antagonist what is the largest muscle in your body?
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Antagonist
What is the largest
muscle in your body?
Gluteals
How many muscles are there in your quadriceps?
4
What does a synergist / fixator do?
Holds a joint in pace
whilst other joints are movingIf flexion
occurred at the elbow, which muscle would
be your agonist?
Biceps
An antagonistic pair works when
one muscle contracts and another……
Relaxes
Your trapezius is situated
across your……
Shoulders&
NeckIf you were
standing on tip-toes, which
muscles would be your prime
movers?
Gastrocnemius&
Soleus(calves)
What happens when a muscle undergoes a concentric
contraction?
It gets shorter under
tension
How many muscles are there in your hamstrings?
3
Muscles undergoing concentric
contractions are called……
AgonistOr
Prime mover
If your triceps are contracting
eccentrically would you be performing
the upward or downward phase of a
bicep curl?
Upward
Muscles cross joints to
enable what to occur?
Movement
Muscles are connected to bones by……
Tendons
Which muscles would you use to perform a
sit up?
Abdominals
What kind of contraction
occurs when your muscles work but
no movement occurs?
Isometric(ie rugby
scrum)
How many muscles do you have in your calves?
2
What are your chest muscles called?
Pectorals
If you were using your obliques,
what movement would you be
doing?
Side-bends
Muscles always
work in……
Pairs
Which of the following would undergo an
isometric contraction during movement
AgonistAntagonistSynergist?
Synergist
What do your muscles need to contract?
Energy
What muscle extends your
leg at the knee joint?
Quadriceps
Which muscles do you stretch by
pulling your arm across your body with your other
arm?
Deltoids
Your muscles can only work (by
producing energy) for short periods of time
without……
Oxygen
What is a tendon?
Non-elastic tissue
When muscles work with lots
of oxygen they do so…?
Aerobically
What is produced in your muscles
during high intensity work?
Lactic Acid
When muscles work without oxygen they
do so…?
Anaerobically
Overtraining can result in what type of
muscle injury?
Muscle Strain
What type of training would you do to make your muscles
bigger?
Weight Training
As an athlete you would want
your muscles to have good
strength and…?
Muscular Endurance
What food group would you need
to eat to increase muscle size or to
repair muscle tissue?
Protein
A muscle pair contains an agonist and
an……?