Muscles Flashcards
Deltoids
Shoulder
Pectorals
Chest
Biceps
Upper arm (top/front)
Abdominals
Stomach
Six pack
Trapezius
Neck
Latissimus Dorsi
Back
Triceps
Upper arm (back) Under biceps
Quadriceps
4 muscles in the (front) of thighs
Hamstrings
Back of thighs
Gluteals
Bottom
Gastrocnemius
Calf
Antagonistic pairs
As one muscle contracts, the other relaxes.
Agonist
Is the muscle contracting ,’doing the work’
Antagonist
The muscle relaxing allowing the agonist to contract
Sigital plane
Vertical that splits body from left to right
Frontal plane
Vertical line that splits body front and back
Transverse plane
Divides body from upper to lower
Longitudinal axis
Runs through body vertically
Allows rotation , pivot
Transverse axis
Runs through the body horizontally
Allows -forward / backwards motion eg. Forward flip
Frontal axis
Runs through belly button
Allows sideways motion eg. Cartwheel
Aspects of Levers
In the example of a bicep curl .
Fulcrum = joint eg. Elbow
Load = what is being lifted eg. Weights
Effort = working muscle eg bicep
Leaver class
FLE
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