2025 ISSA CORRECTIVE EXERCISE
FINAL EXAM LATEST UPDATED 100
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
VERIFIED ANSWERS
1. Tendons and ligaments are similar because they both have:: A limited
blood supply and low metabolism
2. What is the name of the outer layer of connective tissue on skeletal
muscle?: Epimysium
3. The functional units of skeletal muscle that allow it shorten are::
Sarcomeres 4. In terms of muscle actions at the knee joint, the quadriceps
and hamstrings are:: antagonists
5. Skeletal muscle shortens when:: actin and myosin bind and slide past each
other
6. A muscular force-couple occurs when:: two or more muscles concurrently
produce force in different directions to produce one movement
7. When lifting the arm overhead, impingement of the subacromial space
is avoided when:: a muscular force-couple occurs between the deltoid and
supraspinatus
8. 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 9. 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
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10. 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
11. 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
12. 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
13. The purpose(s) of diaphragmatic breathing is to help your client::
achieve a state of low stress and improve ribcage alignment
14. What is one primary difference between an upper motor neuron and a
lower motor neuron?: All upper motor neurons are closer to the brain
15. 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?: Move on to the
next corrective exercise and see if it helps since he's been recently cleared to
exercise 16. 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
FINAL EXAM LATEST UPDATED 100
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
VERIFIED ANSWERS
1. Tendons and ligaments are similar because they both have:: A limited
blood supply and low metabolism
2. What is the name of the outer layer of connective tissue on skeletal
muscle?: Epimysium
3. The functional units of skeletal muscle that allow it shorten are::
Sarcomeres 4. In terms of muscle actions at the knee joint, the quadriceps
and hamstrings are:: antagonists
5. Skeletal muscle shortens when:: actin and myosin bind and slide past each
other
6. A muscular force-couple occurs when:: two or more muscles concurrently
produce force in different directions to produce one movement
7. When lifting the arm overhead, impingement of the subacromial space
is avoided when:: a muscular force-couple occurs between the deltoid and
supraspinatus
8. 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 9. 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
, ISSA Corrective Exercise Final
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_geaiar
10. 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
11. 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
12. 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
13. The purpose(s) of diaphragmatic breathing is to help your client::
achieve a state of low stress and improve ribcage alignment
14. What is one primary difference between an upper motor neuron and a
lower motor neuron?: All upper motor neurons are closer to the brain
15. 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?: Move on to the
next corrective exercise and see if it helps since he's been recently cleared to
exercise 16. 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
