ISSA TRAINER EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
Muscular, cardiopulmonary, and metabolic adaptations to exercise
are known as the training effect. (T/F) -
correct answer ✅True
The body's automatic tendency to maintain a constant internal
body environment through various processes is called: -
correct answer ✅Homeostasis
BMR stands for -
correct answer ✅basal metabolic rate
Anabolism and catabolism occur at the same time throughout the
body. (T/F) -
correct answer ✅True
A calorie is a unit of heat. (T/F) -
correct answer ✅True
The preferred unit in metabolic studies and nutrition labels is the
kilocalorie (kcal). (T/F) -
correct answer ✅True
,ISSA TRAINER EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
The primary (not the 'initial') fuel during endurance exercise is: -
correct answer ✅Fatty acids
The molecule used for storing and transferring energy in the body is
called: -
correct answer ✅Adenosine triphosphate (ATP)
The ATP/CP pathway is the primary pathway used for activities
lasting two minutes or greater. (T/F) -
correct answer ✅False
About 98% of the human body is composed of only six elements:
oxygen, carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, calcium, and phosphorous.
(T/F) -
correct answer ✅True
The respiratory system is responsible for: -
correct answer ✅- Supplying oxygen to the body
- Eliminating carbon dioxide in the body
- Helps regulate the body's pH balance
,ISSA TRAINER EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
The circulatory system consists of: -
correct answer ✅Heart, arteries, and veins
The nervous system is made up of the: -
correct answer ✅peripheral nervous system and central nervous
system
Excretion is one function of the digestive system. (T/F) -
correct answer ✅True
Hormones are classified as: -
correct answer ✅Steroids, Amino-Acid derivatives, Peptides
Hemoglobin is an oxygen-transporting protein in red blood cells.
(T/F) -
correct answer ✅True
The main purpose(s) of hormones is/are to: -
correct answer ✅- Alter the rate of synthesis of your cellular
protein
- Change the rate of enzyme activity
, ISSA TRAINER EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
- Change the rate of transport of nutrients through the cell wall
Tendons connect bone to bone. (T/F) -
correct answer ✅False
The average human adult skeleton has: -
correct answer ✅206 bones
Tendons: -
correct answer ✅Are extensions of muscle fibers and connect
muscle to bone
The anatomical terms for front and back are: -
correct answer ✅anterior and posterior
Type I muscle fibers are predominantly aerobic. (T/F) -
correct answer ✅True
Cardiovascular/aerobic exercise results in: -
correct answer ✅Mitochondrial adaptations
AND ANSWERS
Muscular, cardiopulmonary, and metabolic adaptations to exercise
are known as the training effect. (T/F) -
correct answer ✅True
The body's automatic tendency to maintain a constant internal
body environment through various processes is called: -
correct answer ✅Homeostasis
BMR stands for -
correct answer ✅basal metabolic rate
Anabolism and catabolism occur at the same time throughout the
body. (T/F) -
correct answer ✅True
A calorie is a unit of heat. (T/F) -
correct answer ✅True
The preferred unit in metabolic studies and nutrition labels is the
kilocalorie (kcal). (T/F) -
correct answer ✅True
,ISSA TRAINER EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
The primary (not the 'initial') fuel during endurance exercise is: -
correct answer ✅Fatty acids
The molecule used for storing and transferring energy in the body is
called: -
correct answer ✅Adenosine triphosphate (ATP)
The ATP/CP pathway is the primary pathway used for activities
lasting two minutes or greater. (T/F) -
correct answer ✅False
About 98% of the human body is composed of only six elements:
oxygen, carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, calcium, and phosphorous.
(T/F) -
correct answer ✅True
The respiratory system is responsible for: -
correct answer ✅- Supplying oxygen to the body
- Eliminating carbon dioxide in the body
- Helps regulate the body's pH balance
,ISSA TRAINER EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
The circulatory system consists of: -
correct answer ✅Heart, arteries, and veins
The nervous system is made up of the: -
correct answer ✅peripheral nervous system and central nervous
system
Excretion is one function of the digestive system. (T/F) -
correct answer ✅True
Hormones are classified as: -
correct answer ✅Steroids, Amino-Acid derivatives, Peptides
Hemoglobin is an oxygen-transporting protein in red blood cells.
(T/F) -
correct answer ✅True
The main purpose(s) of hormones is/are to: -
correct answer ✅- Alter the rate of synthesis of your cellular
protein
- Change the rate of enzyme activity
, ISSA TRAINER EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
- Change the rate of transport of nutrients through the cell wall
Tendons connect bone to bone. (T/F) -
correct answer ✅False
The average human adult skeleton has: -
correct answer ✅206 bones
Tendons: -
correct answer ✅Are extensions of muscle fibers and connect
muscle to bone
The anatomical terms for front and back are: -
correct answer ✅anterior and posterior
Type I muscle fibers are predominantly aerobic. (T/F) -
correct answer ✅True
Cardiovascular/aerobic exercise results in: -
correct answer ✅Mitochondrial adaptations
