HOSMERIT
ISSA CORRECTIVE EXERCISE FINAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025
• Tendons and ligaments are similar because they both have: *correct answer*A
limited blood supply and low metabolism
• What is the name of the outer layer of connective tissue on skeletal muscle?
*correct answer*Epimysium
• The functional units of skeletal muscle that allow it shorten are: *correct
answer*Sarcomeres
• In terms of muscle actions at the knee joint, the quadriceps and hamstrings are:
*correct answer*antagonists
• Skeletal muscle shortens when: *correct answer*actin and myosin bind and slide
past each other
• A muscular force-couple occurs when: *correct answer*two or more muscles
concurrently produce force in different directions to produce one movement
• When lifting the arm overhead, impingement of the subacromial space is avoided
when: *correct answer*a muscular force-couple occurs between the deltoid and
supraspinatus
• During a squat, your client's knees buckle inward as she ascends. This problem
is most likely due to: *correct answer*weakness of the hip abductors and external
rotator
• 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:
*correct answer*tell him to get cleared from a physician or physical therapist before your
next workout
• 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? *correct answer*Instruct him to mimic the left shoulder movement
without any weight in hand
• When a client with right shoulder pain has been cleared to exercise, which of the
following steps comes earliest in the corrective exercise process? *correct
answer*Assess whether or not the client can perform diaphragmatic breathing
• 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: *correct answer*tell him to get cleared from his physician before scheduling a
workout with you
• The purpose(s) of diaphragmatic breathing is to help your client: *correct
answer*achieve a state of low stress and improve ribcage alignment
• What is one primary difference between an upper motor neuron and a lower
motor neuron? *correct answer*All upper motor neurons are closer to the brain
• 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? *correct answer*Move on to the next corrective
exercise and see if it helps since he's been recently cleared to exercise
• 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 hoping your corrective exercises
could help her. You should: *correct answer*explain that she needs to get cleared by a
physical therapist before doing any exercises with you
• Which of the following is not a function of the skeletal system? *correct
answer*Provide interconnectedness throughout the body
• Your client, Ryan, starting jogging recently and he informs you that his right IT
band has been feeling stiff. He also mentions that his right knee tends to buckle inward
when climbing stairs. Which corrective exercise is likely to decrease his IT band
stiffness and reduce inward buckling of the right knee? *correct answer*Lateral step
with a mini band
ISSA CORRECTIVE EXERCISE FINAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025
• Tendons and ligaments are similar because they both have: *correct answer*A
limited blood supply and low metabolism
• What is the name of the outer layer of connective tissue on skeletal muscle?
*correct answer*Epimysium
• The functional units of skeletal muscle that allow it shorten are: *correct
answer*Sarcomeres
• In terms of muscle actions at the knee joint, the quadriceps and hamstrings are:
*correct answer*antagonists
• Skeletal muscle shortens when: *correct answer*actin and myosin bind and slide
past each other
• A muscular force-couple occurs when: *correct answer*two or more muscles
concurrently produce force in different directions to produce one movement
• When lifting the arm overhead, impingement of the subacromial space is avoided
when: *correct answer*a muscular force-couple occurs between the deltoid and
supraspinatus
• During a squat, your client's knees buckle inward as she ascends. This problem
is most likely due to: *correct answer*weakness of the hip abductors and external
rotator
• 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:
*correct answer*tell him to get cleared from a physician or physical therapist before your
next workout
• 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? *correct answer*Instruct him to mimic the left shoulder movement
without any weight in hand
• When a client with right shoulder pain has been cleared to exercise, which of the
following steps comes earliest in the corrective exercise process? *correct
answer*Assess whether or not the client can perform diaphragmatic breathing
• 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: *correct answer*tell him to get cleared from his physician before scheduling a
workout with you
• The purpose(s) of diaphragmatic breathing is to help your client: *correct
answer*achieve a state of low stress and improve ribcage alignment
• What is one primary difference between an upper motor neuron and a lower
motor neuron? *correct answer*All upper motor neurons are closer to the brain
• 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? *correct answer*Move on to the next corrective
exercise and see if it helps since he's been recently cleared to exercise
• 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 hoping your corrective exercises
could help her. You should: *correct answer*explain that she needs to get cleared by a
physical therapist before doing any exercises with you
• Which of the following is not a function of the skeletal system? *correct
answer*Provide interconnectedness throughout the body
• Your client, Ryan, starting jogging recently and he informs you that his right IT
band has been feeling stiff. He also mentions that his right knee tends to buckle inward
when climbing stairs. Which corrective exercise is likely to decrease his IT band
stiffness and reduce inward buckling of the right knee? *correct answer*Lateral step
with a mini band
