U1 VCE PE Musculo Skeletal Catch Up

When we jump up for a rebound in basketball, what action is occuring at the knee joint and which muscle is the agonist?

• Extension and hamstrings

• Flexion and quadriceps

• Extension and quadriceps

• Flexion and hamstrings

The deltoids are ____________________ to the hamstrings.

• Posterior

• Medial

• Superior

• Inferior

At the microscopic level, the contractile unit of a muscle is called a sarcomere. The sarcomere comprises filaments made of:

• Fat

• Carbohydrate

• Protein

• Calcium

Which of the following is not a part of a sarcomere?

• Actin

• Niacin

• Crossbridges

• Myosin

Ligaments connect...

• Muscle to bone

• Muscle to muscle

• Bone to bone

Which type of joint is most freely moveable.

• Synovial

• Cartilagenous

• Fixed

• Arthritic

Which of the following is an example of a smooth muscle

• Biceps

• Abdominals

• Skull

• Diaphragm

Which muscle is located on the anterior side of the body, on the upper leg.

• Hamstrings

• Quadriceps

• Gastrocnemius

• Gluteals

Adenosine Triphosphate is...

• Also known as ADP and is a food and is stored in muscles, blood, liver and bones.

• Also known as ATP and very plentiful within the body.

• Also known as ATP and is broken down for energy for muscular contraction.

• Also known as ADP and created by using oxygen and calcium.

• Also known as PTA and it lasts forever.

Moving a limb away from the midline of the body is...

• Abduction

• Adduction

• Flexion

• Plantar Flexion

• None of the above.