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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
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,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
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
Tendons connect bone to bone. (T/F) - ANSWER False
The average human adult skeleton has: - ANSWER 206 bones
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, Tendons: - ANSWER Are extensions of muscle fibers and connect muscle to bone
The anatomical terms for front and back are: - ANSWER anterior and posterior
Type I muscle fibers are predominantly aerobic. (T/F) - ANSWER True
Cardiovascular/aerobic exercise results in: - ANSWER Mitochondrial adaptations
Type II muscle fibers are entirely aerobic. (T/F) - ANSWER False
Muscular hypertrophy is a(n): - ANSWER increase in muscle fiber size
In a concentric contraction, the muscle lengthens to produce movements. (T/F) -
ANSWER False
Kinesiology is: - ANSWER The science or study of human movement, and the active
and passive structures involved
An isometric contraction is when: - ANSWER A muscle does not lengthen or shorten as
it contracts
True synergy occurs when a muscle contracts to stop the secondary action of another
muscle. (T/F) - ANSWER True
An example of an antagonist muscle is: - ANSWER Triceps during a biceps curl
Adduction is a movement of a body part away from the midline of the body. (T/F) -
ANSWER False
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ANSWERS|LATEST!!!!2025/2026|GUARANTEED
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
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,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
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
Tendons connect bone to bone. (T/F) - ANSWER False
The average human adult skeleton has: - ANSWER 206 bones
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, Tendons: - ANSWER Are extensions of muscle fibers and connect muscle to bone
The anatomical terms for front and back are: - ANSWER anterior and posterior
Type I muscle fibers are predominantly aerobic. (T/F) - ANSWER True
Cardiovascular/aerobic exercise results in: - ANSWER Mitochondrial adaptations
Type II muscle fibers are entirely aerobic. (T/F) - ANSWER False
Muscular hypertrophy is a(n): - ANSWER increase in muscle fiber size
In a concentric contraction, the muscle lengthens to produce movements. (T/F) -
ANSWER False
Kinesiology is: - ANSWER The science or study of human movement, and the active
and passive structures involved
An isometric contraction is when: - ANSWER A muscle does not lengthen or shorten as
it contracts
True synergy occurs when a muscle contracts to stop the secondary action of another
muscle. (T/F) - ANSWER True
An example of an antagonist muscle is: - ANSWER Triceps during a biceps curl
Adduction is a movement of a body part away from the midline of the body. (T/F) -
ANSWER False
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