Question’s with Correct Answers/ Updated 2024/2025.
• SOME OF THESE QUESTIONS WERE PRESENT IN THE RECENT ISSA EXAMS.
EACH QUESTION AND ANSWERS ARE ANSWERED BY VERIFIED TUTORS
The primary fuel during endurance exercise is - ANSWER - fatty acids
The human body consists of - ANSWER - chemicals, cells, tissues
Metabolism can be categorized in the following phases - ANSWER - catabolism & anabolism
BMR stands for - ANSWER - basal metabolic rate
A 30-minute jog would rely most heavily on which energy pathway? - ANSWER - oxidative
The automatic tendency to maintain a relatively constant internal environment is called homeostasis. -
ANSWER - true
About 98% of the human body is composed of only six elements: oxygen, carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen,
calcium and phosphorous. - ANSWER - true
Mitochondria are known as the powerhouse of the cell. - ANSWER - true
The heart, arteries and veins are part of the circulatory system. - ANSWER - true
The ATP/CP pathway is considered aerobic metabolism. - ANSWER - false
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, Non-oxidative glycolysis is reliable for: - ANSWER - Up to 2 minutes of ATP production
The primary fuel during endurance exercise is - ANSWER - muscle glycogen
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
The main purpose of the digestive system is - ANSWER - the breakdown of foods and waste elimination.
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
The average human adult skeleton has - ANSWER - 206 bones
There are 80 bones in the axial skeleton. - ANSWER - true
This type of joint permits a wide range of movement in ONE plane. - ANSWER - hinge joints
Tendons connect bone to bone. - ANSWER - false
Tendons: - ANSWER - Are extensions of muscle fibers, Connect muscle to bone
The points of muscle attachment are known as the - ANSWER - insertion, origin
The origin is the distal attachment of a muscle - ANSWER - false
These sense organs measure the strain in a muscle and can be used to pre-set the tension of muscles. -
ANSWER - Muscle spindles
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