ISSA Corrective Exercise All Possible Questions and
Correct Answers.
How many bones are in the human body? - answer206
The rib cage is part of which skeleton? - answerAxial Skeleton
How many vertebrae within the vertebral column can move independently? - answer24
Movement between two adjacent vertebrae is made possible by what? - answerFacet
Joints
Wolffs law describes what? - answerThe way bones can grow or shrink
New bone material is formed by what? - answerOsteoblasts
The strong connective tissue on the bottom of each foot is the: - answerPlantar
Aponeurosis
During the lowering phase of a biceps curl, the elbow flexors are performing which type
of muscle action? - answerEccentric action
According to Thomas Myers, how many categories a fascial lines are in the human
body? - answerSeven
What are two types of sensory feedback that fascia can provide? -
answerProprioception and pain
Which of the following is not a function of skeletal muscle? - answerRecruitment actions
An eccentric muscle action occurs when? - answerThe pulling force of a muscle is less
than the resistance force
The primary roles of skeletal muscle are to? - answerContract and apply force to bones
From the anatomical position, muscles origin is the position? - answerClosest to the
head
What is the largest muscle in the human body? - answerGluteus maximus
Which of the following is closest to the estimated number of muscles in the human
body? - answer650
Skeletal muscle is a contractile tissue responsible for? - answerVoluntary actions and
reflex actions
,Skeletal muscle attaches to bone through a? - answerTendon
What is the primary connective tissue that forms a tendon? - answerType 1 collagen
Each bundle of skeletal muscle fibers, covered by a perimysium, is called a? -
answerFascicle
During a biceps curl, the biceps brachii and brachialis muscle act as? -
answerSynergists
What is the primary function of a Golgi Tendon Organ - answerDetect changes in
muscle tension
Which of the following is not a function required for the coordination of movement? -
answerMotivation
What two types of cells make up the nervous system? - answerNeurons and Glia
What is the "transmitter" portion of a neuron that relays a signal? - answerAxon
What is the "integrator" part of a neuron that determines if there's enough information to
create an action potential? - answerCell Body
What is the name of the area, typically between two neurons or a neuron and gland,
where electrical or chemical signals are transmitted? - answerSynapse
Which division of the peripheral nervous system is responsible for producing voluntary
movements? - answerSomatic Nervous System
What structural component of white matter gives it a whitish appearance? -
answerMyelin
Where does the spinal cord end? - answerL1-L2
Which type of nerve only carries information away from the spinal cord to innervate
muscle? - answerMotor Nerve
How many pairs of spinal nerves connect to the spinal cord? - answer31
What is the name of the cluster of cell bodies, from lower motor neurons, that are
contained within the spinal cord? - answerMotor Neuron Pool
Sensory information is carried within: - answerAscending tracts
, What is a primary function of interneurons during movement? - answerIntegrate lower
motor neuron activity
Descending tracts originate from what two areas of the brain? - answerMotor cortex and
brainstem
When a muscle is quickly stretched, which of the following receptors is activated? -
answerGolgi tendon Organ
The brain's ability to change its structure and function is known as: -
answerNeuroplasticity
Which of the following is not a function of the basal ganglia? - answerInhibit lower motor
neurons
An important component of sleep is to: - answerAllow CSF to flush out waste
Which of the following is not a function of the cerebellum? - answerDirectly control lower
motor neurons
The reference point for all locations within the human body is known as the -
answerAnatomical Position
Which term describes a position that's toward the top of the head? - answerCranial
Which term describes a position that's close to the trunk? - answerProximal
Which plane divides the body into left and right segments and is associated with flexion
and extension movements? - answerSagittal
Hip abduction and adduction occur in which plane? - answerFrontal
Throwing a baseball is which type of motion? - answerMultiplanar
Movement of a limb in a specific direction is referred to as its: - answerDirection of
rotation
When lifting free weights, the direction of resistance is always: - answerStraight down to
the earth
When using a cable or exercise band, the direction of resistance is always: - answerIn
the direction the cable or band is pulling
Which of the following movements is not associated with the cervical spine? -
answerHorizontal adduction
Correct Answers.
How many bones are in the human body? - answer206
The rib cage is part of which skeleton? - answerAxial Skeleton
How many vertebrae within the vertebral column can move independently? - answer24
Movement between two adjacent vertebrae is made possible by what? - answerFacet
Joints
Wolffs law describes what? - answerThe way bones can grow or shrink
New bone material is formed by what? - answerOsteoblasts
The strong connective tissue on the bottom of each foot is the: - answerPlantar
Aponeurosis
During the lowering phase of a biceps curl, the elbow flexors are performing which type
of muscle action? - answerEccentric action
According to Thomas Myers, how many categories a fascial lines are in the human
body? - answerSeven
What are two types of sensory feedback that fascia can provide? -
answerProprioception and pain
Which of the following is not a function of skeletal muscle? - answerRecruitment actions
An eccentric muscle action occurs when? - answerThe pulling force of a muscle is less
than the resistance force
The primary roles of skeletal muscle are to? - answerContract and apply force to bones
From the anatomical position, muscles origin is the position? - answerClosest to the
head
What is the largest muscle in the human body? - answerGluteus maximus
Which of the following is closest to the estimated number of muscles in the human
body? - answer650
Skeletal muscle is a contractile tissue responsible for? - answerVoluntary actions and
reflex actions
,Skeletal muscle attaches to bone through a? - answerTendon
What is the primary connective tissue that forms a tendon? - answerType 1 collagen
Each bundle of skeletal muscle fibers, covered by a perimysium, is called a? -
answerFascicle
During a biceps curl, the biceps brachii and brachialis muscle act as? -
answerSynergists
What is the primary function of a Golgi Tendon Organ - answerDetect changes in
muscle tension
Which of the following is not a function required for the coordination of movement? -
answerMotivation
What two types of cells make up the nervous system? - answerNeurons and Glia
What is the "transmitter" portion of a neuron that relays a signal? - answerAxon
What is the "integrator" part of a neuron that determines if there's enough information to
create an action potential? - answerCell Body
What is the name of the area, typically between two neurons or a neuron and gland,
where electrical or chemical signals are transmitted? - answerSynapse
Which division of the peripheral nervous system is responsible for producing voluntary
movements? - answerSomatic Nervous System
What structural component of white matter gives it a whitish appearance? -
answerMyelin
Where does the spinal cord end? - answerL1-L2
Which type of nerve only carries information away from the spinal cord to innervate
muscle? - answerMotor Nerve
How many pairs of spinal nerves connect to the spinal cord? - answer31
What is the name of the cluster of cell bodies, from lower motor neurons, that are
contained within the spinal cord? - answerMotor Neuron Pool
Sensory information is carried within: - answerAscending tracts
, What is a primary function of interneurons during movement? - answerIntegrate lower
motor neuron activity
Descending tracts originate from what two areas of the brain? - answerMotor cortex and
brainstem
When a muscle is quickly stretched, which of the following receptors is activated? -
answerGolgi tendon Organ
The brain's ability to change its structure and function is known as: -
answerNeuroplasticity
Which of the following is not a function of the basal ganglia? - answerInhibit lower motor
neurons
An important component of sleep is to: - answerAllow CSF to flush out waste
Which of the following is not a function of the cerebellum? - answerDirectly control lower
motor neurons
The reference point for all locations within the human body is known as the -
answerAnatomical Position
Which term describes a position that's toward the top of the head? - answerCranial
Which term describes a position that's close to the trunk? - answerProximal
Which plane divides the body into left and right segments and is associated with flexion
and extension movements? - answerSagittal
Hip abduction and adduction occur in which plane? - answerFrontal
Throwing a baseball is which type of motion? - answerMultiplanar
Movement of a limb in a specific direction is referred to as its: - answerDirection of
rotation
When lifting free weights, the direction of resistance is always: - answerStraight down to
the earth
When using a cable or exercise band, the direction of resistance is always: - answerIn
the direction the cable or band is pulling
Which of the following movements is not associated with the cervical spine? -
answerHorizontal adduction
