ISSA CORRECTIVE EXERCISE SPECIALIST
FINAL CERTIFICATION REVIEW SET 2026
ANSWERS GUARANTEED PASS
⫸ The rib cage is part of which skeleton?. Answer: Axial Skeleton
⫸ How many vertebrae within the vertebral column can move
independently?. Answer: 24
⫸ Movement between two adjacent vertebrae is made possible by
what?. Answer: Facet Joints
⫸ Wolffs law describes what?. Answer: The way bones can grow or
shrink
⫸ New bone material is formed by what?. Answer: Osteoblasts
⫸ The strong connective tissue on the bottom of each foot is the:.
Answer: Plantar Aponeurosis
⫸ During the lowering phase of a biceps curl, the elbow flexors are
performing which type of muscle action?. Answer: Eccentric action
,⫸ According to Thomas Myers, how many categories a fascial lines are
in the human body?. Answer: Seven
⫸ What are two types of sensory feedback that fascia can provide?.
Answer: Proprioception and pain
⫸ Which of the following is not a function of skeletal muscle?. Answer:
Recruitment actions
⫸ An eccentric muscle action occurs when?. Answer: The pulling force
of a muscle is less than the resistance force
⫸ The primary roles of skeletal muscle are to?. Answer: Contract and
apply force to bones
⫸ From the anatomical position, muscles origin is the position?.
Answer: Closest to the head
⫸ What is the largest muscle in the human body?. Answer: Gluteus
maximus
⫸ Which of the following is closest to the estimated number of muscles
in the human body?. Answer: 650
,⫸ Skeletal muscle is a contractile tissue responsible for?. Answer:
Voluntary actions and reflex actions
⫸ Skeletal muscle attaches to bone through a?. Answer: Tendon
⫸ What is the primary connective tissue that forms a tendon?. Answer:
Type 1 collagen
⫸ Each bundle of skeletal muscle fibers, covered by a perimysium, is
called a?. Answer: Fascicle
⫸ During a biceps curl, the biceps brachii and brachialis muscle act as?.
Answer: Synergists
⫸ What is the primary function of a Golgi Tendon Organ. Answer:
Detect changes in muscle tension
⫸ Which of the following is not a function required for the coordination
of movement?. Answer: Motivation
⫸ What two types of cells make up the nervous system?. Answer:
Neurons and Glia
⫸ What is the "transmitter" portion of a neuron that relays a signal?.
Answer: Axon
, ⫸ What is the "integrator" part of a neuron that determines if there's
enough information to create an action potential?. Answer: 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?.
Answer: Synapse
⫸ Which division of the peripheral nervous system is responsible for
producing voluntary movements?. Answer: Somatic Nervous System
⫸ What structural component of white matter gives it a whitish
appearance?. Answer: Myelin
⫸ Where does the spinal cord end?. Answer: L1-L2
⫸ Which type of nerve only carries information away from the spinal
cord to innervate muscle?. Answer: Motor Nerve
⫸ How many pairs of spinal nerves connect to the spinal cord?.
Answer: 31
⫸ What is the name of the cluster of cell bodies, from lower motor
neurons, that are contained within the spinal cord?. Answer: Motor
Neuron Pool
FINAL CERTIFICATION REVIEW SET 2026
ANSWERS GUARANTEED PASS
⫸ The rib cage is part of which skeleton?. Answer: Axial Skeleton
⫸ How many vertebrae within the vertebral column can move
independently?. Answer: 24
⫸ Movement between two adjacent vertebrae is made possible by
what?. Answer: Facet Joints
⫸ Wolffs law describes what?. Answer: The way bones can grow or
shrink
⫸ New bone material is formed by what?. Answer: Osteoblasts
⫸ The strong connective tissue on the bottom of each foot is the:.
Answer: Plantar Aponeurosis
⫸ During the lowering phase of a biceps curl, the elbow flexors are
performing which type of muscle action?. Answer: Eccentric action
,⫸ According to Thomas Myers, how many categories a fascial lines are
in the human body?. Answer: Seven
⫸ What are two types of sensory feedback that fascia can provide?.
Answer: Proprioception and pain
⫸ Which of the following is not a function of skeletal muscle?. Answer:
Recruitment actions
⫸ An eccentric muscle action occurs when?. Answer: The pulling force
of a muscle is less than the resistance force
⫸ The primary roles of skeletal muscle are to?. Answer: Contract and
apply force to bones
⫸ From the anatomical position, muscles origin is the position?.
Answer: Closest to the head
⫸ What is the largest muscle in the human body?. Answer: Gluteus
maximus
⫸ Which of the following is closest to the estimated number of muscles
in the human body?. Answer: 650
,⫸ Skeletal muscle is a contractile tissue responsible for?. Answer:
Voluntary actions and reflex actions
⫸ Skeletal muscle attaches to bone through a?. Answer: Tendon
⫸ What is the primary connective tissue that forms a tendon?. Answer:
Type 1 collagen
⫸ Each bundle of skeletal muscle fibers, covered by a perimysium, is
called a?. Answer: Fascicle
⫸ During a biceps curl, the biceps brachii and brachialis muscle act as?.
Answer: Synergists
⫸ What is the primary function of a Golgi Tendon Organ. Answer:
Detect changes in muscle tension
⫸ Which of the following is not a function required for the coordination
of movement?. Answer: Motivation
⫸ What two types of cells make up the nervous system?. Answer:
Neurons and Glia
⫸ What is the "transmitter" portion of a neuron that relays a signal?.
Answer: Axon
, ⫸ What is the "integrator" part of a neuron that determines if there's
enough information to create an action potential?. Answer: 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?.
Answer: Synapse
⫸ Which division of the peripheral nervous system is responsible for
producing voluntary movements?. Answer: Somatic Nervous System
⫸ What structural component of white matter gives it a whitish
appearance?. Answer: Myelin
⫸ Where does the spinal cord end?. Answer: L1-L2
⫸ Which type of nerve only carries information away from the spinal
cord to innervate muscle?. Answer: Motor Nerve
⫸ How many pairs of spinal nerves connect to the spinal cord?.
Answer: 31
⫸ What is the name of the cluster of cell bodies, from lower motor
neurons, that are contained within the spinal cord?. Answer: Motor
Neuron Pool
