ISSA Strength & Conditioning Final Exam
Study Guide, Exams of Nursing
Q: What is the neural circuitry that travels outside the spinal cord? - ANSWER-Peripheral nervous
system (the correct answer)
Q: Which of the following is a sensory receptor within a muscle that detects changes in length and
helps regulate contraction? - ANSWER-Muscle spindle (the correct answer)
Q: Which of the following are branches of the cell body that act as receivers, collecting information
from other neurons? - ANSWER-Dendrites (the correct answer)
Q: A cascade of events, resulting in muscle contraction, is triggered when which of the following
chemical neurotransmitters binds to receptors on the muscle? - ANSWER-Acetylcholine (the correct
answer)
Q: Which division of the peripheral nervous system controls voluntary movement? - ANSWER-Somatic
nervous system (the correct answer)
Q: Which type of motor unit can contract for many hours, or even days if necessary? - ANSWER-Slow
(S) of Motor Unit (the correct answer)
Q: Which type of motor unit has a large motor neuron and consists of a large bundle of type IIx
muscle fibers? - ANSWER-Fast fatigable (FF) (the correct answer)
Q: Voluntary movement starts in the - ANSWER-cerebral cortex. (the correct answer)
Q: Which of the following is the process that allows a muscle spindle to contract at the same rate as
the muscle where it resides? - ANSWER-Alpha-gamma co-activation (the correct answer)
Q: How many nerves are contained within the peripheral nervous system, which includes all the
neurons and glia outside of the brain and spinal cord? - ANSWER-43 pairs (the correct answer)
Q: The muscular system includes how many muscles? - ANSWER-Approximately 650 (the correct
answer)
Q: Which muscle fiber type are the largest, and produce the most amount of force? - ANSWER-Type
IIx (the correct answer)
Q: The cross-bridge cycle requires energy, which is provided by - ANSWER-ATP hydrolysis. (the correct
answer)
Q: The function of epimysium is to - ANSWER-protect muscle from friction against other muscles or
bone. (the correct answer)
Q: With regard to mitochondrial density, which muscle fiber type has a very small amount of
mitochondria? - ANSWER-Type IIx (the correct answer)
Q: Regarding the make-up of a person's muscle fiber ratio, which of the following is correct? -
ANSWER-It can't be changed to a large degree (the correct answer)
Q: It is currently theorized that training with heavy loads causes - ANSWER-equal growth of type I and
type II fibers. (the correct answer)
, Q: Which of the following functions like girdles and guy wires to provide an interconnected structure?
- ANSWER-Fascia (the correct answer)
Q: Current research demonstrates what three possible mechanisms for inducing hypertrophy? -
ANSWER-Mechanical tension, metabolic stress, muscle damage (the correct answer)
Q: The functional units that can make a muscle shorten are: - ANSWER-Sarcomeres (the correct
answer)
Q: Which of the following is found within the appendicular skeleton? - ANSWER-Bones of the upper
and lower extremities (the correct answer)
Q: Movement between two adjacent vertebrae is made possible by - ANSWER-facet joints. (the
correct answer)
Q: Wolff's Law describes the way - ANSWER-the body responds by increasing or decreasing the bone's
diameter (the correct answer)
Q: In addition to being a barrier to pain, what important role does cartilage play? - ANSWER-Bone
development (the correct answer)
Q: Which of the following are mature bone cells that maintain a bone's matrix? - ANSWER-Osteocytes
(the correct answer)
Q: Bone-on-bone contact that results in joint pain and stiffness from a loss of articular cartilage is -
ANSWER-osteoarthritis. (the correct answer)
Q: Elastin, an important elastic protein found in all connective tissues, allows those tissues to -
ANSWER-regain their original shape after being stretched. (the correct answer)
Q: Which of the following terms refers to the main part or the shaft of a long bone? - ANSWER-
Diaphysis (the correct answer)
Q: The frontal plane is an imaginary plane that divides the body into which of the following segments?
- ANSWER-Anterior and posterior (the correct answer)
Q: The angle that a joint rotates around its axis is referred to as - ANSWER-the direction of rotation
(the correct answer)
Q: What term describes the smallest blood vessels in the human body? - ANSWER-Capillaries (the
correct answer)
Q: What has been found to truly help create more muscular support when performing an intense
exercise or lift? - ANSWER-Bracing effect of a tight core (the correct answer)
Q: Which of the following is the largest lymphatic organ in the human body? - ANSWER-Spleen (the
correct answer)
Q: Which of the following is one of the three main functions of the respiratory system? - ANSWER-
Removal of waste products of metabolism (the correct answer)
Q: The normal amount of air displaced between inhalation and exhalation when no additional force is
applied, is known as - ANSWER-tidal volume. (the correct answer)
Q: The major glands of the endocrine system include the - ANSWER-hypothalamus. (the correct
answer)
Study Guide, Exams of Nursing
Q: What is the neural circuitry that travels outside the spinal cord? - ANSWER-Peripheral nervous
system (the correct answer)
Q: Which of the following is a sensory receptor within a muscle that detects changes in length and
helps regulate contraction? - ANSWER-Muscle spindle (the correct answer)
Q: Which of the following are branches of the cell body that act as receivers, collecting information
from other neurons? - ANSWER-Dendrites (the correct answer)
Q: A cascade of events, resulting in muscle contraction, is triggered when which of the following
chemical neurotransmitters binds to receptors on the muscle? - ANSWER-Acetylcholine (the correct
answer)
Q: Which division of the peripheral nervous system controls voluntary movement? - ANSWER-Somatic
nervous system (the correct answer)
Q: Which type of motor unit can contract for many hours, or even days if necessary? - ANSWER-Slow
(S) of Motor Unit (the correct answer)
Q: Which type of motor unit has a large motor neuron and consists of a large bundle of type IIx
muscle fibers? - ANSWER-Fast fatigable (FF) (the correct answer)
Q: Voluntary movement starts in the - ANSWER-cerebral cortex. (the correct answer)
Q: Which of the following is the process that allows a muscle spindle to contract at the same rate as
the muscle where it resides? - ANSWER-Alpha-gamma co-activation (the correct answer)
Q: How many nerves are contained within the peripheral nervous system, which includes all the
neurons and glia outside of the brain and spinal cord? - ANSWER-43 pairs (the correct answer)
Q: The muscular system includes how many muscles? - ANSWER-Approximately 650 (the correct
answer)
Q: Which muscle fiber type are the largest, and produce the most amount of force? - ANSWER-Type
IIx (the correct answer)
Q: The cross-bridge cycle requires energy, which is provided by - ANSWER-ATP hydrolysis. (the correct
answer)
Q: The function of epimysium is to - ANSWER-protect muscle from friction against other muscles or
bone. (the correct answer)
Q: With regard to mitochondrial density, which muscle fiber type has a very small amount of
mitochondria? - ANSWER-Type IIx (the correct answer)
Q: Regarding the make-up of a person's muscle fiber ratio, which of the following is correct? -
ANSWER-It can't be changed to a large degree (the correct answer)
Q: It is currently theorized that training with heavy loads causes - ANSWER-equal growth of type I and
type II fibers. (the correct answer)
, Q: Which of the following functions like girdles and guy wires to provide an interconnected structure?
- ANSWER-Fascia (the correct answer)
Q: Current research demonstrates what three possible mechanisms for inducing hypertrophy? -
ANSWER-Mechanical tension, metabolic stress, muscle damage (the correct answer)
Q: The functional units that can make a muscle shorten are: - ANSWER-Sarcomeres (the correct
answer)
Q: Which of the following is found within the appendicular skeleton? - ANSWER-Bones of the upper
and lower extremities (the correct answer)
Q: Movement between two adjacent vertebrae is made possible by - ANSWER-facet joints. (the
correct answer)
Q: Wolff's Law describes the way - ANSWER-the body responds by increasing or decreasing the bone's
diameter (the correct answer)
Q: In addition to being a barrier to pain, what important role does cartilage play? - ANSWER-Bone
development (the correct answer)
Q: Which of the following are mature bone cells that maintain a bone's matrix? - ANSWER-Osteocytes
(the correct answer)
Q: Bone-on-bone contact that results in joint pain and stiffness from a loss of articular cartilage is -
ANSWER-osteoarthritis. (the correct answer)
Q: Elastin, an important elastic protein found in all connective tissues, allows those tissues to -
ANSWER-regain their original shape after being stretched. (the correct answer)
Q: Which of the following terms refers to the main part or the shaft of a long bone? - ANSWER-
Diaphysis (the correct answer)
Q: The frontal plane is an imaginary plane that divides the body into which of the following segments?
- ANSWER-Anterior and posterior (the correct answer)
Q: The angle that a joint rotates around its axis is referred to as - ANSWER-the direction of rotation
(the correct answer)
Q: What term describes the smallest blood vessels in the human body? - ANSWER-Capillaries (the
correct answer)
Q: What has been found to truly help create more muscular support when performing an intense
exercise or lift? - ANSWER-Bracing effect of a tight core (the correct answer)
Q: Which of the following is the largest lymphatic organ in the human body? - ANSWER-Spleen (the
correct answer)
Q: Which of the following is one of the three main functions of the respiratory system? - ANSWER-
Removal of waste products of metabolism (the correct answer)
Q: The normal amount of air displaced between inhalation and exhalation when no additional force is
applied, is known as - ANSWER-tidal volume. (the correct answer)
Q: The major glands of the endocrine system include the - ANSWER-hypothalamus. (the correct
answer)
