ISSA CORRECTIVE EXERCISE
FINAL EXAM / 110 + QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
2025/2026 GRADED A+ BEST FOR
REVISION .
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, 1. Tendons and ligaments are similar because they both have ANSWER ANSWER A limited blood supply and
low metabolism
2. What is the name of the outer layer of connective tissue on skeletal mus- cle? ANSWER Epimysium
3. The functional units of skeletal muscle that allow it shorten are ANSWER ANSWER Sarcomeres
4. In terms of muscle actions at the knee joint, the quadriceps and hamstrings are ANSWER ANSWER
antagonists
5. Skeletal muscle shortens when ANSWER ANSWER actin and myosin bind and slide past each other
6. A muscular force-couple occurs when ANSWER ANSWER 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 ANSWER
ANSWER 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 ANSWER
ANSWER 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 ANSWER ANSWER tell him to get cleared from a physician or
physical therapist before your next workout
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? ANSWER 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? ANSWER As- sess 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 ANSWER ANSWER 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 ANSWER ANSWER 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? ANSWER 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
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FINAL EXAM / 110 + QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
2025/2026 GRADED A+ BEST FOR
REVISION .
1/
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, 1. Tendons and ligaments are similar because they both have ANSWER ANSWER A limited blood supply and
low metabolism
2. What is the name of the outer layer of connective tissue on skeletal mus- cle? ANSWER Epimysium
3. The functional units of skeletal muscle that allow it shorten are ANSWER ANSWER Sarcomeres
4. In terms of muscle actions at the knee joint, the quadriceps and hamstrings are ANSWER ANSWER
antagonists
5. Skeletal muscle shortens when ANSWER ANSWER actin and myosin bind and slide past each other
6. A muscular force-couple occurs when ANSWER ANSWER 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 ANSWER
ANSWER 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 ANSWER
ANSWER 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 ANSWER ANSWER tell him to get cleared from a physician or
physical therapist before your next workout
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? ANSWER 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? ANSWER As- sess 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 ANSWER ANSWER 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 ANSWER ANSWER 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? ANSWER 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
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