ISSA CERTIFIED FITNESS TRAINER
COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
◉ The body's automatic tendency to maintain a constant internal
body environment through various processes is called:
Answer: Homeostasis
◉ What does BMR stand for and what does it mean?
Answer: Basal Metabolic Rate - Amount of calories you would burn if
you stayed in bed all day.
◉ Anabolism and catabolism occur at the same time throughout the
body.
Answer: True
◉ Calories
Answer: A calorie is a unit of heat
one calorie is the energy required to raise 1 kilogram of water by 1
degree Celsius
,the preferred unit in metabolic studies and nutrition labels is the
kilocalorie (Kcal)
◉ The primary (not initial) fuel during endurance exercise is
Answer: Fatty acids
◉ The molecule used for storing and transferring energy in the body
is called:
Answer: Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP)
◉ The ATP/CP pathway is the primary pathway used for activities
lasting two minutes or greater
Answer: False
◉ About 98% of the human body is composed of only six elements:
oxygen, carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, calcium and phosphorous.
Answer: True
◉ The respiratory system is responsible for
Answer: Supplying oxygen to the body
Eliminating carbon dioxide in the body
Helps regulate the body's pH balance
, ◉ The circulatory system consists of
Answer: Heart, arteries, veins
◉ The nervous system is made up of
Answer: central nervous system and peripheral nervous system
◉ Excretion is a function of the digestive system
Answer: True
◉ Hormones are classified
Answer: Steroids, amino acid derivatives, and peptides
◉ Hemoglobin is an oxygen transporting protein in red blood cells
Answer: True
◉ The main purpose of hormones are
Answer: To alter the state of synthesis of your cellular protein
change the rate of enzyme activity
change the rate of transport of nutrients through the cell membrane
COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
◉ The body's automatic tendency to maintain a constant internal
body environment through various processes is called:
Answer: Homeostasis
◉ What does BMR stand for and what does it mean?
Answer: Basal Metabolic Rate - Amount of calories you would burn if
you stayed in bed all day.
◉ Anabolism and catabolism occur at the same time throughout the
body.
Answer: True
◉ Calories
Answer: A calorie is a unit of heat
one calorie is the energy required to raise 1 kilogram of water by 1
degree Celsius
,the preferred unit in metabolic studies and nutrition labels is the
kilocalorie (Kcal)
◉ The primary (not initial) fuel during endurance exercise is
Answer: Fatty acids
◉ The molecule used for storing and transferring energy in the body
is called:
Answer: Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP)
◉ The ATP/CP pathway is the primary pathway used for activities
lasting two minutes or greater
Answer: False
◉ About 98% of the human body is composed of only six elements:
oxygen, carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, calcium and phosphorous.
Answer: True
◉ The respiratory system is responsible for
Answer: Supplying oxygen to the body
Eliminating carbon dioxide in the body
Helps regulate the body's pH balance
, ◉ The circulatory system consists of
Answer: Heart, arteries, veins
◉ The nervous system is made up of
Answer: central nervous system and peripheral nervous system
◉ Excretion is a function of the digestive system
Answer: True
◉ Hormones are classified
Answer: Steroids, amino acid derivatives, and peptides
◉ Hemoglobin is an oxygen transporting protein in red blood cells
Answer: True
◉ The main purpose of hormones are
Answer: To alter the state of synthesis of your cellular protein
change the rate of enzyme activity
change the rate of transport of nutrients through the cell membrane
