Roles Of Muscles & Contractions

Question 1

Muscles can only…

Answer 1

Pull

Question 2

The agonist is also known as?

Answer 2

The Prime Mover

Question 3

What is an insertion?

Answer 3

Where the muscle attaches to (NOT FROM!)

Question 4

For a movement to occur what has to happen?

Answer 4

The antagonist has to allow and lengthen, to ensure the movement can take place

Question 5

What’s a fixator/stabiliser muscle?

Answer 5

It’s a stabiliser that is placed above the antagonistic pair to allow the movement to smoothly take place

Question 6

Isometric

Answer 6

Pair of muscles remain stationary (equal length) under tension

Question 7

Isotonic concentric

Answer 7

Muscle shortens under tension

Question 8

Isotonic eccentric

Answer 8

Muscle lengthens under tension

Question 9

Where do we see IE contractions

Answer 9

Lowering
Landing
Slowing the body
Braking
Actions

Question 10

What contracts in an isometric contraction

Answer 10

2 levers operating with the same amount of torque to cause a stable contraction