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ISSA CPT Exam Prep 2026
Final Exam, Quizzes, CPR, Strength & Conditioning & Q&A Study Guide
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È ISSA ISSA Final Exam Study Guide
SECTION 1: Anatomy & Physiology
(Questions 1–30)
1. Which three levels of organization make up the basic structure of the
human body?
Answer: Chemicals, cells, and tissues
2. What are the two major processes that make up metabolism?
Answer: Catabolism and anabolism
3. What does BMR stand for?
Answer: Basal Metabolic Rate
4. During a 30-minute jog, which energy system supplies most of the
body's energy?
Answer: Oxidative (aerobic) system
5. What is homeostasis?
Answer: The body's ability to maintain a stable internal environment
6. True or False: Approximately 98% of the human body is composed of
oxygen, carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, calcium, and phosphorus.
Answer: True
7. Which organelle is known as the powerhouse of the cell?
Answer: Mitochondria
8. True or False: The heart, arteries, and veins belong to the circulatory
system.
Answer: True
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9. True or False: The ATP-CP system is aerobic.
Answer: False
10. How long can non-oxidative glycolysis supply ATP?
Answer: Up to 2 minutes
11. What is the primary fuel source during endurance exercise?
Answer: Fatty acids
12. What are the primary functions of hormones?
Answer: Regulate protein synthesis, enzyme activity, and nutrient transport
13. What is the primary purpose of digestion?
Answer: Break down food and eliminate waste
14. What are the major functions of the respiratory system?
Answer: Supply oxygen, remove carbon dioxide, regulate pH
15. How many bones are in the adult skeleton?
Answer: 206
16. True or False: The axial skeleton contains 80 bones.
Answer: True
17. Which joint allows movement primarily in one plane?
Answer: Hinge joint
18. True or False: Tendons connect bone to bone.
Answer: False
19. What structures connect muscle to bone?
Answer: Tendons
20. What are the two attachment points of a muscle?
Answer: Origin and insertion
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21. True or False: The origin is the distal attachment of a muscle.
Answer: False
22. Which receptors detect muscle stretch?
Answer: Muscle spindles
23. What proteins make up myofibrils?
Answer: Actin and myosin
24. What is the byproduct of anaerobic glucose metabolism?
Answer: Lactic acid
25. True or False: Type I fibers are aerobic.
Answer: True
26. True or False: Type II fibers are slow-twitch.
Answer: False
27. What adaptations result from cardiovascular exercise?
Answer: Increased mitochondrial density and capillary development
28. What is muscular hypertrophy?
Answer: Increase in muscle fiber size
29. What is kinesiology?
Answer: The study of human movement
30. During a biceps curl, which muscle acts as the antagonist?
Answer: Triceps
SECTION 2: Biomechanics & Resistance
Training (Questions 31–60)
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ISSA CPT Exam Prep 2026
Final Exam, Quizzes, CPR, Strength & Conditioning & Q&A Study Guide
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,6/6/2026
È ISSA ISSA Final Exam Study Guide
SECTION 1: Anatomy & Physiology
(Questions 1–30)
1. Which three levels of organization make up the basic structure of the
human body?
Answer: Chemicals, cells, and tissues
2. What are the two major processes that make up metabolism?
Answer: Catabolism and anabolism
3. What does BMR stand for?
Answer: Basal Metabolic Rate
4. During a 30-minute jog, which energy system supplies most of the
body's energy?
Answer: Oxidative (aerobic) system
5. What is homeostasis?
Answer: The body's ability to maintain a stable internal environment
6. True or False: Approximately 98% of the human body is composed of
oxygen, carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, calcium, and phosphorus.
Answer: True
7. Which organelle is known as the powerhouse of the cell?
Answer: Mitochondria
8. True or False: The heart, arteries, and veins belong to the circulatory
system.
Answer: True
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9. True or False: The ATP-CP system is aerobic.
Answer: False
10. How long can non-oxidative glycolysis supply ATP?
Answer: Up to 2 minutes
11. What is the primary fuel source during endurance exercise?
Answer: Fatty acids
12. What are the primary functions of hormones?
Answer: Regulate protein synthesis, enzyme activity, and nutrient transport
13. What is the primary purpose of digestion?
Answer: Break down food and eliminate waste
14. What are the major functions of the respiratory system?
Answer: Supply oxygen, remove carbon dioxide, regulate pH
15. How many bones are in the adult skeleton?
Answer: 206
16. True or False: The axial skeleton contains 80 bones.
Answer: True
17. Which joint allows movement primarily in one plane?
Answer: Hinge joint
18. True or False: Tendons connect bone to bone.
Answer: False
19. What structures connect muscle to bone?
Answer: Tendons
20. What are the two attachment points of a muscle?
Answer: Origin and insertion
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21. True or False: The origin is the distal attachment of a muscle.
Answer: False
22. Which receptors detect muscle stretch?
Answer: Muscle spindles
23. What proteins make up myofibrils?
Answer: Actin and myosin
24. What is the byproduct of anaerobic glucose metabolism?
Answer: Lactic acid
25. True or False: Type I fibers are aerobic.
Answer: True
26. True or False: Type II fibers are slow-twitch.
Answer: False
27. What adaptations result from cardiovascular exercise?
Answer: Increased mitochondrial density and capillary development
28. What is muscular hypertrophy?
Answer: Increase in muscle fiber size
29. What is kinesiology?
Answer: The study of human movement
30. During a biceps curl, which muscle acts as the antagonist?
Answer: Triceps
SECTION 2: Biomechanics & Resistance
Training (Questions 31–60)
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