ISSA Corrective Exercise Final WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
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
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 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
