ISSA TRAINER EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

ISSA TRAINER EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS



Muscular,57cardiopulmonary,57and57metabolic57adaptations57to57exercise57are57known57
as57the57training57effect.57(T/F)57-57answer--True

The57body's57automatic57tendency57to57maintain57a57constant57internal57body57environm
ent57through57various57processes57is57called:57-57answer--Homeostasis

BMR57stands57for57-57answer--basal57metabolic57rate

Anabolism57and57catabolism57occur57at57the57same57time57throughout57the57body.57(T/
F)57-57answer--True

A57calorie57is57a57unit57of57heat.57(T/F)57-57answer--True

The57preferred57unit57in57metabolic57studies57and57nutrition57labels57is57the57kilocalorie57
(kcal).57(T/F)57-57answer--True

The57primary57(not57the57'initial')57fuel57during57endurance57exercise57is:57-57answer--
Fatty57acids

The57molecule57used57for57storing57and57transferring57energy57in57the57body57is57called:
57-57answer--Adenosine57triphosphate57(ATP)


The57ATP/
CP57pathway57is57the57primary57pathway57used57for57activities57lasting57two57minutes57o
r57greater.57(T/F)57-57answer--False

About5798%57of57the57human57body57is57composed57of57only57six57elements:57oxygen,57
carbon,57hydrogen,57nitrogen,57calcium,57and57phosphorous.57(T/F)57-57answer--True

The57respiratory57system57is57responsible57for:57-57answer---
57Supplying57oxygen57to57the57body
-57Eliminating57carbon57dioxide57in57the57body
-57Helps57regulate57the57body's57pH57balance

The57circulatory57system57consists57of:57-57answer--Heart,57arteries,57and57veins

, The57nervous57system57is57made57up57of57the:57-57answer--
peripheral57nervous57system57and57central57nervous57system

Excretion57is57one57function57of57the57digestive57system.57(T/F)57-57answer--True

Hormones57are57classified57as:57-57answer--Steroids,57Amino-
Acid57derivatives,57Peptides

Hemoglobin57is57an57oxygen-transporting57protein57in57red57blood57cells.57(T/F)57-
57answer--True


The57main57purpose(s)57of57hormones57is/are57to:57-57answer---
57Alter57the57rate57of57synthesis57of57your57cellular57protein
-57Change57the57rate57of57enzyme57activity
-57Change57the57rate57of57transport57of57nutrients57through57the57cell57wall

Tendons57connect57bone57to57bone.57(T/F)57-57answer--False

The57average57human57adult57skeleton57has:57-57answer--20657bones

Tendons:57-57answer--
Are57extensions57of57muscle57fibers57and57connect57muscle57to57bone

The57anatomical57terms57for57front57and57back57are:57-57answer--
anterior57and57posterior

Type57I57muscle57fibers57are57predominantly57aerobic.57(T/F)57-57answer--True

Cardiovascular/aerobic57exercise57results57in:57-57answer--Mitochondrial57adaptations

Type57II57muscle57fibers57are57entirely57aerobic.57(T/F)57-57answer--False

Muscular57hypertrophy57is57a(n):57-57answer--increase57in57muscle57fiber57size

In57a57concentric57contraction,57the57muscle57lengthens57to57produce57movements.57(T/
F)57-57answer--False

Kinesiology57is:57-57answer--
The57science57or57study57of57human57movement,57and57the57active57and57passive57stru
ctures57involved

An57isometric57contraction57is57when:57-57answer--
A57muscle57does57not57lengthen57or57shorten57as57it57contracts