NSCA Personal Trainer Exam Prep - Question List

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11. Which of the following is not a part of the body’s respiratory center?
  1. Dorsal group
  2. Ventral group
  3. Pneumotaxic group
  4. Alveolar group
12. What term describes the total process of the breakdown of food molecules to release energy and the subsequent use of that energy to build up new molecules within the body?
  1. Metabolic
  2. Anabolic
  3. Catabolic
  4. Myobolic
13. Which of the following is not true about lactic acid?
  1. It is the end-product of fast glycolysis during reduced oxygen availability.
  2. It causes an artificial sense of energy in muscles during exercise.
  3. It is converted to lactate in the blood and muscles.
  4. Its conversion to lactate and subsequent clearing out of the blood by oxidation is an indication of ability to recover.
14. What is the term for the oxygen uptake that is maintained to restore the body to pre-exercise condition?
  1. Oxygen debt
  2. Oxygen deficit
  3. Oxygen consumption
  4. Oxygen elevation
15. Which of the following factors affects the ability to determine actual work done during resistance training?
  1. Body weight of participant
  2. Energy level of participant prior to commencing the set
  3. Angle of weight movement during the exercise
  4. Mass of the weight used relative to participants body’s weight

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