Agonist Antagonist Equine

Question 1

What is

 The Muscle itself called?

Answer 1

Muscle Belly

Question 2

What is

the Muscle surrounded by?

Answer 2

Fascial Membrane

Question 3

What is

the Epimysium?

Answer 3

Fascial Membrane Name

Question 4

What is

the Perimysium?

Answer 4

Sheath of Connective which groups individual muscle fibers

Question 5

What are

Fascicles?

Answer 5

Muscle Fiber Bundles

Question 6

What are

Endomysiium?

Answer 6

Muscle Spindle Fibers wrapped in fascial membrane

Question 7

What are

the 3 Fascial layers?

Answer 7

Epimysium, Perimysium, Endomysium

Question 8

What is the

Musculotendious Junction?

Answer 8

Where tendons meet muscle fibers

Question 9

What is a

Concentric contraction?

Answer 9

while the muscle is going from a state of rest into a shortened position.

Question 10

What is a

Eccentric contraction?

Answer 10

occurs as the shortened muscle returns to a lengthened state

Question 11

What is a

Isometric contraction?

Answer 11

when muscles contract and bones don’t move

Question 12

What is a

Isotonic contraction?

Answer 12

muscles move bones

Question 13

What is the

origin of a muscle?

Answer 13

point at which it attaches to a bone

Question 14

What is the

Insertion of a muscle?

Answer 14

moving attachment at opposite end of the muscle

Question 15

What is a

Agonist?

Answer 15

a prime mover muscle

Question 16

What is a

Antagonist?

Answer 16

muscle acts in opposition to movement by Agonist (extensor vs flexor)

Question 17

What is an

Extensor?

Answer 17

Muscle that OPENS increasing the angle between the two bones–

Question 18

What is a

Flexor

Answer 18

Muscle that CLOSES- decreasing the angle between the two bones

Question 19

What is a

Synergist

Answer 19

muscle that assists the primer mover muscles-neutralizers