ISSA Personal Trainer Certification Final Exam| 248 QUESTIONS| WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS

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 Which of the following statements is/are true? A. calorie is a unit of heat. B. One Calorie is the energy required to raise 1 kilogram of water by 1 degree Celsius. C. The preferred unit in metabolic studies and nutrition labels is the kilocalorie (kcal). D. A and B E. A, B and C Correct Answer: E. A, B and C 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 & 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 and peptides Hemoglobin is an oxygen-transporting protein in red blood