Exercise physiology

There are ..... types of muscles in the human body?

Which of the following 3 ARE types of muscles?

• Smooth muscle

• Biceps

• Cardiac muscle

• Skeletal muscle

• Extension and flexion

.....contraction involves the muscles shortening under tension. Eccentric contraction involves the muscles lengthening under tension.

Which of these are examples of antagonistic pairs? There are more than one.

• Pectorals and latissimus dorsi

• Quadriceps and hamstrings

• Triceps and biceps

• Hip flexors and gluteals

Which of the following statements are true?

• There are 4 types of muscles fibres.

• These are: Type 1, Type2, Fast twitch, and slow twitch.

• There are 2 types of muscles fibres.

• These are: slow twitch (type 1), and fast twitch (type 2).