ISSA TRAINER EXAM 2024

Muscular, cardiopulmonary, and metabolic adaptations to exercise are known as the training effect. (T/F) - Answer--True The body's automatic tendency to maintain a constant internal body environment through various processes is called: - Answer--Homeostasis BMR stands for - Answer--basal metabolic rate Anabolism and catabolism occur at the same time throughout the body. (T/F) - Answer--True A calorie is a unit of heat. (T/F) - Answer--True The preferred unit in metabolic studies and nutrition labels is the kilocalorie (kcal). (T/F) - Answer--True The primary (not the 'initial') fuel during endurance exercise is: - Answer--Fatty acids The molecule used for storing and transferring energy in the body is called: - Answer--Adenosine triphosphate (ATP) The ATP/CP pathway is the primary pathway used for activities lasting two minutes or greater. (T/F) - Answer--False About 98% of the human body is composed of only six elements: oxygen, carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, calcium, and phosphorous. (T/F) - Answer--True 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 The circulatory system consists of: - Answer--Heart, arteries, and veins The nervous system is made up of the: - Answer--peripheral nervous system and central nervous system Excretion is one function of the digestive system. (T/F) - Answer--True Hormones are classified as: - Answer--Steroids, Amino-Acid derivatives, Peptides Hemoglobin is an oxygen-transporting protein in red blood cells. (T/F) - Answer--True