PE gcse revision (Lesson 3)

Question 1

What muscles include Flexion at the elbow?

Answer 1

Biceps and Triceps

Question 2

What is the agonist in flexion at the elbow

Answer 2

Biceps

Question 3

What is the antagonist in flexion at the elbow

Answer 3

Triceps

Question 4

What is the bone connecting the elbow and the shoulder?

Answer 4

Humerus

Question 5

What muscles include flexion at the knee?

Answer 5

Quadriceps and Hamstrings

Question 6

What is the agonist at flexion at the knee?

Answer 6

Hamstrings

Question 7

What is the antagonist at flexion of the knee?

Answer 7

Quadriceps

Question 8

If a person is doing upward curls with a weight, what is the type of contraction?

Answer 8

Isotonic concentric

Question 9

If a person is doing downward curls with a weight, what is the type of contraction?

Answer 9

Isotonic eccentric

Question 10

If a person is holding a plank position, what is the type of contraction?

Answer 10

Isometric

Question 11

What is the joint action of a ankle when facing downwards?

Answer 11

Plantarflexion

Question 12

What is the joint action of a ankle when facing upwards?

Answer 12

Dorsiflexion

Question 13

What is the agonist and antagonist at the knee when someone is squatting?

Answer 13

Agonist = Hamstrings Antagonist = Quadriceps

Question 14

What is the contraction when someone is squatting?

Answer 14

Isotonic eccentric

Question 15

What is the agonist?

Answer 15

Prime mover OR the working muscle

Question 16

What is the antagonist?

Answer 16

The muscle which relaxes

Question 17

What is the agonist,antagonist and type of contraction when someone is doing the upward phase of a pull up?

Answer 17

Agonist = Tricep, Antagonist = Bicep, contraction = isotonic concentric

Question 18

What is the agonist,antagonist and type of contraction when someone is doing the downward phase of a pull up?

Answer 18

Agonist = Bicep Antagonist = Tricep contraction = Isotonic Eccentric