ISSA Corrective Exercise Final Exam Questions and
Answers | Latest Update | 2024/2025 | Graded A+
Tendons and ligaments are similar because they both have: - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔>>A
limited blood supply and low metabolism
What is the name of the outer layer of connective tissue on skeletal muscle? -
✔✔ANSWER✔✔>>Epimysium
The functional units of skeletal muscle that allow it shorten are: -
✔✔ANSWER✔✔>>Sarcomeres
In terms of muscle actions at the knee joint, the quadriceps and hamstrings are: -
✔✔ANSWER✔✔>>antagonists
Skeletal muscle shortens when: - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔>>actin and myosin bind and slide
past each other
A muscular force-couple occurs when: - ✔✔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:
- ✔✔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: - ✔✔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: -
✔✔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? - ✔✔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? -
, ✔✔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: -
✔✔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: -
✔✔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? - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔>>All upper motor neurons are closer to the brain
When your client performs the sphinx with reach exercise, why is it important to avoid a
shoulder shrug in the support arm? - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔>>To maximize serratus anterior
activation
When your client performs the scapular activation drill with the arm held at an upward
angle, which of the following positions is most appropriate? - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔>>A
shoulder position just short of pain
Why is it important to avoid telling your client that you're performing a postural
assessment? - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔>>He/she will inevitably stand with better posture than
normal
During a sagittal plane view postural assessment you notice that your client stands with
his knees slightly flexed. Which of the following does that indicate? -
✔✔ANSWER✔✔>>He is a quad dominant person
During a frontal plane view postural assessment you notice that your client's left
shoulder appears to be elevated/shrugged at rest. Which of the following is the most
appropriate corrective? - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔>>Stretch for the left upper trapezius
A client that demonstrates upper crossed syndrome typically has weakness in which of
the following muscle groups? - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔>>Deep neck flexors
Which of the following negative effects can occur if your client performs a stretch or
lacrosse ball mobilization drill while being stressed and in a heightened state of pain? -
✔✔ANSWER✔✔>>It can engage the sympathetic nervous system and impair tissue
relaxation
Stiff suboccipital muscles can impair which of the following cervical movements? -
✔✔ANSWER✔✔>>A) Cervical extension
B) Cervical rotation
Answers | Latest Update | 2024/2025 | Graded A+
Tendons and ligaments are similar because they both have: - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔>>A
limited blood supply and low metabolism
What is the name of the outer layer of connective tissue on skeletal muscle? -
✔✔ANSWER✔✔>>Epimysium
The functional units of skeletal muscle that allow it shorten are: -
✔✔ANSWER✔✔>>Sarcomeres
In terms of muscle actions at the knee joint, the quadriceps and hamstrings are: -
✔✔ANSWER✔✔>>antagonists
Skeletal muscle shortens when: - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔>>actin and myosin bind and slide
past each other
A muscular force-couple occurs when: - ✔✔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:
- ✔✔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: - ✔✔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: -
✔✔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? - ✔✔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? -
, ✔✔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: -
✔✔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: -
✔✔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? - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔>>All upper motor neurons are closer to the brain
When your client performs the sphinx with reach exercise, why is it important to avoid a
shoulder shrug in the support arm? - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔>>To maximize serratus anterior
activation
When your client performs the scapular activation drill with the arm held at an upward
angle, which of the following positions is most appropriate? - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔>>A
shoulder position just short of pain
Why is it important to avoid telling your client that you're performing a postural
assessment? - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔>>He/she will inevitably stand with better posture than
normal
During a sagittal plane view postural assessment you notice that your client stands with
his knees slightly flexed. Which of the following does that indicate? -
✔✔ANSWER✔✔>>He is a quad dominant person
During a frontal plane view postural assessment you notice that your client's left
shoulder appears to be elevated/shrugged at rest. Which of the following is the most
appropriate corrective? - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔>>Stretch for the left upper trapezius
A client that demonstrates upper crossed syndrome typically has weakness in which of
the following muscle groups? - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔>>Deep neck flexors
Which of the following negative effects can occur if your client performs a stretch or
lacrosse ball mobilization drill while being stressed and in a heightened state of pain? -
✔✔ANSWER✔✔>>It can engage the sympathetic nervous system and impair tissue
relaxation
Stiff suboccipital muscles can impair which of the following cervical movements? -
✔✔ANSWER✔✔>>A) Cervical extension
B) Cervical rotation
