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Muscular System Flashcards

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Why do muscles need oxygen in exercise?

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So they can move the body

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Pectorals?

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•Adduction and flexion (horizontally) at the shoulder
• During a forehand drive in tennis

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Biceps?

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•flexion at the elbow
•when curling weights

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Quadriceps?

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•extension at the knee
•performing a drop kick in rugby

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Gluteals?

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•extension, rotation and abduction of the leg at the hip
• pushing the body forward when running

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Gastrocnemius?

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•pointing the foot downwards
•standing on the toes in ballet pointe work

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Hamstrings?

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•flexion at the knee
•bringing the foot back before kicking a football

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Latissimus Dorsi?

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•Extension, adduction or rotation at the shoulder
•during butterfly stroke in swimming

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Triceps?

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•Extension at the elbow
•during a jump shot in netball

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Abdominals?

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•flexion at the waist
•during a sit up

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Trapezius?

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•extension at the neck
•preparing to head a football

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Deltoids?

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•flexion, extension, abduction or circumduction at the shoulder
•during front crawl in swimming

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What can muscles do?

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Pull

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What are agonistic muscles?

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Pairs of muscles that work against each other

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What is the agonist?

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The muscle that is contracting

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What is the antagonist?

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The muscles that’s relaxing

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What are fixators?

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Other muscles that help the agonist to work properly by stabilising it where it attaches to the bone so it doesn’t move

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What are the fixators when the biceps are flexing at the elbow joint

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The deltoid and trapezius muscles

19
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The antagonist muscle pairs at elbow during flexion?

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Agonist - biceps
Antagonist - triceps

20
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Antagonist muscle pairs at elbow in extension

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Agonist - triceps

Antagonist - biceps

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Antagonist muscle pairs at knee in flexion

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Agonist - hamstrings

Antagonist - quadriceps

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Antagonist muscle pairs at the knee in extension

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Agonist - quadriceps

Antagonist - hamstrings

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