Muscle Groups
Biceps, triceps, and deltoids are all located on this part of the body.
What are arms?
You break your arm and are wearing a cast for 4 weeks. This is what happens to your arm muscles.
What is loss of muscle mass?
When one muscle contracts and another muscle lengthens.
What are functional pairs?
The motion of bending a joint.
What is flexion?
You tore your hamstring because you forgot to do this before going for a run.
What is stretching?
These attach your muscles to your bones?
What are tendons?
What are the abdominals?
This principle is when you slowing increase activity to improve strength.
What is the overload principle?
This happens to your body when using crutches for a long time.
What is leg muscle weaken and upper body and arm muscles strengthen?
This muscle is the hardest working in your entire body.
What is the heart?
Quadriceps contract to lift the leg. These muscles contacts to bring the leg back down.
What are hamstrings?
This principle states that you lose muscle strength when you do not use them, and gain muscle strength when you do use them.
What is the principle of use/disuse?
You just sat in your car for four hours, and finally get to stretch your legs.
What is extension?
This muscle is the largest in the human body.
What is the gluteus maximus?
This muscle is the main worker when pushing a heavy door open with both hands.
What are pectorals?
Arm circles are an example.
What is circumduction?
You take the stairs daily instead of the elevator to build this.
What is muscular endurance?
These are the 3 types of muscles.
What are smooth, cardiac, and skeletal?