Muscular System

Question 1

Which muscle group acts as a fixator at the shoulder to stabilise the joint during movement?

Answer 1

Rotator cuff

Question 2

During movement what action is being taken by the antagonist?

Answer 2

Lengthening

Question 3

Which of these muscles contracts to increase the capacity of the lungs during the breathing in when exercising?

Answer 3

Sternocleidomastoid

Question 4

Which muscle group contracts to cause horizontal flexion during a punch in boxing?

Answer 4

Pectorals

Question 5

Which muscle group is responsible for flexion at the knee when a footballer prepares to kick a football?

Answer 5

Hamstrings

Question 6

When a player shoots at the goal in netball, the gastrocnemius contracts to produce which movement at the ankle?

Answer 6

Plantar flexion

Question 7

Which type of muscle contraction is completed by the triceps during the upwards phase of a press up?

Answer 7

Concentric

Question 8

Which of the following sporting examples would involve isometric contractions of the quadriceps?

Answer 8

A sprinter in the “set” position

Question 9

Which muscle operates as the antagonistic pair in combination with the hip flexors?

Answer 9

Gluteus maximus

Question 10

Which structure connects muscle to bone and allows force to be transmitted from the muscle to move the skeleton?

Answer 10

Tendons