Edexcel GCSE PE - Musculo-Skeletal System

Name the main muscle in the shoulder

• deltoid

• bicep

• trapezius

• hamstring

Name the main muscle in the front of the arm

• deltoid

• bicep

• trapezius

• hamstring

Name the main muscle in the chest

• pectoralis major

• latissimus dorsi

• trapezius

• hamstring

Name the main muscle in the back

• gluteus maximus

• latissimus dorsi

• trapezius

• lats

which muscles work in pairs to allow movement at the elbow?

• bicep and tricep

• bicep and deltoid

• pectoralis major and tricep

• trapezius and tricep

which muscles work in pairs to allow movement at the knee joint

• gluteus maximus and gastrocnemius

• hamstring and quadricep

• gluteus maximus and hamstring

• quadricep and gastrocnemius

name the agonist during dorsi flexion

• hamstring

• gastrocnemius

• quadricep

• tibialis anterior

name the agonist during plantar flexion

• hamstring

• gastrocnemius

• quadricep

• tibialis anterior

name the agonist during flexion of the knee joint

• hamstring

• gastrocnemius

• quadricep

• tibialis anterior

name the agonist during extension of the knee joint

• hamstring

• gastrocnemius

• quadricep

• tibialis anterior