Muscles
what are the type of muscles
Skeletal, cardiac, smooth
What is bone of the upper leg called
Femur
What are all the joint action possible for the hip?
Which muscle fibre is shaped like a feather?
Uni pennate
Name the two fibre types
Fats and slow twitch
Name 2 functions of the muscle system
Movement, posture, heat production
What are the articulating bones of the elbow joint?
Radius, ulna and Humerus
What are all the possbile joint action for a gliding joint.
Glides
What type of muscles fibre arrangement contracts the fastest?
Fusiform
Which muscle fibre is more rssistant to fatigue and can work for longer periods?
what are the differences and functions of the three major types of muscles in the human body?
Skeletal- Movement
Cardiac- Heart tissue
Smooth- Digestive system etc.
Which bone protects the brain
Which joint type is the knee?
Hinge
The pectorals and gluteals are examples of which fibre arrangement type?
Multi pennate muscles
What is an advantage of a fast twitch fibre?
Produce explosive force
Muscles that move together to produce opposite movements are called?
Antagonists
How do muscles move bones?
Muscles pull on bones when they contract
Which type of joint is the most movable and contains a fluid-filled cavity?
Synovial joints
A benefit of pennate muscles:
More fibres per mm. reate more force easily and can move large loads
Give an example of an athlete with high proportion of fast twitch fibres? Why is it important for these athletes to have this?
Sprinter- Produce large amounts of force
Name one muscle from each main segment of the body (lower leg, upper leg, trunk, back, chest, upper arm, lower arm)
AS corrected by MR D
What is bone of the upper leg called? Name two muscles that attach to this bone.
Femur + any 2 of hamstrings, quadriceps, adductors, hip flexors, abdominals, gluteals
What muscles creates abduction of the shoulder?
Deltoid
Give examples of the different fibre arrangement types in the upper leg with a specific example of each
Uni pennate- Hamstring
Multipennate- Quads, gluteals
Give an example of an athlete with high proportion of slow twitch fibres? Why is it important for these athletes to have this?
Can repeat muscle action over and over with minimal fatigue