ISSA Personal Trainer Exam
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS | A+
GRADED 100% VERIFIED
• What stage of change is someone in if they are engaging in a new
behavior and have been doing so for less than six months? -✓✓Action
• What stage of change is someone in if they are in denial or ignorant to
the fact that a change may be necessary? -✓✓Pre-contemplation
• What type of motivation is driven by personal enjoyment and
satisfaction? -✓✓Intrinsic motivation
• Which psychological need in the Self-Determination Theory (SDT) is
described as the basic need to feel in control of one's own behavior and
goals? -✓✓Autonomy
• Which of the following is an example of an open-ended question? -
✓✓How did you first notice that you were gaining weight?
• What type of goal is focused on the necessary steps to achieve it? -
✓✓Process goal
• What does the "A" in SMART goals stand for? -✓✓Achievable
,• What type of goal is open to interpretation by the client as opposed to
being supported by measurable data? -✓✓A subjective goal
• When communicating with clients, what type of communication must
be constructive and effective to improve competence? -✓✓Feedback
• Which human organ systems are responsible for human movement? -
✓✓The Nervous System, Muscular System, and Skeletal System
• Which classification of neurons initiate muscle contraction and activate
glands? -✓✓Motor neurons
• What is the peripheral nervous system (PNS) responsible for? -
✓✓Conveying motor commands, carrying sensory information to the
CNS, and regulating involuntary functions
• Where in the brain does most information processing occur? -
✓✓Cerebral Cortex
• Which type of muscle is the most common in the human body? -
✓✓Skeletal muscle
• Which type of muscle fiber derives its energy primarily from aerobic
energy pathways? -✓✓Type I muscle fibers
• Which of the following is included in the appendicular skeleton? -
✓✓Shoulder girdle
,• Which type of bone supports the weight of the body and facilitates
movement? -✓✓Long bones
• What does the Golgi tendon organ detect and respond to in the muscle?
-✓✓Changes in muscle tension.
• The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and posterior cruciate ligament
(PCL) are examples of what type of ligament? -✓✓Intrinsic ligaments
• The heart and blood vessels are the components of which human organ
system? -✓✓The Circulatory System
• Blood vessels are comprised of which type of muscle tissue? -
✓✓Smooth muscle
• Which blood vessels carry blood away from the heart? -✓✓Arteries
• Which heart chamber receives deoxygenated blood from the body? -
✓✓Right atrium
• During the cardiac cycle, what is the name of the contraction phase of
the heartbeat? -✓✓Systole
• During exercise, which organ system regulates fluid volume and
pressure in body tissues? -✓✓The Lymphatic System
• What is the process of external respiration? -✓✓The exchange of gases
between the lungs and the blood in the lungs.
, • Which endocrine hormone promotes the breakdown of protein in
muscle cells? -✓✓Cortisol
• Which of the following is an effect of long-term cortisol elevation in
the body? -✓✓Increases appetite
• Which component of the digestive system performs both mechanical
digestion and chemical digestion? -✓✓The mouth
• What anatomical term is described as a position closer to the center of
the body relative to a reference point? -✓✓Proximal
• Which anatomical term refers to a movement that increases the angle
between two body parts? -✓✓Extension
• Which anatomical plane divides the body into left and right halves? -
✓✓Sagittal plane
• Which of the following joints should have more mobility? -
✓✓Shoulder
• A medicine ball rolling across the floor is an example of what type of
friction? -✓✓Rolling friction
• Which of the following is a muscle of the shoulder? -✓✓Subscapularis
• Which three muscles make up the erector spinae group? -✓✓Spinalis,
Longissimus, and Iliocostalis
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS | A+
GRADED 100% VERIFIED
• What stage of change is someone in if they are engaging in a new
behavior and have been doing so for less than six months? -✓✓Action
• What stage of change is someone in if they are in denial or ignorant to
the fact that a change may be necessary? -✓✓Pre-contemplation
• What type of motivation is driven by personal enjoyment and
satisfaction? -✓✓Intrinsic motivation
• Which psychological need in the Self-Determination Theory (SDT) is
described as the basic need to feel in control of one's own behavior and
goals? -✓✓Autonomy
• Which of the following is an example of an open-ended question? -
✓✓How did you first notice that you were gaining weight?
• What type of goal is focused on the necessary steps to achieve it? -
✓✓Process goal
• What does the "A" in SMART goals stand for? -✓✓Achievable
,• What type of goal is open to interpretation by the client as opposed to
being supported by measurable data? -✓✓A subjective goal
• When communicating with clients, what type of communication must
be constructive and effective to improve competence? -✓✓Feedback
• Which human organ systems are responsible for human movement? -
✓✓The Nervous System, Muscular System, and Skeletal System
• Which classification of neurons initiate muscle contraction and activate
glands? -✓✓Motor neurons
• What is the peripheral nervous system (PNS) responsible for? -
✓✓Conveying motor commands, carrying sensory information to the
CNS, and regulating involuntary functions
• Where in the brain does most information processing occur? -
✓✓Cerebral Cortex
• Which type of muscle is the most common in the human body? -
✓✓Skeletal muscle
• Which type of muscle fiber derives its energy primarily from aerobic
energy pathways? -✓✓Type I muscle fibers
• Which of the following is included in the appendicular skeleton? -
✓✓Shoulder girdle
,• Which type of bone supports the weight of the body and facilitates
movement? -✓✓Long bones
• What does the Golgi tendon organ detect and respond to in the muscle?
-✓✓Changes in muscle tension.
• The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and posterior cruciate ligament
(PCL) are examples of what type of ligament? -✓✓Intrinsic ligaments
• The heart and blood vessels are the components of which human organ
system? -✓✓The Circulatory System
• Blood vessels are comprised of which type of muscle tissue? -
✓✓Smooth muscle
• Which blood vessels carry blood away from the heart? -✓✓Arteries
• Which heart chamber receives deoxygenated blood from the body? -
✓✓Right atrium
• During the cardiac cycle, what is the name of the contraction phase of
the heartbeat? -✓✓Systole
• During exercise, which organ system regulates fluid volume and
pressure in body tissues? -✓✓The Lymphatic System
• What is the process of external respiration? -✓✓The exchange of gases
between the lungs and the blood in the lungs.
, • Which endocrine hormone promotes the breakdown of protein in
muscle cells? -✓✓Cortisol
• Which of the following is an effect of long-term cortisol elevation in
the body? -✓✓Increases appetite
• Which component of the digestive system performs both mechanical
digestion and chemical digestion? -✓✓The mouth
• What anatomical term is described as a position closer to the center of
the body relative to a reference point? -✓✓Proximal
• Which anatomical term refers to a movement that increases the angle
between two body parts? -✓✓Extension
• Which anatomical plane divides the body into left and right halves? -
✓✓Sagittal plane
• Which of the following joints should have more mobility? -
✓✓Shoulder
• A medicine ball rolling across the floor is an example of what type of
friction? -✓✓Rolling friction
• Which of the following is a muscle of the shoulder? -✓✓Subscapularis
• Which three muscles make up the erector spinae group? -✓✓Spinalis,
Longissimus, and Iliocostalis
