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CSCS EXAM COMPLETE 500 QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS LATEST UPDATE THIS
YEAR
QUESTION: Which of the following substances can be metabolized anaerobically?
A) glycerol
B) glucose
C) amino acids
D) free fatty acids - ANSWER-B) glucose
QUESTION: Which of the following reactions is the primary cause of metabolic acidosis
(decrease in intramusclar pH levels during high intensity fatiguing exercise)
A) ATP ---> ADP + P + H
B) pyruvate + NADH ----> lactate + NAD
C) ADP + creatine phosphate ---> ATP + creatine
D) fructose-6-phosphate ---> fructose 1,6-biphosphate - ANSWER-ATP --> ADP + P + H
QUESTION: Which of the following energy systems produces ATP at the quickest rate?
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A) phosphagen
B) aerobic glycolysis
C) fat oxidation
D) fast glycolysis - ANSWER-A) phosphogen
QUESTION: Approximately how many net ATP are produced via the oxidative energy system
from the metabolism of one glucose molecule?
A) 27
B) 34
C) 38
D) 41 - ANSWER-38
QUESTION: Which of the following energy substrates cannot be depleted during extreme
exercise intensities or durations
A) creatine phosphate
B) glycogen
C) water
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D) ATP - ANSWER-D) ATP
QUESTION: After a bout of resistance training, acute hormonal secretion provide all of the
following information to the body EXCEPT
A) amount of physiological stress
B) metabolic demands of exercise
C) type of physiological stress
D) energy expended - ANSWER-D) energy expended
QUESTION: Which of the following hormones enhances muscle tissue growth?
I. growth hormone
II. cortisol
III. IGF-1
IV. progesterone - ANSWER-I and III only
QUESTION: Which of the following is NOT a function of growth hormone?
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A) increase lipolysis
B) decrease collagen synthesis
C) increase amino acid transport
D) decrease glucose utilization - ANSWER-B) decrease collagen synthesis
Which of the following substances regulates muscle actions?
A) Potassium
B) Calcium
C) Troponin
D) Tropomyosin - ANSWER-B) Calcium
QUESTION: Which of the following substances acts at the neuromuscular junction to excite the
muscle fibers of a motor unit?
A) Acetylcholine
B) ATP
C) Creatine Phosphate
D) Serotonin - ANSWER-A) Acetylcholine
CSCS EXAM COMPLETE 500 QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS LATEST UPDATE THIS
YEAR
QUESTION: Which of the following substances can be metabolized anaerobically?
A) glycerol
B) glucose
C) amino acids
D) free fatty acids - ANSWER-B) glucose
QUESTION: Which of the following reactions is the primary cause of metabolic acidosis
(decrease in intramusclar pH levels during high intensity fatiguing exercise)
A) ATP ---> ADP + P + H
B) pyruvate + NADH ----> lactate + NAD
C) ADP + creatine phosphate ---> ATP + creatine
D) fructose-6-phosphate ---> fructose 1,6-biphosphate - ANSWER-ATP --> ADP + P + H
QUESTION: Which of the following energy systems produces ATP at the quickest rate?
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A) phosphagen
B) aerobic glycolysis
C) fat oxidation
D) fast glycolysis - ANSWER-A) phosphogen
QUESTION: Approximately how many net ATP are produced via the oxidative energy system
from the metabolism of one glucose molecule?
A) 27
B) 34
C) 38
D) 41 - ANSWER-38
QUESTION: Which of the following energy substrates cannot be depleted during extreme
exercise intensities or durations
A) creatine phosphate
B) glycogen
C) water
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D) ATP - ANSWER-D) ATP
QUESTION: After a bout of resistance training, acute hormonal secretion provide all of the
following information to the body EXCEPT
A) amount of physiological stress
B) metabolic demands of exercise
C) type of physiological stress
D) energy expended - ANSWER-D) energy expended
QUESTION: Which of the following hormones enhances muscle tissue growth?
I. growth hormone
II. cortisol
III. IGF-1
IV. progesterone - ANSWER-I and III only
QUESTION: Which of the following is NOT a function of growth hormone?
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A) increase lipolysis
B) decrease collagen synthesis
C) increase amino acid transport
D) decrease glucose utilization - ANSWER-B) decrease collagen synthesis
Which of the following substances regulates muscle actions?
A) Potassium
B) Calcium
C) Troponin
D) Tropomyosin - ANSWER-B) Calcium
QUESTION: Which of the following substances acts at the neuromuscular junction to excite the
muscle fibers of a motor unit?
A) Acetylcholine
B) ATP
C) Creatine Phosphate
D) Serotonin - ANSWER-A) Acetylcholine
