Muscular System
Skeletal System
Contraction Types
Components of Health & Fitness
Respiratory & Circulatory Systems
100

What is the largest muscle in the body

Gluteus Maximus 

100

Name the longest bone in the body

Femur

100
What is it called when the muscle is lengthening during a contraction
Eccentric
100

What is the health component of fitness called when your reach to touch your toes?

Flexibility

100

Name the major organ in the respiratory system

Lungs

200

Name the group of muscles located at the posterior of the leg between the hip & the knee (double points for the number of muscles in this group)

Hamstrings  - (3)

200

Name the 2 major joint movements (100pts each)

1. Flexion

2. Extension

200

What is it called when a muscle shortens during a contraction

Concentric

200

What is the skill component of fitness called when you can catch a ball

Coordination

200

Name the 2 gases involved in breathing

Oxygen and carbon dioxide

300

1. Name a major muscle located in the chest regions (100pts)

2. Name 2 muscles located between your elbow and shoulder (100pts)

3. Name and number of the anterior muscles located between the knee and hip (100pts)

1. Pectoralis major
2. Triceps brachii, biceps brachii, deltoid

3. Quadriceps - 4

300

Name the 3 other joint actions that weren't included in question 2

Adduction, abductions, external rotation, internal rotation, inversion, eversion, supination, pronation, plantar flexion, dorsi flexion, circumduction

300

What is it called when the muscle contracts but does not lengthen or shorten

Isometric

300

What are the 2 health components of fitness that involve the muscular system

1. Muscular Endurance

2. Muscular Strength

300

Name the 3 types of blood vessels

1. Veins

2. Capillaries

3. Arteries

400

What are the 4 muscles in the abdomen region (100 points per correct answer)

1. Rectus Abdominis

2. Transverse Abdominis (deep muscles)

3. Internal Obliques (deep muscles)

4. External Obliques

400

Name the major joint movement when kicking a football (200pts). Name 2 bones involved in this movement (100pts each)

1. External rotation

2. Femur, tibia, fibular

400

During a bicep curl when the bar or dumbbell is moving towards the ground what is the type contraction and what muscle?

Eccentric & Biceps Brachii

400

What is the health component of fitness called that is used in long distance events (100pts). What are the 2 types of endurance training used to improve that component of fitness (100pts each). Name 1 endurance sport that uses both types of training (100pts)

1. Cardiorespiratory endurance

2. Anaerobic & aerobic

3. Triathlon, rowing, marathon etc

400

What gas do we need more of during exercise (200pts)

How do we deliver more of this to our muscles (hint, 2 parts) (200pts)


1. Oxygen

2. Increased heart rate and breathing rate

500

What are the 3 types of muscles in the human body

1. Cardiac - heart 

2. Smooth - internal organs

3. Skeletal - muscles that provide movement & stability

500

Name the different types of bones and give an example of each (50pts per type & 50pts per example)

1. Flat - skull, sternum, pelvic girdle, scapula

2. Irregular - vertebrae, mandible & sacrum

3. Short - carpals, tarsals, patella

4. Long - Femur, tibia, fibular, clavicle, radius, ulna, humerus

500

1. What does the term antagonist mean in a movement? (100pts)

2. What does the term agonist mean in a movement? (100pts)

3. In a tricep extension, what muscle is the antagonist and what muscle is the agonist? (300pts)

1. The muscle that is relaxing, lengthening or not under strain

2. The muscle that is contracting

3. Antagonist - biceps & agonist - triceps

500

Either name all the health components of fitness or all of the skill components of fitness (double points if you can name them all)

Health - cardiorespiratory endurance, muscular strength, muscular endurance, flexibility & body composition

Skill - Speed, agility, power, balance, coordination, reaction time

500

Name the 4 components of blood in our body

Erythrocytes

Leukocytes

Thrombocytes

Plasma