During movement what action is being taken by the antagonist?

• Shortening

• Lengthening

• Staying the same length

Which of these muscles contracts to increase the capacity of the lungs during the breathing in when exercising?

• Sternocleidomastoid

• Deltoid

• Abdominals

• Biceps

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

• Quadriceps

• Gluteus maximus

• Hamstrings

• Femur

When a player shoots at the goal in netball, the gastrocnemius contracts to produce which movement at the ankle?

• Dorsiflexion

• Plantar flexion

• Extension

• Abduction

Which type of muscle contraction is completed by the triceps during the upwards phase of a press up?

• Isometric

• Eccentric

• Concentric

• Shortening

Which of the following sporting examples would involve isometric contractions of the quadriceps?

• A gymnast landing after a vault

• A sprinter in the "set" position

• A netballer jumping to catch

• A footballer dribbling

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

• Gluteus maximus

• Hamstrings

• Quadriceps

• Biceps

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

• Joint Capsule

• Tendon

• Ligament

• Cartilage

The downwards phase of a push up is controlled by the _________ in a eccentric muscle contraction.

What joint movement does not occur at a ball and socket joint?

• Rotation

• Adduction

• Plantar flexion

• Extension

• Flexion