ISSA Corrective Exercise Questions and Answers Graded A
Question 1: How many bones are in the human body?
CORRECT ANSWER : 206
Question 2: The ribcage is part of which skeleton?
CORRECT ANSWER : Axial skeleton
Question 3: How many vertebrae within the vertebral (spinal)
column can move independently?
CORRECT ANSWER : 24
Question 4: Movement between two adjacent vertebrae is
made possible by what?
CORRECT ANSWER : Facet joints
Question 5: Wolff's Law describes what?
CORRECT ANSWER : The way bones can grow or shrink
Question 6: New bone material is formed by what?
CORRECT ANSWER : Osteoblasts
Question 7: The strong connective tissue on the bottom of
each foot is the:
CORRECT ANSWER : Plantar aponeurosis
Question 8: During the lowering phase of a biceps curl, the
elbow flexors are performing which type of muscle action?
CORRECT ANSWER : Eccentric action
Question 9: According to Thomas Myers, how many
categories of fascial lines are in the human body?
CORRECT ANSWER : 7
Question 10: What are two types of sensory feedback that
fascia can provide?
CORRECT ANSWER : Proprioception and pain
Question 11: Which of the following is not a function of
skeletal muscle?
CORRECT ANSWER : Recruitment actions
Question 12: An eccentric muscle action occurs when:
CORRECT ANSWER : The pulling force of a muscle is less
than the resistance force
Question 13: The primary roles of skeletal muscle are to:
CORRECT ANSWER : Develop tension and move joints
(Wrong)
Question 14: From the anatomical position, a muscle's origin
is the position:
CORRECT ANSWER : Closest to the head
Question 15: What is the largest muscle in the human body?
CORRECT ANSWER : Gluteus maximus
Question 16: Which of the following is closest to the
estimated number of muscles in the human body?
CORRECT ANSWER : 650
Question 17: Skeletal muscle is a contractile tissue
responsible for:
CORRECT ANSWER : Both A and B
Question 18: Skeletal muscle attaches to bone through a:
CORRECT ANSWER : Tendon
Question 19: What is the primary connective tissue that forms
a tendon?
CORRECT ANSWER : Type I collagen
Question 20: Each bundle of skeletal muscle fibers, covered
by a perimysium, is called a:
CORRECT ANSWER : Fascicle
Question 21: During a biceps curl, the biceps brachii and
brachialis muscle act as:
CORRECT ANSWER : Synergists
Question 22: What is the primary function of a Golgi Tendon
Organ?
CORRECT ANSWER : Detect changes in muscle tension
Question 23: Which of the following is not a function
required for the coordination of movement?