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ISSA CORRECTIVE EXERCISE
FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS | LATEST UPDATE |
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Question 1: Why are tendons and ligaments similar?
CORRECT ANSWER : A limited blood supply and low
metabolism
Question 2: What is the name of the outer layer of
connective tissue on skeletal muscle?
CORRECT ANSWER : Epimysium
Question 3: What are the functional units of skeletal
muscle that allow it to shorten?
CORRECT ANSWER : Sarcomeres
Question 4: In terms of muscle actions at the knee joint,
what are the quadriceps and hamstrings?
CORRECT ANSWER : antagonists
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Question 5: When does skeletal muscle shorten?
CORRECT ANSWER : actin and myosin bind and slide
past each other
Question 6: What is a muscular force-couple?
CORRECT ANSWER : two or more muscles
concurrently produce force in different directions to produce one movement
Question 7: When lifting the arm overhead, how is
impingement of the subacromial space avoided?
CORRECT ANSWER : a muscular force-couple occurs
between the deltoid and supraspinatus
Question 8: During a squat, if your client's knees buckle
inward as she ascends, what is the most likely cause?
CORRECT ANSWER : weakness of the hip abductors
and external rotator
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Question 9: After a workout, if your client mentions a
deep, nervy pain in his shoulder that radiates down to his hand, what should be your first course of action?
CORRECT ANSWER : tell him to get cleared from a
physician or physical therapist before your next workout
Question 10: If a new client mentions left shoulder pain
when pressing a 50-pound dumbbell overhead, what is the most acceptable first step during an initial movement assessment?
CORRECT ANSWER : Instruct him to mimic the left
shoulder movement without any weight in hand
Question 11: When a client with right shoulder pain has
been cleared to exercise, what comes earliest in the corrective exercise process?
CORRECT ANSWER : Assess whether or not the client
can perform diaphragmatic breathing
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Question 12: If your client, Steve, mentions losing weight
without a diet change, night sweats, and a recent fever, what should you do?
CORRECT ANSWER : tell him to get cleared from his
physician before scheduling a workout with you
Question 13: What is the purpose of diaphragmatic
breathing for your client?
CORRECT ANSWER : achieve a state of low stress and
improve ribcage alignment
Question 14: 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
Question 15: If a new client, John, has 3/10 right shoulder
pain at rest and it increases to 6/10 after a shoulder corrective exercise, what is the next recommended step?