cardiovascular/aerobic exercise results in:
A. Contractile protein adaptation
B. Mitochondrial adaptations
C. Nuclei capacity adaptations
D. All of the above
E. B and C - answer-B. Mitochondrial adaptations
Q 7: Type II muscle fibers are entirely aerobic.
A. True
B. False - answer-B. False
Q 8: Muscular Hypertrophy is a(n):
A. Increase in muscle fiber size
B. Decrease in muscle fiber size
C. Increase in the number of muscle fibers
D. Decrease in the number of muscle fibers
E. None of the above - answer-A. Increase in muscle fiber size
*UNIT 4: KINESIOLOGY OF EXERCISE*
Q 1: In a contraction, the muscle lengthens to produce movements.
A. True
B. False - answer-B. False
Q 2: Kinesiology is:
A. The science of study of human movement, and the active and passive structures involved
B. The science of the morphology or structure of organisms
C. The Science concerned with the normal vital processe of animal and vegetable organisms
D. The science with the action of force-- internal and external-- on the living body
E. None of the above - answer-A. The Science Of Study Of Human Movement, and the active and passive
structures invovled
Q 3: An is isometric contraction is when:
A. A muscle shortens as it contracts
B. A muscle lengthens as it contracts
C. A muscle does not lighten or shorten as it contracts
*UNIT 1: METABOLISM*
Q 1: Muscular, cardiopulmonary, and metabolic adaptions to excise are know as the Training effect.
A. True
B. False - answer-A. True
Q 2: The body's automatic tendency to maintain a constant internal body environment through various
processes is called:
A. Body relativity
B. Cerebral equilibrium
C. Homeostasis
D. Metabolic set point
E. None of the above - answer-C. Homeostasis
Q 3: BMR stands for:
A. Basic Memory Retention
B. Bad Muscle Recovery
C. Bone Myofascial Release
D. Basal Metabolic Rate
E. None of the above - answer-D. Basal. Metabolic. Rate. = BMR
Q 4: Anabolism and catabolism occur at the same time throughout the body.
A. True
B. False - answer-A. True
Q 5: Which of the following statements is/are true?
A. 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
Q 6: The primary(not the 'initial') due; during endurance exercise is:
A. Liver glycogen
B. Fatty acids
C. Muscle gkycogen
E. None of the above - answer-B. Fatty acids
Q 7: The molecule used for storing and transferring energy in the body is called:
,A. Micronutrients
B. Carbohyrates
C. Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
D. Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP)
E. None of the above - answer-D. Adenosine Triphosphate
Q 8: The ATP/CP pathway is the primary pathway used for activities lasting two minutes or greater.
A. True
B. False - answer-B. False
*UNIT 2: BASIC ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY*
Q 1: About 98% of the human body is composed pf only six elements: Oxygen, Hydrogen, Nitrogen,
Calcium, and Phosphorous.
A. True
B. False - answer-A. True
Q 2: The respiratory system is responsible for:
A. Supplying oxygen to the body
B. Eliminating carbon dioxide in the body
C. Helps regulate the body's pH balance
D. A and B
E. A, B and C - answer-E. A, B and C
Q 3: The Circulatory System consists of:
A. Lungs, Mouth, Throat, Trachea, and Bronchi
B. Mouth, Esophagus, Stomach, and Gallbladder
C. Heart, Arteries, and Veins
D. All of the above
E. None of the above - answer-C. Heart, arteries, and veins
Q 4: The nervous system is made up of the:
A. Peripheral nervous system
B. Central nervous system
C. Proximal nervous system
D. A and B
E. A and C - answer-D. A and B
Q 5: Excretion is one function of the digestive system.
A. True
B. False - answer-A. True
Q 6: Hormones are classified as:
,A. Steroids
B. Amino acid derivatives
C. Peptides
D. All of the above
E. None of the above - answer-D. All of the above
Q 7: Hemoglobin is an oxygen-transporting protein in red blood cell.
A. True
B. False - answer-A. True
Q 8: The main purpose(s) of hormones is/are to:
A. Alter the rate of synthesis of your cellular protein
B. Change the rate of enzyme activity
C. Change the rate of transport of nutrients through the cell membrane
D. All if the above
E. None of the above - answer-D. All of the above
*UNIT 3: MUSCULOSKELETAL ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY*
Q 1: Tendons connect bone to bone.
A. True
B. False - answer-B. False
Q 2: The average human adult skeleton has:
A. 80 bones
B. 126 bones
C. 206 bones
D. Over 400 bones
E. None of the above - answer-C. 206 bones
Q 3: Tendons:
A. Are extensions of muscle fibers
B. Connect bone to bone
C. Connect muscle to bone
D. A and B
E. A and C - answer-E. A and C
Q 4: The anatomical terms for front and back are:
A. Superior and inferior
B. Proximal and distal
C. Anterior and Posterior
D. Lateral and medial
, E. None of the above - answer-C. Anterior and Posterior
Q 5: Type 1 Muscle fibers are predominantly aerobic.
A. True
B. False - answer-A. True
Q 6: Cardiovascular/aerobic exercise results in:
A. Contractile protein adaptation
B. Mitochondrial adaptations
C. Nuclei capacity adaptations
D. All of the above
E. B and C - answer-B. Mitochondrial adaptations
Q 7: Type II muscle fibers are entirely aerobic.
A. True
B. False - answer-B. False
Q 8: Muscular Hypertrophy is a(n):
A. Increase in muscle fiber size
B. Decrease in muscle fiber size
C. Increase in the number of muscle fibers
D. Decrease in the number of muscle fibers
E. None of the above - answer-A. Increase in muscle fiber size
*UNIT 4: KINESIOLOGY OF EXERCISE*
Q 1: In a contraction, the muscle lengthens to produce movements.
A. True
B. False - answer-B. False
Q 2: Kinesiology is:
A. The science of study of human movement, and the active and passive structures involved
B. The science of the morphology or structure of organisms
C. The Science concerned with the normal vital processe of animal and vegetable organisms
D. The science with the action of force-- internal and external-- on the living body
E. None of the above - answer-A. The Science Of Study Of Human Movement, and the active and passive
structures invovled
Q 3: An is isometric contraction is when:
A. A muscle shortens as it contracts
B. A muscle lengthens as it contracts
C. A muscle does not lighten or shorten as it contracts
