CISSN Study Guide with Complete Questions and Answers (Graded A)
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1. Explain how carnosine is synthesized within the body. - ANSWER--Beta-alanine + l-histidine + ATP > ...
CISSN Study Guide with Complete
Questions and Answers (Graded A)
1. Explain how carnosine is synthesized within the body. - ANSWER--Beta-alanine + l-
histidine + ATP > carnosine + AMP + diphosphate
-Via carnosine synthase
2. What is a waxy maize starch and what effect does it have on blood glucose? -
ANSWER-- A very slow digesting starch (lots of amylose).
- Leads to lower glucose and insulin responses
3. Based on recent studies, which vitamin shows evidence of positively affecting muscle
function? - ANSWER-- Vitamin D
4. What is needed for gluconeogenesis in humans? Give examples of gluconeogenic
precursors - ANSWER-- Glycerol + amino acids (alanine and/or glutamine) +
lactate/pyruvate.
- Pyruvate decarboxylase
5. What effect does long-term coffee consumption have on Type II Diabetes? -
ANSWER-- Lowers risk of type II diabetes
6. What effect does supplementing with WPI have on muscle damage? - ANSWER--
Attenuates catabolism and promotes protein synthesis
7. When glycogen stores are depleted, what macronutrient becomes the predominant
fuel source during distance running? - ANSWER-- Fat, specifically blood TAG
,8. How many extra kcals are required for accumulation of 1 kg of body fat? - ANSWER--
3500
9. What are the effects of pre-exercise dehydration on thermoregulation and exercise
performance? - ANSWER-- Dehydration > worse thermoregulation.
- Problems start as low as 1% of body weight, strength, endurance, fine motor skills,
mental performance.
- Cramps and fatigue @ 4%, stroke and big problems at 6%
10. What are the effects of l-alanyl-l-glutamine supplementation on time-to-exhaustion
and dehydration stress? - ANSWER-- Increased time to exhaustion under mild
dehydration stress
11. What effects can a low-carbohydrate diet have on prolonged physical activity? -
ANSWER-- Less glycogen > significant disadvantage for exercise lasting >90m
12. Approximately how many days of heat exposure does it take to fully acclimate to
exercising in the heat? - ANSWER-- 10-14 days
13. What is HICA and what are the effects of its supplementation for a period of 4
weeks? - ANSWER-- Led to small increase in muscle mass among actively training
soccer players
14. What is a BOD POD? - ANSWER-- Body composition device that measures the
differences in pressure to calculate body density and thus body fat%
15. Compare fat and carbohydrate oxidation during exercise. Under what conditions
does one fuel source predominate over the other? - ANSWER-- More intensity, shorter
duration > carbohydrate.
- Longer duration, lower intensity> fat.
- VLCKD can influence preferred substrate
, 16. What effect does betaine supplementation have on exercise performance? -
ANSWER-- Improves power, force, and ability to sustain both
17. Chronic heavy resistance training causes what adaptations in skeletal muscle? -
ANSWER-- Myofiber hypertrophy
- Increased cross sectional size
- Fiber types switch from IIx > IIa
26. Why is fat considered to be the ideal cellular fuel? - ANSWER-- 9 calories per gram
- Light weight
- Infinite storage
27. What are essential amino acids? What are some conditionally essential amino
acids? - ANSWER-- Essential: leucine, isoleucine, valine, tryptophan, phenylalanine,
methionine, lysine, threonine
28. What is the process of glycogen synthesis called? - ANSWER-- Glycogenesis
29. What is the main function of a carbohydrate? - ANSWER-- Energy source for all
tissues in the body, esp brain
18. Regular aerobic training causes what adaptations in skeletal muscle? - ANSWER--
Increased mitochondrial and capillary density
- More enzymes related to aerobic metabolism
- Minor hypertrophy
19. What has the greatest effect on the sedentary person's daily energy expenditure?
(i.e. TEF, RMR, or Activity) - ANSWER-- RMR
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