ISSA TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
1. ATP stands for
Answer Adenosine Triphosphate
2. Our muscles can produce ATP by which of the following pathways
Answer All of the above (ATP/CP, Glycolytic, Oxidative pathway)
3. BMR stands for
Answer Basal metabolic rate
4. The primary fuel during endurance exercise is
Answer Fatty acids
5. The ATP/CP pathway is sufficient for over four minutes of ATP Production
(T/F)
Answer False
6. Non-oxidative glycolysis is reliable
Answer 2 minutes of ATP production
7. Catabolism and anabolism are the two phases of metabolism (T/F)
Answer True
,8. Excretion is one function of the digestive system (T/F)
Answer True
9. The nervous system is made up of the
Answer A and B - Peripheral nervous system and Central nervous system
10. Hemoglobin is an oxygen transporting protein in blood cells (T/F)
Answer True
11. The main purpose of hormones is to
Answer All of the above - Alter the rate of synthesis of your cellular protein, Change the rate enzyme activity,
Change the rate of transport of nutrients through the cell wall
12. About 98% of human body is composed of only 6 elements
oxygen, carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, calcium, and phosphorous (T/F)
Answer True
13. The main purpose of the respiratory system is
Answer A, B, C - To supply oxygen to the body, to eliminate carbon dioxide in the body, to regulate the
body's PH balance
14. Hormones are classified as
Answer All of the above - Steroids, Amino Acid derivatives, Peptides
,15. The circulatory system consists of
Answer Heart, arteries, and veins
16. Tendons connect bone to bone (T/F)
Answer False
17. Muscular hypertrophy is an
Answer Increase in muscle fiber size
18. Tendons are
Answer A and C - Extension of muscles fibers, connect bone to muscle
19. The average human adult skeleton has
Answer 206 Bones
20. Cardiovascular exercise results in
Answer B and C
Mitochondrial adaptations, capillary capacity adapta- tions
21. Type II muscle fibers are aerobic (T/F)
Answer False
, 22. Type I muscle fibers are aerobic (T/F)
Answer True
23. The anatomical terms for front and back are
Answer Anterior and Posterior
24. Kinesiology is
Answer The science or study of movement, and the active and passive structures involved
25. An isometric contraction is
Answer A contraction in which a muscle experts a force but does not change its length
26. True synergy occurs when a muscle contracts to stop the secondary
action of another muscle (T/F)
Answer True
27. An example of an antagonist muscle is
Answer Triceps during a biceps curl
28. An example of a prime mover is
Answer The biceps muscle during a biceps curl
29. Adduction is movement of a body part away from the midline of the
body (T/F)
Answer False
30. An example of flexion is the
Answer Concentric action of a bicep curl
31. In a concentric contraction the muscles shorten to produce
1. ATP stands for
Answer Adenosine Triphosphate
2. Our muscles can produce ATP by which of the following pathways
Answer All of the above (ATP/CP, Glycolytic, Oxidative pathway)
3. BMR stands for
Answer Basal metabolic rate
4. The primary fuel during endurance exercise is
Answer Fatty acids
5. The ATP/CP pathway is sufficient for over four minutes of ATP Production
(T/F)
Answer False
6. Non-oxidative glycolysis is reliable
Answer 2 minutes of ATP production
7. Catabolism and anabolism are the two phases of metabolism (T/F)
Answer True
,8. Excretion is one function of the digestive system (T/F)
Answer True
9. The nervous system is made up of the
Answer A and B - Peripheral nervous system and Central nervous system
10. Hemoglobin is an oxygen transporting protein in blood cells (T/F)
Answer True
11. The main purpose of hormones is to
Answer All of the above - Alter the rate of synthesis of your cellular protein, Change the rate enzyme activity,
Change the rate of transport of nutrients through the cell wall
12. About 98% of human body is composed of only 6 elements
oxygen, carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, calcium, and phosphorous (T/F)
Answer True
13. The main purpose of the respiratory system is
Answer A, B, C - To supply oxygen to the body, to eliminate carbon dioxide in the body, to regulate the
body's PH balance
14. Hormones are classified as
Answer All of the above - Steroids, Amino Acid derivatives, Peptides
,15. The circulatory system consists of
Answer Heart, arteries, and veins
16. Tendons connect bone to bone (T/F)
Answer False
17. Muscular hypertrophy is an
Answer Increase in muscle fiber size
18. Tendons are
Answer A and C - Extension of muscles fibers, connect bone to muscle
19. The average human adult skeleton has
Answer 206 Bones
20. Cardiovascular exercise results in
Answer B and C
Mitochondrial adaptations, capillary capacity adapta- tions
21. Type II muscle fibers are aerobic (T/F)
Answer False
, 22. Type I muscle fibers are aerobic (T/F)
Answer True
23. The anatomical terms for front and back are
Answer Anterior and Posterior
24. Kinesiology is
Answer The science or study of movement, and the active and passive structures involved
25. An isometric contraction is
Answer A contraction in which a muscle experts a force but does not change its length
26. True synergy occurs when a muscle contracts to stop the secondary
action of another muscle (T/F)
Answer True
27. An example of an antagonist muscle is
Answer Triceps during a biceps curl
28. An example of a prime mover is
Answer The biceps muscle during a biceps curl
29. Adduction is movement of a body part away from the midline of the
body (T/F)
Answer False
30. An example of flexion is the
Answer Concentric action of a bicep curl
31. In a concentric contraction the muscles shorten to produce
