Practice questions BGZ2025
Task 1
1. What types of muscle tissue are there and mention their structure, function, and locations.
2. Name 4 types of muscle shapes and give an example of a muscle for each shape.
3. Describe the structure of long bones. Use the terms spongy bone, compact bone,
trabeculae, medullary cavity, and epiphyseal plate.
4. Describe epiphyseal growth and its zones.
5. Mention four functions of skeletal muscle.
6. Mention four functions of bones.
7. Mention the three planes and their corresponding axes.
8. What makes up a synovial joint?
9. According to the force velocity curve at the same velocity an eccentric contraction has a ….
Force than a concentric contraction.
Task 2
1. During muscle contraction, what happens to the
a. I-bands
b. Z-discs
c. A-bands
d. H-zones
2. Fill out the table
Type I Type IIa Type IIX
Color
Oxidative capacity
Glycolytic capacity
Myoglobin
Mitochondria
Fatigue resistance
3. Describe the steps of excitation-contraction coupling
4. Describe the steps of the power stroke movements
5. Describe three causes of central muscle fatigue
6. Describe two causes of muscle cramps
7. Describe the cause of delayed onset muscle soreness
8. What is bone remodeling and how is it regulated?
, Task 3
1. Fill in the table
Aerobic Anaerobic
Substrate
Amount of ATP
Velocity of ATP
Production range
Power output
Duration
Type of exercise
2. Use the Fick equation to explain VO2max
3. When can you say RER is equal to RQ and why?
Task 4
1. What is the ventilatory anaerobic threshold?
2. What is the respiratory compensation point?
Task 5
1. Mention the types of physical fitness and two components of each
2. What is the optimal FITT for
a. Endurance training
b. Resistance training
3. Mention 4 of the resistance training principles and explain them
Task 6
1. Mention 4 neural adaptations to resistance training
2. Which two processes can happen after muscle microdamage?
3. Which fiber type conversions occur with resistance training and why?
Task 7
1. Mention 4 cardiovascular adaptations to endurance training
2. Mention 2 respiratory adaptations to endurance training
3. Mention 3 muscular adaptations to endurance training
Task 8
Task 1
1. What types of muscle tissue are there and mention their structure, function, and locations.
2. Name 4 types of muscle shapes and give an example of a muscle for each shape.
3. Describe the structure of long bones. Use the terms spongy bone, compact bone,
trabeculae, medullary cavity, and epiphyseal plate.
4. Describe epiphyseal growth and its zones.
5. Mention four functions of skeletal muscle.
6. Mention four functions of bones.
7. Mention the three planes and their corresponding axes.
8. What makes up a synovial joint?
9. According to the force velocity curve at the same velocity an eccentric contraction has a ….
Force than a concentric contraction.
Task 2
1. During muscle contraction, what happens to the
a. I-bands
b. Z-discs
c. A-bands
d. H-zones
2. Fill out the table
Type I Type IIa Type IIX
Color
Oxidative capacity
Glycolytic capacity
Myoglobin
Mitochondria
Fatigue resistance
3. Describe the steps of excitation-contraction coupling
4. Describe the steps of the power stroke movements
5. Describe three causes of central muscle fatigue
6. Describe two causes of muscle cramps
7. Describe the cause of delayed onset muscle soreness
8. What is bone remodeling and how is it regulated?
, Task 3
1. Fill in the table
Aerobic Anaerobic
Substrate
Amount of ATP
Velocity of ATP
Production range
Power output
Duration
Type of exercise
2. Use the Fick equation to explain VO2max
3. When can you say RER is equal to RQ and why?
Task 4
1. What is the ventilatory anaerobic threshold?
2. What is the respiratory compensation point?
Task 5
1. Mention the types of physical fitness and two components of each
2. What is the optimal FITT for
a. Endurance training
b. Resistance training
3. Mention 4 of the resistance training principles and explain them
Task 6
1. Mention 4 neural adaptations to resistance training
2. Which two processes can happen after muscle microdamage?
3. Which fiber type conversions occur with resistance training and why?
Task 7
1. Mention 4 cardiovascular adaptations to endurance training
2. Mention 2 respiratory adaptations to endurance training
3. Mention 3 muscular adaptations to endurance training
Task 8
