Muscular system Flashcards

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Name 2 antagonistic muscle pairs

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  • Bicep and Triceps
  • Quadriceps and Hamstrings
  • Hip flexors and Gluteus maximus
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Describe the motion of plantarflexion

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Moving your feet and toes away from you

Gastrocnemius contraction

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Describe the motion of dorsiflexion

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Moving your feet towards you

Tibialis anterior contraction

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What are the three muscle types in the body?

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  • Smooth muscle – found in the internal organs and
    blood vessels - this is involuntary
  • Cardiac muscle – found only in the heart - this is
    involuntary
  • Skeletal muscle – attached to the skeleton - this is
    voluntary
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Describe the function of the deltoid, and give a sporting example

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Shoulder abduction

Outwards motion in a jumping jack

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Describe the function of the biceps, and give a sporting example

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Elbow flexion

Drawing a bow in archery

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Describe the functions of the pectoralis major, and give a sporting example

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  • Shoulder horizontal flexion
  • Shoulder adduction

(Pushing up in a press up)

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Describe the function of the triceps, and give a sporting example

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Elbow extension

Shooting in netball

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Describe the function of the external obliques, and give a sporting example

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Trunk rotation (turning the body sideways)

Turning the body to breathe to the side when performing front crawl in swimming

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Describe the function of the latissumus dorsi, and give a sporting example

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  • Shoulder adduction
  • Shoulder horizontal extension

(Butterfly stroke in swimming)

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Describe the function of the hip flexors, and give a sporting example

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Hip flexion (moving knee towards chest)

Performing a rugby conversion kick

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Describe the function of the gluteus maximus, and give a sporting example

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Hip extension (moving the leg backwards)

Pulling the leg back before kicking a ball

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Describe the function of the quadriceps, and give a sporting example

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Knee extension

Kicking a ball

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Describe the function of the hamstrings, and give a sporting example

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Knee flexion

Performing a hamstring curl on a weights machine

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Describe the function of the gastrocnemius, and give a sporting example

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Plantarflexion

Pushing off in a sprint start

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Describe the function of the tibialis anterior, and give a sporting example

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Dorsiflexion

lifting the foot to control a football

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