age 1 of 27
ISSA Corrective Exercise FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE
2025/2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS || 100% GUARANTEED PASS
<BRAND NEW VERSION>
Skeletal muscle shortens when: .......Answer.........actin and myosin
bind and slide past each other
A muscular force-couple occurs when: .......Answer.........two or
more muscles concurrently produce force in different directions
to produce one movement
When lifting the arm overhead, impingement of the subacromial
space is avoided when: .......Answer.........a muscular force-couple
occurs between the deltoid and supraspinatus
,age 2 of 27
During a squat, your client's knees buckle inward as she ascends.
This problem is most likely due to: .......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: .......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?
.......Answer.........Instruct him to mimic the left shoulder movement
without any weight in hand
, age 3 of 27
When a client with right shoulder pain has been cleared to
exercise, which of the following steps comes earliest in the
corrective exercise process? .......Answer.........Assess whether or
not the client can perform diaphragmatic breathing
Tendons and ligaments are similar because they both have:
.......Answer.........A limited blood supply and low metabolism
What is the name of the outer layer of connective tissue on
skeletal muscle? .......Answer.........Epimysium
The functional units of skeletal muscle that allow it shorten are:
.......Answer.........Sarcomeres
In terms of muscle actions at the knee joint, the quadriceps and
hamstrings are: .......Answer.........antagonists
ISSA Corrective Exercise FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE
2025/2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS || 100% GUARANTEED PASS
<BRAND NEW VERSION>
Skeletal muscle shortens when: .......Answer.........actin and myosin
bind and slide past each other
A muscular force-couple occurs when: .......Answer.........two or
more muscles concurrently produce force in different directions
to produce one movement
When lifting the arm overhead, impingement of the subacromial
space is avoided when: .......Answer.........a muscular force-couple
occurs between the deltoid and supraspinatus
,age 2 of 27
During a squat, your client's knees buckle inward as she ascends.
This problem is most likely due to: .......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: .......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?
.......Answer.........Instruct him to mimic the left shoulder movement
without any weight in hand
, age 3 of 27
When a client with right shoulder pain has been cleared to
exercise, which of the following steps comes earliest in the
corrective exercise process? .......Answer.........Assess whether or
not the client can perform diaphragmatic breathing
Tendons and ligaments are similar because they both have:
.......Answer.........A limited blood supply and low metabolism
What is the name of the outer layer of connective tissue on
skeletal muscle? .......Answer.........Epimysium
The functional units of skeletal muscle that allow it shorten are:
.......Answer.........Sarcomeres
In terms of muscle actions at the knee joint, the quadriceps and
hamstrings are: .......Answer.........antagonists
