CISSN Practice Exam 2 Questions and
Answers (Graded A)
What does FITT Principle stand for?
A. Fitness Isolation Team Training
B. Fat percentage, Individuality, Tone, Training
C. Frequency, Intensity, Time, Type
D. None of the above - ANSWER-C- frequency, intensity, time, type
The increase in strength within the first week of heavy resistance training in previously
untrained individuals
A. muscle fiber hyperplasia
B. muscle fiber hypertrophy
C. neural adaptation
D. none of the above
E. all of the above - ANSWER-C- neural adaptations
Generally it is recommended that athletes consume approximately ________ of their
daily caloric intake as fat.
A. 59%
B. 30%
C. 5%
D. 10% - ANSWER-B- 30%
Supplementing with alpha-hydroxy-isocaproic acid (1.5 g. per day for 4 weeks):
A. Promotes skeletal muscle fiber hyperplasia.
B. Leads to increases in skeletal muscle mass.
C. Leads to decreases in skeletal muscle mitochondrial volume density.
D. None of the answers are correct. - ANSWER-B- leads to increases in skeletal muscle
mass
By applying the First Law of Thermodynamics to metabolism, if total food calories
exceed total daily energy expenditure, excess calories
A. glycogen in the kidneys
B. protein in the liver
C. glycogen in the pancreas
D. fat in adipose tissue - ANSWER-D- fat in adipose tissue
_________ and ___________ are the primary electrolytes lost through exercise.
A. sodium and phosphate
B. potassium and calcium
C. sodium and potassium
D. sodium and cadmium
, E. potassium and ATP - ANSWER-C- sodium and potassium
Glycogen stored within the _______ serves as the predominant carbohydrate energy
source as exercise intensity increases
A. liver
B. muscle
C. pancreas
D. kidneys - ANSWER-B- muscle
Compared to weight loss with diet plus exercise, reducing body weight by diet only
produces:
A. less loss of lean tissue
B. more loss of body fat
C. an increase in the RDA for water-soluble vitamins
D. more loss of lean tissue and less fat loss - ANSWER-D- more loss of lean tissue and
less fat loss
Ergogenic benefits of pre-exercise bicarbonate loading include: ____________
A. it facilitates H+ efflux from the muscle to significantly enhance short-term maximal
effort when taken in dosage
B. the dosage and cumulative anaerobic nature of the exercise interact to influence the
potential effects
C. no effect occurs for performance in heavy resistance training
D. all of the answers are true - ANSWER-D- ??all of the answers are true (A is def true.
Not sure about B and C)
Elevated blood glucose levels cause the beta cells of the pancreas to secrete the
hormone ___.
A. glucagon
B. somatostatin
C. thyroxin
D. insulin - ANSWER-D- insulin
Components of the female athlete triad include all of the following except ________.
A. disordered eating
B. hypertension
C. amenorrhea
D. osteoporosis - ANSWER-B- hypertension
Which of the following is the lease important factor in determining total daily energy
expenditure?
A. Body stature (height)
B. Resting metabolic rate
C. Thermogenic effect of food
D. Energy expenditure during physical activity and recovery - ANSWER-C- body stature
(height)
Answers (Graded A)
What does FITT Principle stand for?
A. Fitness Isolation Team Training
B. Fat percentage, Individuality, Tone, Training
C. Frequency, Intensity, Time, Type
D. None of the above - ANSWER-C- frequency, intensity, time, type
The increase in strength within the first week of heavy resistance training in previously
untrained individuals
A. muscle fiber hyperplasia
B. muscle fiber hypertrophy
C. neural adaptation
D. none of the above
E. all of the above - ANSWER-C- neural adaptations
Generally it is recommended that athletes consume approximately ________ of their
daily caloric intake as fat.
A. 59%
B. 30%
C. 5%
D. 10% - ANSWER-B- 30%
Supplementing with alpha-hydroxy-isocaproic acid (1.5 g. per day for 4 weeks):
A. Promotes skeletal muscle fiber hyperplasia.
B. Leads to increases in skeletal muscle mass.
C. Leads to decreases in skeletal muscle mitochondrial volume density.
D. None of the answers are correct. - ANSWER-B- leads to increases in skeletal muscle
mass
By applying the First Law of Thermodynamics to metabolism, if total food calories
exceed total daily energy expenditure, excess calories
A. glycogen in the kidneys
B. protein in the liver
C. glycogen in the pancreas
D. fat in adipose tissue - ANSWER-D- fat in adipose tissue
_________ and ___________ are the primary electrolytes lost through exercise.
A. sodium and phosphate
B. potassium and calcium
C. sodium and potassium
D. sodium and cadmium
, E. potassium and ATP - ANSWER-C- sodium and potassium
Glycogen stored within the _______ serves as the predominant carbohydrate energy
source as exercise intensity increases
A. liver
B. muscle
C. pancreas
D. kidneys - ANSWER-B- muscle
Compared to weight loss with diet plus exercise, reducing body weight by diet only
produces:
A. less loss of lean tissue
B. more loss of body fat
C. an increase in the RDA for water-soluble vitamins
D. more loss of lean tissue and less fat loss - ANSWER-D- more loss of lean tissue and
less fat loss
Ergogenic benefits of pre-exercise bicarbonate loading include: ____________
A. it facilitates H+ efflux from the muscle to significantly enhance short-term maximal
effort when taken in dosage
B. the dosage and cumulative anaerobic nature of the exercise interact to influence the
potential effects
C. no effect occurs for performance in heavy resistance training
D. all of the answers are true - ANSWER-D- ??all of the answers are true (A is def true.
Not sure about B and C)
Elevated blood glucose levels cause the beta cells of the pancreas to secrete the
hormone ___.
A. glucagon
B. somatostatin
C. thyroxin
D. insulin - ANSWER-D- insulin
Components of the female athlete triad include all of the following except ________.
A. disordered eating
B. hypertension
C. amenorrhea
D. osteoporosis - ANSWER-B- hypertension
Which of the following is the lease important factor in determining total daily energy
expenditure?
A. Body stature (height)
B. Resting metabolic rate
C. Thermogenic effect of food
D. Energy expenditure during physical activity and recovery - ANSWER-C- body stature
(height)
