ISSA TRAINER EXAM
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
Muscular force is broken down into the components of: - correct answer Magnitude,
Direction, Point of application, Line of action
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
Muscular force is broken down into the components of: - correct answer Magnitude,
Direction, Point of application, Line of action
