ISSA Corrective Exercise Quizes Questions and Answers With Verified Solutions
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How many bones are in the human body? - ✔✔206
The ribcage is part of which skeleton? - ✔✔Axial skeleton
How many vertebrae within the vertebral (spinal) column can move independently? - ✔✔24
Movement between two adjacent vertebrae is made possible by what? - ✔✔Facet joints
Wolff's Law describes what? - ✔✔The way bones can grow or shrink
New bone material is formed by what? - ✔✔Osteoblasts
The strong connective tissue on the bottom of each foot is the: - ✔✔Plantar aponeurosis
During the lowering phase of a biceps curl, the elbow flexors are performing which type of muscle
action? - ✔✔Eccentric action
According to Thomas Myers, how many categories of fascial lines are in the human body? - ✔✔7
What are two types of sensory feedback that fascia can provide? - ✔✔Proprioception and pain
Which of the following is not a function of skeletal muscle? - ✔✔Recruitment actions
An eccentric muscle action occurs when: - ✔✔The pulling force of a muscle is less than the resistance
force
,The primary roles of skeletal muscle are to: - ✔✔Develop tension and move joints (Wrong)
From the anatomical position, a muscle's origin is the position: - ✔✔Closest to the head
What is the largest muscle in the human body? - ✔✔Gluteus maximus
Which of the following is closest to the estimated number of muscles in the human body? - ✔✔650
Skeletal muscle is a contractile tissue responsible for: - ✔✔Both A and B
Skeletal muscle attaches to bone through a: - ✔✔Tendon
What is the primary connective tissue that forms a tendon? - ✔✔Type I collagen
Each bundle of skeletal muscle fibers, covered by a perimysium, is called a: - ✔✔Fascicle
During a biceps curl, the biceps brachii and brachialis muscle act as: - ✔✔Synergists
What is the primary function of a Golgi Tendon Organ? - ✔✔Detect changes in muscle tension
Which of the following is not a function required for the coordination of movement? - ✔✔Motor control
(Wrong)
What two types of cells make up the nervous system? - ✔✔Neurons and glia
What is the "transmitter" portion of a neuron that relays a signal? - ✔✔Axon
What is the "integrator" part of a neuron that determines if there's enough information to create an
action potential? - ✔✔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? - ✔✔Synapse
Which division of the peripheral nervous system is responsible for producing voluntary movements? -
✔✔Somatic nervous system
What structural component of white matter gives it a whitish appearance? - ✔✔Myelin
Where does the spinal cord end? - ✔✔Around lumbar vertebrae 1 or 2 (L1 or L2)
Which type of nerve only carries information away from the spinal cord to innervate muscle? -
✔✔Motor nerve
How many pairs of spinal nerves connect to the spinal cord? - ✔✔31
What is the name of the cluster of cell bodies, from lower motor neurons, that are contained within the
spinal cord? - ✔✔Motor neuron pool
Sensory information is carried within: - ✔✔Ascending tracts
What is a primary function of interneurons during movement? - ✔✔Block lower motor neuron activity
(wrong)
Descending tracts originate from what two areas of the brain? - ✔✔Motor cortex and brainstem
When a muscle is quickly stretched, which of the following receptors is activated? - ✔✔Both A and B
(wrong)
The brain's ability to change its structure and function is known as: - ✔✔Neuroplasticity
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How many bones are in the human body? - ✔✔206
The ribcage is part of which skeleton? - ✔✔Axial skeleton
How many vertebrae within the vertebral (spinal) column can move independently? - ✔✔24
Movement between two adjacent vertebrae is made possible by what? - ✔✔Facet joints
Wolff's Law describes what? - ✔✔The way bones can grow or shrink
New bone material is formed by what? - ✔✔Osteoblasts
The strong connective tissue on the bottom of each foot is the: - ✔✔Plantar aponeurosis
During the lowering phase of a biceps curl, the elbow flexors are performing which type of muscle
action? - ✔✔Eccentric action
According to Thomas Myers, how many categories of fascial lines are in the human body? - ✔✔7
What are two types of sensory feedback that fascia can provide? - ✔✔Proprioception and pain
Which of the following is not a function of skeletal muscle? - ✔✔Recruitment actions
An eccentric muscle action occurs when: - ✔✔The pulling force of a muscle is less than the resistance
force
,The primary roles of skeletal muscle are to: - ✔✔Develop tension and move joints (Wrong)
From the anatomical position, a muscle's origin is the position: - ✔✔Closest to the head
What is the largest muscle in the human body? - ✔✔Gluteus maximus
Which of the following is closest to the estimated number of muscles in the human body? - ✔✔650
Skeletal muscle is a contractile tissue responsible for: - ✔✔Both A and B
Skeletal muscle attaches to bone through a: - ✔✔Tendon
What is the primary connective tissue that forms a tendon? - ✔✔Type I collagen
Each bundle of skeletal muscle fibers, covered by a perimysium, is called a: - ✔✔Fascicle
During a biceps curl, the biceps brachii and brachialis muscle act as: - ✔✔Synergists
What is the primary function of a Golgi Tendon Organ? - ✔✔Detect changes in muscle tension
Which of the following is not a function required for the coordination of movement? - ✔✔Motor control
(Wrong)
What two types of cells make up the nervous system? - ✔✔Neurons and glia
What is the "transmitter" portion of a neuron that relays a signal? - ✔✔Axon
What is the "integrator" part of a neuron that determines if there's enough information to create an
action potential? - ✔✔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? - ✔✔Synapse
Which division of the peripheral nervous system is responsible for producing voluntary movements? -
✔✔Somatic nervous system
What structural component of white matter gives it a whitish appearance? - ✔✔Myelin
Where does the spinal cord end? - ✔✔Around lumbar vertebrae 1 or 2 (L1 or L2)
Which type of nerve only carries information away from the spinal cord to innervate muscle? -
✔✔Motor nerve
How many pairs of spinal nerves connect to the spinal cord? - ✔✔31
What is the name of the cluster of cell bodies, from lower motor neurons, that are contained within the
spinal cord? - ✔✔Motor neuron pool
Sensory information is carried within: - ✔✔Ascending tracts
What is a primary function of interneurons during movement? - ✔✔Block lower motor neuron activity
(wrong)
Descending tracts originate from what two areas of the brain? - ✔✔Motor cortex and brainstem
When a muscle is quickly stretched, which of the following receptors is activated? - ✔✔Both A and B
(wrong)
The brain's ability to change its structure and function is known as: - ✔✔Neuroplasticity
