The Muscular System

Which of these muscle fibre types provides the greatest speed and force of contraction?

• Type I

• Type IX

• Type IIa

• Type IIx

Which muscle is responsible for flexion at the knee when a footballer prepares to kick a football?

• Quadriceps

• Gluteus maximus

• Hamstrings

• Hip flexors

Which muscle operates as the antagonistic pair in combination with the hip flexors?

• Gluteus maximus

• Hamstrings

• Quadriceps

• Gastrocnemius

Which structure connects muscle to bone and allows force to be transmitted from the muscle to move the skeleton?

• Ligament

• Cartilage

• Tendon

• Bone marrow

When your biceps contract, what happens at the elbow?

• Flexion

• Extension

• Abduction

• Circumduction

What muscle is highlighted in red?

• Deltoid

• Latissimus Dorsi

• Trapezius

• Back

What muscle is highlighted in red?

• Quadriceps

• Hamstrings

• Tibialis anterior

• Gastrocnemius

What muscle is highlighted in red?

• Abdominals

• External obliques

• Hip flexors

• Femur

What function do the external obliques have?

• Rotation of the trunk

• Flexion of the trunk

• Extension of the trunk

• Circumduction of the trunk

What muscle is highlighted in red?

• Quadriceps

• Hamstrings

• Gastrocnemius

• Hip flexors