ISSA STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING FINAL
EXAMINATION TEST 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ Muscle fiber fatigue order Answer: Type 2a
Type 2x
Type 1
◉ lactic acid Answer: Produced in muscle cells from the reduction of
pyruvate (under anaerobic conditions) to regenerate NAD+ so that
glycolysis can continue. A rise in lactic acid usually accompanies an
increase in physical activity.
◉ elbow adduction Answer: No more than 90 degrees for healthy
individuals/45 degrees for people with problems
◉ Fundamentals of training programming Answer: Work capacity
Fitness
Preparedness
,◉ Training parameters Answer: Exercise selection
Muscle growth
Motor unit recruitment
Firing rate of nerves
Physiological cross sectional area
◉ Phalanges Answer: bones of the fingers and toes
◉ Double pyramid Answer: Go up then down
◉ wave loading Answer: Varies in load or reps between one or more
sets
◉ Prep Phase Answer: General physical preparation
Specific physical preparation
Sport specific preparation
◉ Talus Answer: By ankle
◉ respiratory system Answer: Brings oxygen into the body. Gets rid
of carbon dioxide.
,◉ Calcaneus Answer: By heel
◉ Cervical rotation Answer: Neck rotation
◉ frontal plane (coronal plane) Answer: Abduction/adduction
◉ saggital plane Answer: flexion and extension
◉ transverse plane Answer: rotation
◉ The ankle is made up of Answer: The tibia/fibula/talus
◉ Osteoclasts Answer: Bone-destroying cells
◉ Osteoblasts Answer: bone forming cells
◉ Osteocytes Answer: mature bone cells
◉ Osteocytes Answer: mature bone cells
, ◉ order of spinal cord Answer: cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacral,
coccygeal
◉ cancellous bone Answer: spongy, porous, bone tissue in the inner
part of a bone
◉ Short bones Answer: carpals and tarsals
◉ Marrow within bones produce blood cells. Answer: True
◉ axial skeleton Answer: Portion of the skeletal system that consists
of the skull, rib cage, and vertebral column 80 bones
◉ appendicular skeleton Answer: Bones of the limbs and limb
girdles that are attached to the axial skeleton 126 bones
◉ 5 types of bones Answer: Long bones, short bones, flat bones,
irregular bones, and sesamoid bones
◉ Facet joints Answer: synovial joints that link vertebrae and
provide flexibility in the spine
◉ spinous process Answer: sharp, slender projection
EXAMINATION TEST 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ Muscle fiber fatigue order Answer: Type 2a
Type 2x
Type 1
◉ lactic acid Answer: Produced in muscle cells from the reduction of
pyruvate (under anaerobic conditions) to regenerate NAD+ so that
glycolysis can continue. A rise in lactic acid usually accompanies an
increase in physical activity.
◉ elbow adduction Answer: No more than 90 degrees for healthy
individuals/45 degrees for people with problems
◉ Fundamentals of training programming Answer: Work capacity
Fitness
Preparedness
,◉ Training parameters Answer: Exercise selection
Muscle growth
Motor unit recruitment
Firing rate of nerves
Physiological cross sectional area
◉ Phalanges Answer: bones of the fingers and toes
◉ Double pyramid Answer: Go up then down
◉ wave loading Answer: Varies in load or reps between one or more
sets
◉ Prep Phase Answer: General physical preparation
Specific physical preparation
Sport specific preparation
◉ Talus Answer: By ankle
◉ respiratory system Answer: Brings oxygen into the body. Gets rid
of carbon dioxide.
,◉ Calcaneus Answer: By heel
◉ Cervical rotation Answer: Neck rotation
◉ frontal plane (coronal plane) Answer: Abduction/adduction
◉ saggital plane Answer: flexion and extension
◉ transverse plane Answer: rotation
◉ The ankle is made up of Answer: The tibia/fibula/talus
◉ Osteoclasts Answer: Bone-destroying cells
◉ Osteoblasts Answer: bone forming cells
◉ Osteocytes Answer: mature bone cells
◉ Osteocytes Answer: mature bone cells
, ◉ order of spinal cord Answer: cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacral,
coccygeal
◉ cancellous bone Answer: spongy, porous, bone tissue in the inner
part of a bone
◉ Short bones Answer: carpals and tarsals
◉ Marrow within bones produce blood cells. Answer: True
◉ axial skeleton Answer: Portion of the skeletal system that consists
of the skull, rib cage, and vertebral column 80 bones
◉ appendicular skeleton Answer: Bones of the limbs and limb
girdles that are attached to the axial skeleton 126 bones
◉ 5 types of bones Answer: Long bones, short bones, flat bones,
irregular bones, and sesamoid bones
◉ Facet joints Answer: synovial joints that link vertebrae and
provide flexibility in the spine
◉ spinous process Answer: sharp, slender projection
