1. Year 10 - Muscle Fiber Types

Question 1

What are the two types of muscle fibers?

Answer 1

Fast and Slow twitch

Question 2

What are characteristics of fast twitch fibers

Answer 2

Have the ability to contract explosively.

Question 3

What are fast twitch fibers for?

Answer 3

Suited to power events, like 100m, Javelin, Long Jump

Question 4

What are characteristics for slow twitch fibers?

Answer 4

Have the ability to contract with low fatigue

Question 5

What are slow twitch fibers for?

Answer 5

Suited to endurance events, like marathon, triathlons, long distance swimming, and other cross country events.

Question 6

What color are fast twitch fibers

Answer 6

They are white

Question 7

What color are slow twitch fibers

Answer 7

They are red