CGSS CERTIFICATION EVALUATION TEST
PAPER WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
◉ What is released from the sarcoplasmic reticulum into the
myofibril, causing tension development in a muscle?
Answer: Calcium ions that bind to troponin
◉ What type of muscular contraction occurs in the pectoralis major
during the slow, controlled, downward phase of a bench press?
Answer: Eccentric
◉ What is the thick structural protein inside the sarcomere?
Answer: Myosin
◉ A muscle fiber that is small in diameter has a slow contraction
speed, and a high capillary density would be classified as?
Answer: Type I
◉ Through which of the following valves does blood flow after
contraction of the right atrium?
Answer: Tricupsid
,◉ During a typical electrocardiogram, atrial depolarization is
represented by?
Answer: P-wave
◉ While reading an ECG, electrical potential that depolarizes the
ventricles is represented by?
Answer: QRS complex
◉ What blood vessel functions to exchange oxygen, fluid, nutrients,
electrolytes, hormones, and other substances between the blood and
the interstitial fluid in the various tissues of
the body?
Answer: Capillaries
◉ Where are normal rhythmic electrical impulses initiated in the
heart?
Answer: Sinoatrial (SA) node
◉ When performing a biceps curl, tension in the biceps brachii
muscle increases. Which of the following structures detects and
responds to the tension by reflexively reducing muscle activation?
Answer: Golgi tendon organ
,◉ An athlete training for a marathon would benefit from having a
high concentration of which muscle fiber type?
Answer: Type I
◉ A college football player decides to add 30 minutes of intense
stationary cycling every other day to his current resistance training
program. Which of the following best describes the effect the
stationary cycling will have on his performance?
Answer: Strength gains compromised
◉ Which of the following represents the correct transmission of the
heart's electrical impulse?
Answer: SA node, AV node, AV bundle, Purkinje fibers
◉ Which of the following represents a muscle of expiration?
Answer: Internal Intercostal
◉ Identify the correct path in which inhaled air is distributed to the
lungs.
Answer: Trachea, Bronchi, Bronchioles, Alveoli
◉ Heavy resistance exercise has what effect on cardiac output?
Answer: No change
, ◉ What is the value of a metabolic equivalent (MET)
Answer: 3.5 ml of oxygen per kilogram of body weight per minute
◉ The phosphagen energy system would primarily supply ATP for
which of the following activities?
Answer: 100-m dash
◉ Which of the following pathways/systems has the highest
capacity for energy production?
Answer: Oxidation of fats and proteins
◉ A male athlete fatigues during the running of a marathon and
must pull out of the race, which is the most probable factor that
limited his performance in the race.
Answer: Depleted muscle glycogen
◉ Which of the following is the primary energy system at work
when the body is at rest?
Answer: Oxidative
◉ ATP used during the 400-m dash would be primarily supplied
from what energy system?
PAPER WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
◉ What is released from the sarcoplasmic reticulum into the
myofibril, causing tension development in a muscle?
Answer: Calcium ions that bind to troponin
◉ What type of muscular contraction occurs in the pectoralis major
during the slow, controlled, downward phase of a bench press?
Answer: Eccentric
◉ What is the thick structural protein inside the sarcomere?
Answer: Myosin
◉ A muscle fiber that is small in diameter has a slow contraction
speed, and a high capillary density would be classified as?
Answer: Type I
◉ Through which of the following valves does blood flow after
contraction of the right atrium?
Answer: Tricupsid
,◉ During a typical electrocardiogram, atrial depolarization is
represented by?
Answer: P-wave
◉ While reading an ECG, electrical potential that depolarizes the
ventricles is represented by?
Answer: QRS complex
◉ What blood vessel functions to exchange oxygen, fluid, nutrients,
electrolytes, hormones, and other substances between the blood and
the interstitial fluid in the various tissues of
the body?
Answer: Capillaries
◉ Where are normal rhythmic electrical impulses initiated in the
heart?
Answer: Sinoatrial (SA) node
◉ When performing a biceps curl, tension in the biceps brachii
muscle increases. Which of the following structures detects and
responds to the tension by reflexively reducing muscle activation?
Answer: Golgi tendon organ
,◉ An athlete training for a marathon would benefit from having a
high concentration of which muscle fiber type?
Answer: Type I
◉ A college football player decides to add 30 minutes of intense
stationary cycling every other day to his current resistance training
program. Which of the following best describes the effect the
stationary cycling will have on his performance?
Answer: Strength gains compromised
◉ Which of the following represents the correct transmission of the
heart's electrical impulse?
Answer: SA node, AV node, AV bundle, Purkinje fibers
◉ Which of the following represents a muscle of expiration?
Answer: Internal Intercostal
◉ Identify the correct path in which inhaled air is distributed to the
lungs.
Answer: Trachea, Bronchi, Bronchioles, Alveoli
◉ Heavy resistance exercise has what effect on cardiac output?
Answer: No change
, ◉ What is the value of a metabolic equivalent (MET)
Answer: 3.5 ml of oxygen per kilogram of body weight per minute
◉ The phosphagen energy system would primarily supply ATP for
which of the following activities?
Answer: 100-m dash
◉ Which of the following pathways/systems has the highest
capacity for energy production?
Answer: Oxidation of fats and proteins
◉ A male athlete fatigues during the running of a marathon and
must pull out of the race, which is the most probable factor that
limited his performance in the race.
Answer: Depleted muscle glycogen
◉ Which of the following is the primary energy system at work
when the body is at rest?
Answer: Oxidative
◉ ATP used during the 400-m dash would be primarily supplied
from what energy system?
