ISSA Corrective Exercise Questions and
Answers Graded A
How many bones are in the human body? ✔✔206
The rib cage is part of which skeleton? ✔✔Axial Skeleton
How many vertebrae within the vertebral column can move independently? ✔✔24
Movement between two adjacent vertebrae is made possible by what? ✔✔Facet Joints
Wolffs law describes what? ✔✔The way bones can grow or shrink
New bone material is formed by what? ✔✔Osteoblasts
The strong connective tissue on the bottom of each foot is the: ✔✔Plantar Aponeurosis
,During the lowering phase of a biceps curl, the elbow flexors are performing which type of
muscle action? ✔✔Eccentric action
According to Thomas Myers, how many categories a fascial lines are in the human body?
✔✔Seven
What are two types of sensory feedback that fascia can provide? ✔✔Proprioception and pain
Which of the following is not a function of skeletal muscle? ✔✔Recruitment actions
An eccentric muscle action occurs when? ✔✔The pulling force of a muscle is less than the
resistance force
The primary roles of skeletal muscle are to? ✔✔Contract and apply force to bones
From the anatomical position, muscles origin is the position? ✔✔Closest to the head
What is the largest muscle in the human body? ✔✔Gluteus maximus
,Which of the following is closest to the estimated number of muscles in the human body?
✔✔650
Skeletal muscle is a contractile tissue responsible for? ✔✔Voluntary actions and reflex actions
Skeletal muscle attaches to bone through a? ✔✔Tendon
What is the primary connective tissue that forms a tendon? ✔✔Type 1 collagen
Each bundle of skeletal muscle fibers, covered by a perimysium, is called a? ✔✔Fascicle
During a biceps curl, the biceps brachii and brachialis muscle act as? ✔✔Synergists
What is the primary function of a Golgi Tendon Organ ✔✔Detect changes in muscle tension
Which of the following is not a function required for the coordination of movement?
✔✔Motivation
, What two types of cells make up the nervous system? ✔✔Neurons and Glia
What is the "transmitter" portion of a neuron that relays a signal? ✔✔Axon
What is the "integrator" part of a neuron that determines if there's enough information to create
an action potential? ✔✔Cell Body
What is the name of the area, typically between two neurons or a neuron and gland, where
electrical or chemical signals are transmitted? ✔✔Synapse
Which division of the peripheral nervous system is responsible for producing voluntary
movements? ✔✔Somatic Nervous System
What structural component of white matter gives it a whitish appearance? ✔✔Myelin
Where does the spinal cord end? ✔✔L1-L2
Answers Graded A
How many bones are in the human body? ✔✔206
The rib cage is part of which skeleton? ✔✔Axial Skeleton
How many vertebrae within the vertebral column can move independently? ✔✔24
Movement between two adjacent vertebrae is made possible by what? ✔✔Facet Joints
Wolffs law describes what? ✔✔The way bones can grow or shrink
New bone material is formed by what? ✔✔Osteoblasts
The strong connective tissue on the bottom of each foot is the: ✔✔Plantar Aponeurosis
,During the lowering phase of a biceps curl, the elbow flexors are performing which type of
muscle action? ✔✔Eccentric action
According to Thomas Myers, how many categories a fascial lines are in the human body?
✔✔Seven
What are two types of sensory feedback that fascia can provide? ✔✔Proprioception and pain
Which of the following is not a function of skeletal muscle? ✔✔Recruitment actions
An eccentric muscle action occurs when? ✔✔The pulling force of a muscle is less than the
resistance force
The primary roles of skeletal muscle are to? ✔✔Contract and apply force to bones
From the anatomical position, muscles origin is the position? ✔✔Closest to the head
What is the largest muscle in the human body? ✔✔Gluteus maximus
,Which of the following is closest to the estimated number of muscles in the human body?
✔✔650
Skeletal muscle is a contractile tissue responsible for? ✔✔Voluntary actions and reflex actions
Skeletal muscle attaches to bone through a? ✔✔Tendon
What is the primary connective tissue that forms a tendon? ✔✔Type 1 collagen
Each bundle of skeletal muscle fibers, covered by a perimysium, is called a? ✔✔Fascicle
During a biceps curl, the biceps brachii and brachialis muscle act as? ✔✔Synergists
What is the primary function of a Golgi Tendon Organ ✔✔Detect changes in muscle tension
Which of the following is not a function required for the coordination of movement?
✔✔Motivation
, What two types of cells make up the nervous system? ✔✔Neurons and Glia
What is the "transmitter" portion of a neuron that relays a signal? ✔✔Axon
What is the "integrator" part of a neuron that determines if there's enough information to create
an action potential? ✔✔Cell Body
What is the name of the area, typically between two neurons or a neuron and gland, where
electrical or chemical signals are transmitted? ✔✔Synapse
Which division of the peripheral nervous system is responsible for producing voluntary
movements? ✔✔Somatic Nervous System
What structural component of white matter gives it a whitish appearance? ✔✔Myelin
Where does the spinal cord end? ✔✔L1-L2
