ISSA Corrective Exercise Final Exam Actual
Questions With Correct Answers
Tendons and ligaments are similar because they both have:
A limited blood supply and low metabolism
What is the name of the outer layer of connective tissue on skeletal muscle?
Epimysium
The functional units of skeletal muscle that allow it shorten are:
Sarcomeres
In terms of muscle actions at the knee joint, the quadriceps and hamstrings are:
antagonists
Skeletal muscle shortens when:
actin and myosin bind and slide past each other
,A muscular force-couple occurs when:
two or more muscles concurrently produce force in different directions to produce
one movement
When lifting the arm overhead, impingement of the subacromial space is
avoided when:
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:
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:
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?
, 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?
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 recently had a fever. You
should:
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:
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?
All upper motor neurons are closer to the brain
Questions With Correct Answers
Tendons and ligaments are similar because they both have:
A limited blood supply and low metabolism
What is the name of the outer layer of connective tissue on skeletal muscle?
Epimysium
The functional units of skeletal muscle that allow it shorten are:
Sarcomeres
In terms of muscle actions at the knee joint, the quadriceps and hamstrings are:
antagonists
Skeletal muscle shortens when:
actin and myosin bind and slide past each other
,A muscular force-couple occurs when:
two or more muscles concurrently produce force in different directions to produce
one movement
When lifting the arm overhead, impingement of the subacromial space is
avoided when:
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:
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:
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?
, 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?
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 recently had a fever. You
should:
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:
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?
All upper motor neurons are closer to the brain
