Muscular System
what allows for all voluntary movement?
Skeletal muscles.
What is the hard tissue that supports and protects other organs?
Bone.
What direction is cranial?
Towards the head.
What does the terminology prime mover mean?
The primary muscle responsible for generating movement during exercise by contracting and creating force to move the joint.
What is an example of added resistance during an exercise?
Using a barbell, dumbbell, kettlebell, etc.
During ________ exercise (explain).
what controls involuntary beating of heart?
Cardiac muscle.
What is the tissue that connects bone to bone?
Ligaments.
What direction is caudal?
Towards the tail.
What does the terminology synergist mean?
The synergist assists the prime mover by providing additional force.
What is an example first class lever?
The joint between the head and the first vertebra of the spine.
What movement is moving away from the median plane?
Abduction.
What type of marrow has fat and energy storage?
Yellow marrow.
What direction is medial?
Towards the midline.
What does the terminology antagonist mean?
An antagonist opposes the action of the prime mover to control the speed and range of movement during exercise, preventing injury.
What is another name for the Aerobic System?
Oxidative system.
What is the muscle of cheek called?
Masseter.
Name a joint.
Plane, saddle, hinge, ball and socket, pivot.
What direction is lateral?
Away from the midline.
What does the terminology fixator mean?
A fixator stabilises the origin of the prime mover ensuring that force generated by the prime mover is applied to the desired joint.
State an exercise using directional terminology only.
What is the primary extensor of the elbow joint?
Triceps brachii.
What are the names for the bodies two nervous systems?
What direction is proximal?
What muscle is the prime mover in a bicep curl?
Biceps brachii.
Perform an exercise that moves across all planes.