ISSA Transformation Specialist Exam Expected Questions and Answers

ATP stands for - ANSWERS Adenosine Triphosphate Our muscles can produce ATP by which of the following pathways - ANSWERS All of the above (ATP/CP, Glycolytic, Oxidative pathway) BMR stands for - ANSWERS Basal metabolic rate The primary fuel during endurance exercise is - ANSWERS Fatty acids The ATP/CP pathway is sufficient for over four mintues of ATP Production (T/F) - ANSWERS False Non-oxidative glycolysis is reliable - ANSWERS 2 minutes of ATP production Catabolism and anabolism are the two phases of metabolism (T/F) - ANSWERS True Excretion is one function of the digestive system (T/F) - ANSWERS True The nervous system is made up of the - ANSWERS A and B - Peripheral nervous system and Central nervous system Hemoglobin is an oxygen transporting protein in blood cells (T/F) - ANSWERS True The main purpose of hormones is to - ANSWERS 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 About 98% of human body is composed of only 6 elements: oxygen, carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, calcium, and phosphorous (T/F) - ANSWERS True The main purpose of the respiratory system is - ANSWERS A, B, C - To supply oxygen to the body, To eliminate carbon dioxide in the body, to regulate the body's PH balance Hormones are classified as - ANSWERS All of the above - Steroids, Amino Acid derivatives, Peptides The circulatory system consists of - ANSWERS Heart, arteries, and veins Tendons connect bone to bone (T/F) - ANSWERS False Muscular hypertrophy is an - ANSWERS Increase in muscle fiber size Tendons are - ANSWERS A and C - Extension of muscles fibers, connect bone to muscle The average human adult skeleton has - ANSWERS 206 Bones Cardiovascular exercise results in - ANSWERS B and C: Mitochondrial adaptations, capillary capacity adaptations Type II muscle fibers are aerobic (T/F) - ANSWERS False Type I muscle fibers are aerobic (T/F) - ANSWERS True The anatomical terms for front and back are - ANSWERS Anterior and Posterior Kinesiology is - ANSWERS The science or study of movement, and the active and passive structures invovled An isometric contraction is - ANSWERS A contraction in which a muscle experts a force but does not change its length True synergy occurs when a muscle contracts to stop the secondary action of another muscle (T/F) - ANSWERS True An example of an antagonist muscle is - ANSWERS Triceps during a biceps curl An example of a prime mover is - ANSWERS The biceps muscle during a biceps curl Adduction is movement of a body part away from the midline of the body (T/F) - ANSWERS False An example of flexion is the - ANSWERS Concentric action of a bicep curl In a concentric contraction the muscles shorten to produce movements (T/F) - ANSWERS True A second-class lever is similar to a wheelbar-row (T/F) - ANSWERS True Biomechanics is the study of - ANSWERS Movement Newton's second law of motion deals with force and it's relationship to mass and acceleration - ANSWERS True A third class lever is - ANSWERS One in which the force is applied between the axis and the resistance A first-class lever is similar to a seesaw (T/F) - ANSWERS True Musclular force is broken down into the components of - ANSWERS All of the above - Magnitude, Direction, Application of force, Line of force Inertia can be categorized as - ANSWERS A and B - Resting inertia, moving inertia The ability to perceive your position and movement of the body or limbs in space known as - ANSWERS Kinesthesis Exaggerated anterior-posterior curvature of the spinal column is known as - ANSWERS Kyphosis Kyphosis is an exaggerated anterior-posterior curvature of the spinal column (T/F) - ANSWERS True Intradiscal pressure is 11times greater when seated versus lying down (T/F) - ANSWERS True A forward and downward move from the normal anatomical position is known as lordosis (T/F) - ANSWERS True Excessive lateral curvature of the spinal column is known as - ANSWERS Scoliosis What should be of prime focus in all fitness activities - ANSWERS Posture Swayback can be identified by a - ANSWERS Pelvis tilted forward When the superior iliac crest of the pelvis moves forward and downward from the normal anatomical position, it is know as - ANSWERS Lordosis The semimembranosus and semitendinosus attach on what side of the knee - ANSWERS Medial What muscle is located directly beneath the gastrocnemius and has similar functions to the gastrocnemius - ANSWERS Soleus The hamstrings muscles are a two-joint muscle that acts at the knee and hip (T/F) - ANSWERS True The major movements that are possible at the knee joint are adduction and abduction (T/F) - ANSWERS False Which of the hamstrings muscles account for the substantial amount of muscle mass in the group - ANSWERS Biceps femoris