ISSA Final Exam with solutions
The human body consists of? - ANS - chemicals, cells, tissues
Metabolism can be categorized in the following? - ANS - catabolism, anabolism
BMR Stands for ? - ANS - basal metabolic rate
A 30 minute jog would rely most heavily on which energy pathway? - ANS - oxidative
What is the automatic tendency to maintain a relatively constant internal environment
called? - ANS - homeostasis
About 98% of the human body is composed of only six elements: oxygen, carbon,
hydrogen, nitrogen, calcium and phosphorous. (T/F) - ANS - True
Mitochondria are known as the powerhouse of the cell? (T/F) - ANS - True
The heart, arteries, and veins are part of the circulatory system? (T/F) - ANS - True
The ATP/CP pathway is considered aerobic? (T/F) - ANS - False
Non-oxidative glycolysis is reliable for: - ANS - Up to 2 minutes of ATP production
The primary fuel during endurance exercise is? - ANS - fatty acids
The main purpose of hormones is ? - ANS - 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? - ANS - Break down food and waste elimination
The main purpose of the respiratory system is? - ANS - 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? - ANS - 206
T/F There are 80 bones in the Axial Skeleton? - ANS - True
This type of joint permits a wide range of movement in ONE plane? - ANS - Hinge Joint
Tendons connect bone to bone? T/F - ANS - False
What are extensions to muscles fibers and connect muscle to bone? - ANS - Tendons
, The points of muscle attachment are known as the? - ANS - insertion and origin
The origin is the distal attachment of a muscle? T/F - ANS - False
These sense organs measure the strain in a muscle and can be used to pre-set the
tension of muscles. - ANS - Muscle spindles
Myofibrils are constructed of overlapping strands of protein polymers called? - ANS -
actin and myosin
What is the byproduct of glucose and glycogen metabolism in anaerobic muscle
energetics? - ANS - Lactic Acid
Type 1 muscle fibers are aerobic? T/F - ANS - True
Type 2 muscle fibers are slow twitch muscle fibers? T/F - ANS - False
Cardiovascular exercise results in: - ANS - Mitochondrial adaptations, capillary capacity
adaptations
Muscular hypertrophy is an? - ANS - increase in muscle fiber size
What is kinesiology? - ANS - the science or study of movement, and the activity and
passive structures involved.
What is an example of an antagonist muscle? - ANS - Triceps during a biceps curl
The angle of pull is? - ANS - the variance of force at different points in the range of
motion of an exercise.
A lever is defined as? - ANS - a rigid bar that turns around an axis of rotation or fulcrum
Biomechanics is: - ANS - the study of movement
Musculoskeletal deviations can result in? - ANS - poor muscle balance, poor flexibility,
and improper spinal alignment
Excessive lateral curvature of the spinal column is known as? - ANS - scoliosis
What should be the prime focus in a fitness activities? - ANS - posture
The knee is stabilized on the anterior side by which muscles? - ANS - Quadriceps
In a concentric contraction the muscles shorten to produce movements. T/F - ANS -
True
The human body consists of? - ANS - chemicals, cells, tissues
Metabolism can be categorized in the following? - ANS - catabolism, anabolism
BMR Stands for ? - ANS - basal metabolic rate
A 30 minute jog would rely most heavily on which energy pathway? - ANS - oxidative
What is the automatic tendency to maintain a relatively constant internal environment
called? - ANS - homeostasis
About 98% of the human body is composed of only six elements: oxygen, carbon,
hydrogen, nitrogen, calcium and phosphorous. (T/F) - ANS - True
Mitochondria are known as the powerhouse of the cell? (T/F) - ANS - True
The heart, arteries, and veins are part of the circulatory system? (T/F) - ANS - True
The ATP/CP pathway is considered aerobic? (T/F) - ANS - False
Non-oxidative glycolysis is reliable for: - ANS - Up to 2 minutes of ATP production
The primary fuel during endurance exercise is? - ANS - fatty acids
The main purpose of hormones is ? - ANS - 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? - ANS - Break down food and waste elimination
The main purpose of the respiratory system is? - ANS - 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? - ANS - 206
T/F There are 80 bones in the Axial Skeleton? - ANS - True
This type of joint permits a wide range of movement in ONE plane? - ANS - Hinge Joint
Tendons connect bone to bone? T/F - ANS - False
What are extensions to muscles fibers and connect muscle to bone? - ANS - Tendons
, The points of muscle attachment are known as the? - ANS - insertion and origin
The origin is the distal attachment of a muscle? T/F - ANS - False
These sense organs measure the strain in a muscle and can be used to pre-set the
tension of muscles. - ANS - Muscle spindles
Myofibrils are constructed of overlapping strands of protein polymers called? - ANS -
actin and myosin
What is the byproduct of glucose and glycogen metabolism in anaerobic muscle
energetics? - ANS - Lactic Acid
Type 1 muscle fibers are aerobic? T/F - ANS - True
Type 2 muscle fibers are slow twitch muscle fibers? T/F - ANS - False
Cardiovascular exercise results in: - ANS - Mitochondrial adaptations, capillary capacity
adaptations
Muscular hypertrophy is an? - ANS - increase in muscle fiber size
What is kinesiology? - ANS - the science or study of movement, and the activity and
passive structures involved.
What is an example of an antagonist muscle? - ANS - Triceps during a biceps curl
The angle of pull is? - ANS - the variance of force at different points in the range of
motion of an exercise.
A lever is defined as? - ANS - a rigid bar that turns around an axis of rotation or fulcrum
Biomechanics is: - ANS - the study of movement
Musculoskeletal deviations can result in? - ANS - poor muscle balance, poor flexibility,
and improper spinal alignment
Excessive lateral curvature of the spinal column is known as? - ANS - scoliosis
What should be the prime focus in a fitness activities? - ANS - posture
The knee is stabilized on the anterior side by which muscles? - ANS - Quadriceps
In a concentric contraction the muscles shorten to produce movements. T/F - ANS -
True
