ISSA STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING
CERTIFICATION TEST PAPER 2026 FULL
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ALREADY PASSED
◉ Which of the following is a sensory receptor within a muscle that
detects changes in length and helps regulate contraction? Answer:
Muscle spindle
◉ Which of the following are branches of the cell body that act as
receivers, collecting information from other neurons? Answer:
Dendrites
◉ A cascade of events, resulting in muscle contraction, is triggered
when which of the following chemical neurotransmitters binds to
receptors on the muscle? Answer: Acetylcholine
◉ Which division of the peripheral nervous system controls
voluntary movement? Answer: Somatic nervous system
,◉ Which type of motor unit can contract for many hours, or even
days if necessary? Answer: Slow (S) of Motor Unit
◉ Which type of motor unit has a large motor neuron and consists of
a large bundle of type IIx muscle fibers? Answer: Fast fatigable (FF)
◉ Voluntary movement starts in the Answer: cerebral cortex
◉ Which of the following is the process that allows a muscle spindle
to contract at the same rate as the muscle where it resides? Answer:
Alpha-gamma co-activation
◉ How many nerves are contained within the peripheral nervous
system, which includes all the neurons and glia outside of the brain
and spinal cord? Answer: 43 pairs
◉ The muscular system includes how many muscles? Answer:
Approximately 650
◉ Which muscle fiber type are the largest, and produce the most
amount of force? Answer: Type IIx
◉ The cross-bridge cycle requires energy, which is provided by
Answer: ATP hydrolysis.
,◉ The function of epimysium is to Answer: protect muscle from
friction against other muscles or bone.
◉ With regard to mitochondrial density, which muscle fiber type has
a very small amount of mitochondria? Answer: Type IIx
◉ Regarding the make-up of a person's muscle fiber ratio, which of
the following is correct? Answer: It can't be changed to a large
degree
◉ It is currently theorized that training with heavy loads causes
Answer: equal growth of type I and type II fibers.
◉ Which of the following functions like girdles and guy wires to
provide an interconnected structure? Answer: Fascia
◉ Current research demonstrates what three possible mechanisms
for inducing hypertrophy? Answer: Mechanical tension, metabolic
stress, muscle damage
◉ The functional units that can make a muscle shorten are: Answer:
Sarcomeres
, ◉ Which of the following is found within the appendicular skeleton?
Answer: Bones of the upper and lower extremities
◉ Movement between two adjacent vertebrae is made possible by
Answer: Facet joints
◉ Wolff's Law describes the way Answer: the body responds by
increasing or decreasing the bone's diameter
◉ In addition to being a barrier to pain, what important role does
cartilage play? Answer: Bone development
◉ Which of the following are mature bone cells that maintain a
bone's matrix? Answer: Osteocytes
◉ Bone-on-bone contact that results in joint pain and stiffness from
a loss of articular cartilage is Answer: osteoarthritis
◉ Elastin, an important elastic protein found in all connective
tissues, allows those tissues to Answer: regain their original shape
after being stretched out
◉ Which of the following terms refers to the main part or the shaft
of a long bone? Answer: diaphysis
CERTIFICATION TEST PAPER 2026 FULL
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ALREADY PASSED
◉ Which of the following is a sensory receptor within a muscle that
detects changes in length and helps regulate contraction? Answer:
Muscle spindle
◉ Which of the following are branches of the cell body that act as
receivers, collecting information from other neurons? Answer:
Dendrites
◉ A cascade of events, resulting in muscle contraction, is triggered
when which of the following chemical neurotransmitters binds to
receptors on the muscle? Answer: Acetylcholine
◉ Which division of the peripheral nervous system controls
voluntary movement? Answer: Somatic nervous system
,◉ Which type of motor unit can contract for many hours, or even
days if necessary? Answer: Slow (S) of Motor Unit
◉ Which type of motor unit has a large motor neuron and consists of
a large bundle of type IIx muscle fibers? Answer: Fast fatigable (FF)
◉ Voluntary movement starts in the Answer: cerebral cortex
◉ Which of the following is the process that allows a muscle spindle
to contract at the same rate as the muscle where it resides? Answer:
Alpha-gamma co-activation
◉ How many nerves are contained within the peripheral nervous
system, which includes all the neurons and glia outside of the brain
and spinal cord? Answer: 43 pairs
◉ The muscular system includes how many muscles? Answer:
Approximately 650
◉ Which muscle fiber type are the largest, and produce the most
amount of force? Answer: Type IIx
◉ The cross-bridge cycle requires energy, which is provided by
Answer: ATP hydrolysis.
,◉ The function of epimysium is to Answer: protect muscle from
friction against other muscles or bone.
◉ With regard to mitochondrial density, which muscle fiber type has
a very small amount of mitochondria? Answer: Type IIx
◉ Regarding the make-up of a person's muscle fiber ratio, which of
the following is correct? Answer: It can't be changed to a large
degree
◉ It is currently theorized that training with heavy loads causes
Answer: equal growth of type I and type II fibers.
◉ Which of the following functions like girdles and guy wires to
provide an interconnected structure? Answer: Fascia
◉ Current research demonstrates what three possible mechanisms
for inducing hypertrophy? Answer: Mechanical tension, metabolic
stress, muscle damage
◉ The functional units that can make a muscle shorten are: Answer:
Sarcomeres
, ◉ Which of the following is found within the appendicular skeleton?
Answer: Bones of the upper and lower extremities
◉ Movement between two adjacent vertebrae is made possible by
Answer: Facet joints
◉ Wolff's Law describes the way Answer: the body responds by
increasing or decreasing the bone's diameter
◉ In addition to being a barrier to pain, what important role does
cartilage play? Answer: Bone development
◉ Which of the following are mature bone cells that maintain a
bone's matrix? Answer: Osteocytes
◉ Bone-on-bone contact that results in joint pain and stiffness from
a loss of articular cartilage is Answer: osteoarthritis
◉ Elastin, an important elastic protein found in all connective
tissues, allows those tissues to Answer: regain their original shape
after being stretched out
◉ Which of the following terms refers to the main part or the shaft
of a long bone? Answer: diaphysis
