Antagonistic Pairs Quiz

Muscles can only _______

In an antagonistic pair, one muscle will contract, whilst the other _______

When the agonist muscle pulls/contracts, it becomes what?

• Longer and thinner

• Shorter and fatter

• Thinner and shorter

• Stretched and thinner

When the antagonist relaxes, it becomes what?

• Shorter and fatter

• Shorter and thinner

• Longer and thinner

• Relaxed and fatter

What type of joint is the knee joint?

• Hinge

• Ball and Socket

• Hinge and Socket

• Ball and Hinge

Which muscle is contracting to allow Mo Farah's knee to straighten/extend?

• Quadricep

• Hamstring

• Deltoid

• Bicep

Which muscle is contracting to allow Andy Murray's elbow to bend/flex?

• Latissimus Dorsi

• Tricep

• Bicep

• Abdominals

Before kicking the football, the hamstring will contract/pull to bend the knee. What is the antagonist muscle that relaxes called?

• Abdominals

• Tricep

• Hamstring

• Quadricep