ISSA STRENGTH & CONDITIONING FINAL EXAM
What is the neural circuitry that travels outside the spinal cord? - Answer -Peripheral
nervous system
Which of the following is a sensory receptor within a muscle that detects changes in
length and helps regulate contraction? - Answer -Muscle spindle
Which of the following are branches of the cell body that act as receivers, collecting
information from other neurons? - Answer -Dendrites
A cascade of events, resulting in muscle contraction, is triggered when which of the
following chemical neurotransmitters binds to receptors on the muscle? - Answer -
Acetylcholine
Which division of the peripheral nervous system controls voluntary movement? -
Answer -Somatic nervous system
Which type of motor unit can contract for many hours, or even days if necessary? -
Answer -Slow (S) of Motor Unit
Which type of motor unit has a large motor neuron and consists of a large bundle of
type IIx muscle fibers? - Answer -Fast fatigable (FF)
Voluntary movement starts in the - Answer -cerebral cortex
Which of the following is the process that allows a muscle spindle to contract at the
same rate as the muscle where it resides? - Answer -Alpha-gamma co-activation
Regarding the make-up of a person's muscle fiber ratio, which of the following is
correct? - Answer -It can't be changed to a large degree
It is currently theorized that training with heavy loads causes - Answer -equal growth of
type I and type II fibers.
Which of the following functions like girdles and guy wires to provide an interconnected
structure? - Answer -Fascia
Current research demonstrates what three possible mechanisms for inducing
hypertrophy? - Answer -Mechanical tension, metabolic stress, muscle damage
The functional units that can make a muscle shorten are: - Answer -Sarcomeres
,Which of the following is found within the appendicular skeleton? - Answer -Bones of
the upper and lower extremities
Movement between two adjacent vertebrae is made possible by - Answer -Facet joints
Wolff's Law describes the way - Answer -the body responds by increasing or
decreasing the bone's diameter
In addition to being a barrier to pain, what important role does cartilage play? - Answer
-Bone development
Which of the following are mature bone cells that maintain a bone's matrix? - Answer -
Osteocytes
Bone-on-bone contact that results in joint pain and stiffness from a loss of articular
cartilage is - Answer -osteoarthritis
Elastin, an important elastic protein found in all connective tissues, allows those tissues
to - Answer -regain their original shape after being stretched out
Which of the following terms refers to the main part or the shaft of a long bone? -
Answer -diaphysis
The frontal plane is an imaginary plane that divides the body into which of the following
segments? - Answer -Anterior and Posterior
How many nerves are contained within the peripheral nervous system, which includes
all the neurons and glia outside of the brain and spinal cord? - Answer -43 pairs
The muscular system includes how many muscles? - Answer -Approximately 650
Which muscle fiber type are the largest, and produce the most amount of force? -
Answer -Type IIx
The cross-bridge cycle requires energy, which is provided by - Answer -ATP hydrolysis.
The function of epimysium is to - Answer -protect muscle from friction against other
muscles or bone.
With regard to mitochondrial density, which muscle fiber type has a very small amount
of mitochondria? - Answer -Type IIx
The angle that a joint rotates around its axis is referred to as - Answer -the direction of
rotation
, What term describes the smallest blood vessels in the human body? - Answer -
capillaries
What has been found to truly help create more muscular support when performing an
intense exercise or lift? - Answer -bracing effect of a tight core
Which of the following is the largest lymphatic organ in the human body? - Answer -
spleen
Which of the following is one of the three main functions of the respiratory system? -
Answer -removal of waste products of metabolism
The normal amount of air displaced between inhalation and exhalation when no
additional force is applied, is known as - Answer -tidal volume
The major glands of the endocrine system include the - Answer -hypothalamus
The amount of blood pumped through the heart per minute is known as which of the
following? - Answer -cardiac output
Peripheral resistance is defined as - Answer -the amount of resistance to blood flow in
the arteries.
Plasma makes up about what percentage of blood volume? - Answer -55%
The right atrium receives deoxygenated blood from the body and moves it into the -
Answer -right ventricle
The Law of Conservation of Energy states that energy - Answer -cannot be created or
destroyed, only transformed from one form to another.
In the short term, metabolic acidosis can - Answer -impair muscle power and energy
production.
The process of making ATP from glucose, is called: - Answer -Glycolysis
Which of the following is true regarding cytoplasm and sarcoplasm? - Answer -
Sarcoplasm is where the actions of the phosphagen system and the reaction
components take place.
How long does it take to fully replenish stored phosphocreatine after maximum effort
exercise? - Answer -15 - 25 minutes
The formation of glucose from noncarbohydrate sources is known as - Answer -
gluconeogenesis
What is the neural circuitry that travels outside the spinal cord? - Answer -Peripheral
nervous system
Which of the following is a sensory receptor within a muscle that detects changes in
length and helps regulate contraction? - Answer -Muscle spindle
Which of the following are branches of the cell body that act as receivers, collecting
information from other neurons? - Answer -Dendrites
A cascade of events, resulting in muscle contraction, is triggered when which of the
following chemical neurotransmitters binds to receptors on the muscle? - Answer -
Acetylcholine
Which division of the peripheral nervous system controls voluntary movement? -
Answer -Somatic nervous system
Which type of motor unit can contract for many hours, or even days if necessary? -
Answer -Slow (S) of Motor Unit
Which type of motor unit has a large motor neuron and consists of a large bundle of
type IIx muscle fibers? - Answer -Fast fatigable (FF)
Voluntary movement starts in the - Answer -cerebral cortex
Which of the following is the process that allows a muscle spindle to contract at the
same rate as the muscle where it resides? - Answer -Alpha-gamma co-activation
Regarding the make-up of a person's muscle fiber ratio, which of the following is
correct? - Answer -It can't be changed to a large degree
It is currently theorized that training with heavy loads causes - Answer -equal growth of
type I and type II fibers.
Which of the following functions like girdles and guy wires to provide an interconnected
structure? - Answer -Fascia
Current research demonstrates what three possible mechanisms for inducing
hypertrophy? - Answer -Mechanical tension, metabolic stress, muscle damage
The functional units that can make a muscle shorten are: - Answer -Sarcomeres
,Which of the following is found within the appendicular skeleton? - Answer -Bones of
the upper and lower extremities
Movement between two adjacent vertebrae is made possible by - Answer -Facet joints
Wolff's Law describes the way - Answer -the body responds by increasing or
decreasing the bone's diameter
In addition to being a barrier to pain, what important role does cartilage play? - Answer
-Bone development
Which of the following are mature bone cells that maintain a bone's matrix? - Answer -
Osteocytes
Bone-on-bone contact that results in joint pain and stiffness from a loss of articular
cartilage is - Answer -osteoarthritis
Elastin, an important elastic protein found in all connective tissues, allows those tissues
to - Answer -regain their original shape after being stretched out
Which of the following terms refers to the main part or the shaft of a long bone? -
Answer -diaphysis
The frontal plane is an imaginary plane that divides the body into which of the following
segments? - Answer -Anterior and Posterior
How many nerves are contained within the peripheral nervous system, which includes
all the neurons and glia outside of the brain and spinal cord? - Answer -43 pairs
The muscular system includes how many muscles? - Answer -Approximately 650
Which muscle fiber type are the largest, and produce the most amount of force? -
Answer -Type IIx
The cross-bridge cycle requires energy, which is provided by - Answer -ATP hydrolysis.
The function of epimysium is to - Answer -protect muscle from friction against other
muscles or bone.
With regard to mitochondrial density, which muscle fiber type has a very small amount
of mitochondria? - Answer -Type IIx
The angle that a joint rotates around its axis is referred to as - Answer -the direction of
rotation
, What term describes the smallest blood vessels in the human body? - Answer -
capillaries
What has been found to truly help create more muscular support when performing an
intense exercise or lift? - Answer -bracing effect of a tight core
Which of the following is the largest lymphatic organ in the human body? - Answer -
spleen
Which of the following is one of the three main functions of the respiratory system? -
Answer -removal of waste products of metabolism
The normal amount of air displaced between inhalation and exhalation when no
additional force is applied, is known as - Answer -tidal volume
The major glands of the endocrine system include the - Answer -hypothalamus
The amount of blood pumped through the heart per minute is known as which of the
following? - Answer -cardiac output
Peripheral resistance is defined as - Answer -the amount of resistance to blood flow in
the arteries.
Plasma makes up about what percentage of blood volume? - Answer -55%
The right atrium receives deoxygenated blood from the body and moves it into the -
Answer -right ventricle
The Law of Conservation of Energy states that energy - Answer -cannot be created or
destroyed, only transformed from one form to another.
In the short term, metabolic acidosis can - Answer -impair muscle power and energy
production.
The process of making ATP from glucose, is called: - Answer -Glycolysis
Which of the following is true regarding cytoplasm and sarcoplasm? - Answer -
Sarcoplasm is where the actions of the phosphagen system and the reaction
components take place.
How long does it take to fully replenish stored phosphocreatine after maximum effort
exercise? - Answer -15 - 25 minutes
The formation of glucose from noncarbohydrate sources is known as - Answer -
gluconeogenesis
