ISSA CPT Final Exam
Which molecule is the energy currency of the cell? adenosine triphosphate (ATP)
Which digestive organ has both endocrine and exocrine pancreas
functions?
What calculation estimates the primary macronutrient the respiratory quotient
body uses for energy at a given point in time?
Which branch of the nervous system is responsible for sympathetic nervous system
"fight-or-flight"?
Which type of bone protects internal organs and provides flat bone
a large surface area for muscles to attach?
Which of the following is included in the axial skeleton? skull
According to the size principle of motor recruitment, in smallest and slowest firing rate to largest and fastest firing rate
what order will muscle fibers be recruited during activity?
Which type of muscle is the most common in the human skeletal muscle
body?
Which division of the peripheral nervous system controls somatic nervous system
voluntary movement like exercise?
What is the central nervous system (CNS) responsible for? receiving sensory input and organizing, analyzing, and processing neural
information
What is the term for blood circulation within the heart and pulmonary circulation
lungs?
Which heart structure is known as the pacemaker of the sinoatrial (SA) node
heart and initiates contraction of the right atrium?
In which anatomical plane does the internal and external transverse plane
rotation of the shoulder occur?
According to the American Heart Association, what is 120/80 mm Hg
considered a 'normal' blood pressure?
Which energy pathway produces the greatest amount of oxidative energy pathway
ATP?
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, ISSA CPT Final Exam
Which organ is the largest lymphatic organ in the body? the spleen
Which endocrine hormone promotes the uptake of glucose insulin
from the blood by target tissues?
What neural function is processed directly by the spinal a reflex
cord and not the brain?
What class of hormones is released by the adrenal glands catecholamines
during times of stress?
Which digestive organ is responsible for the storage of fat- liver
soluble vitamins and blood filtration and detoxification?
The process of glycolysis is the breakdown of what glucose
molecule in the body?
Which energy pathway is dominant when the body is at oxidative energy pathway
rest or during low-intensity, long-duration activity?
What is the process of breaking triglycerides down into beta-oxidation
fatty acids to be converted to acetyl-CoA during aerobic
metabolism called?
What is the primary muscle involved in pulmonary diaphragm
ventilation?
Which two macronutrients are the most preferred sources carbohydrate and fat
of energy in the body?
What is the name of the heart valves located between the atrioventricular (AV) valves
atria and ventricles that keep blood moving in only one
direction?
Which glands of the endocrine system produce and exocrine glands
release substances through ducts or openings on the
body's surfaces?
Where in the cell do the Krebs cycle and electron transport mitochondria
chain occur?
The calcaneus is an example of what type of bone? short bone
What is the condition of low blood pressure measuring hypotension
90/60 mm Hg or less?
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Which molecule is the energy currency of the cell? adenosine triphosphate (ATP)
Which digestive organ has both endocrine and exocrine pancreas
functions?
What calculation estimates the primary macronutrient the respiratory quotient
body uses for energy at a given point in time?
Which branch of the nervous system is responsible for sympathetic nervous system
"fight-or-flight"?
Which type of bone protects internal organs and provides flat bone
a large surface area for muscles to attach?
Which of the following is included in the axial skeleton? skull
According to the size principle of motor recruitment, in smallest and slowest firing rate to largest and fastest firing rate
what order will muscle fibers be recruited during activity?
Which type of muscle is the most common in the human skeletal muscle
body?
Which division of the peripheral nervous system controls somatic nervous system
voluntary movement like exercise?
What is the central nervous system (CNS) responsible for? receiving sensory input and organizing, analyzing, and processing neural
information
What is the term for blood circulation within the heart and pulmonary circulation
lungs?
Which heart structure is known as the pacemaker of the sinoatrial (SA) node
heart and initiates contraction of the right atrium?
In which anatomical plane does the internal and external transverse plane
rotation of the shoulder occur?
According to the American Heart Association, what is 120/80 mm Hg
considered a 'normal' blood pressure?
Which energy pathway produces the greatest amount of oxidative energy pathway
ATP?
Stuvia 2026-2027
, ISSA CPT Final Exam
Which organ is the largest lymphatic organ in the body? the spleen
Which endocrine hormone promotes the uptake of glucose insulin
from the blood by target tissues?
What neural function is processed directly by the spinal a reflex
cord and not the brain?
What class of hormones is released by the adrenal glands catecholamines
during times of stress?
Which digestive organ is responsible for the storage of fat- liver
soluble vitamins and blood filtration and detoxification?
The process of glycolysis is the breakdown of what glucose
molecule in the body?
Which energy pathway is dominant when the body is at oxidative energy pathway
rest or during low-intensity, long-duration activity?
What is the process of breaking triglycerides down into beta-oxidation
fatty acids to be converted to acetyl-CoA during aerobic
metabolism called?
What is the primary muscle involved in pulmonary diaphragm
ventilation?
Which two macronutrients are the most preferred sources carbohydrate and fat
of energy in the body?
What is the name of the heart valves located between the atrioventricular (AV) valves
atria and ventricles that keep blood moving in only one
direction?
Which glands of the endocrine system produce and exocrine glands
release substances through ducts or openings on the
body's surfaces?
Where in the cell do the Krebs cycle and electron transport mitochondria
chain occur?
The calcaneus is an example of what type of bone? short bone
What is the condition of low blood pressure measuring hypotension
90/60 mm Hg or less?
Stuvia 2026-2027
