ISSA Corrective Exercise All Possible Questions and
Answers 2023/2024
How many bones are in the human body?
a. 287
b. 147
c. 206
d. 306
c. 206
The ribcage is part of which skeleton?
a. Trunk skeleton
b. Axial skeleton
c. Appendicular skeleton
d. b and c
b. axial skeleton
How many vertebrae within the vertebral (spinal) column can move
independently?
a. 24
b. 27
c. 33
d. 31
a. 24
Movement between two adjacent vertebrae is made possible by what?
a. facet joints
b. vertebral discs
c. spinous processes
d. transverse processes
a. facet joints
Wolff's Law describes what?
a. the way bones break under pressure
b. the way bones can grow or shrink
c. the way bones can lengthen
d. the way bones remain unchanged
b. the way bones can grow or shrink
New bone material is formed by what?
a. osteoclasts
b. osteocytes
c. osteoblasts
d. none of the above
c. osteoblasts
The strong connective tissue on the bottom of each foot is the:
a. plantaris
b. Plantar aponeurosis
c. plantar fascitis
d. achilles tendom
,b. Plantar aponeurosis
During the lowering phase of a biceps curl, the elbow flexors are performing
which type of muscle action?
a. eccentric action
b. concentric action
c. isometric action
d. force-coupling
a. eccentric action
According to Thomas Myers, how many categories of fascial lines are in the
human body?
a. 6
b. 7
c. 8
d. 5
b. 7
What are two types of sensory feedback that fascia can provide?
a. proprioception and pain
b. proprioception and temperature
c. pain and temperature
d. proprioception and reflexes
a. proprioception and pain
Which of the following is not a function of skeletal muscle?
a. synergistic actions
b. agonist action
c. recruitment actions
d. antagonist actions
c. recruitment actions
An eccentric muscle action occurs when:
a. the pulling force of a muscle is greater than the resistance force
b. the pulling force of a muscle is less than the resistance force
c. the pulling force of a muscle is equal to the resistance force
d. the pulling force of a muscle is greater than the force of gravity
b. the pulling force of a muscle is less than the resistance force
The primary roles of skeletal muscles are to:
a. contract and apply force to bones
b. develop tension and move joints
c. contract and move joints
d. develop tension and apply force to bones
c. contract and move joints
From the anatomical position, a muscle's origin is the position:
a. closest to the head
b. closest to the feet
c. furthest from the trunk
d. closest to the hands
a. closest to the head
,What is the largest muscle in the human body?
a. latissimus dorsi
b. vastus intermedius
c. gluteus maximus
d. pectoralis major
c. gluteus maximus
Which of the following is closest to the estimated number of muscles in the
human body?
a. 550
b. 480
c. 650
d. 905`
c. 650
Skeletal muscle is a contractile tissue responsible for:
a. voluntary actions
b. reflex actions
c. cardiac muscle actions
d. both a and b
d. both a and b
Skeletal muscle attaches to bone through a:
a. tendon
b. ligament
c. joint capsule
d. both a and b
a. tendon
What is the primary connective tissue that forms a tendon?
a. type I collagen
b. type III collagen
c. type II collagen
d. type X collagen
a. type I collagen
Each bundle of skeletal muscle fibers, covered by a perimysium, is called a:
a. myofibrils
b. fascicle
c. sacromere
d. tendon
b. fascicle
During a biceps curl, the biceps brachii and brachialis muscle acts as:
a. agonists
b. antagonists
c. synergists
d. none of the above
c. synergists
What is the primary function of a Golgi tendon organ?
a. provide the brain with temperature information
b. detect changes in muscle stretch
, c. provide the brain with pain information
d. detect changes in muscle tension
d. detect changes in muscle tension
Which of the following is not a function required for the coordination of
movement?
a. planning the movement
b. motivation
c. initiation of the movement
d. motor control
d. motivation
What two types of cells make up the nervous system?
a. nerves and glia
b. glia and axons
c. neurons and glia
d. neurons and nerves
c. neurons and glia
What is the "transmitter" portion of a neuron that relays a signal?
a. dendrites
b. axon
c. cell body
d. soma
b. axon
What is the "integrator" part of a neuron that determines if there's enough
information to create an action potential?
a. axon
b. dendrites
c. cell body
d. none of the above
c. cell body
What is the name of the area, typically between two neurons or a neuron and
gland, where electrical or chemical signals are transmitted?
a. nucleus
b. synapse
c. receptor
d. cell body
b. synapse
Which division of the peripheral nervous system is responsible for producing
voluntary movements?
a. autonomic nervous system
b. somatic nervous system
c. sympathetic nervous
d. parasympathetic nervous system
b. somatic nervous system
What structural component of white matter gives it a whitish appearance?
a. myelin
b. axon
Answers 2023/2024
How many bones are in the human body?
a. 287
b. 147
c. 206
d. 306
c. 206
The ribcage is part of which skeleton?
a. Trunk skeleton
b. Axial skeleton
c. Appendicular skeleton
d. b and c
b. axial skeleton
How many vertebrae within the vertebral (spinal) column can move
independently?
a. 24
b. 27
c. 33
d. 31
a. 24
Movement between two adjacent vertebrae is made possible by what?
a. facet joints
b. vertebral discs
c. spinous processes
d. transverse processes
a. facet joints
Wolff's Law describes what?
a. the way bones break under pressure
b. the way bones can grow or shrink
c. the way bones can lengthen
d. the way bones remain unchanged
b. the way bones can grow or shrink
New bone material is formed by what?
a. osteoclasts
b. osteocytes
c. osteoblasts
d. none of the above
c. osteoblasts
The strong connective tissue on the bottom of each foot is the:
a. plantaris
b. Plantar aponeurosis
c. plantar fascitis
d. achilles tendom
,b. Plantar aponeurosis
During the lowering phase of a biceps curl, the elbow flexors are performing
which type of muscle action?
a. eccentric action
b. concentric action
c. isometric action
d. force-coupling
a. eccentric action
According to Thomas Myers, how many categories of fascial lines are in the
human body?
a. 6
b. 7
c. 8
d. 5
b. 7
What are two types of sensory feedback that fascia can provide?
a. proprioception and pain
b. proprioception and temperature
c. pain and temperature
d. proprioception and reflexes
a. proprioception and pain
Which of the following is not a function of skeletal muscle?
a. synergistic actions
b. agonist action
c. recruitment actions
d. antagonist actions
c. recruitment actions
An eccentric muscle action occurs when:
a. the pulling force of a muscle is greater than the resistance force
b. the pulling force of a muscle is less than the resistance force
c. the pulling force of a muscle is equal to the resistance force
d. the pulling force of a muscle is greater than the force of gravity
b. the pulling force of a muscle is less than the resistance force
The primary roles of skeletal muscles are to:
a. contract and apply force to bones
b. develop tension and move joints
c. contract and move joints
d. develop tension and apply force to bones
c. contract and move joints
From the anatomical position, a muscle's origin is the position:
a. closest to the head
b. closest to the feet
c. furthest from the trunk
d. closest to the hands
a. closest to the head
,What is the largest muscle in the human body?
a. latissimus dorsi
b. vastus intermedius
c. gluteus maximus
d. pectoralis major
c. gluteus maximus
Which of the following is closest to the estimated number of muscles in the
human body?
a. 550
b. 480
c. 650
d. 905`
c. 650
Skeletal muscle is a contractile tissue responsible for:
a. voluntary actions
b. reflex actions
c. cardiac muscle actions
d. both a and b
d. both a and b
Skeletal muscle attaches to bone through a:
a. tendon
b. ligament
c. joint capsule
d. both a and b
a. tendon
What is the primary connective tissue that forms a tendon?
a. type I collagen
b. type III collagen
c. type II collagen
d. type X collagen
a. type I collagen
Each bundle of skeletal muscle fibers, covered by a perimysium, is called a:
a. myofibrils
b. fascicle
c. sacromere
d. tendon
b. fascicle
During a biceps curl, the biceps brachii and brachialis muscle acts as:
a. agonists
b. antagonists
c. synergists
d. none of the above
c. synergists
What is the primary function of a Golgi tendon organ?
a. provide the brain with temperature information
b. detect changes in muscle stretch
, c. provide the brain with pain information
d. detect changes in muscle tension
d. detect changes in muscle tension
Which of the following is not a function required for the coordination of
movement?
a. planning the movement
b. motivation
c. initiation of the movement
d. motor control
d. motivation
What two types of cells make up the nervous system?
a. nerves and glia
b. glia and axons
c. neurons and glia
d. neurons and nerves
c. neurons and glia
What is the "transmitter" portion of a neuron that relays a signal?
a. dendrites
b. axon
c. cell body
d. soma
b. axon
What is the "integrator" part of a neuron that determines if there's enough
information to create an action potential?
a. axon
b. dendrites
c. cell body
d. none of the above
c. cell body
What is the name of the area, typically between two neurons or a neuron and
gland, where electrical or chemical signals are transmitted?
a. nucleus
b. synapse
c. receptor
d. cell body
b. synapse
Which division of the peripheral nervous system is responsible for producing
voluntary movements?
a. autonomic nervous system
b. somatic nervous system
c. sympathetic nervous
d. parasympathetic nervous system
b. somatic nervous system
What structural component of white matter gives it a whitish appearance?
a. myelin
b. axon
