CSCS Practice Exam Questions with Answers
1.Each muscle fiber is surrounded by a connective tissue called?:
Endomysi- um
2.What is released from the sarcoplasmic reticulum into the myofibril,
causing tension development in a muscle?: Calcium ions that bind to
troponin
3.What type of muscular contraction occurs in the pectoralis major during
the slow, controlled, downward phase of a bench press?: Eccentric
4.What is the thick structural protein inside the sarcomere?: Myosin
5.A muscle fiber that is small in diameter has a slow contraction speed,
and a high capillary density would be classified as?: Type I
6.Through which of the following valves does blood flow after contraction
of the right atrium?: Tricupsid
7.During a typical electrocardiogram, atrial depolarization is represented by?
: P-wave
8.While reading an ECG, electrical potential that depolarizes the ventricles
is represented by?: QRS complex
,9.What blood vessel functions to exchange oxygen, fluid, nutrients, elec-
trolytes, hormones, and other substances between the blood and the
inter- stitial fluid in the various tissues of
the body?: Capillaries
10.Where are normal rhythmic electrical impulses initiated in the heart?: -
Sinoatrial (SA) node
11.When performing a biceps curl, tension in the biceps brachii muscle in-
creases. Which of the following structures detects and responds to the
tension by reflexively reducing muscle activation?: Golgi tendon organ
12.An athlete training for a marathon would benefit from having a high
con- centration of which muscle fiber type?: Type I
13.A college football player decides to add 30 minutes of intense stationary
cycling every other day to his current resistance training program. Which of
the following best describes the effect the stationary cycling will have on
his performance?: Strength gains compromised
14.Which of the following represents the correct transmission of the
heart's electrical impulse?: SA node, AV node, AV bundle, Purkinje fibers
15.Which of the following represents a muscle of expiration?: Internal
Inter- costal
,16.Identify the correct path in which inhaled air is distributed to the lungs.: -
Trachea, Bronchi, Bronchioles, Alveoli
17.Heavy resistance exercise has what effect on cardiac output?: No change
18.What is the value of a metabolic equivalent (MET): 3.5 ml of oxygen
per kilogram of body weight per minute
19.The phosphagen energy system would primarily supply ATP for which
of the following activities?: 100-m dash
20.Which of the following pathways/systems has the highest capacity
for energy production?: Oxidation of fats and proteins
21.A male athlete fatigues during the running of a marathon and must pull
out of the race, which is the most probable factor that limited his
performance in the race.: Depleted muscle glycogen
22.Which of the following is the primary energy system at work when the
body is at rest?: Oxidative
23.ATP used during the 400-m dash would be primarily supplied from
what energy system?: Fast glycolysis
24.Which of the following has the greatest influence on the energy
system used for a given exercise?: Intensity
25.Which energy system results in the formation of the organic end
, product lactic acid?: Fast glycolysis
26.A female weightlifter is only able to complete 8 repetitions of a 10 RM
set of power cleans. Which of the following factors is the least likely to
have contributed to her missed repetitions?: Fat Stores
27.You decide to use interval training to stress the phosphagen energy
system, which of the following would be an appropriate work to rest
period ratio?: 1:15
28.Aerobic training added to the training of anaerobic athletes
(Combination Training) can lead to all of the following EXCEPT?: Increased
speed
29.All of the following are physiological roles of growth hormone EXCEPT: -
Increase glycogen synthesis
30.Which of the following exercises would promote the highest increase in
serum testosterone concentrations?: 3 sets of deadlifts at 90% of one-
repetition maximum
31.Growth hormone stimulates what organ to secrete Insulin-Like
Growth Factors?: Liver
32.Which of the following variables would promote the greatest
increased serum testosterone levels?: Short rest intervals (30 sec to 1
1.Each muscle fiber is surrounded by a connective tissue called?:
Endomysi- um
2.What is released from the sarcoplasmic reticulum into the myofibril,
causing tension development in a muscle?: Calcium ions that bind to
troponin
3.What type of muscular contraction occurs in the pectoralis major during
the slow, controlled, downward phase of a bench press?: Eccentric
4.What is the thick structural protein inside the sarcomere?: Myosin
5.A muscle fiber that is small in diameter has a slow contraction speed,
and a high capillary density would be classified as?: Type I
6.Through which of the following valves does blood flow after contraction
of the right atrium?: Tricupsid
7.During a typical electrocardiogram, atrial depolarization is represented by?
: P-wave
8.While reading an ECG, electrical potential that depolarizes the ventricles
is represented by?: QRS complex
,9.What blood vessel functions to exchange oxygen, fluid, nutrients, elec-
trolytes, hormones, and other substances between the blood and the
inter- stitial fluid in the various tissues of
the body?: Capillaries
10.Where are normal rhythmic electrical impulses initiated in the heart?: -
Sinoatrial (SA) node
11.When performing a biceps curl, tension in the biceps brachii muscle in-
creases. Which of the following structures detects and responds to the
tension by reflexively reducing muscle activation?: Golgi tendon organ
12.An athlete training for a marathon would benefit from having a high
con- centration of which muscle fiber type?: Type I
13.A college football player decides to add 30 minutes of intense stationary
cycling every other day to his current resistance training program. Which of
the following best describes the effect the stationary cycling will have on
his performance?: Strength gains compromised
14.Which of the following represents the correct transmission of the
heart's electrical impulse?: SA node, AV node, AV bundle, Purkinje fibers
15.Which of the following represents a muscle of expiration?: Internal
Inter- costal
,16.Identify the correct path in which inhaled air is distributed to the lungs.: -
Trachea, Bronchi, Bronchioles, Alveoli
17.Heavy resistance exercise has what effect on cardiac output?: No change
18.What is the value of a metabolic equivalent (MET): 3.5 ml of oxygen
per kilogram of body weight per minute
19.The phosphagen energy system would primarily supply ATP for which
of the following activities?: 100-m dash
20.Which of the following pathways/systems has the highest capacity
for energy production?: Oxidation of fats and proteins
21.A male athlete fatigues during the running of a marathon and must pull
out of the race, which is the most probable factor that limited his
performance in the race.: Depleted muscle glycogen
22.Which of the following is the primary energy system at work when the
body is at rest?: Oxidative
23.ATP used during the 400-m dash would be primarily supplied from
what energy system?: Fast glycolysis
24.Which of the following has the greatest influence on the energy
system used for a given exercise?: Intensity
25.Which energy system results in the formation of the organic end
, product lactic acid?: Fast glycolysis
26.A female weightlifter is only able to complete 8 repetitions of a 10 RM
set of power cleans. Which of the following factors is the least likely to
have contributed to her missed repetitions?: Fat Stores
27.You decide to use interval training to stress the phosphagen energy
system, which of the following would be an appropriate work to rest
period ratio?: 1:15
28.Aerobic training added to the training of anaerobic athletes
(Combination Training) can lead to all of the following EXCEPT?: Increased
speed
29.All of the following are physiological roles of growth hormone EXCEPT: -
Increase glycogen synthesis
30.Which of the following exercises would promote the highest increase in
serum testosterone concentrations?: 3 sets of deadlifts at 90% of one-
repetition maximum
31.Growth hormone stimulates what organ to secrete Insulin-Like
Growth Factors?: Liver
32.Which of the following variables would promote the greatest
increased serum testosterone levels?: Short rest intervals (30 sec to 1
