Location and function of the muscles

Question 1

what are the 3 types of muscle?

Answer 1

cardiac
involuntary
voluntary/skeletal

Question 2

describe cardiac muscle

Answer 2

foond on the wall of the heart
cardiac muscle works without you thinking about it so has constant automatic contractions

Question 3

describe involuntary muscle

Answer 3

found in the walls of blood vessels, the stomach and intestines.
involuntary muscles work without you thinking about it.
These allow organs to stretch and return to bormal size.

Question 4

describe voluntary/skeletal muscle

Answer 4

found attached to bones and is the largest group of muscles.
You have conscious control over these muscles
examples are: biceps, hamstrings

Question 5

what is an antagonistic muscle?

Answer 5

the muscle in an antoagonistic pair that is lengthening and relaxing

Question 6

what is it called when the muscle increases in size?

Answer 6

muscle hypertrophy

Question 7

what is the agonist?

Answer 7

the muscle that is contracting and shortening

Question 8

what do muscles work in?

Answer 8

pairs

Question 9

what are synergists?

Answer 9

muscles that help with movement but not directly involved in it are called synergists

Question 10

what is a fixator?

Answer 10

muscles that stabilises a part of the body preventing unwanted movement called fixators

Question 11

how do you know what will most likely be the fixator?

Answer 11

if its a whole body movement then it most likely is going to be the abs that is the fixator
if its just an upper body movement then its most likely going to be the trapezius

Question 12

what are the most likely antagonistic pairs for movements at the elbow, hips. knees and shoulder?

Answer 12

elbow- triceps and biceps
hips- gluteals and abs
knee- quadricepts and hamstrings
shoulder- latissimus dorsi and deltoids