Muscular System
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- Q1muscles are connected to bones via..LigamentsTendonsMembranesElastic30s
- Q2Muscles can only ever..PushPull30s
- Q3the point of muscular attachment to a stationary bone which stays relatively fixed during muscular contraction, is known as...FixatorInsertionOrigin30s
- Q4the point of muscular attachment to a moveable bone which gets closer to the origin during muscular contraction, is known as..InsertionFixatorOrigin30s
- Q5Muscles work in pairs or groups to produce co-ordinated movement. What are these known as?FixatorAntagonistAntagonistic muscle actionAgonist30s
- Q6The muscle responsible for creating movement at a joint. Also known as prime mover, is known as...AgonistAntagonistFixator30s
- Q7the muscle that opposes the agonist providing a resistance for co-ordinated movement, is known as...FixatorAntagonistAgonist30s
- Q8a muscle that stabilises one part of the body while another causes movement, is know as...FixatorAntagonistAgonist30s
- Q9Identify the name of the muscle use when talking about the quadriceps group...GastrocnemiusSoleusRectus FemorisTerres Minor30s
- Q10Identify the name of the muscle we use when talking about the hamstring group...AbductorBicep FemorisSoleusGastrocnemius30s
- Q11The antagonist of the bicep brachii when the elbow undergoes flexion is....Triceps brachiiPosterior DeltoidAnterior deltoid30s
- Q12a muscle contraction where the muscle shortens is known as a...isometric contractionconcentric contractioneccentric contraction30s
- Q13a muscle contraction where the muscle lengthens is known as...isometric contractionconcentric contractioneccentric contraction30s
- Q14a sub-category of muscle contractions that cause movement, is known as...Isometric contractionisotonic contraction30s
- Q15When the hip undergoes flexion the agonist is the _________________ while the antagonist is the Gluteus MaximusHip ExtensorAbductorRectus FemorisIlipsoas30s