ISSA CERTIFIED FITNESS TRAINER MOCK EXAM
WITH ANSWER RATIONALES 2026
◉ The body's automatic tendency to maintain a constant internal
body environment through various processes is called.
Answer: Homeostasis
◉ BMR stands for.
Answer: Basal metabolic rate
◉ Anabolism and catabolism occur.
Answer: at the same time throughout the body.
◉ A calorie is.
Answer: a unit of heat.
◉ One Calorie is.
Answer: the energy required to raise 1 kilogram of water by 1
degree Celsius.
◉ The preferred unit in metabolic studies and nutrition labels is.
Answer: the kilocalorie (kcal).
,◉ The primary (not the 'initial') fuel during endurance exercise is.
Answer: Fatty acids
◉ The molecule used for storing and transferring energy in the body
is called.
Answer: Adenosine triphosphate (ATP)
◉ The Oxidative pathway is.
Answer: the primary pathway used for activities lasting two minutes
or greater.
◉ About 98% of the human body is composed of only six elements.
Answer: oxygen, carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, calcium, and
phosphorous.
◉ The respiratory system is responsible for.
Answer: Supplying oxygen to the body, Eliminating carbon dioxide in
the body, Helps regulate the body's pH balance
◉ The circulatory system consists of.
Answer: Heart, arteries, and veins
,◉ The nervous system is made up of the.
Answer: Peripheral nervous system, Central nervous system,
Proximal nervous system
◉ Excretion is one function of the.
Answer: digestive system.
◉ Hormones are classified as.
Answer: Steroids, Amino acid derivatives, Peptides
◉ Hemoglobin is.
Answer: an oxygen-transporting protein in red blood cells.
◉ The main purpose(s) of hormones are to.
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 membrane
◉ Tendons connect.
Answer: Muscle to bone.
◉ The average human adult skeleton has.
, Answer: 206 bones
◉ Tendons.
Answer: Are extensions of muscle fibers and Connect muscle to bone
◉ The anatomical terms for front and back are.
Answer: Anterior and posterior
◉ Type I muscle fibers are.
Answer: predominantly aerobic.
◉ Cardiovascular/aerobic exercise results in.
Answer: Mitochondrial adaptations
◉ Type II muscle fibers are.
Answer: not entirely aerobic.
◉ Muscular hypertrophy is a(n).
Answer: Increase in muscle fiber size
◉ In a concentric contraction, the muscle.
Answer: Shortens to produce movements.
WITH ANSWER RATIONALES 2026
◉ The body's automatic tendency to maintain a constant internal
body environment through various processes is called.
Answer: Homeostasis
◉ BMR stands for.
Answer: Basal metabolic rate
◉ Anabolism and catabolism occur.
Answer: at the same time throughout the body.
◉ A calorie is.
Answer: a unit of heat.
◉ One Calorie is.
Answer: the energy required to raise 1 kilogram of water by 1
degree Celsius.
◉ The preferred unit in metabolic studies and nutrition labels is.
Answer: the kilocalorie (kcal).
,◉ The primary (not the 'initial') fuel during endurance exercise is.
Answer: Fatty acids
◉ The molecule used for storing and transferring energy in the body
is called.
Answer: Adenosine triphosphate (ATP)
◉ The Oxidative pathway is.
Answer: the primary pathway used for activities lasting two minutes
or greater.
◉ About 98% of the human body is composed of only six elements.
Answer: oxygen, carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, calcium, and
phosphorous.
◉ The respiratory system is responsible for.
Answer: Supplying oxygen to the body, Eliminating carbon dioxide in
the body, Helps regulate the body's pH balance
◉ The circulatory system consists of.
Answer: Heart, arteries, and veins
,◉ The nervous system is made up of the.
Answer: Peripheral nervous system, Central nervous system,
Proximal nervous system
◉ Excretion is one function of the.
Answer: digestive system.
◉ Hormones are classified as.
Answer: Steroids, Amino acid derivatives, Peptides
◉ Hemoglobin is.
Answer: an oxygen-transporting protein in red blood cells.
◉ The main purpose(s) of hormones are to.
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 membrane
◉ Tendons connect.
Answer: Muscle to bone.
◉ The average human adult skeleton has.
, Answer: 206 bones
◉ Tendons.
Answer: Are extensions of muscle fibers and Connect muscle to bone
◉ The anatomical terms for front and back are.
Answer: Anterior and posterior
◉ Type I muscle fibers are.
Answer: predominantly aerobic.
◉ Cardiovascular/aerobic exercise results in.
Answer: Mitochondrial adaptations
◉ Type II muscle fibers are.
Answer: not entirely aerobic.
◉ Muscular hypertrophy is a(n).
Answer: Increase in muscle fiber size
◉ In a concentric contraction, the muscle.
Answer: Shortens to produce movements.
