ISSA STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING WEEK 1 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

ISSA STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING WEEK 1 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Muscle fiber fatigue order - ANS 1 Type IIa 2 Type IIx 3 Type I Type 2a - ANS Activation What is the neural circuitry that travels outside the spinal cord? - ANS Peripheral nervous system Acetylcholine - ANS A neurotransmitter that enables learning and memory and also triggers muscle contraction Which of the following is a sensory receptor within a muscle that detects changes in length and helps regulate contraction? - ANS Muscle spindle Which of the following are branches of the cell body that act as receivers, collecting information from other neurons? - ANS Dendrites A cascade of events, resulting in muscle contraction, is triggered when which of the following chemical neurotransmitters binds to receptors on the muscle? - ANS Acetylcholine Which division of the peripheral nervous system controls voluntary movement? - ANS Somatic nervous system Which type of motor unit can contract for many hours, or even days if necessary? - ANS Slow (S) of Motor Unit Which type of motor unit has a large motor neuron and consists of a large bundle of type IIx muscle fibers? - ANS Fast fatigable (FF) Voluntary movement starts in the - ANS Cerebral cortex Which of the following is the process that allows a muscle spindle to contract at the same rate as the muscle where it resides? - ANS Alpha-gamma co-activation motor unit recruitment - ANS recruitment of more muscle fibers through motor unit activation