NCSF Exam
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1. Sugar: What is the only fuel source that can be used during anaerobic metabolism?
2. Carbohydrates, lipids (fats): __________ serve as the primary fuel for exercise, while ________ are
primarily used during rest and low-intensity physical activity.
3. Aerobic metabolism can occur using what fuel sources?: Carbohydrates, fats, protein
and various associated substrates
4. What is the primary fuel source during 1) a vertical jump, 2) a 3RM deadlift,
and 3) a 10-second sprint?: 1) stored ATP, 2-3) stored creatine phosphate
5. What are the primary storage sites for glycogen within the body?: Skeletal muscle
(~400g) and the liver (~95g)
6. How much rest is needed to fully recover from an exercise that significantly
drains creatine phosphate stores within a muscle?: 2-5 minutes
7. As a client increases their VO2max, he or she will have a lower _________ during
any sub-maximal exercise intensity; this is mainly attributed to an increase in
__________.: Heart rate, stroke volume
8. Cardiac output is a product of:: Stroke volume x heart rate
9. Cellular metabolism using oxygen and various substrates for fuel occurs in
the:: Mitochondria
10. What muscle fiber type has the lowest capacity to produce force?: Type I
(slow-twitch oxidative)
11. Slow oxidative muscle fibers have the smallest relative _____________ and are
primarily fueled via __________ metabolism.: Diameter; aerobic
12. Following high-intensity exercise, a client may continue to burn additional
calories for a number of hours due to a phenomenon known as:: Excess post-exercise
oxygen consumption (EPOC)
13. What mineral is released from the sarcoplasmic reticulum to initiate the
cascade of events leading to a muscular contraction?: Calcium
14. What type of fatigue is associated with reduced muscle glycogen storage
following localized muscular work?: Peripheral fatigue
15. How is force production improved through neural adaptations?: Via increased
motor unit recruitment, faster firing rates, and improved firing synchronicity
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16. Identify at least three primary causes for short-term (acute) muscular fatigue
between sets.: Exhaustion of ATP/creatine phosphate reserves, tissue acidity, insufficient oxygen, reduced
enzyme activity, tubular system disturbances
17. If excessive tension is placed upon a given muscle, ________________ send
inhibitory signals to reduce motor unit activity and protect the tissue from
potential damage.: Golgi tendon organs
18. _________ is the hormone released from the pancreas to help control blood
glucose levels; it also inhibits fat use when in circulation.: Insulin
19. _______ is an adrenal hormone released in response to high physiological or
psychological stress. It limits carbohydrate uptake, disrupts the protein-spar-
ing mechanism and can suppress immune system function when chronically
released at elevated levels.: Cortisol
20. What hormone released from the liver in response to appropriately-devised
hypertrophy training signals the body to increase protein synthesis?: Insulin-like
growth factor-1 (IGF-1)
21. Identify three anabolic hormones that are released in response to heavy,
strenuous resistance training.: Testosterone, growth hormone, IGF-1
22. Throwing a medicine ball for distance requires what type of muscular con-
traction?: Ballistic
23. What artery is being assessed in under the chin on the neck?: Carotid
24. Holding one's breath to increase stability while lifting a heavy load is referred
to as the _______________.: Valsalva maneuver
25. The ____________________ is an estimate of myocardial oxygen demand and
relative stress placed upon the heart.: Rate pressure product (RPP); it is calculated using the formula
= systolic blood pressure x heart rate
26. What is the biomechanical term for movement at the shoulder during a
frontal raise?: Shoulder flexion
27. What action is performed at the glenohumeral joint during the concentric
phase of the pull-up exercise?: Shoulder adduction
28. What is the primary movement performed during the concentric phase of
the dumbbell Romanian deadlift?: Hip extension
29. What is the prime mover during the front squat exercise?: Quadriceps
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1. Sugar: What is the only fuel source that can be used during anaerobic metabolism?
2. Carbohydrates, lipids (fats): __________ serve as the primary fuel for exercise, while ________ are
primarily used during rest and low-intensity physical activity.
3. Aerobic metabolism can occur using what fuel sources?: Carbohydrates, fats, protein
and various associated substrates
4. What is the primary fuel source during 1) a vertical jump, 2) a 3RM deadlift,
and 3) a 10-second sprint?: 1) stored ATP, 2-3) stored creatine phosphate
5. What are the primary storage sites for glycogen within the body?: Skeletal muscle
(~400g) and the liver (~95g)
6. How much rest is needed to fully recover from an exercise that significantly
drains creatine phosphate stores within a muscle?: 2-5 minutes
7. As a client increases their VO2max, he or she will have a lower _________ during
any sub-maximal exercise intensity; this is mainly attributed to an increase in
__________.: Heart rate, stroke volume
8. Cardiac output is a product of:: Stroke volume x heart rate
9. Cellular metabolism using oxygen and various substrates for fuel occurs in
the:: Mitochondria
10. What muscle fiber type has the lowest capacity to produce force?: Type I
(slow-twitch oxidative)
11. Slow oxidative muscle fibers have the smallest relative _____________ and are
primarily fueled via __________ metabolism.: Diameter; aerobic
12. Following high-intensity exercise, a client may continue to burn additional
calories for a number of hours due to a phenomenon known as:: Excess post-exercise
oxygen consumption (EPOC)
13. What mineral is released from the sarcoplasmic reticulum to initiate the
cascade of events leading to a muscular contraction?: Calcium
14. What type of fatigue is associated with reduced muscle glycogen storage
following localized muscular work?: Peripheral fatigue
15. How is force production improved through neural adaptations?: Via increased
motor unit recruitment, faster firing rates, and improved firing synchronicity
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16. Identify at least three primary causes for short-term (acute) muscular fatigue
between sets.: Exhaustion of ATP/creatine phosphate reserves, tissue acidity, insufficient oxygen, reduced
enzyme activity, tubular system disturbances
17. If excessive tension is placed upon a given muscle, ________________ send
inhibitory signals to reduce motor unit activity and protect the tissue from
potential damage.: Golgi tendon organs
18. _________ is the hormone released from the pancreas to help control blood
glucose levels; it also inhibits fat use when in circulation.: Insulin
19. _______ is an adrenal hormone released in response to high physiological or
psychological stress. It limits carbohydrate uptake, disrupts the protein-spar-
ing mechanism and can suppress immune system function when chronically
released at elevated levels.: Cortisol
20. What hormone released from the liver in response to appropriately-devised
hypertrophy training signals the body to increase protein synthesis?: Insulin-like
growth factor-1 (IGF-1)
21. Identify three anabolic hormones that are released in response to heavy,
strenuous resistance training.: Testosterone, growth hormone, IGF-1
22. Throwing a medicine ball for distance requires what type of muscular con-
traction?: Ballistic
23. What artery is being assessed in under the chin on the neck?: Carotid
24. Holding one's breath to increase stability while lifting a heavy load is referred
to as the _______________.: Valsalva maneuver
25. The ____________________ is an estimate of myocardial oxygen demand and
relative stress placed upon the heart.: Rate pressure product (RPP); it is calculated using the formula
= systolic blood pressure x heart rate
26. What is the biomechanical term for movement at the shoulder during a
frontal raise?: Shoulder flexion
27. What action is performed at the glenohumeral joint during the concentric
phase of the pull-up exercise?: Shoulder adduction
28. What is the primary movement performed during the concentric phase of
the dumbbell Romanian deadlift?: Hip extension
29. What is the prime mover during the front squat exercise?: Quadriceps
