ISSA NUTRITION STUDY GUIDE 2026 FINAL
EXAM QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ Metabolism can be categorized in the following? Answer: catabolism,
anabolism
⩥ BMR Stands for ? Answer: basal metabolic rate
⩥ A 30 minute jog would rely most heavily on which energy pathway?
Answer: oxidative
⩥ What is the automatic tendency to maintain a relatively constant
internal environment called? Answer: homeostasis
⩥ About 98% of the human body is composed of only six elements:
oxygen, carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, calcium and phosphorous. (T/F)
Answer: True
⩥ Mitochondria are known as the powerhouse of the cell? (T/F) Answer:
True
,⩥ The heart, arteries, and veins are part of the circulatory system? (T/F)
Answer: True
⩥ The ATP/CP pathway is considered aerobic? (T/F) Answer: False
⩥ Non-oxidative glycolysis is reliable for: Answer: Up to 2 minutes of
ATP production
⩥ The primary fuel during endurance exercise is? Answer: fatty acids
⩥ The main purpose of hormones is ? Answer: Alter the rate of
synthesis of your cellular protein, Change the rate of enzyme activity,
Change the rate of transport of nutrients through the cell wall
⩥ The main purpose of digestion is? Answer: Break down food and
waste elimination
⩥ The main purpose of the respiratory system is? Answer: To supply
oxygen to the body, To eliminate carbon dioxide in the body, To
regulate the body's pH balance
⩥ The human adult skeleton has how many bones? Answer: 206
, ⩥ T/F There are 80 bones in the Axial Skeleton? Answer: True
⩥ This type of joint permits a wide range of movement in ONE plane?
Answer: Hinge Joint
⩥ Tendons connect bone to bone? T/F Answer: False
⩥ What are extensions to muscles fibers and connect muscle to bone?
Answer: Tendons
⩥ The points of muscle attachment are known as the? Answer: insertion
and origin
⩥ The origin is the distal attachment of a muscle? T/F Answer: False
⩥ These sense organs measure the strain in a muscle and can be used to
pre-set the tension of muscles. Answer: Muscle spindles
⩥ Myofibrils are constructed of overlapping strands of protein polymers
called? Answer: actin and myosin
EXAM QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ Metabolism can be categorized in the following? Answer: catabolism,
anabolism
⩥ BMR Stands for ? Answer: basal metabolic rate
⩥ A 30 minute jog would rely most heavily on which energy pathway?
Answer: oxidative
⩥ What is the automatic tendency to maintain a relatively constant
internal environment called? Answer: homeostasis
⩥ About 98% of the human body is composed of only six elements:
oxygen, carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, calcium and phosphorous. (T/F)
Answer: True
⩥ Mitochondria are known as the powerhouse of the cell? (T/F) Answer:
True
,⩥ The heart, arteries, and veins are part of the circulatory system? (T/F)
Answer: True
⩥ The ATP/CP pathway is considered aerobic? (T/F) Answer: False
⩥ Non-oxidative glycolysis is reliable for: Answer: Up to 2 minutes of
ATP production
⩥ The primary fuel during endurance exercise is? Answer: fatty acids
⩥ The main purpose of hormones is ? Answer: Alter the rate of
synthesis of your cellular protein, Change the rate of enzyme activity,
Change the rate of transport of nutrients through the cell wall
⩥ The main purpose of digestion is? Answer: Break down food and
waste elimination
⩥ The main purpose of the respiratory system is? Answer: To supply
oxygen to the body, To eliminate carbon dioxide in the body, To
regulate the body's pH balance
⩥ The human adult skeleton has how many bones? Answer: 206
, ⩥ T/F There are 80 bones in the Axial Skeleton? Answer: True
⩥ This type of joint permits a wide range of movement in ONE plane?
Answer: Hinge Joint
⩥ Tendons connect bone to bone? T/F Answer: False
⩥ What are extensions to muscles fibers and connect muscle to bone?
Answer: Tendons
⩥ The points of muscle attachment are known as the? Answer: insertion
and origin
⩥ The origin is the distal attachment of a muscle? T/F Answer: False
⩥ These sense organs measure the strain in a muscle and can be used to
pre-set the tension of muscles. Answer: Muscle spindles
⩥ Myofibrils are constructed of overlapping strands of protein polymers
called? Answer: actin and myosin
