ISSA TRAINER EXAM WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
2025
Muscular, cardiopulmonary, and metabolic adaptations to exercise are known as
the training effect. (T/F) ( Correct answers ) True
The body's automatic tendency to maintain a constant internal body
environment through various processes is called: ( Correct answers )
Homeostasis
BMR stands for ( Correct answers ) basal metabolic rate
Anabolism and catabolism occur at the same time throughout the body. (T/F)
( Correct answers ) True
A calorie is a unit of heat. (T/F) ( Correct answers ) True
The preferred unit in metabolic studies and nutrition labels is the kilocalorie
(kcal). (T/F) ( Correct answers ) True
The primary (not the 'initial') fuel during endurance exercise is: ( Correct answers
) Fatty acids
The molecule used for storing and transferring energy in the body is called:
( Correct answers ) Adenosine triphosphate (ATP)
The ATP/CP pathway is the primary pathway used for activities lasting two minutes
or greater. (T/F) ( Correct answers ) False
About 98% of the human body is composed of only six elements: oxygen,
carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, calcium, and phosphorous. (T/F) ( Correct answers
) True
The respiratory system is responsible for: ( Correct answers ) - Supplying oxygen
to the body
- Eliminating carbon dioxide in the body
- Helps regulate the body's pH balance
The circulatory system consists of: ( Correct answers ) Heart, arteries, and veins
The nervous system is made up of the: ( Correct answers ) peripheral nervous
system and central nervous system
, Excretion is one function of the digestive system. (T/F) ( Correct answers ) True
Hormones are classified as: ( Correct answers ) Steroids, Amino-Acid
derivatives, Peptides
Hemoglobin is an oxygen-transporting protein in red blood cells. (T/F)
( Correct answers ) True
The main purpose(s) of hormones is/are to: ( Correct answers ) - Alter the rate
of synthesis of your cellular protein
- Change the rate of enzyme activity
- Change the rate of transport of nutrients through the cell wall
Tendons connect bone to bone. (T/F) ( Correct answers ) False
The average human adult skeleton has: ( Correct answers ) 206 bones
Tendons: ( Correct answers ) Are extensions of muscle fibers and connect muscle
to bone
The anatomical terms for front and back are: ( Correct answers ) anterior
and posterior
Type I muscle fibers are predominantly aerobic. (T/F) ( Correct answers )
True
Cardiovascular/aerobic exercise results in: ( Correct answers )
Mitochondrial adaptations
Type II muscle fibers are entirely aerobic. (T/F) ( Correct answers ) False
Muscular hypertrophy is a(n): ( Correct answers ) increase in muscle fiber
size
In a concentric contraction, the muscle lengthens to produce movements. (T/F)
( Correct answers ) False
Kinesiology is: ( Correct answers ) The science or study of human movement, and
the active and passive structures involved
An isometric contraction is when: ( Correct answers ) A muscle does not lengthen
or shorten as it contracts
True synergy occurs when a muscle contracts to stop the secondary action of
another muscle. (T/F) ( Correct answers ) True
CORRECT ANSWERS
2025
Muscular, cardiopulmonary, and metabolic adaptations to exercise are known as
the training effect. (T/F) ( Correct answers ) True
The body's automatic tendency to maintain a constant internal body
environment through various processes is called: ( Correct answers )
Homeostasis
BMR stands for ( Correct answers ) basal metabolic rate
Anabolism and catabolism occur at the same time throughout the body. (T/F)
( Correct answers ) True
A calorie is a unit of heat. (T/F) ( Correct answers ) True
The preferred unit in metabolic studies and nutrition labels is the kilocalorie
(kcal). (T/F) ( Correct answers ) True
The primary (not the 'initial') fuel during endurance exercise is: ( Correct answers
) Fatty acids
The molecule used for storing and transferring energy in the body is called:
( Correct answers ) Adenosine triphosphate (ATP)
The ATP/CP pathway is the primary pathway used for activities lasting two minutes
or greater. (T/F) ( Correct answers ) False
About 98% of the human body is composed of only six elements: oxygen,
carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, calcium, and phosphorous. (T/F) ( Correct answers
) True
The respiratory system is responsible for: ( Correct answers ) - Supplying oxygen
to the body
- Eliminating carbon dioxide in the body
- Helps regulate the body's pH balance
The circulatory system consists of: ( Correct answers ) Heart, arteries, and veins
The nervous system is made up of the: ( Correct answers ) peripheral nervous
system and central nervous system
, Excretion is one function of the digestive system. (T/F) ( Correct answers ) True
Hormones are classified as: ( Correct answers ) Steroids, Amino-Acid
derivatives, Peptides
Hemoglobin is an oxygen-transporting protein in red blood cells. (T/F)
( Correct answers ) True
The main purpose(s) of hormones is/are to: ( Correct answers ) - Alter the rate
of synthesis of your cellular protein
- Change the rate of enzyme activity
- Change the rate of transport of nutrients through the cell wall
Tendons connect bone to bone. (T/F) ( Correct answers ) False
The average human adult skeleton has: ( Correct answers ) 206 bones
Tendons: ( Correct answers ) Are extensions of muscle fibers and connect muscle
to bone
The anatomical terms for front and back are: ( Correct answers ) anterior
and posterior
Type I muscle fibers are predominantly aerobic. (T/F) ( Correct answers )
True
Cardiovascular/aerobic exercise results in: ( Correct answers )
Mitochondrial adaptations
Type II muscle fibers are entirely aerobic. (T/F) ( Correct answers ) False
Muscular hypertrophy is a(n): ( Correct answers ) increase in muscle fiber
size
In a concentric contraction, the muscle lengthens to produce movements. (T/F)
( Correct answers ) False
Kinesiology is: ( Correct answers ) The science or study of human movement, and
the active and passive structures involved
An isometric contraction is when: ( Correct answers ) A muscle does not lengthen
or shorten as it contracts
True synergy occurs when a muscle contracts to stop the secondary action of
another muscle. (T/F) ( Correct answers ) True
