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Issa Strength & Conditioning, Strength and
Conditioning EXAM ISSA Questions and
Correct Answers
Neural Circuitry that travels outside the spinal cord Ans:
Peripheral nervous system
A sensory receptor within a muscle that detects changes in length
and helps regulate contraction Ans: Muscle Spindle
Branches of the cell body that act as receivers, collecting
information from other neurons Ans: Dendrites
Muscle contraction is triggered when the following chemical
neurotransmitters binds to receptors on the muscle Ans:
acetylcholine
Division of the peripheral nervous system controls voluntary
movement Ans: somatic nervous system
Type of motor unit can contract for many hours Ans: Slow of
Motor Unit
Type of motor unit has a large motor neuron & consists of a large
bundle of type IIx muscle fibers Ans: Fast Fatiguable (FF)
Voluntary movement starts in Ans: Cerebral Cortex
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The process that allows a muscle spindle to contract at the same
rate as the muscle where it resides Ans: Alpha-gamma Co-
activation
How many nerves are contained within the peripheral nervous
system Ans: 43 Pairs
The muscular system includes how many muscles Ans:
approximately 650
Muscle fiber type that's the largest & produce the most amount of
force Ans: Type IIx
Cross-bridge cycle requires energy, which is provided by Ans: ATP
hydrolysis
The function of epimysium is too Ans: Protect muscle from
friction against other muscles or bone.
Muscle fiber type has a very small amount of mitochondria Ans:
Type IIx
Make-up of a person's muscle fiber ratio Ans: It can't be changed
to a large degree
Training with heavy loads causes Ans: Equal growth of type I and
type II fibers
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Functions like girdles & guy wires to provide an interconnected
structure Ans: Fascia
Three possible mechanisms for inducing hypertrophy Ans:
Mechanical tension, metabolic stress, muscle damage
functional units that can make a muscle shorten Ans: Sarcomere
Found within the appendicular skeleton Ans: Bones of the upper
& lower extremities
Movement between 2 adjacent vertebrae is made possible by Ans:
Facet Joints
Wolff's Law Ans: The body responds by increasing or decreasing
the bone's diameter
Cartilage plays important rolls such as Ans: Bone development
Mature bone cells that maintain a bone's matrix Ans: Osteocytes
Bone on bone contact that results in joint pain Ans: osteoarthritis
Elastin allows tissues too Ans: regain their original shape after
being stretched
The main part or shaft of a long bone Ans: Diaphysis
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Frontal plane is an imaginary plane that divides the body into Ans:
Anterior & posterior
Angle that a joint rotates around its axis Ans: The direction of
rotation
The smallest blood vessel Ans: Capillaries
Create more muscular support when performing an intense
exercise Ans: Bracing effect of a tight core
Largest lymphatic organ in the human body Ans: Spleen
One of the main functions of the respiratory system Ans: removal
of waste products of metabolism
Normal amount of air displaced between inhalation & exhalation
Ans: Tidal Volume
Major glands of he endocrine system Ans: Hypothalamus
The amount of blood pumped through the heart per minute Ans:
Cardiac output
Peripheral resistance Ans: The amount of resistance to blood flow
in the arteries.
Plasma makes up ____ percentage of blood volume Ans: 55%
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Issa Strength & Conditioning, Strength and
Conditioning EXAM ISSA Questions and
Correct Answers
Neural Circuitry that travels outside the spinal cord Ans:
Peripheral nervous system
A sensory receptor within a muscle that detects changes in length
and helps regulate contraction Ans: Muscle Spindle
Branches of the cell body that act as receivers, collecting
information from other neurons Ans: Dendrites
Muscle contraction is triggered when the following chemical
neurotransmitters binds to receptors on the muscle Ans:
acetylcholine
Division of the peripheral nervous system controls voluntary
movement Ans: somatic nervous system
Type of motor unit can contract for many hours Ans: Slow of
Motor Unit
Type of motor unit has a large motor neuron & consists of a large
bundle of type IIx muscle fibers Ans: Fast Fatiguable (FF)
Voluntary movement starts in Ans: Cerebral Cortex
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The process that allows a muscle spindle to contract at the same
rate as the muscle where it resides Ans: Alpha-gamma Co-
activation
How many nerves are contained within the peripheral nervous
system Ans: 43 Pairs
The muscular system includes how many muscles Ans:
approximately 650
Muscle fiber type that's the largest & produce the most amount of
force Ans: Type IIx
Cross-bridge cycle requires energy, which is provided by Ans: ATP
hydrolysis
The function of epimysium is too Ans: Protect muscle from
friction against other muscles or bone.
Muscle fiber type has a very small amount of mitochondria Ans:
Type IIx
Make-up of a person's muscle fiber ratio Ans: It can't be changed
to a large degree
Training with heavy loads causes Ans: Equal growth of type I and
type II fibers
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Functions like girdles & guy wires to provide an interconnected
structure Ans: Fascia
Three possible mechanisms for inducing hypertrophy Ans:
Mechanical tension, metabolic stress, muscle damage
functional units that can make a muscle shorten Ans: Sarcomere
Found within the appendicular skeleton Ans: Bones of the upper
& lower extremities
Movement between 2 adjacent vertebrae is made possible by Ans:
Facet Joints
Wolff's Law Ans: The body responds by increasing or decreasing
the bone's diameter
Cartilage plays important rolls such as Ans: Bone development
Mature bone cells that maintain a bone's matrix Ans: Osteocytes
Bone on bone contact that results in joint pain Ans: osteoarthritis
Elastin allows tissues too Ans: regain their original shape after
being stretched
The main part or shaft of a long bone Ans: Diaphysis
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Frontal plane is an imaginary plane that divides the body into Ans:
Anterior & posterior
Angle that a joint rotates around its axis Ans: The direction of
rotation
The smallest blood vessel Ans: Capillaries
Create more muscular support when performing an intense
exercise Ans: Bracing effect of a tight core
Largest lymphatic organ in the human body Ans: Spleen
One of the main functions of the respiratory system Ans: removal
of waste products of metabolism
Normal amount of air displaced between inhalation & exhalation
Ans: Tidal Volume
Major glands of he endocrine system Ans: Hypothalamus
The amount of blood pumped through the heart per minute Ans:
Cardiac output
Peripheral resistance Ans: The amount of resistance to blood flow
in the arteries.
Plasma makes up ____ percentage of blood volume Ans: 55%
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