ISSA FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
1. the primary fuel during endurance exercise is
Answer fatty acids
2. the human body consists of
Answer chemicals, cells, tissues
3. Metabolism can be categorized in the following phases
Answer catabolism & anabolism
4. BMR stands for
Answer basal metabolic rate
5. A 30-minute jog would rely most heavily on which energy pathway?
Answer oxidative
6. The automatic tendency to maintain a relatively constant internal environ-
ment is called homeostasis.
Answer true
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,7. About 98% of the human body is composed of only six elements
oxygen, carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, calcium and phosphorous.
Answer true
8. Mitochondria are known as the powerhouse of the cell.
Answer true
9. The heart, arteries and veins are part of the circulatory system.
Answer true
10. The ATP/CP pathway is considered aerobic metabolism.
Answer false
11. Non-oxidative glycolysis is reliable for
Answer
Up to 2 minutes of ATP production
12. The primary fuel during endurance exercise is
Answer muscle glycogen
13. The main purpose of hormones is to
Answer
Alter the rate of synthesis of your cellular protein, Change the rate of enzyme activity, Change the rate of transport
of nutrients through the cell wall
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, 14. The main purpose of the digestive system is
Answer the breakdown of foods and waste elimination.
15. The main purpose of the respiratory system is
Answer
To supply oxygen to the body, To eliminate carbon dioxide in the body, To regulate the body's pH balance
16. The average human adult skeleton has
Answer 206 bones
17. There are 80 bones in the axial skeleton.
Answer true
18. This type of joint permits a wide range of movement in ONE plane.
Answer hinge joints
19. Tendons connect bone to bone.
Answer false
20. Tendons
Answer
Are extensions of muscle fibers, Connect muscle to bone
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ANSWERS
1. the primary fuel during endurance exercise is
Answer fatty acids
2. the human body consists of
Answer chemicals, cells, tissues
3. Metabolism can be categorized in the following phases
Answer catabolism & anabolism
4. BMR stands for
Answer basal metabolic rate
5. A 30-minute jog would rely most heavily on which energy pathway?
Answer oxidative
6. The automatic tendency to maintain a relatively constant internal environ-
ment is called homeostasis.
Answer true
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,7. About 98% of the human body is composed of only six elements
oxygen, carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, calcium and phosphorous.
Answer true
8. Mitochondria are known as the powerhouse of the cell.
Answer true
9. The heart, arteries and veins are part of the circulatory system.
Answer true
10. The ATP/CP pathway is considered aerobic metabolism.
Answer false
11. Non-oxidative glycolysis is reliable for
Answer
Up to 2 minutes of ATP production
12. The primary fuel during endurance exercise is
Answer muscle glycogen
13. The main purpose of hormones is to
Answer
Alter the rate of synthesis of your cellular protein, Change the rate of enzyme activity, Change the rate of transport
of nutrients through the cell wall
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, 14. The main purpose of the digestive system is
Answer the breakdown of foods and waste elimination.
15. The main purpose of the respiratory system is
Answer
To supply oxygen to the body, To eliminate carbon dioxide in the body, To regulate the body's pH balance
16. The average human adult skeleton has
Answer 206 bones
17. There are 80 bones in the axial skeleton.
Answer true
18. This type of joint permits a wide range of movement in ONE plane.
Answer hinge joints
19. Tendons connect bone to bone.
Answer false
20. Tendons
Answer
Are extensions of muscle fibers, Connect muscle to bone
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