QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS / ISSA FINAL
EXAM LATEST 2025- 2026 SUMMER SESSION.
Which client form allows clients to understand and accept any and all risks associated with
beginning an exercise program? -CORRECT ANS>>liability waiver
A movement that keeps the distal end of the body segment fixed in one location describes
what type of kinetic chain movement? -CORRECT ANS>>Closed kinetic chain movement
Which of the following is considered an incomplete protein? -CORRECT ANS>>peas
For the average adult what percentage of the diet should be carbohydrates? -CORRECT
ANS>>45 to 65 percent of daily calories
In which anatomical plane does the internal and external rotation of the shoulder occur? -
CORRECT ANS>>transverse plane
Type, frequency, time, and rest are examples of what aspect of fitness? -CORRECT
ANS>>Acute training variables
At what average age does flexibility start to diminish for most people? -CORRECT ANS>>45
years of age
In marketing, what is the definition of a "target market?" -CORRECT ANS>>The particular
group of consumers that a product or service targets
What term is described as the volume of blood the left ventricle pushes out in a single
heartbeat? -CORRECT ANS>>stroke volume
Which of the following is a symptom of a heart attack? -CORRECT ANS>>shortness of breath
Which flexibility technique may be assisted by or utilizes A stretching tool like a towel or
stretching strap? -CORRECT ANS>>Pre- contraction stretching
What is the process of breaking triglycerides down into fatty acids to be converted to acetyl -
CoA during aerobic metabolism called? -CORRECT ANS>>Beta oxidation
, beta oxidation -CORRECT ANS>>reaction that converts fatty acids to acetyl CoA to enter the
Krebs cycle
What information does the client intake form gather? -CORRECT ANS>>Previous exercise
experience, nutrition, and health conditions
According to the CDC, what is the definition of sanitizing? -CORRECT ANS>>Cleaning and
killing germs on surfaces to bring the microbe level to an acceptable range
hypotension -CORRECT ANS>>low blood pressure
mitral valve -CORRECT ANS>>valve between the left atrium and the left ventricle; bicuspid
valve
aortic valve -CORRECT ANS>>The semilunar valve separating the aorta from the left ventricle
that prevents blood from flowing back into the left ventricle.
atrioventricular valves -CORRECT ANS>>Valves located between the atrial and ventricular
chambers on each side of the heart, prevent backflow into the atria when the ventricles are
contracting.
Which of the following is a statement from the ISSA code of ethics for a fitness professional? -
CORRECT ANS>>Accurately represent their services and what is reasonably expected from a
training relationship with clients.
What is the daily fiber intake recommendation for the average male? -CORRECT ANS>>38
grams per day
The adaptation of power generally requires how much rest between sets of exercise? -
CORRECT ANSWER-
Which advanced training technique is described as completing one set of an exercise until
failure before immediately lowering the weight and continuing the set until failure again? -
CORRECT ANS>>Drop- sets
Caudal -CORRECT ANS>>toward the tail
During exercise, the average humans breathing rate increases to what range in varies based
on exercise intensity? -CORRECT ANS>>50- 60 breaths per minute
What type of supplement can elevate heart rate, body temperature, and blood pressure? -
CORRECT ANS>>stimulant
Which heart structure is known as the pacemaker of the heart and initiates contraction of the
right atrium? -CORRECT ANS>>sinoatrial (SA) node