ISSA Youth Fitness Trainer ACTUAL Exam
2025 Questions and Answers
What makes children more susceptible to cold injury than adults? - ANS Children have a large
body surface area in comparison to their muscle mass.
Rapid growth during puberty makes it difficult to achieve stability in basic sports skills. (T/F) -
ANS T
Motor Development - ANS The growth of muscular coordination in a child.
(T/F) Personal Trainers are licensed in most states - ANS False
The capability to learn physical skills based on maturation - ANS readiness
Breakdown processes in the body - ANS Catabolic
When does the adolescent growth spurt begin in girls - ANS 10 -13
Where bone growth occurs - ANS epiphyseal plate
Average body fat % in 8 year old girls - ANS 18%
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, (T/F) Resting and maximum heart rate decline progressively during childhood and adolescense.
- ANS True
Maximal Oxygen Consumption is lower in children than adolescents or adults. (t/F) -
ANS False
metabolic equivalent - ANS met
Hormone that controls blood sugar - ANS insulin
Important carbohydrate storage molecule composed of glucose and stored in liver and muscles
- ANS Glycogen
(t/F) fit children can increase metabolism 10-15 times above rest - ANS true
(t/F) Glucose is the energy currency of the cell - ANS False
(t/f) Children produce more lactate than adults due to smaller muscles and lower output
capacities - ANS False
Terminal air sacs in the lungs where gas exchange occurs - ANS Alveoli
Spontaneous migration of substances from high to low concentration - ANS diffusion
Shortness of breath/distresses breathing - ANS Dyspnea
Blood vessels that supply oxygenated blood to tissues - ANS Arteries
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2025 Questions and Answers
What makes children more susceptible to cold injury than adults? - ANS Children have a large
body surface area in comparison to their muscle mass.
Rapid growth during puberty makes it difficult to achieve stability in basic sports skills. (T/F) -
ANS T
Motor Development - ANS The growth of muscular coordination in a child.
(T/F) Personal Trainers are licensed in most states - ANS False
The capability to learn physical skills based on maturation - ANS readiness
Breakdown processes in the body - ANS Catabolic
When does the adolescent growth spurt begin in girls - ANS 10 -13
Where bone growth occurs - ANS epiphyseal plate
Average body fat % in 8 year old girls - ANS 18%
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, (T/F) Resting and maximum heart rate decline progressively during childhood and adolescense.
- ANS True
Maximal Oxygen Consumption is lower in children than adolescents or adults. (t/F) -
ANS False
metabolic equivalent - ANS met
Hormone that controls blood sugar - ANS insulin
Important carbohydrate storage molecule composed of glucose and stored in liver and muscles
- ANS Glycogen
(t/F) fit children can increase metabolism 10-15 times above rest - ANS true
(t/F) Glucose is the energy currency of the cell - ANS False
(t/f) Children produce more lactate than adults due to smaller muscles and lower output
capacities - ANS False
Terminal air sacs in the lungs where gas exchange occurs - ANS Alveoli
Spontaneous migration of substances from high to low concentration - ANS diffusion
Shortness of breath/distresses breathing - ANS Dyspnea
Blood vessels that supply oxygenated blood to tissues - ANS Arteries
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