Muscle Types
What are the 3 types of muscles found in the body?
Cardiac
Smooth
Skeletal
Abs are the colloquial term for which muscle?
Rectus Abdominus
What bone type is the Cranium?
Flat
What is flexion? Provide an example
When a skeletal movement decreases the angle at the joint? A bicep curl decreases the angle at the elbow joint.
What are the 3 planes of movement?
Saggital
Frontal
Transverse
Which of the following is NOT a basic function of the skeletal muscles?
a) Movement
b) Joint Support
c) Transfer of nutrients
d) Posture
C) Transfer of Nutrients
The Shoulder is comprised of what muscle?
Deltoid
What are the 5 types of Bones?
Flat
Irregular
Long
Short
Sesamoid
What is Extension? give an example
Increasing the angle at the joint. Tricep pull down increases the angle at the elbow joint.
The Saggital plane splits the body up into which 2 halves?
Left and Right
When doing a bicep curl, what muscle is demonstrating Flexion?
Biceps
What is the correct term for the Calf muscle?
Gastrocnemius
The bigger bone in the shin is called what?
Tibia
List three (3) types of muscle tissue in the body and give an example of where you would find each.
Cardaic muscle in the Heart
Smooth muscle in the intestines
Skeletal muscle in the limbs
The frontal plane splits the body up into which two halves?
Front and Back
What type of Muscle is found in the heart?
Cardiac
The muscle group located on either side of your vertebral column in the middle to lower portion of you back is called
Latissimus Dorsi
Biceps and triceps are the muscles around which bone?
Humerous
Describe the main function of a tendon and give an example of a tendon in the body?
Attach muscle to bone. Achilles tendon attaches the soleus muscle to the calcaneus.
The transverse plane splits the body up into which 2 halves?
Top and Bottom
Describe the difference between Adduction and Abduction
Abduction is when you move a limb away from the centre of the body.
Adduction is when you move a limb towards the centre of the body.
The Muscles in the thigh have what name?
Quadriceps
Label the Spine in order from the attachment point at the cranium, to the attachment point with the Pelvis
Cervial
Thoracic
Lumbar
Sacrum
Describe the main function of a Ligament and give an example of a tendon in the body?
Attach bone to bone. ACL attaches 2 bones in the knee.
Motion that occurs when a limb or body part turns on its axis, refers to which movement type;
a) Pronation
b) Supination
c) Circumduction
d) Rotation
D) Rotation