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18 questions
When a muscle contracts concentrically, it _______
gets longer
gets shorter
gets thinner
grows hair
Which muscle is the triceps in an antagonistic pair with?
Triceps
Biceps
Pectorals
Deltoids
Which muscle highlighted creates abduction, flexion and extension at the shoulder joint?
Triceps
Biceps
Quads
Deltoids
What muscle is highlighted?
Trapezius
Lats
Pectoralis
Deltoids
What muscle is highlighted?
Latissimus dorsi
Trapezius
Hamstrings
Gastrocnemius
What joint action does the gluteus maximus create at the hip joint?
Abduction
Adduction
Extension
Flexion
Sally is performing a press up, during the downward phase the deltoids control the movement at the shoulder and contract..........
Eccentrically
Concentrically
Isometrically
A sprint start uses type 2 fast twitch fibres because they .....
have a slow contraction speed
they are red in colour
produce a low force of contraction
produce a strong force of contraction
Type 1 fibres are suited to long distance cycling because they are resistant to fatigue ........
TRUE
FALSE
Key characteristics / points of type 2 fast twitch fibres are .....
Colour WHITE, contraction FAST, fatigue FAST
Colour RED, contraction SLOW, fatigue SLOW
A tennis player would need resistant to fatigue type 1 slow twitch fibres when playing a long rally ..........
TRUE
FALSE