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ISSA STRENGTH &
CONDITIONING FINAL E XAM
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Question :What is the neural circuitry that travels outside
the spinal cord?
Correct answer:Peripheral nervous system
Question :Which of the following is a sensory receptor
within a muscle that detects changes in length and helps regulate contraction?
Correct answer:Muscle spindle
Question :Which of the following are branches of the cell
body that act as receivers, collecting information from other neurons?
Correct answer:Dendrites
Question :A cascade of events, resulting in muscle
contraction, is triggered when which of the following
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chemical neurotransmitters binds to receptors on the muscle?
Correct answer:Acetylcholine
Question :Which division of the peripheral nervous
system controls voluntary movement?
Correct answer:Somatic nervous system
Question :Which type of motor unit can contract for many
hours, or even days if necessary?
Correct answer:Slow (S) of Motor Unit
Question :Which type of motor unit has a large motor
neuron and consists of a large bundle of type IIx muscle fibers?
Correct answer:Fast fatigable (FF)
Question :Voluntary movement starts in the
Correct answer:cerebral cortex
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Question :Which of the following is the process that
allows a muscle spindle to contract at the same rate as the muscle where it resides?
Correct answer:Alpha-gamma co-activation
Question :How many nerves are contained within the
peripheral nervous system, which includes all the neurons and glia outside of the brain and spinal cord?
Correct answer:43 pairs
Question :The muscular system includes how many
muscles?
Correct answer:Approximately 650
Question :Which muscle fiber type are the largest, and
produce the most amount of force?
Correct answer:Type IIx
Question :The cross-bridge cycle requires energy, which
is provided by
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Correct answer:ATP hydrolysis.
Question :The function of epimysium is to
Correct answer:protect muscle from friction against other
muscles or bone.
Question :With regard to mitochondrial density, which
muscle fiber type has a very small amount of mitochondria?
Correct answer:Type IIx
Question :Regarding the make-up of a person's muscle
fiber ratio, which of the following is correct?
Correct answer:It can't be changed to a large degree
Question :It is currently theorized that training with heavy
loads causes