ISSA- Strength &Conditioning 2024/2025 Questions
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Neural Circuitry that travels outside the spinal cord - ANSWERPeripheral nervous
system
A sensory receptor within a muscle that detects changes in length and helps regulate
contraction - ANSWERMuscle Spindle
Branches of the cell body that act as receivers, collecting information from other
neurons - ANSWERDendrites
Muscle contraction is triggered when the following chemical neurotransmitters binds
to receptors on the muscle - ANSWERacetylcholine
Division of the peripheral nervous system controls voluntary movement -
ANSWERsomatic nervous system
Type of motor unit can contract for many hours - ANSWERSlow of Motor Unit
Type of motor unit has a large motor neuron & consists of a large bundle of type IIx
muscle fibers - ANSWERFast Fatiguable (FF)
Voluntary movement starts in - ANSWERCerebral Cortex
The process that allows a muscle spindle to contract at the same rate as the muscle
where it resides - ANSWERAlpha-gamma Co-activation
How many nerves are contained within the peripheral nervous system - ANSWER43
Pairs
The muscular system includes how many muscles - ANSWERapproximately 650
Muscle fiber type that's the largest & produce the most amount of force -
ANSWERType IIx
Cross-bridge cycle requires energy, which is provided by - ANSWERATP hydrolysis
The function of epimysium is too - ANSWERProtect muscle from friction against
other muscles or bone.
Muscle fiber type has a very small amount of mitochondria - ANSWERType IIx
Make-up of a person's muscle fiber ratio - ANSWERIt can't be changed to a large
degree
,Training with heavy loads causes - ANSWEREqual growth of type I and type II fibers
Functions like girdles & guy wires to provide an interconnected structure -
ANSWERFascia
Three possible mechanisms for inducing hypertrophy - ANSWERMechanical tension,
metabolic stress, muscle damage
functional units that can make a muscle shorten - ANSWERSarcomere
Found within the appendicular skeleton - ANSWERBones of the upper & lower
extremities
Movement between 2 adjacent vertebrae is made possible by - ANSWERFacet Joints
Wolff's Law - ANSWERThe body responds by increasing or decreasing the bone's
diameter
Cartilage plays important rolls such as - ANSWERBone development
Mature bone cells that maintain a bone's matrix - ANSWEROsteocytes
Bone on bone contact that results in joint pain - ANSWERosteoarthritis
Elastin allows tissues too - ANSWERregain their original shape after being stretched
The main part or shaft of a long bone - ANSWERDiaphysis
Frontal plane is an imaginary plane that divides the body into - ANSWERAnterior &
posterior
Angle that a joint rotates around its axis - ANSWERThe direction of rotation
The smallest blood vessel - ANSWERCapillaries
Create more muscular support when performing an intense exercise -
ANSWERBracing effect of a tight core
Largest lymphatic organ in the human body - ANSWERSpleen
One of the main functions of the respiratory system - ANSWERremoval of waste
products of metabolism
Normal amount of air displaced between inhalation & exhalation - ANSWERTidal
Volume
Major glands of he endocrine system - ANSWERHypothalamus
, The amount of blood pumped through the heart per minute - ANSWERCardiac
output
Peripheral resistance - ANSWERThe amount of resistance to blood flow in the
arteries.
Plasma makes up ____ percentage of blood volume - ANSWER55%
Right atrium receives deoxygenated blood from the body & moves it too -
ANSWERThe right Ventricle
Law of conservation of energy states that energy - ANSWERcannot be created or
destroyed
In short term, metabolic acidosis can - ANSWERimpair muscle power & energy
production
Process of making ATP from glucose - ANSWERGlycolysis
Cytoplasm & Sarcoplasm - ANSWERSarcoplasm is where the action of the
phosphates system & the reaction components take place
The time it takes to fully replenish stored phosphocreatine after maximum effort
exercise - ANSWER15-25 minutes
The formation of glucose from noncarbohydrate sources - ANSWERgluconeogenesis
Lactate threshold corresponds with - ANSWERRapid drop in physical output &
performance
Actions occur within the mitochondria during the first 10-30 seconds of maximal
activity - ANSWERMitochondria absorb protons (H+)
Enzyme breaks down triglycerides into fatty acids during lipolysis -
ANSWERHormone-sensitive lipase
Fuel type produces 106 ATP - ANSWERFatty acids
Mechanics are divided into two categories - ANSWERdynamic and static.
Class of lever is the fulcrum (axis) located between the effort and the load -
ANSWERFirst-class
a state of no acceleration, with the body at rest - ANSWEREquilibrium
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Neural Circuitry that travels outside the spinal cord - ANSWERPeripheral nervous
system
A sensory receptor within a muscle that detects changes in length and helps regulate
contraction - ANSWERMuscle Spindle
Branches of the cell body that act as receivers, collecting information from other
neurons - ANSWERDendrites
Muscle contraction is triggered when the following chemical neurotransmitters binds
to receptors on the muscle - ANSWERacetylcholine
Division of the peripheral nervous system controls voluntary movement -
ANSWERsomatic nervous system
Type of motor unit can contract for many hours - ANSWERSlow of Motor Unit
Type of motor unit has a large motor neuron & consists of a large bundle of type IIx
muscle fibers - ANSWERFast Fatiguable (FF)
Voluntary movement starts in - ANSWERCerebral Cortex
The process that allows a muscle spindle to contract at the same rate as the muscle
where it resides - ANSWERAlpha-gamma Co-activation
How many nerves are contained within the peripheral nervous system - ANSWER43
Pairs
The muscular system includes how many muscles - ANSWERapproximately 650
Muscle fiber type that's the largest & produce the most amount of force -
ANSWERType IIx
Cross-bridge cycle requires energy, which is provided by - ANSWERATP hydrolysis
The function of epimysium is too - ANSWERProtect muscle from friction against
other muscles or bone.
Muscle fiber type has a very small amount of mitochondria - ANSWERType IIx
Make-up of a person's muscle fiber ratio - ANSWERIt can't be changed to a large
degree
,Training with heavy loads causes - ANSWEREqual growth of type I and type II fibers
Functions like girdles & guy wires to provide an interconnected structure -
ANSWERFascia
Three possible mechanisms for inducing hypertrophy - ANSWERMechanical tension,
metabolic stress, muscle damage
functional units that can make a muscle shorten - ANSWERSarcomere
Found within the appendicular skeleton - ANSWERBones of the upper & lower
extremities
Movement between 2 adjacent vertebrae is made possible by - ANSWERFacet Joints
Wolff's Law - ANSWERThe body responds by increasing or decreasing the bone's
diameter
Cartilage plays important rolls such as - ANSWERBone development
Mature bone cells that maintain a bone's matrix - ANSWEROsteocytes
Bone on bone contact that results in joint pain - ANSWERosteoarthritis
Elastin allows tissues too - ANSWERregain their original shape after being stretched
The main part or shaft of a long bone - ANSWERDiaphysis
Frontal plane is an imaginary plane that divides the body into - ANSWERAnterior &
posterior
Angle that a joint rotates around its axis - ANSWERThe direction of rotation
The smallest blood vessel - ANSWERCapillaries
Create more muscular support when performing an intense exercise -
ANSWERBracing effect of a tight core
Largest lymphatic organ in the human body - ANSWERSpleen
One of the main functions of the respiratory system - ANSWERremoval of waste
products of metabolism
Normal amount of air displaced between inhalation & exhalation - ANSWERTidal
Volume
Major glands of he endocrine system - ANSWERHypothalamus
, The amount of blood pumped through the heart per minute - ANSWERCardiac
output
Peripheral resistance - ANSWERThe amount of resistance to blood flow in the
arteries.
Plasma makes up ____ percentage of blood volume - ANSWER55%
Right atrium receives deoxygenated blood from the body & moves it too -
ANSWERThe right Ventricle
Law of conservation of energy states that energy - ANSWERcannot be created or
destroyed
In short term, metabolic acidosis can - ANSWERimpair muscle power & energy
production
Process of making ATP from glucose - ANSWERGlycolysis
Cytoplasm & Sarcoplasm - ANSWERSarcoplasm is where the action of the
phosphates system & the reaction components take place
The time it takes to fully replenish stored phosphocreatine after maximum effort
exercise - ANSWER15-25 minutes
The formation of glucose from noncarbohydrate sources - ANSWERgluconeogenesis
Lactate threshold corresponds with - ANSWERRapid drop in physical output &
performance
Actions occur within the mitochondria during the first 10-30 seconds of maximal
activity - ANSWERMitochondria absorb protons (H+)
Enzyme breaks down triglycerides into fatty acids during lipolysis -
ANSWERHormone-sensitive lipase
Fuel type produces 106 ATP - ANSWERFatty acids
Mechanics are divided into two categories - ANSWERdynamic and static.
Class of lever is the fulcrum (axis) located between the effort and the load -
ANSWERFirst-class
a state of no acceleration, with the body at rest - ANSWEREquilibrium
