ISSA CPT FINAL EXAM 200
QUESTIONS & ACTUAL CORRECT
ANSWERS LATEST VERSION
Which molecule is the energy currency of the cell? - correct answer ✔✔adenosine triphosphate
(ATP)
Which digestive organ has both endocrine and exocrine functions? - correct answer
✔✔pancreas
What calculation estimates the primary macronutrient the body uses for energy at a given point
in time? - correct answer ✔✔respiratory quotient
Which branch of the nervous system is responsible for "fight-or-flight"? - correct answer
✔✔sympathetic nervous system
Which type of bone protects internal organs and provides a large surface area for muscles to
attach? - correct answer ✔✔flat bone
Which of the following is included in the axial skeleton? - correct answer ✔✔skull
According to the size principle of motor recruitment, in what order will muscle fibers be
recruited during activity? - correct answer ✔✔smallest and slowest firing rate to largest and
fastest firing rate
Which type of muscle is the most common in the human body? - correct answer ✔✔skeletal
muscle
,Which division of the peripheral nervous system controls voluntary movement like exercise? -
correct answer ✔✔somatic nervous system
What is the central nervous system (CNS) responsible for? - correct answer ✔✔receiving
sensory input and organizing, analyzing, and processing neural information
What is the term for blood circulation within the heart and lungs? - correct answer
✔✔pulmonary circulation
Which heart structure is known as the pacemaker of the heart and initiates contraction of the
right atrium? - correct answer ✔✔sinoatrial (SA) node
In which anatomical plane does the internal and external rotation of the shoulder occur? -
correct answer ✔✔transverse plane
According to the American Heart Association, what is considered a 'normal' blood pressure? -
correct answer ✔✔120/80 mm Hg
Which energy pathway produces the greatest amount of ATP? - correct answer ✔✔oxidative
energy pathway
Which organ is the largest lymphatic organ in the body? - correct answer ✔✔the spleen
Which endocrine hormone promotes the uptake of glucose from the blood by target tissues? -
correct answer ✔✔insulin
What neural function is processed directly by the spinal cord and not the brain? - correct
answer ✔✔a reflex
, What class of hormones is released by the adrenal glands during times of stress? - correct
answer ✔✔catecholamines
Which digestive organ is responsible for the storage of fat-soluble vitamins and blood filtration
and detoxification? - correct answer ✔✔liver
The process of glycolysis is the breakdown of what molecule in the body? - correct answer
✔✔glucose
Which energy pathway is dominant when the body is at rest or during low-intensity, long-
duration activity? - correct answer ✔✔oxidative energy pathway
What is the process of breaking triglycerides down into fatty acids to be converted to acetyl-CoA
during aerobic metabolism called? - correct answer ✔✔beta-oxidation
What is the primary muscle involved in pulmonary ventilation? - correct answer ✔✔diaphragm
Which two macronutrients are the most preferred sources of energy in the body? - correct
answer ✔✔carbohydrate and fat
What is the name of the heart valves located between the atria and ventricles that keep blood
moving in only one direction? - correct answer ✔✔atrioventricular (AV) valves
Which glands of the endocrine system produce and release substances through ducts or
openings on the body's surfaces? - correct answer ✔✔exocrine glands
Where in the cell do the Krebs cycle and electron transport chain occur? - correct answer
✔✔mitochondria
QUESTIONS & ACTUAL CORRECT
ANSWERS LATEST VERSION
Which molecule is the energy currency of the cell? - correct answer ✔✔adenosine triphosphate
(ATP)
Which digestive organ has both endocrine and exocrine functions? - correct answer
✔✔pancreas
What calculation estimates the primary macronutrient the body uses for energy at a given point
in time? - correct answer ✔✔respiratory quotient
Which branch of the nervous system is responsible for "fight-or-flight"? - correct answer
✔✔sympathetic nervous system
Which type of bone protects internal organs and provides a large surface area for muscles to
attach? - correct answer ✔✔flat bone
Which of the following is included in the axial skeleton? - correct answer ✔✔skull
According to the size principle of motor recruitment, in what order will muscle fibers be
recruited during activity? - correct answer ✔✔smallest and slowest firing rate to largest and
fastest firing rate
Which type of muscle is the most common in the human body? - correct answer ✔✔skeletal
muscle
,Which division of the peripheral nervous system controls voluntary movement like exercise? -
correct answer ✔✔somatic nervous system
What is the central nervous system (CNS) responsible for? - correct answer ✔✔receiving
sensory input and organizing, analyzing, and processing neural information
What is the term for blood circulation within the heart and lungs? - correct answer
✔✔pulmonary circulation
Which heart structure is known as the pacemaker of the heart and initiates contraction of the
right atrium? - correct answer ✔✔sinoatrial (SA) node
In which anatomical plane does the internal and external rotation of the shoulder occur? -
correct answer ✔✔transverse plane
According to the American Heart Association, what is considered a 'normal' blood pressure? -
correct answer ✔✔120/80 mm Hg
Which energy pathway produces the greatest amount of ATP? - correct answer ✔✔oxidative
energy pathway
Which organ is the largest lymphatic organ in the body? - correct answer ✔✔the spleen
Which endocrine hormone promotes the uptake of glucose from the blood by target tissues? -
correct answer ✔✔insulin
What neural function is processed directly by the spinal cord and not the brain? - correct
answer ✔✔a reflex
, What class of hormones is released by the adrenal glands during times of stress? - correct
answer ✔✔catecholamines
Which digestive organ is responsible for the storage of fat-soluble vitamins and blood filtration
and detoxification? - correct answer ✔✔liver
The process of glycolysis is the breakdown of what molecule in the body? - correct answer
✔✔glucose
Which energy pathway is dominant when the body is at rest or during low-intensity, long-
duration activity? - correct answer ✔✔oxidative energy pathway
What is the process of breaking triglycerides down into fatty acids to be converted to acetyl-CoA
during aerobic metabolism called? - correct answer ✔✔beta-oxidation
What is the primary muscle involved in pulmonary ventilation? - correct answer ✔✔diaphragm
Which two macronutrients are the most preferred sources of energy in the body? - correct
answer ✔✔carbohydrate and fat
What is the name of the heart valves located between the atria and ventricles that keep blood
moving in only one direction? - correct answer ✔✔atrioventricular (AV) valves
Which glands of the endocrine system produce and release substances through ducts or
openings on the body's surfaces? - correct answer ✔✔exocrine glands
Where in the cell do the Krebs cycle and electron transport chain occur? - correct answer
✔✔mitochondria
