ISSA Personal Training Final Exam 2024

The heart and blood vessels are the components of which human organ system? - Answer--The circulatory system Blood vessels are compromised of which type of muscle tissue? - Answer--Smooth muscle Which blood vessels carry blood away from heart? - Answer--Arteries Which heart chamber receives deoxygenated blood from the body? - Answer--Right atrium During the cardiac cycle, what is the name of the contraction phase of the heartbeat? - Answer--Systole During exercise, which organ system regulates fluid volume and pressure in body tissues? - Answer--The lymphatic system What is the process of external respiration? - Answer--The exchange of gases between the lungs and blood in the lungs Which endocrine hormone promotes the breakdown of protein in muscle cells? - Answer--Cortisol Which of the following is an effect of long-term cortisol elevation in the body? - Answer--Increases appetite Which component of the digestive system performs both mechanical digestion and chemical digestion? - Answer--The mouth