ISSA STRENGTH & CONDITIONING FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE |
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | VERIFIED SOLUTIONS GRADED A+ |
LATEST EXAM
What is the neural circuitry that travels outside the spinal cord? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Peripheral nervous system
Which of the following is a sensory receptor within a muscle that detects changes
in length and helps regulate contraction? - CORRECT ANSWER - Muscle
spindle
Which of the following are branches of the cell body that act as receivers,
collecting information from other neurons? - CORRECT ANSWER - Dendrites
A cascade of events, resulting in muscle contraction, is triggered when which of
the following chemical neurotransmitters binds to receptors on the muscle? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Acetylcholine
Which division of the peripheral nervous system controls voluntary movement? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Somatic nervous system
Which type of motor unit can contract for many hours, or even days if necessary? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Slow (S) of Motor Unit
Which type of motor unit has a large motor neuron and consists of a large bundle
of type IIx muscle fibers? - CORRECT ANSWER - Fast fatigable (FF)
Voluntary movement starts in the - CORRECT ANSWER - cerebral cortex
,Which of the following is the process that allows a muscle spindle to contract at
the same rate as the muscle where it resides? - CORRECT ANSWER - Alpha-
gamma co-activation
How many nerves are contained within the peripheral nervous system, which
includes all the neurons and glia outside of the brain and spinal cord? -
CORRECT ANSWER - 43 pairs
The muscular system includes how many muscles? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Approximately 650
Which muscle fiber type are the largest, and produce the most amount of force? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Type IIx
The cross-bridge cycle requires energy, which is provided by - CORRECT
ANSWER - ATP hydrolysis.
The function of epimysium is to - CORRECT ANSWER - protect muscle from
friction against other muscles or bone.
With regard to mitochondrial density, which muscle fiber type has a very small
amount of mitochondria? - CORRECT ANSWER - Type IIx
Regarding the make-up of a person's muscle fiber ratio, which of the following is
correct? - CORRECT ANSWER - It can't be changed to a large degree
, It is currently theorized that training with heavy loads causes - CORRECT
ANSWER - equal growth of type I and type II fibers.
Which of the following functions like girdles and guy wires to provide an
interconnected structure? - CORRECT ANSWER - Fascia
Current research demonstrates what three possible mechanisms for inducing
hypertrophy? - CORRECT ANSWER - Mechanical tension, metabolic stress,
muscle damage
The functional units that can make a muscle shorten are: - CORRECT ANSWER
- Sarcomeres
Which of the following is found within the appendicular skeleton? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Bones of the upper and lower extremities
Movement between two adjacent vertebrae is made possible by - CORRECT
ANSWER - Facet joints
Wolff's Law describes the way - CORRECT ANSWER - the body responds by
increasing or decreasing the bone's diameter
In addition to being a barrier to pain, what important role does cartilage play? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Bone development
Which of the following are mature bone cells that maintain a bone's matrix? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Osteocytes
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | VERIFIED SOLUTIONS GRADED A+ |
LATEST EXAM
What is the neural circuitry that travels outside the spinal cord? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Peripheral nervous system
Which of the following is a sensory receptor within a muscle that detects changes
in length and helps regulate contraction? - CORRECT ANSWER - Muscle
spindle
Which of the following are branches of the cell body that act as receivers,
collecting information from other neurons? - CORRECT ANSWER - Dendrites
A cascade of events, resulting in muscle contraction, is triggered when which of
the following chemical neurotransmitters binds to receptors on the muscle? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Acetylcholine
Which division of the peripheral nervous system controls voluntary movement? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Somatic nervous system
Which type of motor unit can contract for many hours, or even days if necessary? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Slow (S) of Motor Unit
Which type of motor unit has a large motor neuron and consists of a large bundle
of type IIx muscle fibers? - CORRECT ANSWER - Fast fatigable (FF)
Voluntary movement starts in the - CORRECT ANSWER - cerebral cortex
,Which of the following is the process that allows a muscle spindle to contract at
the same rate as the muscle where it resides? - CORRECT ANSWER - Alpha-
gamma co-activation
How many nerves are contained within the peripheral nervous system, which
includes all the neurons and glia outside of the brain and spinal cord? -
CORRECT ANSWER - 43 pairs
The muscular system includes how many muscles? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Approximately 650
Which muscle fiber type are the largest, and produce the most amount of force? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Type IIx
The cross-bridge cycle requires energy, which is provided by - CORRECT
ANSWER - ATP hydrolysis.
The function of epimysium is to - CORRECT ANSWER - protect muscle from
friction against other muscles or bone.
With regard to mitochondrial density, which muscle fiber type has a very small
amount of mitochondria? - CORRECT ANSWER - Type IIx
Regarding the make-up of a person's muscle fiber ratio, which of the following is
correct? - CORRECT ANSWER - It can't be changed to a large degree
, It is currently theorized that training with heavy loads causes - CORRECT
ANSWER - equal growth of type I and type II fibers.
Which of the following functions like girdles and guy wires to provide an
interconnected structure? - CORRECT ANSWER - Fascia
Current research demonstrates what three possible mechanisms for inducing
hypertrophy? - CORRECT ANSWER - Mechanical tension, metabolic stress,
muscle damage
The functional units that can make a muscle shorten are: - CORRECT ANSWER
- Sarcomeres
Which of the following is found within the appendicular skeleton? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Bones of the upper and lower extremities
Movement between two adjacent vertebrae is made possible by - CORRECT
ANSWER - Facet joints
Wolff's Law describes the way - CORRECT ANSWER - the body responds by
increasing or decreasing the bone's diameter
In addition to being a barrier to pain, what important role does cartilage play? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Bone development
Which of the following are mature bone cells that maintain a bone's matrix? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Osteocytes
