EXSC 191 2 PRACTICE EXAMINATION
2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
GRADED A+
◍ Bod pod.
Answer: Uses air displacement to measure body composition (similar
principle to hydrostatic weighing)
◍ Define "Large Innervation Ratio".
Answer: More muscle fibers per motor neuron
◍ Where is calcium found?.
Answer: Dairy and vegetables
◍ BMI does not take ____ into account.
Answer: Muscle mass
◍ Which of the following is not a component of muscular fitness?.
Answer: Muscular Flexibility
◍ Below 0.81.
Answer: A woman's waist-to-hip ratio to be considered "low risk" for
disease
◍ which of the following is true.
Answer: weight training can increase your flexibility
◍ Overload principle.
Answer: Doing more than what's normal
◍ Dynamic.
Answer: Isotonic, muscle contraction with movement, full range of motion
(concentric vs eccentric)
,◍ Cerebral Palsy.
Answer: Group of disorders affecting movement and muscle tone due to
brain damage before/during birth
◍ Minerals.
Answer: Inorganic elements found in food that are essential to life processes
◍ Protein guidelines RDA average.
Answer: 0.8 g/kg/day
◍ If someone has good Skill-Related Fitness (SRF) what does that mean?.
Answer: They can learn movements more quickly
◍ what is stroke volume.
Answer: amount of blood pumped per beat by the left ventricle
◍ Flexibility.
Answer: ability of a joint and surrounding muscles to move through a full
ROM
◍ all of the following are ways to apply the progressive overload principle to a
workout EXCEPT.
Answer: decrease length of workout (time)
◍ the principle that exercise must be performed several times per week on a
habitual basis to enhance physical fitness is called what.
Answer: the principle of regularity
◍ Type of resistance training: More sets, more reps, lighter weights.
Answer: Endurance
◍ overtraining syndrome.
Answer: push too hard during training (w/o sufficient rest)
◍ which of the following is true.
Answer: laws protect against discrimination towards weight status
◍ Neuromuscular system: musicians.
Answer: Muscles
, ◍ What is Regularity Training Principle?.
Answer: Consistency in the exercise
◍ General Muscular Fitness Training threshold of training frequency.
Answer: 2 days a week
◍ Transverse plane.
Answer: top/bottom
◍ Caloric value of fats.
Answer: 9 calories per gram
◍ Consume __ servings seafood per week.
Answer: 2
◍ Underweight bmi.
Answer: < 18.5
◍ Why is Body Mass Index not the best way to check body fat levels..
Answer: Percentage of body fat is not considered
◍ Ballistic stretching.
Answer: Using momentum to deepen the stretch
◍ Step Test.
Answer: Estimates VO2MAx based on a 3 minute step test
◍ Dynamic (isotonic) training.
Answer: muscle contraction with movement
◍ What full body x-ray calculates body fat, lean body fat, bone density... etc,
and consider gold standard for measuring body fat..
Answer: DEXA scan
◍ define hypertrophy.
Answer: enlargement of muscle fiber size
◍ which of the following would be the least likely to improve aerobic fitness.
Answer: walking for 15 mins, 2 days per week
2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
GRADED A+
◍ Bod pod.
Answer: Uses air displacement to measure body composition (similar
principle to hydrostatic weighing)
◍ Define "Large Innervation Ratio".
Answer: More muscle fibers per motor neuron
◍ Where is calcium found?.
Answer: Dairy and vegetables
◍ BMI does not take ____ into account.
Answer: Muscle mass
◍ Which of the following is not a component of muscular fitness?.
Answer: Muscular Flexibility
◍ Below 0.81.
Answer: A woman's waist-to-hip ratio to be considered "low risk" for
disease
◍ which of the following is true.
Answer: weight training can increase your flexibility
◍ Overload principle.
Answer: Doing more than what's normal
◍ Dynamic.
Answer: Isotonic, muscle contraction with movement, full range of motion
(concentric vs eccentric)
,◍ Cerebral Palsy.
Answer: Group of disorders affecting movement and muscle tone due to
brain damage before/during birth
◍ Minerals.
Answer: Inorganic elements found in food that are essential to life processes
◍ Protein guidelines RDA average.
Answer: 0.8 g/kg/day
◍ If someone has good Skill-Related Fitness (SRF) what does that mean?.
Answer: They can learn movements more quickly
◍ what is stroke volume.
Answer: amount of blood pumped per beat by the left ventricle
◍ Flexibility.
Answer: ability of a joint and surrounding muscles to move through a full
ROM
◍ all of the following are ways to apply the progressive overload principle to a
workout EXCEPT.
Answer: decrease length of workout (time)
◍ the principle that exercise must be performed several times per week on a
habitual basis to enhance physical fitness is called what.
Answer: the principle of regularity
◍ Type of resistance training: More sets, more reps, lighter weights.
Answer: Endurance
◍ overtraining syndrome.
Answer: push too hard during training (w/o sufficient rest)
◍ which of the following is true.
Answer: laws protect against discrimination towards weight status
◍ Neuromuscular system: musicians.
Answer: Muscles
, ◍ What is Regularity Training Principle?.
Answer: Consistency in the exercise
◍ General Muscular Fitness Training threshold of training frequency.
Answer: 2 days a week
◍ Transverse plane.
Answer: top/bottom
◍ Caloric value of fats.
Answer: 9 calories per gram
◍ Consume __ servings seafood per week.
Answer: 2
◍ Underweight bmi.
Answer: < 18.5
◍ Why is Body Mass Index not the best way to check body fat levels..
Answer: Percentage of body fat is not considered
◍ Ballistic stretching.
Answer: Using momentum to deepen the stretch
◍ Step Test.
Answer: Estimates VO2MAx based on a 3 minute step test
◍ Dynamic (isotonic) training.
Answer: muscle contraction with movement
◍ What full body x-ray calculates body fat, lean body fat, bone density... etc,
and consider gold standard for measuring body fat..
Answer: DEXA scan
◍ define hypertrophy.
Answer: enlargement of muscle fiber size
◍ which of the following would be the least likely to improve aerobic fitness.
Answer: walking for 15 mins, 2 days per week
