ISSA Final Exam
1. The human body consists of?: chemicals, cells, tissues
2. Metabolism can be categorized in the following?: catabolism, anabolism
3. BMR Stands for ?: basal metabolic rate
4. A 30 minute jog would rely most heavily on which energy pathway?:
oxida- tive
5. What is the automatic tendency to maintain a relatively constant
internal environment called?: homeostasis
6. About 98% of the human body is composed of only six elements:
oxygen, carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, calcium and phosphorous. (T/F): True
7. Mitochondria are known as the powerhouse of the cell? (T/F): True
8. The heart, arteries, and veins are part of the circulatory system? (T/F):
True
9. The ATP/CP pathway is considered aerobic? (T/F): False
10.Non-oxidative glycolysis is reliable for:: Up to 2 minutes of ATP
production
11.The primary fuel during endurance exercise is?: fatty acids
12.The main purpose of hormones is ?: Alter the rate of synthesis of your
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, cellular protein, Change the rate of enzyme activity, Change the rate of
transport of nutrients through the cell wall
13.The main purpose of digestion is?: Break down food and waste
elimination
14.The main purpose of the respiratory system is?: To supply oxygen to
the body, To eliminate carbon dioxide in the body, To regulate the
body's pH balance
15.The human adult skeleton has how many bones?: 206
16.T/F There are 80 bones in the Axial Skeleton?: True
17.This type of joint permits a wide range of movement in ONE plane?:
Hinge Joint
18.Tendons connect bone to bone? T/F: False
19.What are extensions to muscles fibers and connect muscle to bone?:
Ten- dons
20.The points of muscle attachment are known as the?: insertion and origin
21.The origin is the distal attachment of a muscle? T/F: False
22.These sense organs measure the strain in a muscle and can be used
to pre-set the tension of muscles.: Muscle spindles
23.Myofibrils are constructed of overlapping strands of protein
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1. The human body consists of?: chemicals, cells, tissues
2. Metabolism can be categorized in the following?: catabolism, anabolism
3. BMR Stands for ?: basal metabolic rate
4. A 30 minute jog would rely most heavily on which energy pathway?:
oxida- tive
5. What is the automatic tendency to maintain a relatively constant
internal environment called?: homeostasis
6. About 98% of the human body is composed of only six elements:
oxygen, carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, calcium and phosphorous. (T/F): True
7. Mitochondria are known as the powerhouse of the cell? (T/F): True
8. The heart, arteries, and veins are part of the circulatory system? (T/F):
True
9. The ATP/CP pathway is considered aerobic? (T/F): False
10.Non-oxidative glycolysis is reliable for:: Up to 2 minutes of ATP
production
11.The primary fuel during endurance exercise is?: fatty acids
12.The main purpose of hormones is ?: Alter the rate of synthesis of your
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, cellular protein, Change the rate of enzyme activity, Change the rate of
transport of nutrients through the cell wall
13.The main purpose of digestion is?: Break down food and waste
elimination
14.The main purpose of the respiratory system is?: To supply oxygen to
the body, To eliminate carbon dioxide in the body, To regulate the
body's pH balance
15.The human adult skeleton has how many bones?: 206
16.T/F There are 80 bones in the Axial Skeleton?: True
17.This type of joint permits a wide range of movement in ONE plane?:
Hinge Joint
18.Tendons connect bone to bone? T/F: False
19.What are extensions to muscles fibers and connect muscle to bone?:
Ten- dons
20.The points of muscle attachment are known as the?: insertion and origin
21.The origin is the distal attachment of a muscle? T/F: False
22.These sense organs measure the strain in a muscle and can be used
to pre-set the tension of muscles.: Muscle spindles
23.Myofibrils are constructed of overlapping strands of protein
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