ISSA TRAINER EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
Muscular, cardiopulmonary, and metabolic adaptations to exercise are known as the training effect. (T/F) -ANS>> True
The body's automatic tendency to maintain a co
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ISSA TRAINER EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
Muscular, cardiopulmonary, and metabolic adaptations to exercise are known as the training effect. (T/F) -ANS>> True
The body's automatic tendency to maintain a constant internal body environment through various processes is called: -ANS>> Homeostasis
BMR stands for -ANS>> basal metabolic rate
Anabolism and catabolism occur at the same time throughout the body. (T/F) -ANS>> True
A calorie is a unit of heat. (T/F) -ANS>> True
The preferred unit in metabolic studies and nutrition labels is the kilocalorie (kcal). (T/F) -ANS>> True
The primary (not the 'initial') fuel during endurance exercise is: -ANS>> Fatty acids
The molecule used for storing and transferring energy in the body is called: -ANS>> Adenosine triphosphate (ATP)
The ATP/CP pathway is the primary pathway used for activities lasting two minutes or greater. (T/F) -ANS>> False
About 98% of the human body is composed of only six elements: oxygen, carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, calcium, and phosphorous. (T/F) -ANS>> True
The respiratory system is responsible for: -ANS>> - Supplying oxygen to the body
- Eliminating carbon dioxide in the body
- Helps regulate the body's pH balance
The circulatory system consists of: -ANS>> Heart, arteries, and veins
The nervous system is made up of the: -ANS>> peripheral nervous system and central nervous system
Excretion is one function of the digestive system. (T/F) -ANS>> True
Hormones are classified as: -ANS>> Steroids, Amino-Acid derivatives, Peptides
Hemoglobin is an oxygen-transporting protein in red blood cells. (T/F) -ANS>> True
The main purpose(s) of hormones is/are to: -ANS>> - 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
Tendons connect bone to bone. (T/F) -ANS>> False
The average human adult skeleton has: -ANS>> 206 bones
Tendons: -ANS>> Are extensions of muscle fibers and connect muscle to bone
The anatomical terms for front and back are: -ANS>> anterior and posterior
Type I muscle fibers are predominantly aerobic. (T/F) -ANS>> True
Cardiovascular/aerobic exercise results in: -ANS>> Mitochondrial adaptations
Type II muscle fibers are entirely aerobic. (T/F) -ANS>> False
Muscular hypertrophy is a(n): -ANS>> increase in muscle fiber size
In a concentric contraction, the muscle lengthens to produce movements. (T/F) -ANS>> False
Kinesiology is: -ANS>> The science or study of human movement, and the active and passive structures involved
An isometric contraction is when: -ANS>> A muscle does not lengthen or shorten as it contracts
True synergy occurs when a muscle contracts to stop the secondary action of another muscle. (T/F) -ANS>> True
An example of an antagonist muscle is: -ANS>> Triceps during a biceps curl
Adduction is a movement of a body part away from the midline of the body. (T/F) -ANS>> False
An example of flexion is the: -ANS>> Concentric action of a bicep curl
Flexion mainly occurs in which plane? -ANS>> sagittal plane
Newton's second law of motion deals with force and its relationship to mass and acceleration. (T/F) -ANS>> True
Biomechanics is the study of: -ANS>> movement
Muscular force is broken down into the components of: -ANS>> Magnitude, Direction, Point of application, Line of action
Inertia can be categorized as: -ANS>> Resting inertia and moving inertia
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