ISSA Corrective Exercise Final Exam
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
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
,ISSA Corrective Exercise Final Exam
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
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
, ISSA Corrective Exercise Final Exam
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
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
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
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
,ISSA Corrective Exercise Final Exam
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
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
, ISSA Corrective Exercise Final Exam
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
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
