antagonist what is the largest muscle in your body?

Antagonist

What is the largest

muscle in your body?

Gluteals

How many muscles are there in your quadriceps?

4

What does a synergist / fixator do?

Holds a joint in pace

whilst other joints are movingIf flexion

occurred at the elbow, which muscle would

be your agonist?

Biceps

An antagonistic pair works when

one muscle contracts and another……

Relaxes

Your trapezius is situated

across your……

Shoulders&

NeckIf you were

standing on tip-toes, which

muscles would be your prime

movers?

Gastrocnemius&

Soleus(calves)

What happens when a muscle undergoes a concentric

contraction?

It gets shorter under

tension

How many muscles are there in your hamstrings?

3

Muscles undergoing concentric

contractions are called……

AgonistOr

Prime mover

If your triceps are contracting

eccentrically would you be performing

the upward or downward phase of a

bicep curl?

Upward

Muscles cross joints to

enable what to occur?

Movement

Muscles are connected to bones by……

Tendons

Which muscles would you use to perform a

sit up?

Abdominals

What kind of contraction

occurs when your muscles work but

no movement occurs?

Isometric(ie rugby

scrum)

How many muscles do you have in your calves?

2

What are your chest muscles called?

Pectorals

If you were using your obliques,

what movement would you be

doing?

Side-bends

Muscles always

work in……

Pairs

Which of the following would undergo an

isometric contraction during movement

AgonistAntagonistSynergist?

Synergist

What do your muscles need to contract?

Energy

What muscle extends your

leg at the knee joint?

Quadriceps

Which muscles do you stretch by

pulling your arm across your body with your other

arm?

Deltoids

Your muscles can only work (by

producing energy) for short periods of time

without……

Oxygen

What is a tendon?

Non-elastic tissue

When muscles work with lots

of oxygen they do so…?

Aerobically

What is produced in your muscles

during high intensity work?

Lactic Acid

When muscles work without oxygen they

do so…?

Anaerobically

Overtraining can result in what type of

muscle injury?

Muscle Strain

What type of training would you do to make your muscles

bigger?

Weight Training

As an athlete you would want

your muscles to have good

strength and…?

Muscular Endurance

What food group would you need

to eat to increase muscle size or to

repair muscle tissue?

Protein

A muscle pair contains an agonist and

an……?