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ISSA CORRECTIVE EXERCISE FINAL EXAM, || QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS || COMPLETE TEST, PRACTICE
QUESTIONS, VERIFIED ANSWER KEY, AND STUDY GUIDE
FOR (LATEST 2026 EDITION)
Tendons and ligaments are similar because they both have:
......ANSWER......A limited blood supply and low metabolism
What is the name of the outer layer of connective tissue on skeletal
muscle? ......ANSWER......Epimysium
The functional units of skeletal muscle that allow it shorten are:
......ANSWER......Sarcomeres
In terms of muscle actions at the knee joint, the quadriceps and
hamstrings are: ......ANSWER......antagonists
Skeletal muscle shortens when: ......ANSWER......actin and myosin bind
and slide past each other
A muscular force-couple occurs when: ......ANSWER......two or more
muscles concurrently produce force in different directions to produce
one movement
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When lifting the arm overhead, impingement of the subacromial space
is avoided when: ......ANSWER......a muscular force-couple occurs
between the deltoid and supraspinatus
During a squat, your client's knees buckle inward as she ascends. This
problem is most likely due to: ......ANSWER......weakness of the hip
abductors and external rotator
After a workout, your client mentions that he feels a deep, nervy pain in
his shoulder that radiates down to his hand. You first course of action
should be to: ......ANSWER......tell him to get cleared from a physician or
physical therapist before your next workout
Your new client mentions that he has left shoulder pain when pressing a
50-pound dumbbell overhead. During your initial movement
assessment, what is the most acceptable first step?
......ANSWER......Instruct him to mimic the left shoulder movement
without any weight in hand
When a client with right shoulder pain has been cleared to exercise,
which of the following steps comes earliest in the corrective exercise
process? ......ANSWER......Assess whether or not the client can perform
diaphragmatic breathing
Your client, Steve, who you haven't trained in 6 weeks calls to schedule
a session with you. During the call he mentions that he's been losing
weight without a change to his diet, he's been having night sweats, and
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recently had a fever. You should: ......ANSWER......tell him to get cleared
from his physician before scheduling a workout with you
The purpose(s) of diaphragmatic breathing is to help your client:
......ANSWER......achieve a state of low stress and improve ribcage
alignment
What is one primary difference between an upper motor neuron and a
lower motor neuron? ......ANSWER......All upper motor neurons are
closer to the brain
Your new client, John, has 3/10 right shoulder pain at rest. Last week he
was cleared to exercise by his physician. After you take him through the
first set of a shoulder corrective exercise, he tells you the right shoulder
pain has increased to 6/10. What is the next recommended step?
......ANSWER......Move on to the next corrective exercise and see if it
helps since he's been recently cleared to exercise
Your client, Sarah, was cleared to exercise 6 weeks ago. She shows up to
a workout with you today and you notice that she's limping. She
mentions that she twisted her knee playing soccer over the weekend
but was hoping your corrective exercises could help her. You should:
......ANSWER......explain that she needs to get cleared by a physical
therapist before doing any exercises with you
Which of the following is not a function of the skeletal system?
......ANSWER......Provide interconnectedness throughout the body
ISSA CORRECTIVE EXERCISE FINAL EXAM, || QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS || COMPLETE TEST, PRACTICE
QUESTIONS, VERIFIED ANSWER KEY, AND STUDY GUIDE
FOR (LATEST 2026 EDITION)
Tendons and ligaments are similar because they both have:
......ANSWER......A limited blood supply and low metabolism
What is the name of the outer layer of connective tissue on skeletal
muscle? ......ANSWER......Epimysium
The functional units of skeletal muscle that allow it shorten are:
......ANSWER......Sarcomeres
In terms of muscle actions at the knee joint, the quadriceps and
hamstrings are: ......ANSWER......antagonists
Skeletal muscle shortens when: ......ANSWER......actin and myosin bind
and slide past each other
A muscular force-couple occurs when: ......ANSWER......two or more
muscles concurrently produce force in different directions to produce
one movement
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When lifting the arm overhead, impingement of the subacromial space
is avoided when: ......ANSWER......a muscular force-couple occurs
between the deltoid and supraspinatus
During a squat, your client's knees buckle inward as she ascends. This
problem is most likely due to: ......ANSWER......weakness of the hip
abductors and external rotator
After a workout, your client mentions that he feels a deep, nervy pain in
his shoulder that radiates down to his hand. You first course of action
should be to: ......ANSWER......tell him to get cleared from a physician or
physical therapist before your next workout
Your new client mentions that he has left shoulder pain when pressing a
50-pound dumbbell overhead. During your initial movement
assessment, what is the most acceptable first step?
......ANSWER......Instruct him to mimic the left shoulder movement
without any weight in hand
When a client with right shoulder pain has been cleared to exercise,
which of the following steps comes earliest in the corrective exercise
process? ......ANSWER......Assess whether or not the client can perform
diaphragmatic breathing
Your client, Steve, who you haven't trained in 6 weeks calls to schedule
a session with you. During the call he mentions that he's been losing
weight without a change to his diet, he's been having night sweats, and
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recently had a fever. You should: ......ANSWER......tell him to get cleared
from his physician before scheduling a workout with you
The purpose(s) of diaphragmatic breathing is to help your client:
......ANSWER......achieve a state of low stress and improve ribcage
alignment
What is one primary difference between an upper motor neuron and a
lower motor neuron? ......ANSWER......All upper motor neurons are
closer to the brain
Your new client, John, has 3/10 right shoulder pain at rest. Last week he
was cleared to exercise by his physician. After you take him through the
first set of a shoulder corrective exercise, he tells you the right shoulder
pain has increased to 6/10. What is the next recommended step?
......ANSWER......Move on to the next corrective exercise and see if it
helps since he's been recently cleared to exercise
Your client, Sarah, was cleared to exercise 6 weeks ago. She shows up to
a workout with you today and you notice that she's limping. She
mentions that she twisted her knee playing soccer over the weekend
but was hoping your corrective exercises could help her. You should:
......ANSWER......explain that she needs to get cleared by a physical
therapist before doing any exercises with you
Which of the following is not a function of the skeletal system?
......ANSWER......Provide interconnectedness throughout the body
