ISSA TRAINER STUDY EXAM
QUESTIONS CORRECTLY ANSWERED.
Muscular, cardiopulmonary, and metabolic adaptations to exercise are known as the training effect.
(T/F) - CORRECT ANSWER True
The body's automatic tendency to maintain a constant internal body environment through various
processes is called: - CORRECT ANSWER Homeostasis
BMR stands for - CORRECT ANSWER basal metabolic rate
Anabolism and catabolism occur at the same time throughout the body. (T/F) - CORRECT ANSWER True
A calorie is a unit of heat. (T/F) - CORRECT ANSWER True
The preferred unit in metabolic studies and nutrition labels is the kilocalorie (kcal). (T/F) - CORRECT
ANSWER True
The primary (not the 'initial') fuel during endurance exercise is: - CORRECT ANSWER Fatty acids
The molecule used for storing and transferring energy in the body is called: - CORRECT ANSWER
Adenosine triphosphate (ATP)
The ATP/CP pathway is the primary pathway used for activities lasting two minutes or greater. (T/F) -
CORRECT ANSWER False
About 98% of the human body is composed of only six elements: oxygen, carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen,
calcium, and phosphorous. (T/F) - CORRECT ANSWER True
The respiratory system is responsible for: - CORRECT ANSWER - Supplying oxygen to the body
,- Eliminating carbon dioxide in the body
- Helps regulate the body's pH balance
The circulatory system consists of: - CORRECT ANSWER Heart, arteries, and veins
The nervous system is made up of the: - CORRECT ANSWER peripheral nervous system and central
nervous system
Excretion is one function of the digestive system. (T/F) - CORRECT ANSWER True
Hormones are classified as: - CORRECT ANSWER Steroids, Amino-Acid derivatives, Peptides
Hemoglobin is an oxygen-transporting protein in red blood cells. (T/F) - CORRECT ANSWER True
The main purpose(s) of hormones is/are to: - CORRECT 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) - CORRECT ANSWER False
The average human adult skeleton has: - CORRECT ANSWER 206 bones
Tendons: - CORRECT ANSWER Are extensions of muscle fibers and connect muscle to bone
The anatomical terms for front and back are: - CORRECT ANSWER anterior and posterior
Type I muscle fibers are predominantly aerobic. (T/F) - CORRECT ANSWER True
, Cardiovascular/aerobic exercise results in: - CORRECT ANSWER Mitochondrial adaptations
Type II muscle fibers are entirely aerobic. (T/F) - CORRECT ANSWER False
Muscular hypertrophy is a(n): - CORRECT ANSWER increase in muscle fiber size
In a concentric contraction, the muscle lengthens to produce movements. (T/F) - CORRECT ANSWER
False
Kinesiology is: - CORRECT ANSWER The science or study of human movement, and the active and
passive structures involved
An isometric contraction is when: - CORRECT 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) -
CORRECT ANSWER True
An example of an antagonist muscle is: - CORRECT ANSWER Triceps during a biceps curl
Adduction is a movement of a body part away from the midline of the body. (T/F) - CORRECT ANSWER
False
An example of flexion is the: - CORRECT ANSWER Concentric action of a bicep curl
Flexion mainly occurs in which plane? - CORRECT ANSWER sagittal plane
Newton's second law of motion deals with force and its relationship to mass and acceleration. (T/F) -
CORRECT ANSWER True
Biomechanics is the study of: - CORRECT ANSWER movement
QUESTIONS CORRECTLY ANSWERED.
Muscular, cardiopulmonary, and metabolic adaptations to exercise are known as the training effect.
(T/F) - CORRECT ANSWER True
The body's automatic tendency to maintain a constant internal body environment through various
processes is called: - CORRECT ANSWER Homeostasis
BMR stands for - CORRECT ANSWER basal metabolic rate
Anabolism and catabolism occur at the same time throughout the body. (T/F) - CORRECT ANSWER True
A calorie is a unit of heat. (T/F) - CORRECT ANSWER True
The preferred unit in metabolic studies and nutrition labels is the kilocalorie (kcal). (T/F) - CORRECT
ANSWER True
The primary (not the 'initial') fuel during endurance exercise is: - CORRECT ANSWER Fatty acids
The molecule used for storing and transferring energy in the body is called: - CORRECT ANSWER
Adenosine triphosphate (ATP)
The ATP/CP pathway is the primary pathway used for activities lasting two minutes or greater. (T/F) -
CORRECT ANSWER False
About 98% of the human body is composed of only six elements: oxygen, carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen,
calcium, and phosphorous. (T/F) - CORRECT ANSWER True
The respiratory system is responsible for: - CORRECT ANSWER - Supplying oxygen to the body
,- Eliminating carbon dioxide in the body
- Helps regulate the body's pH balance
The circulatory system consists of: - CORRECT ANSWER Heart, arteries, and veins
The nervous system is made up of the: - CORRECT ANSWER peripheral nervous system and central
nervous system
Excretion is one function of the digestive system. (T/F) - CORRECT ANSWER True
Hormones are classified as: - CORRECT ANSWER Steroids, Amino-Acid derivatives, Peptides
Hemoglobin is an oxygen-transporting protein in red blood cells. (T/F) - CORRECT ANSWER True
The main purpose(s) of hormones is/are to: - CORRECT 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) - CORRECT ANSWER False
The average human adult skeleton has: - CORRECT ANSWER 206 bones
Tendons: - CORRECT ANSWER Are extensions of muscle fibers and connect muscle to bone
The anatomical terms for front and back are: - CORRECT ANSWER anterior and posterior
Type I muscle fibers are predominantly aerobic. (T/F) - CORRECT ANSWER True
, Cardiovascular/aerobic exercise results in: - CORRECT ANSWER Mitochondrial adaptations
Type II muscle fibers are entirely aerobic. (T/F) - CORRECT ANSWER False
Muscular hypertrophy is a(n): - CORRECT ANSWER increase in muscle fiber size
In a concentric contraction, the muscle lengthens to produce movements. (T/F) - CORRECT ANSWER
False
Kinesiology is: - CORRECT ANSWER The science or study of human movement, and the active and
passive structures involved
An isometric contraction is when: - CORRECT 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) -
CORRECT ANSWER True
An example of an antagonist muscle is: - CORRECT ANSWER Triceps during a biceps curl
Adduction is a movement of a body part away from the midline of the body. (T/F) - CORRECT ANSWER
False
An example of flexion is the: - CORRECT ANSWER Concentric action of a bicep curl
Flexion mainly occurs in which plane? - CORRECT ANSWER sagittal plane
Newton's second law of motion deals with force and its relationship to mass and acceleration. (T/F) -
CORRECT ANSWER True
Biomechanics is the study of: - CORRECT ANSWER movement
