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ISSA STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING FINAL EXAM
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What is the neural circuitry that travels outside the spinal cord? -
(answers)Peripheral nervous system
Which of the following is a sensory receptor within a muscle that detects changes
in length and helps regulate contraction? - (answers)Muscle spindle
Which of the following are branches of the cell body that act as receivers,
collecting information from other neurons? - (answers)Dendrites
A cascade of events, resulting in muscle contraction, is triggered when which of
the following chemical neurotransmitters binds to receptors on the muscle? -
(answers)Acetylcholine
Which division of the peripheral nervous system controls voluntary movement? -
(answers)Somatic nervous system
Which type of motor unit can contract for many hours, or even days if necessary?
- (answers)Slow (S) of Motor Unit
Which type of motor unit has a large motor neuron and consists of a large bundle
of type IIx muscle fibers? - (answers)Fast fatigable (FF)
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Voluntary movement starts in the - (answers)cerebral cortex
Which of the following is the process that allows a muscle spindle to contract at
the same rate as the muscle where it resides? - (answers)Alpha-gamma co-
activation
How many nerves are contained within the peripheral nervous system, which
includes all the neurons and glia outside of the brain and spinal cord? -
(answers)43 pairs
The muscular system includes how many muscles? - (answers)Approximately 650
Which muscle fiber type are the largest, and produce the most amount of force? -
(answers)Type IIx
The cross-bridge cycle requires energy, which is provided by - (answers)ATP
hydrolysis.
The function of epimysium is to - (answers)protect muscle from friction against
other muscles or bone.
With regard to mitochondrial density, which muscle fiber type has a very small
amount of mitochondria? - (answers)Type IIx
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Regarding the make-up of a person's muscle fiber ratio, which of the following is
correct? - (answers)It can't be changed to a large degree
It is currently theorized that training with heavy loads causes - (answers)equal
growth of type I and type II fibers.
Which of the following functions like girdles and guy wires to provide an
interconnected structure? - (answers)Fascia
Current research demonstrates what three possible mechanisms for inducing
hypertrophy? - (answers)Mechanical tension, metabolic stress, muscle damage
The functional units that can make a muscle shorten are: - (answers)Sarcomeres
Which of the following is found within the appendicular skeleton? -
(answers)Bones of the upper and lower extremities
Movement between two adjacent vertebrae is made possible by - (answers)Facet
joints
Wolff's Law describes the way - (answers)the body responds by increasing or
decreasing the bone's diameter
ISSA STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING FINAL EXAM
2025| BRAND NEW ACTUAL EXAM WITH 100%
VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND CORRECT SOLUTIONS|
GUARANTEED VALUE PACK| ACE YOUR GRADES.
What is the neural circuitry that travels outside the spinal cord? -
(answers)Peripheral nervous system
Which of the following is a sensory receptor within a muscle that detects changes
in length and helps regulate contraction? - (answers)Muscle spindle
Which of the following are branches of the cell body that act as receivers,
collecting information from other neurons? - (answers)Dendrites
A cascade of events, resulting in muscle contraction, is triggered when which of
the following chemical neurotransmitters binds to receptors on the muscle? -
(answers)Acetylcholine
Which division of the peripheral nervous system controls voluntary movement? -
(answers)Somatic nervous system
Which type of motor unit can contract for many hours, or even days if necessary?
- (answers)Slow (S) of Motor Unit
Which type of motor unit has a large motor neuron and consists of a large bundle
of type IIx muscle fibers? - (answers)Fast fatigable (FF)
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Voluntary movement starts in the - (answers)cerebral cortex
Which of the following is the process that allows a muscle spindle to contract at
the same rate as the muscle where it resides? - (answers)Alpha-gamma co-
activation
How many nerves are contained within the peripheral nervous system, which
includes all the neurons and glia outside of the brain and spinal cord? -
(answers)43 pairs
The muscular system includes how many muscles? - (answers)Approximately 650
Which muscle fiber type are the largest, and produce the most amount of force? -
(answers)Type IIx
The cross-bridge cycle requires energy, which is provided by - (answers)ATP
hydrolysis.
The function of epimysium is to - (answers)protect muscle from friction against
other muscles or bone.
With regard to mitochondrial density, which muscle fiber type has a very small
amount of mitochondria? - (answers)Type IIx
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Regarding the make-up of a person's muscle fiber ratio, which of the following is
correct? - (answers)It can't be changed to a large degree
It is currently theorized that training with heavy loads causes - (answers)equal
growth of type I and type II fibers.
Which of the following functions like girdles and guy wires to provide an
interconnected structure? - (answers)Fascia
Current research demonstrates what three possible mechanisms for inducing
hypertrophy? - (answers)Mechanical tension, metabolic stress, muscle damage
The functional units that can make a muscle shorten are: - (answers)Sarcomeres
Which of the following is found within the appendicular skeleton? -
(answers)Bones of the upper and lower extremities
Movement between two adjacent vertebrae is made possible by - (answers)Facet
joints
Wolff's Law describes the way - (answers)the body responds by increasing or
decreasing the bone's diameter
