ISSA Final Exam
1.Muscular, cardiopulmonary, and metabolic adaptations to exercise are known as the training effect (T/F): True
2.The body's automatic tendency to maintain a constant internal body envi- ronment through various processes is called:: Homeostasis
3.BMR stands for:: basal metabolic rate
4.Anabolism and catabolism occur at the same time throughout the body. (T/F): True
5.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 kilocalo- rie (kcal).
D.A and B
E.A, B and C: E. A, B and C
6.The primary (not the 'initial') fuel during endurance exercise is:: Fatty acids
7.The molecule used for storing and transferring energy in the body is called:: Adenosine triphosphate (ATP)
8.The ATP/CP pathway is the primary pathway used for activities lasting two minutes or greater. (T/F): False
9.About 98% of the human body is composed of only six elements: oxygen, carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, calcium, and phosphorous. (T/F): True
10.The respiratory system is responsible for:: Supplying oxygen to the body Eliminating carbon dioxide in the body
Helps regulate the body's pH balance
11.The circulatory system consists of:: Heart, arteries, and veins
12.The nervous system is made up of the:: Peripheral nervous system & Central nervous system
13.Excretion is one function of the digestive system. (T/F): true
14.Hormones are classified as:: steroids, amino acid derivatives and peptides
15.Hemoglobin is an oxygen-transporting protein in red blood cells. (T/F): -
true
16.The main purpose(s) of hormones is/are to:: 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
17.Tendons connect bone to bone. (T/F): false
18.The average human adult skeleton has:: 206 bones
19.what are tendons?: extensions of muscle fibers and connect muscle to bone
20.The anatomical terms for front and back are:: Anterior and posterior
21.Type I muscle fibers are predominantly aerobic. (T/F): true
22.Cardiovascular/aerobic exercise results in:: Mitochondrial adaptations
23.Type II muscle fibers are entirely aerobic. (T/F): false
24.Muscular hypertrophy is a(n):: increase in muscle fiber size
25.In a concentric contraction, the muscle lengthens to produce movements. (T/F): false
26.Kinesiology is:: The science or study of human movement, and the active and passive structures involved
27.An isometric contraction is when:: A muscle does not lengthen or shorten as it contracts
28.True synergy occurs when a muscle contracts to stop the secondary action of another muscle (T/F): true
29.An example of an antagonist muscle is:: Triceps during a biceps curl
30.Adduction is movement of a body part away from the midline of the body. (T/F): false
31.An example of flexion is the:: Concentric action of a bicep curl
32.Flexion mainly occurs in which plane?: Sagittal plane
33.Newton's second law of motion deals with force and its relationship to mass and acceleration (T/F): true
34.Biomechanics is the study of:: movement
35.Muscular force is broken down into the components of:: Magnitude Direction
Point of application Line of action
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