CISSN PRACTICE EXAM 2 QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
What does FITT Principle stand for?
A. Fitness Isolation Team Training
B. Fat percentage, Individuality, Tone, Training
C. Frequency, Intensity, Time, Type
D. None of the above - Correct Answers -C- frequency, intensity, time, type
The increase in strength within the first week of heavy resistance training in previously
untrained individuals
A. muscle fiber hyperplasia
B. muscle fiber hypertrophy
C. neural adaptation
D. none of the above
E. all of the above - Correct Answers -C- neural adaptations
Generally it is recommended that athletes consume approximately ________ of their
daily caloric intake as fat.
A. 59%
B. 30%
C. 5%
D. 10% - Correct Answers -B- 30%
Supplementing with alpha-hydroxy-isocaproic acid (1.5 g. per day for 4 weeks):
A. Promotes skeletal muscle fiber hyperplasia.
B. Leads to increases in skeletal muscle mass.
C. Leads to decreases in skeletal muscle mitochondrial volume density.
D. None of the answers are correct. - Correct Answers -B- leads to increases in skeletal
muscle mass
Which of the following fats are typically found in high amounts in fish such as salmon
and have been shown to be healthy?
A. Palm Kernel Oil
B. Lauric acid
C. Palmitic acid
D. EPA and DHA - Correct Answers -D- EPA and DHA
, Which principle states that the body will only respond to a stimulus that is greater than it
is accustomed?
A. Overload Principle
B. Specificity Principle Progression Principle
C. SAID Principle - Correct Answers -A- overload principle
The "% Daily Value" on the nutrition panel of the food label is based on a _______
calorie daily diet.
A. 2000
B. 2500
C. 3000
D. 3500 - Correct Answers -A- 2000
By applying the First Law of Thermodynamics to metabolism, if total food calories
exceed total daily energy expenditure, excess calories
A. glycogen in the kidneys
B. protein in the liver
C. glycogen in the pancreas
D. fat in adipose tissue - Correct Answers -D- fat in adipose tissue
_________ and ___________ are the primary electrolytes lost through exercise.
A. sodium and phosphate
B. potassium and calcium
C. sodium and potassium
D. sodium and cadmium
E. potassium and ATP - Correct Answers -C- sodium and potassium
Glycogen stored within the _______ serves as the predominant carbohydrate energy
source as exercise intensity increases
A. liver
B. muscle
C. pancreas
D. kidneys - Correct Answers -B- muscle
Compared to weight loss with diet plus exercise, reducing body weight by diet only
produces:
A. less loss of lean tissue
B. more loss of body fat
C. an increase in the RDA for water-soluble vitamins
D. more loss of lean tissue and less fat loss - Correct Answers -D- more loss of lean
tissue and less fat loss
Ergogenic benefits of pre-exercise bicarbonate loading include: ____________
A. it facilitates H+ efflux from the muscle to significantly enhance short-term maximal
effort when taken in dosage
AND ANSWERS
What does FITT Principle stand for?
A. Fitness Isolation Team Training
B. Fat percentage, Individuality, Tone, Training
C. Frequency, Intensity, Time, Type
D. None of the above - Correct Answers -C- frequency, intensity, time, type
The increase in strength within the first week of heavy resistance training in previously
untrained individuals
A. muscle fiber hyperplasia
B. muscle fiber hypertrophy
C. neural adaptation
D. none of the above
E. all of the above - Correct Answers -C- neural adaptations
Generally it is recommended that athletes consume approximately ________ of their
daily caloric intake as fat.
A. 59%
B. 30%
C. 5%
D. 10% - Correct Answers -B- 30%
Supplementing with alpha-hydroxy-isocaproic acid (1.5 g. per day for 4 weeks):
A. Promotes skeletal muscle fiber hyperplasia.
B. Leads to increases in skeletal muscle mass.
C. Leads to decreases in skeletal muscle mitochondrial volume density.
D. None of the answers are correct. - Correct Answers -B- leads to increases in skeletal
muscle mass
Which of the following fats are typically found in high amounts in fish such as salmon
and have been shown to be healthy?
A. Palm Kernel Oil
B. Lauric acid
C. Palmitic acid
D. EPA and DHA - Correct Answers -D- EPA and DHA
, Which principle states that the body will only respond to a stimulus that is greater than it
is accustomed?
A. Overload Principle
B. Specificity Principle Progression Principle
C. SAID Principle - Correct Answers -A- overload principle
The "% Daily Value" on the nutrition panel of the food label is based on a _______
calorie daily diet.
A. 2000
B. 2500
C. 3000
D. 3500 - Correct Answers -A- 2000
By applying the First Law of Thermodynamics to metabolism, if total food calories
exceed total daily energy expenditure, excess calories
A. glycogen in the kidneys
B. protein in the liver
C. glycogen in the pancreas
D. fat in adipose tissue - Correct Answers -D- fat in adipose tissue
_________ and ___________ are the primary electrolytes lost through exercise.
A. sodium and phosphate
B. potassium and calcium
C. sodium and potassium
D. sodium and cadmium
E. potassium and ATP - Correct Answers -C- sodium and potassium
Glycogen stored within the _______ serves as the predominant carbohydrate energy
source as exercise intensity increases
A. liver
B. muscle
C. pancreas
D. kidneys - Correct Answers -B- muscle
Compared to weight loss with diet plus exercise, reducing body weight by diet only
produces:
A. less loss of lean tissue
B. more loss of body fat
C. an increase in the RDA for water-soluble vitamins
D. more loss of lean tissue and less fat loss - Correct Answers -D- more loss of lean
tissue and less fat loss
Ergogenic benefits of pre-exercise bicarbonate loading include: ____________
A. it facilitates H+ efflux from the muscle to significantly enhance short-term maximal
effort when taken in dosage
