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CSCS Certification - Chapter 4 Questions
with Detailed Verified Answers
What does the Endocrine system primarily support?
Ans: - The endocrine system supports the normal
homeostatic function of the body
- helps it respond to external stimuli
How does strength training relate to the endocrine
system? Ans: there is a similarity in adrenal responses
between the pattern of the training responses in athletes
and stress response of the adrenal system
What is General Adaptation Syndrome? Ans: refers to
how the adrenal gland responds to a noxious stimulus
(stressor)
What is the process of General Adaptation Syndrome?
Ans: - begins with an initial alarm reaction that includes
a reduction in function
- followed by an increase in resistance to the stress
above the previous baseline function
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Regarding General Adaptation Syndrome, what is the
associated increase in resistance called? Ans: -
Adaptation
- when the stressor is exercise, it is called Training
Adaptation
What is Progressive Overload? Ans: the timely removal
of the (stress) stimulus so that function can recover, and
then reapplication of an often increased stress
Regarding exercise physiology, what is Anabolic? Ans:
to build
Regarding exercise physiology, what is Permissive? Ans:
to allow
Regarding exercise physiology, what is Catabolic? Ans:
to break down
When are Anabolic responses typically observed? Ans:
can be observed with heavy programs that upregulate
androgen receptors to use available anabolic hormones
without any change in blood concentrations
What is the ideal workload for stimulating Anabolic
responses? Ans: 2 or 3 sets with 1 repetition at
maximum intensity and 5-7 minutes of rest between sets
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What is the only natural stimulus that causes dramatic
increases in lean tissue mass? Ans: resistance training
Regarding resistance training, what are the program
variables that dictate the appearance and magnitude of
hormonal responses? Ans: - Intensity
- Sets
- Order of exercise
- Rest period duration
- Exercise selection
What mechanisms influence tissue adaptations? Ans: -
changes in the circulating hormonal concentrations
following exercise
- manipulating the endocrine system naturally through
proper selection of each acute program variable
How are endocrine glands typically stimulated to release
hormones? Ans: a chemical signal received by
receptors on the gland or by direct neural stimulation
What does the Adrenal Medulla release? Ans:
epinephrine upon neural stimulation from the brain
What does the Adrenal Cortex synthesize/secrete? Ans:
cortisol after stimulation by another hormone,
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adrenocorticotropic hormone, released from the pituitary
gland
What is the pathway of hormones released from
endocrine glands (following stimulation)? Ans: released
into the blood, which carries the hormones to the
hormone specific receptors located on the surface
(peptide hormones) or in the cytosol (steroid hormones
and thyroid hormones) of the target tissue cells
Regarding the endocrine system, what is Intracrine?
Ans: cell releases hormone to act upon the cell itself
Regarding the endocrine system, what is Autocrine?
Ans: cell releases hormone to act upon the cell itself
(same as Intracrine)
Regarding the endocrine system, what is Paracrine?
Ans: cell releases hormone to act upon adjacent cells
without moving into blood circulation
What does muscle remodeling involve? Ans: - the
disruption and damage of muscle fibers
- an inflammatory response
- degradation of damaged proteins
- hormonal and other signal interactions
CSCS Certification - Chapter 4 Questions
with Detailed Verified Answers
What does the Endocrine system primarily support?
Ans: - The endocrine system supports the normal
homeostatic function of the body
- helps it respond to external stimuli
How does strength training relate to the endocrine
system? Ans: there is a similarity in adrenal responses
between the pattern of the training responses in athletes
and stress response of the adrenal system
What is General Adaptation Syndrome? Ans: refers to
how the adrenal gland responds to a noxious stimulus
(stressor)
What is the process of General Adaptation Syndrome?
Ans: - begins with an initial alarm reaction that includes
a reduction in function
- followed by an increase in resistance to the stress
above the previous baseline function
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Regarding General Adaptation Syndrome, what is the
associated increase in resistance called? Ans: -
Adaptation
- when the stressor is exercise, it is called Training
Adaptation
What is Progressive Overload? Ans: the timely removal
of the (stress) stimulus so that function can recover, and
then reapplication of an often increased stress
Regarding exercise physiology, what is Anabolic? Ans:
to build
Regarding exercise physiology, what is Permissive? Ans:
to allow
Regarding exercise physiology, what is Catabolic? Ans:
to break down
When are Anabolic responses typically observed? Ans:
can be observed with heavy programs that upregulate
androgen receptors to use available anabolic hormones
without any change in blood concentrations
What is the ideal workload for stimulating Anabolic
responses? Ans: 2 or 3 sets with 1 repetition at
maximum intensity and 5-7 minutes of rest between sets
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What is the only natural stimulus that causes dramatic
increases in lean tissue mass? Ans: resistance training
Regarding resistance training, what are the program
variables that dictate the appearance and magnitude of
hormonal responses? Ans: - Intensity
- Sets
- Order of exercise
- Rest period duration
- Exercise selection
What mechanisms influence tissue adaptations? Ans: -
changes in the circulating hormonal concentrations
following exercise
- manipulating the endocrine system naturally through
proper selection of each acute program variable
How are endocrine glands typically stimulated to release
hormones? Ans: a chemical signal received by
receptors on the gland or by direct neural stimulation
What does the Adrenal Medulla release? Ans:
epinephrine upon neural stimulation from the brain
What does the Adrenal Cortex synthesize/secrete? Ans:
cortisol after stimulation by another hormone,
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adrenocorticotropic hormone, released from the pituitary
gland
What is the pathway of hormones released from
endocrine glands (following stimulation)? Ans: released
into the blood, which carries the hormones to the
hormone specific receptors located on the surface
(peptide hormones) or in the cytosol (steroid hormones
and thyroid hormones) of the target tissue cells
Regarding the endocrine system, what is Intracrine?
Ans: cell releases hormone to act upon the cell itself
Regarding the endocrine system, what is Autocrine?
Ans: cell releases hormone to act upon the cell itself
(same as Intracrine)
Regarding the endocrine system, what is Paracrine?
Ans: cell releases hormone to act upon adjacent cells
without moving into blood circulation
What does muscle remodeling involve? Ans: - the
disruption and damage of muscle fibers
- an inflammatory response
- degradation of damaged proteins
- hormonal and other signal interactions
