ISSA Final Exam 2023/ 2024 |Questions and Verified Answers

ISSA Final Exam 2023/ 2024 |Questions and

Verified Answers

Q: The primary fuel during endurance exercise is

Answer:

muscle glycogen

Q: 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

Q: The main purpose of the digestive system is

Answer:

the breakdown of foods and waste elimination.

Q: 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

Q: The average human adult skeleton has

Answer:

206 bones

Q: There are 80 bones in the axial skeleton.

Answer:

true

Q: This type of joint permits a wide range of movement in ONE plane.

Answer:

hinge joints

Q: Tendons connect bone to bone.

Answer:

false

Q: Tendons:

Answer:

Are extensions of muscle fibers, Connect muscle to bone

Q: The points of muscle attachment are known as the

Answer:

insertion, origin

Q: The origin is the distal attachment of a muscle

Answer:

false

Q: These sense organs measure the strain in a muscle and can be used to pre-set the tension of

muscles.

Answer:

Muscle spindles

Q: Myofibrils are constructed of overlapping strands of protein polymers called

Answer:

actin and myosin

Q: What is the byproduct of glucose and glycogen metabolism (glycolysis) in anaerobic

muscle energetics?

Answer:

Lactic Acid

Q: Type I muscle fibers are aerobic.

Answer:

true

Q: Type II muscle fibers are slow twitch fibers.