ISSA Strength & Conditioning
Final Exam Study questions
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What is the neural circuitry that travels outside the spinal
cord? - answer Peripheral nervous system
Which of the following is a sensory receptor within a
muscle that detects changes in length and helps regulate
contraction? - answer Muscle spindle
Which of the following are branches of the cell body that
act as receivers, collecting information from other
neurons? - answer Dendrites
A cascade of events, resulting in muscle contraction, is
triggered when which of the following chemical
neurotransmitters binds to receptors on the muscle? -
answer Acetylcholine
Which division of the peripheral nervous system controls
voluntary movement? - answer Somatic nervous system
,Which type of motor unit can contract for many hours, or
even days if necessary? - answer 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? -
answer Fast fatigable (FF)
Voluntary movement starts in the - answer 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? - answer Alpha-gamma co-activation
How many nerves are contained within the peripheral
nervous system, which includes all the neurons and glia
outside of the brain and spinal cord? - answer 43 pairs
The muscular system includes how many muscles? -
answer Approximately 650
Which muscle fiber type are the largest, and produce the
most amount of force? - answer Type IIx
The cross-bridge cycle requires energy, which is provided
by - answer ATP hydrolysis.
The function of epimysium is to - answer protect muscle
from friction against other muscles or bone.
, With regard to mitochondrial density, which muscle fiber
type has a very small amount of mitochondria? - answer
Type IIx
Regarding the make-up of a person's muscle fiber ratio,
which of the following is correct? - answer It can't be
changed to a large degree
It is currently theorized that training with heavy loads
causes - answer equal growth of type I and type II fibers.
Which of the following functions like girdles and guy wires
to provide an interconnected structure? - answer Fascia
Current research demonstrates what three possible
mechanisms for inducing hypertrophy? - answer
Mechanical tension, metabolic stress, muscle damage
The functional units that can make a muscle shorten are: -
answer Sarcomeres
Which of the following is found within the appendicular
skeleton? - answer Bones of the upper and lower
extremities
Movement between two adjacent vertebrae is made
possible by - answer Facet joints
Final Exam Study questions
and answers already graded
A+(EVERYTHING YOU NEED
TO PASS)
What is the neural circuitry that travels outside the spinal
cord? - answer Peripheral nervous system
Which of the following is a sensory receptor within a
muscle that detects changes in length and helps regulate
contraction? - answer Muscle spindle
Which of the following are branches of the cell body that
act as receivers, collecting information from other
neurons? - answer Dendrites
A cascade of events, resulting in muscle contraction, is
triggered when which of the following chemical
neurotransmitters binds to receptors on the muscle? -
answer Acetylcholine
Which division of the peripheral nervous system controls
voluntary movement? - answer Somatic nervous system
,Which type of motor unit can contract for many hours, or
even days if necessary? - answer 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? -
answer Fast fatigable (FF)
Voluntary movement starts in the - answer 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? - answer Alpha-gamma co-activation
How many nerves are contained within the peripheral
nervous system, which includes all the neurons and glia
outside of the brain and spinal cord? - answer 43 pairs
The muscular system includes how many muscles? -
answer Approximately 650
Which muscle fiber type are the largest, and produce the
most amount of force? - answer Type IIx
The cross-bridge cycle requires energy, which is provided
by - answer ATP hydrolysis.
The function of epimysium is to - answer protect muscle
from friction against other muscles or bone.
, With regard to mitochondrial density, which muscle fiber
type has a very small amount of mitochondria? - answer
Type IIx
Regarding the make-up of a person's muscle fiber ratio,
which of the following is correct? - answer It can't be
changed to a large degree
It is currently theorized that training with heavy loads
causes - answer equal growth of type I and type II fibers.
Which of the following functions like girdles and guy wires
to provide an interconnected structure? - answer Fascia
Current research demonstrates what three possible
mechanisms for inducing hypertrophy? - answer
Mechanical tension, metabolic stress, muscle damage
The functional units that can make a muscle shorten are: -
answer Sarcomeres
Which of the following is found within the appendicular
skeleton? - answer Bones of the upper and lower
extremities
Movement between two adjacent vertebrae is made
possible by - answer Facet joints
