ISSA CORRECTIVE EXERCISE EXAM WITH 350+
QUESTIONS & CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED
A+
How many bones are in the human body? - ANSWER-206
The ribcage is part of which skeleton? - ANSWER-Axial skeleton
How many vertebrae within the vertebral (spinal) column can move
independently? - ANSWER-24
Movement between two adjacent vertebrae is made possible by what? - ANSWER-
Facet joints
Wolff's Law describes what? - ANSWER-The way bones can grow or shrink
New bone material is formed by what? - ANSWER-Osteoblasts
The strong connective tissue on the bottom of each foot is the: - ANSWER-Plantar
aponeurosis
During the lowering phase of a biceps curl, the elbow flexors are performing which
type of muscle action? - ANSWER-Eccentric action
According to Thomas Myers, how many categories of fascial lines are in the
human body? - ANSWER-7
,What are two types of sensory feedback that fascia can provide? - ANSWER-
Proprioception and pain
Which of the following is not a function of skeletal muscle? - ANSWER-
Recruitment actions
An eccentric muscle action occurs when: - ANSWER-The pulling force of a
muscle is less than the resistance force
The primary roles of skeletal muscle are to: - ANSWER-Develop tension and
move joints (Wrong)
From the anatomical position, a muscle's origin is the position: - ANSWER-
Closest to the head
What is the largest muscle in the human body? - ANSWER-Gluteus maximus
Which of the following is closest to the estimated number of muscles in the human
body? - ANSWER-650
Skeletal muscle is a contractile tissue responsible for: - ANSWER-Both A and B
Skeletal muscle attaches to bone through a: - ANSWER-Tendon
What is the primary connective tissue that forms a tendon? - ANSWER-Type I
collagen
,Each bundle of skeletal muscle fibers, covered by a perimysium, is called a: -
ANSWER-Fascicle
During a biceps curl, the biceps brachii and brachialis muscle act as: - ANSWER-
Synergists
What is the primary function of a Golgi Tendon Organ? - ANSWER-Detect
changes in muscle tension
Which of the following is not a function required for the coordination of
movement? - ANSWER-Motor control (Wrong)
What two types of cells make up the nervous system? - ANSWER-Neurons and
glia
What is the "transmitter" portion of a neuron that relays a signal? - ANSWER-
Axon
What is the "integrator" part of a neuron that determines if there's enough
information to create an action potential? - ANSWER-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? - ANSWER-Synapse
Which division of the peripheral nervous system is responsible for producing
voluntary movements? - ANSWER-Somatic nervous system
What structural component of white matter gives it a whitish appearance? -
ANSWER-Myelin
, Where does the spinal cord end? - ANSWER-Around lumbar vertebrae 1 or 2 (L1
or L2)
Which type of nerve only carries information away from the spinal cord to
innervate muscle? - ANSWER-Motor nerve
How many pairs of spinal nerves connect to the spinal cord? - ANSWER-31
What is the name of the cluster of cell bodies, from lower motor neurons, that are
contained within the spinal cord? - ANSWER-Motor neuron pool
Sensory information is carried within: - ANSWER-Ascending tracts
What is a primary function of interneurons during movement? - ANSWER-Block
lower motor neuron activity (wrong)
Descending tracts originate from what two areas of the brain? - ANSWER-Motor
cortex and brainstem
When a muscle is quickly stretched, which of the following receptors is activated?
- ANSWER-Both A and B (wrong)
The brain's ability to change its structure and function is known as: - ANSWER-
Neuroplasticity
Which of the following is not a function of the basal ganglia? - ANSWER-Inhibit
lower motor neurons
QUESTIONS & CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED
A+
How many bones are in the human body? - ANSWER-206
The ribcage is part of which skeleton? - ANSWER-Axial skeleton
How many vertebrae within the vertebral (spinal) column can move
independently? - ANSWER-24
Movement between two adjacent vertebrae is made possible by what? - ANSWER-
Facet joints
Wolff's Law describes what? - ANSWER-The way bones can grow or shrink
New bone material is formed by what? - ANSWER-Osteoblasts
The strong connective tissue on the bottom of each foot is the: - ANSWER-Plantar
aponeurosis
During the lowering phase of a biceps curl, the elbow flexors are performing which
type of muscle action? - ANSWER-Eccentric action
According to Thomas Myers, how many categories of fascial lines are in the
human body? - ANSWER-7
,What are two types of sensory feedback that fascia can provide? - ANSWER-
Proprioception and pain
Which of the following is not a function of skeletal muscle? - ANSWER-
Recruitment actions
An eccentric muscle action occurs when: - ANSWER-The pulling force of a
muscle is less than the resistance force
The primary roles of skeletal muscle are to: - ANSWER-Develop tension and
move joints (Wrong)
From the anatomical position, a muscle's origin is the position: - ANSWER-
Closest to the head
What is the largest muscle in the human body? - ANSWER-Gluteus maximus
Which of the following is closest to the estimated number of muscles in the human
body? - ANSWER-650
Skeletal muscle is a contractile tissue responsible for: - ANSWER-Both A and B
Skeletal muscle attaches to bone through a: - ANSWER-Tendon
What is the primary connective tissue that forms a tendon? - ANSWER-Type I
collagen
,Each bundle of skeletal muscle fibers, covered by a perimysium, is called a: -
ANSWER-Fascicle
During a biceps curl, the biceps brachii and brachialis muscle act as: - ANSWER-
Synergists
What is the primary function of a Golgi Tendon Organ? - ANSWER-Detect
changes in muscle tension
Which of the following is not a function required for the coordination of
movement? - ANSWER-Motor control (Wrong)
What two types of cells make up the nervous system? - ANSWER-Neurons and
glia
What is the "transmitter" portion of a neuron that relays a signal? - ANSWER-
Axon
What is the "integrator" part of a neuron that determines if there's enough
information to create an action potential? - ANSWER-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? - ANSWER-Synapse
Which division of the peripheral nervous system is responsible for producing
voluntary movements? - ANSWER-Somatic nervous system
What structural component of white matter gives it a whitish appearance? -
ANSWER-Myelin
, Where does the spinal cord end? - ANSWER-Around lumbar vertebrae 1 or 2 (L1
or L2)
Which type of nerve only carries information away from the spinal cord to
innervate muscle? - ANSWER-Motor nerve
How many pairs of spinal nerves connect to the spinal cord? - ANSWER-31
What is the name of the cluster of cell bodies, from lower motor neurons, that are
contained within the spinal cord? - ANSWER-Motor neuron pool
Sensory information is carried within: - ANSWER-Ascending tracts
What is a primary function of interneurons during movement? - ANSWER-Block
lower motor neuron activity (wrong)
Descending tracts originate from what two areas of the brain? - ANSWER-Motor
cortex and brainstem
When a muscle is quickly stretched, which of the following receptors is activated?
- ANSWER-Both A and B (wrong)
The brain's ability to change its structure and function is known as: - ANSWER-
Neuroplasticity
Which of the following is not a function of the basal ganglia? - ANSWER-Inhibit
lower motor neurons
