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Muscles and Antagonistic Pairs Flashcards

1
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What are the 3 types of muscle?

A

Skeletal
Cardiac
Smooth

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Describe a skeletal muscle (appearance and function?)

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Striated or striped
Voluntary (conscious control)
Critical to movement
Fatiguing

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What is an example of a skeletal muscle?

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Biceps, Triceps, Quadriceps, Hamstrings, Deltoid, Abdominals etc

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Describe cardiac muscle (appearance and function?)

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Striated appearance
Involuntary (no control)
Vital to blood supply of the body
Non-fatiguing

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5
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What is an example of cardiac muscle?

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It is only found in the wall of the heart

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Describe smooth muscle (appearance and function?)

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Small and spindle shaped (no striations)
Involuntary (no control)
Regulate digestion and blood pressure
Non-fatiguing

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What is an example of smooth muscle?

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Walls of digestive system
Blood vessels

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What is the function of the abdominals?

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Flex and rotate lumbar region of the vertebral column

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What is an exercise that activates the abdominals?

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Sit-ups, Russian twists, plank, leg raises etc

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What is the function of the hip flexors?

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Flex hip joint (lifting thigh at hip)

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What is an exercise that activates the hip flexors?

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Knee raises, lunges, squat activation

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What is the function of the quadriceps?

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Extends lower leg and flexes thigh

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What is an exercise that activates the quadriceps?

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Squats, knee bends, leg extension

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14
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What muscles make up the quadriceps?

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Rectus femoris
Vastus lateralis
Vastus medialis
Vastus intermedius

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What is the function of the hamstrings?

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Flexes lower leg and extends thigh

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16
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What is an exercise that activates the hamstrings?

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Leg curls, straight deadlift, Romanian deadlift

17
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What muscles make up the hamstrings?

A

Biceps femoris
Semimembranosus
Semitendinosus

18
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What is the function of the gastrocnemius?

A

Plantar flexion, flexes knee

19
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What is an exercise that activates the gastrocnemius?

A

Running, jumping and standing on tip toes, calf raises.

20
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What is the function of the soleus?

A

Plantar flexion

21
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What is an exercise that activates the soleus?

A

Running and jumping, calf raises

22
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What is the function of the tibialis anterior?

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Dorsiflexion at foot

23
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What is an exercise that activates the tibialis anterior?

A

All running and jumping exercises, tibialis anterior raise

24
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What is the function of the erector spinae?

A

Extension of the spine

25
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What is an exercise that activates the erector spinae?

A

Prime mover of back extension,

26
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What is the function of the teres major?

A

Rotates and abducts humerus

27
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What is an exercise that activates the teres major?

A

All rowing and pulling movements, face pulls, bent over rows, standing cable pullover

28
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What is the function of the trapezius?

A

Elevates and depresses scapula

29
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What is an exercise that activates the trapezius?

A

Shrugging and overhead lifting, farmers walk

30
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What is the function of the latissimus dorsi?

A

Extends and adducts lower arm

31
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What is an exercise that activates the latissimus dorsi?

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Pull ups, rowing movements, lat pulldown, lat pullover

32
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What is the function of the obliques?

A

Lateral flexion of the trunk

33
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What is an exercise that activates the obliques?

A

Oblique curls, side plank, Russian twists

34
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What is the function of the gluteals?

A

Extends thigh

35
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What is an exercise that activates the gluteals?

A

Knee bending movements, cycling, squatting, hip thrusts

36
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What is the function of the deltoid?

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Adducts, flexes and extends upper arm

37
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What is an exercise that activates the deltoid?

A

Shoulder press, lateral raises

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