Muscular System

Question 1

Name the 3 different types of muscle tissue.

Answer 1

Skeletal, cardiac and smooth

Question 2

Name 3 functions of skeletal muscle.

Answer 2

Movement, stabilising body (posture), protection and support of internal organs , generate heat

Question 3

What is an agonist muscle?

Answer 3

The muscle that shortens/contracts to produce movement at a joint

Question 4

Name the antagonist when we do knee flexion.

Answer 4

Quadriceps

Question 5

Name the agonist when we do plantar flexion.

Answer 5

Gastrocnemius

Question 6

Name the muscle:

1. Shoulder
2. Chest
3. Posterior to the femur
4. Calf
5. Upper back

Answer 6

1. Deltoid
2. Pectoralis major
3. Hamstring
4. Gastrocnemius
5. Trapezius

Question 7

Which two muscle tissue types have contraction under subconscious control?

Answer 7

Cardiac and smooth

Question 8

Skeletal muscle tissue contractions are under what kind of control?

Answer 8

Conscious

Question 9

Define Atrophy and Hypertrophy

Answer 9

Atrophy is the wasting away of muscles caused by disuse. Hypertrophy is increase in muscle fibers caused by forceful, repetitive muscular movements.

Question 10

The muscle that causes the movement is called?

Answer 10

The agonist

Question 11

Name the movement when raising toes upward

Answer 11

Dorsiflexion

Question 12

Supination and Pronation are to do with which body part?

Answer 12

The palms. Turned up/turned down

Question 13

What is the opposite of Abduction?

Answer 13

Adduction

Question 14

What’s the difference between circumduction and rotation?

Answer 14

Circumduction is movement in a circle. Rotation is on the longitudinal axis e.g head rotating.