ISSA CORRECTIVE EXERCISE SPECIALIST
FINAL PRACTICE SCRIPT UPDATED 2026
TESTED SOLUTIONS
⫸ The ribcage is part of which skeleton? Answer: Axial skeleton
⫸ How many vertebrae within the vertebral (spinal) column can move
independently? Answer: 24
⫸ Movement between two adjacent vertebrae is made possible by what?
Answer: Facet joints
⫸ Wolff's 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 of fascial lines
are in the human body? Answer: 7
⫸ 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: Develop tension
and move joints (Wrong)
⫸ From the anatomical position, a muscle's 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: Both
A and B
⫸ Skeletal muscle attaches to bone through a: Answer: Tendon
⫸ What is the primary connective tissue that forms a tendon? Answer:
Type I 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: Motor control (Wrong)
⫸ 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: Around lumbar vertebrae 1
or 2 (L1 or 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 PRACTICE SCRIPT UPDATED 2026
TESTED SOLUTIONS
⫸ The ribcage is part of which skeleton? Answer: Axial skeleton
⫸ How many vertebrae within the vertebral (spinal) column can move
independently? Answer: 24
⫸ Movement between two adjacent vertebrae is made possible by what?
Answer: Facet joints
⫸ Wolff's 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 of fascial lines
are in the human body? Answer: 7
⫸ 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: Develop tension
and move joints (Wrong)
⫸ From the anatomical position, a muscle's 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: Both
A and B
⫸ Skeletal muscle attaches to bone through a: Answer: Tendon
⫸ What is the primary connective tissue that forms a tendon? Answer:
Type I 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: Motor control (Wrong)
⫸ 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: Around lumbar vertebrae 1
or 2 (L1 or 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
