ISSA Corrective Exercise Questions and Answers 2023
How many bones are in the human body? correct answer206
The ribcage is part of which skeleton? correct answer Axial skeleton
How many vertebrae within the vertebral (spinal) column can move independently?correct answer24
Movement betwee...
ISSA Corrective Exercise Questions and Answers 2023
How many bones are in the human body? correct answer206
The ribcage is part of which skeleton? correct answer Axial skeleton
How many vertebrae within the vertebral (spinal) column can move independently?
correct answer24
Movement between two adjacent vertebrae is made possible by what?correct
answerFacet joints
Wolff's Law describes what?correct answerThe way bones can grow or shrink
New bone material is formed by what?correct answerOsteoblasts
The strong connective tissue on the bottom of each foot is the:correct answerPlantar
aponeurosis
During the lowering phase of a biceps curl, the elbow flexors are performing which type
of muscle action?correct answerEccentric action
According to Thomas Myers, how many categories of fascial lines are in the human
body?correct answer7
What are two types of sensory feedback that fascia can provide?correct
answerProprioception and pain
Which of the following is not a function of skeletal muscle?correct answerRecruitment
actions
An eccentric muscle action occurs when:correct answerThe pulling force of a muscle is
less than the resistance force
The primary roles of skeletal muscle are to:correct answerDevelop tension and move
joints (Wrong)
From the anatomical position, a muscle's origin is the position:correct answerClosest to
the head
What is the largest muscle in the human body?correct answerGluteus maximus
Which of the following is closest to the estimated number of muscles in the human
body?correct answer650
Skeletal muscle is a contractile tissue responsible for:correct answerBoth A and B
,Skeletal muscle attaches to bone through a:correct answerTendon
What is the primary connective tissue that forms a tendon?correct answerType I
collagen
Each bundle of skeletal muscle fibers, covered by a perimysium, is called a:correct
answerFascicle
During a biceps curl, the biceps brachii and brachialis muscle act as:correct
answerSynergists
What is the primary function of a Golgi Tendon Organ?correct answerDetect changes in
muscle tension
Which of the following is not a function required for the coordination of movement?
correct answerMotor control (Wrong)
What two types of cells make up the nervous system?correct answerNeurons and glia
What is the "transmitter" portion of a neuron that relays a signal?correct answerAxon
What is the "integrator" part of a neuron that determines if there's enough information to
create an action potential?correct answerCell body
What is the name of the area, typically between two neurons or a neuron and gland,
where electrical or chemical signals are transmitted?correct answerSynapse
Which division of the peripheral nervous system is responsible for producing voluntary
movements?correct answerSomatic nervous system
What structural component of white matter gives it a whitish appearance?correct
answerMyelin
Where does the spinal cord end?correct answerAround lumbar vertebrae 1 or 2 (L1 or
L2)
Which type of nerve only carries information away from the spinal cord to innervate
muscle?correct answerMotor nerve
How many pairs of spinal nerves connect to the spinal cord?correct answer31
What is the name of the cluster of cell bodies, from lower motor neurons, that are
contained within the spinal cord?correct answerMotor neuron pool
Sensory information is carried within:correct answerAscending tracts
, What is a primary function of interneurons during movement?correct answerBlock lower
motor neuron activity (wrong)
Descending tracts originate from what two areas of the brain?correct answerMotor
cortex and brainstem
When a muscle is quickly stretched, which of the following receptors is activated?
correct answerBoth A and B (wrong)
The brain's ability to change its structure and function is known as:correct
answerNeuroplasticity
Which of the following is not a function of the basal ganglia?correct answerInhibit lower
motor neurons
An important component of sleep is to:correct answerAllow CSF to flush out waste
products
Which of the following is not a function of the cerebellum?correct answerDirectly control
lower motor neurons
The reference point for all locations within the human body is known as the:correct
answerAnatomical position
Which term describes a position that's toward the top of the head?correct answerCranial
Which term describes a position that's close to the trunk?correct answerProximal
Which plane divides the body into left and right segments and is associated with flexion
and extension movements?correct answerSagittal
Hip abduction and adduction occur in which plane?correct answerFrontal
Throwing a baseball is which type of motion?correct answerMultiplanar
Movement of a limb in a specific direction is referred to as its:correct answerDirection of
rotation
When lifting free weights, the direction of resistance is always:correct answerStraight
down to the earth
When using a cable or exercise band, the direction of resistance is always:correct
answerIn the direction the cable or band is pulling
Which of the following movements is not associated with the cervical spine?correct
answerHorizontal adduction
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