ISSA CERTIFIED PERSONAL TRAINER
QUIZZES UNIT 1-31 EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
The ATP/CP pathway is the primary pathway used for activities lasting two minutes or
greater.
A. True
B. False - ANSWER-B. False
*UNIT 2: BASIC ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY*
Q 1: About 98% of the human body is composed pf only six elements: Oxygen,
Hydrogen, Nitrogen, Calcium, and Phosphorous.
A. True
B. False - ANSWER-A. True
The respiratory system is responsible for:
A. Supplying oxygen to the body
B. Eliminating carbon dioxide in the body
C. Helps regulate the body's pH balance
D. A and B
E. A, B and C - ANSWER-E. A, B and C
The Circulatory System consists of:
A. Lungs, Mouth, Throat, Trachea, and Bronchi
B. Mouth, Esophagus, Stomach, and Gallbladder
C. Heart, Arteries, and Veins
D. All of the above
E. None of the above - ANSWER-C. Heart, arteries, and veins
The nervous system is made up of the:
A. Peripheral nervous system
B. Central nervous system
C. Proximal nervous system
D. A and B
E. A and C - ANSWER-D. A and B
,Excretion is one function of the digestive system.
A. True
B. False - ANSWER-A. True
Hormones are classified as:
A. Steroids
B. Amino acid derivatives
C. Peptides
D. All of the above
E. None of the above - ANSWER-D. All of the above
Hemoglobin is an oxygen-transporting protein in red blood cell.
A. True
B. False - ANSWER-A. True
The main purpose(s) of hormones is/are to:
A. Alter the rate of synthesis of your cellular protein
B. Change the rate of enzyme activity
C. Change the rate of transport of nutrients through the cell membrane
D. All if the above
E. None of the above - ANSWER-D. All of the above
*UNIT 3: MUSCULOSKELETAL ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY*
Q 1: Tendons connect bone to bone.
A. True
B. False - ANSWER-B. False
The average human adult skeleton has:
A. 80 bones
B. 126 bones
C. 206 bones
D. Over 400 bones
E. None of the above - ANSWER-C. 206 bones
Tendons:
A. Are extensions of muscle fibers
B. Connect bone to bone
C. Connect muscle to bone
D. A and B
,E. A and C - ANSWER-E. A and C
Q 4: The anatomical terms for front and back are:
A. Superior and inferior
B. Proximal and distal
C. Anterior and Posterior
D. Lateral and medial
E. None of the above - ANSWER-C. Anterior and Posterior
Q 5: Type 1 Muscle fibers are predominantly aerobic.
A. True
B. False - ANSWER-A. True
Q 6: Cardiovascular/aerobic exercise results in:
A. Contractile protein adaptation
B. Mitochondrial adaptations
C. Nuclei capacity adaptations
D. All of the above
E. B and C - ANSWER-B. Mitochondrial adaptations
Q 7: Type II muscle fibers are entirely aerobic.
A. True
B. False - ANSWER-B. False
Q 8: Muscular Hypertrophy is a(n):
A. Increase in muscle fiber size
B. Decrease in muscle fiber size
C. Increase in the number of muscle fibers
D. Decrease in the number of muscle fibers
E. None of the above - ANSWER-A. Increase in muscle fiber size
*UNIT 4: KINESIOLOGY OF EXERCISE*
Q 1: In a contraction, the muscle lengthens to produce movements.
A. True
B. False - ANSWER-B. False
Q 2: Kinesiology is:
A. The science of study of human movement, and the active and passive structures
involved
, B. The science of the morphology or structure of organisms
C. The Science concerned with the normal vital processe of animal and vegetable
organisms
D. The science with the action of force-- internal and external-- on the living body
E. None of the above - ANSWER-A. The Science Of Study Of Human Movement, and
the active and passive structures invovled
Q 3: An is isometric contraction is when:
A. A muscle shortens as it contracts
B. A muscle lengthens as it contracts
C. A muscle does not lighten or shorten as it contracts
D. A movement is performed using a single, isolated muscle - ANSWER-C. A muscle
does not lengthen or shorten as it contracts
Q 4: True synergy occurs when a muscle contracts to stop the secondary action of
another muscle
A. True
B. False - ANSWER-A. True
Q 5: An Example of an antagonist muscle is:
A. Biceps during the biceps curl
B. Internal and external obliques during a crunch
C. Triceps during a biceps curl
D. Pronator trees during pronation
E. None of the above - ANSWER-C. Triceps during a biceps curl
Q 6: Adduction is movement of a body part away from the midline of the body
A. True
B. False - ANSWER-B. False
Q 7: An example of flexion is the:
A. Concentric action of a bicep curl
B. Eccentric action of a bicep curl
C. Lateral movement of a jumping jack
D. Medial movement of a jumping jack
E. None of the above - ANSWER-A. Concentric action of a bicep curl
Q 8: Flexion mainly occurs in which plane?
A. frontal plane
B. Sagittal plane
QUIZZES UNIT 1-31 EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
The ATP/CP pathway is the primary pathway used for activities lasting two minutes or
greater.
A. True
B. False - ANSWER-B. False
*UNIT 2: BASIC ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY*
Q 1: About 98% of the human body is composed pf only six elements: Oxygen,
Hydrogen, Nitrogen, Calcium, and Phosphorous.
A. True
B. False - ANSWER-A. True
The respiratory system is responsible for:
A. Supplying oxygen to the body
B. Eliminating carbon dioxide in the body
C. Helps regulate the body's pH balance
D. A and B
E. A, B and C - ANSWER-E. A, B and C
The Circulatory System consists of:
A. Lungs, Mouth, Throat, Trachea, and Bronchi
B. Mouth, Esophagus, Stomach, and Gallbladder
C. Heart, Arteries, and Veins
D. All of the above
E. None of the above - ANSWER-C. Heart, arteries, and veins
The nervous system is made up of the:
A. Peripheral nervous system
B. Central nervous system
C. Proximal nervous system
D. A and B
E. A and C - ANSWER-D. A and B
,Excretion is one function of the digestive system.
A. True
B. False - ANSWER-A. True
Hormones are classified as:
A. Steroids
B. Amino acid derivatives
C. Peptides
D. All of the above
E. None of the above - ANSWER-D. All of the above
Hemoglobin is an oxygen-transporting protein in red blood cell.
A. True
B. False - ANSWER-A. True
The main purpose(s) of hormones is/are to:
A. Alter the rate of synthesis of your cellular protein
B. Change the rate of enzyme activity
C. Change the rate of transport of nutrients through the cell membrane
D. All if the above
E. None of the above - ANSWER-D. All of the above
*UNIT 3: MUSCULOSKELETAL ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY*
Q 1: Tendons connect bone to bone.
A. True
B. False - ANSWER-B. False
The average human adult skeleton has:
A. 80 bones
B. 126 bones
C. 206 bones
D. Over 400 bones
E. None of the above - ANSWER-C. 206 bones
Tendons:
A. Are extensions of muscle fibers
B. Connect bone to bone
C. Connect muscle to bone
D. A and B
,E. A and C - ANSWER-E. A and C
Q 4: The anatomical terms for front and back are:
A. Superior and inferior
B. Proximal and distal
C. Anterior and Posterior
D. Lateral and medial
E. None of the above - ANSWER-C. Anterior and Posterior
Q 5: Type 1 Muscle fibers are predominantly aerobic.
A. True
B. False - ANSWER-A. True
Q 6: Cardiovascular/aerobic exercise results in:
A. Contractile protein adaptation
B. Mitochondrial adaptations
C. Nuclei capacity adaptations
D. All of the above
E. B and C - ANSWER-B. Mitochondrial adaptations
Q 7: Type II muscle fibers are entirely aerobic.
A. True
B. False - ANSWER-B. False
Q 8: Muscular Hypertrophy is a(n):
A. Increase in muscle fiber size
B. Decrease in muscle fiber size
C. Increase in the number of muscle fibers
D. Decrease in the number of muscle fibers
E. None of the above - ANSWER-A. Increase in muscle fiber size
*UNIT 4: KINESIOLOGY OF EXERCISE*
Q 1: In a contraction, the muscle lengthens to produce movements.
A. True
B. False - ANSWER-B. False
Q 2: Kinesiology is:
A. The science of study of human movement, and the active and passive structures
involved
, B. The science of the morphology or structure of organisms
C. The Science concerned with the normal vital processe of animal and vegetable
organisms
D. The science with the action of force-- internal and external-- on the living body
E. None of the above - ANSWER-A. The Science Of Study Of Human Movement, and
the active and passive structures invovled
Q 3: An is isometric contraction is when:
A. A muscle shortens as it contracts
B. A muscle lengthens as it contracts
C. A muscle does not lighten or shorten as it contracts
D. A movement is performed using a single, isolated muscle - ANSWER-C. A muscle
does not lengthen or shorten as it contracts
Q 4: True synergy occurs when a muscle contracts to stop the secondary action of
another muscle
A. True
B. False - ANSWER-A. True
Q 5: An Example of an antagonist muscle is:
A. Biceps during the biceps curl
B. Internal and external obliques during a crunch
C. Triceps during a biceps curl
D. Pronator trees during pronation
E. None of the above - ANSWER-C. Triceps during a biceps curl
Q 6: Adduction is movement of a body part away from the midline of the body
A. True
B. False - ANSWER-B. False
Q 7: An example of flexion is the:
A. Concentric action of a bicep curl
B. Eccentric action of a bicep curl
C. Lateral movement of a jumping jack
D. Medial movement of a jumping jack
E. None of the above - ANSWER-A. Concentric action of a bicep curl
Q 8: Flexion mainly occurs in which plane?
A. frontal plane
B. Sagittal plane
