ISSA Certified Personal Trainer Quizzes UNIT
1-31 Questions and Answers
1. *UNIT 1 METABOLISM*
Q 1: Muscular, cardiopulmonary, and metabolic adaptions to excise
are know as the Training effect.
A. True
B. False:
Answer A. True
2. Q 2: The body's automatic tendency to maintain a constant
internal body environment through various processes is called:
A. Body relativity
B. Cerebral equilibrium
C. Homeostasis
D. Metabolic set point
E. None of the above:
Answer C. Homeostasis
3. Q 3: BMR stands for:
A. Basic Memory Retention
,B. Bad Muscle Recovery
C. Bone Myofascial Release
D. Basal Metabolic Rate
E. None of the above:
Answer D. Basal. Metabolic. Rate. = BMR
4. Q 4: Anabolism and catabolism occur at the same time throughout
the body.
A. True
B. False:
Answer A. True
5. Q 5: Which of the following statements is/are true?
A. A calorie is a unit of heat.
B. One Calorie is the energy required to raise 1 kilogram of water by
1 degree Celsius.
C. The preferred unit in metabolic studies and nutrition labels is the
kilocalorie (kcal).
D. A and B
E. A, B and C:
Answer E. A, B and C
,6. Q 6: The primary(not the 'initial') due; during endurance exercise i
A. Liver glycogen
B. Fatty acids
C. Muscle gkycogen
E. None of the above:
Answer B. Fatty acids
7. Q 7: The molecule used for storing and transferring energy in
the body is called:
A. Micronutrients
B. Carbohyrates
C. Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
D. Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP)
E. None of the above:
Answer D. Adenosine Triphosphate
8. Q 8: The ATP/CP pathway is the primary pathway used for
activities lasting two minutes or greater.
A. True
B. False:
Answer B. False
, 9. *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
10. Q 2: 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
11. Q 3: 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
1-31 Questions and Answers
1. *UNIT 1 METABOLISM*
Q 1: Muscular, cardiopulmonary, and metabolic adaptions to excise
are know as the Training effect.
A. True
B. False:
Answer A. True
2. Q 2: The body's automatic tendency to maintain a constant
internal body environment through various processes is called:
A. Body relativity
B. Cerebral equilibrium
C. Homeostasis
D. Metabolic set point
E. None of the above:
Answer C. Homeostasis
3. Q 3: BMR stands for:
A. Basic Memory Retention
,B. Bad Muscle Recovery
C. Bone Myofascial Release
D. Basal Metabolic Rate
E. None of the above:
Answer D. Basal. Metabolic. Rate. = BMR
4. Q 4: Anabolism and catabolism occur at the same time throughout
the body.
A. True
B. False:
Answer A. True
5. Q 5: Which of the following statements is/are true?
A. A calorie is a unit of heat.
B. One Calorie is the energy required to raise 1 kilogram of water by
1 degree Celsius.
C. The preferred unit in metabolic studies and nutrition labels is the
kilocalorie (kcal).
D. A and B
E. A, B and C:
Answer E. A, B and C
,6. Q 6: The primary(not the 'initial') due; during endurance exercise i
A. Liver glycogen
B. Fatty acids
C. Muscle gkycogen
E. None of the above:
Answer B. Fatty acids
7. Q 7: The molecule used for storing and transferring energy in
the body is called:
A. Micronutrients
B. Carbohyrates
C. Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
D. Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP)
E. None of the above:
Answer D. Adenosine Triphosphate
8. Q 8: The ATP/CP pathway is the primary pathway used for
activities lasting two minutes or greater.
A. True
B. False:
Answer B. False
, 9. *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
10. Q 2: 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
11. Q 3: 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
