VCE PE Unit 1 Musculoskeletal

The bones that make up the shoulder joint are?

• humerus & ulna

• humerus & clavicle

• humerus & scapula

• humerus & radius

Which of the following is not a synovial joint?

• rotating

• hinge

• ball & socket

• pivot

Straightening the arm at the elbow during a shot put throw is extension?

• True

• False

The muscle group responsible for bending the knee is the:

• gluteals

• quadriceps

• gastrocnemius and soleus

• hamstrings

The muscle found anterior and lateral to the tibia is the:

• soleus

• tibialis anterior

• gastrocnemius

• rectus femoris

the quadriceps muscles are responsible for:

• Flexion of the hip & flexion of the knee

• Extension of the hip & flexion of the knee

• Flexion of the hip & extension of the knee

• Extension of the hip & extension of the knee

Ligaments connect:

• bone to bone

• muscle to bone

• muscle to muscle

• all options

Tendons connect

• bone to bone

• muscle to bone

• muscle to muscle

• all options

A motor unit is:

• a motor neuron

• a group of muscle fibres

• the contraction of muscle

• a motor neuron and all the muscle fibres it activates

The force of muscular contraction can be increased by:

• frequency of activation

• recruitment of larger motor units

• none of these

• both of these