ISSA TRAINER EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
1. Muscular, cardiopulmonary, and metabolic adaptations to exercise are known
as the training effect. (T/F)
Answer True
2. The body's automatic tendency to maintain a constant internal body
environment through various processes is called
Answer Homeostasis
3. BMR stands for
Answer basal metabolic rate
4. Anabolism and catabolism occur at the same time throughout the body.
(T/F)
Answer True
5. A calorie is a unit of heat. (T/F)
Answer True
6. The preferred unit in metabolic studies and nutrition labels is the kilocalorie
(kcal). (T/F)
,Answer True
7. The primary (not the 'initial') fuel during endurance exercise is
Answer Fatty acids
8. The molecule used for storing and transferring energy in the body is called
Answer-
Adenosine triphosphate (ATP)
9. The ATP/CP pathway is the primary pathway used for activities lasting two
minutes or greater. (T/F)
Answer False
10. About 98% of the human body is composed of only six elements
oxygen, carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, calcium, and phosphorous. (T/F)
Answer True
11. The respiratory system is responsible for
Answer - Supplying oxygen to the body
-Eliminating carbon dioxide in the body
-Helps regulate the body's pH balance
12. The circulatory system consists of
Answer Heart, arteries, and veins
,13. The nervous system is made up of the
Answer peripheral nervous system and central nervous system
14. Excretion is one function of the digestive system. (T/F)
Answer True
15. Hormones are classified as
Answer Steroids, Amino-Acid derivatives, Peptides
16. Hemoglobin is an oxygen-transporting protein in red blood cells. (T/F)
Answer True
17. The main purpose(s) of hormones is/are to
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
18. Tendons connect bone to bone. (T/F)
Answer False
19. The average human adult skeleton has
Answer 206 bones
, 20. Tendons
Answer Are extensions of muscle fibers and connect muscle to bone
21. The anatomical terms for front and back are
Answer anterior and posterior
22. Type I muscle fibers are predominantly aerobic. (T/F)
Answer True
23. Cardiovascular/aerobic exercise results in
Answer Mitochondrial adaptations
24. Type II muscle fibers are entirely aerobic. (T/F)
Answer False
25. Muscular hypertrophy is a(n)
Answer increase in muscle fiber size
26. In a concentric contraction, the muscle lengthens to produce
movements. (T/F)
Answer False
27. Kinesiology is
ANSWERS
1. Muscular, cardiopulmonary, and metabolic adaptations to exercise are known
as the training effect. (T/F)
Answer True
2. The body's automatic tendency to maintain a constant internal body
environment through various processes is called
Answer Homeostasis
3. BMR stands for
Answer basal metabolic rate
4. Anabolism and catabolism occur at the same time throughout the body.
(T/F)
Answer True
5. A calorie is a unit of heat. (T/F)
Answer True
6. The preferred unit in metabolic studies and nutrition labels is the kilocalorie
(kcal). (T/F)
,Answer True
7. The primary (not the 'initial') fuel during endurance exercise is
Answer Fatty acids
8. The molecule used for storing and transferring energy in the body is called
Answer-
Adenosine triphosphate (ATP)
9. The ATP/CP pathway is the primary pathway used for activities lasting two
minutes or greater. (T/F)
Answer False
10. About 98% of the human body is composed of only six elements
oxygen, carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, calcium, and phosphorous. (T/F)
Answer True
11. The respiratory system is responsible for
Answer - Supplying oxygen to the body
-Eliminating carbon dioxide in the body
-Helps regulate the body's pH balance
12. The circulatory system consists of
Answer Heart, arteries, and veins
,13. The nervous system is made up of the
Answer peripheral nervous system and central nervous system
14. Excretion is one function of the digestive system. (T/F)
Answer True
15. Hormones are classified as
Answer Steroids, Amino-Acid derivatives, Peptides
16. Hemoglobin is an oxygen-transporting protein in red blood cells. (T/F)
Answer True
17. The main purpose(s) of hormones is/are to
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
18. Tendons connect bone to bone. (T/F)
Answer False
19. The average human adult skeleton has
Answer 206 bones
, 20. Tendons
Answer Are extensions of muscle fibers and connect muscle to bone
21. The anatomical terms for front and back are
Answer anterior and posterior
22. Type I muscle fibers are predominantly aerobic. (T/F)
Answer True
23. Cardiovascular/aerobic exercise results in
Answer Mitochondrial adaptations
24. Type II muscle fibers are entirely aerobic. (T/F)
Answer False
25. Muscular hypertrophy is a(n)
Answer increase in muscle fiber size
26. In a concentric contraction, the muscle lengthens to produce
movements. (T/F)
Answer False
27. Kinesiology is
