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ISSA CORRECTIVE EXERCISE FINAL
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025
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
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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
When a client with right shoulder pain has been cleared to
exercise, which of the following steps comes earliest in the
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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 through the first set of a shoulder corrective exercise,
he tells you the right shoulder pain has increased to 6/10. What
is the next recommended step? - correct answer- Move on to
the next corrective exercise and see if it helps since he's been
recently cleared to exercise
ISSA CORRECTIVE EXERCISE FINAL
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025
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
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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
When a client with right shoulder pain has been cleared to
exercise, which of the following steps comes earliest in the
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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 through the first set of a shoulder corrective exercise,
he tells you the right shoulder pain has increased to 6/10. What
is the next recommended step? - correct answer- Move on to
the next corrective exercise and see if it helps since he's been
recently cleared to exercise
