Muscular System Level 3 BTEC Sport

Where can smooth muscle be found?

• In the bicep

• Within blood vessels

• In the brain

• The walls of the heart

Concentric muscle contractions happen when..

• The muscle stays the same size

• The muscle develops tension and lengthens

• The muscle develops tension and shortens

• The muscle contracts

An isometric contraction happens when..

• A muscle contracts and stays the same length

• A muscle contracts and shortens

• A muscle contracts and lengthens

• A muscle contracts at a constant speed

When the quadricep contracts, which muscle relaxes

• Gastrocnemius

• Soleus

• Biceps Brachii

• Hamstrings

During a downward phase of a press up which muscle acts as the agonist

• Biceps

• Triceps

• Trapezius

• Latissimus Dorsi

During the downward phase of the press up is the contraction type..

• Eccentric

• Concentric

• Isometric

• Isokinetic

When performing a sit up, the abdominals contract concentrically on the upward phase

• True

• False

Which bones articulate at the elbow?

• Tibias Anterior, femur and fibula

• Biceps and Triceps

• Ulna, Radius and humerus

• Tarsals and meta tarsals

During bone growth which particles clear damaged bone

• Ossification

• Ephysial Plates

• Osteoclasts

• Osteoblasts

On a downward phase of a squat which muscle is contracting and how?

• Hamstring - concentric

• Quadricep - Eccentric

• Hamstring - Eccentric

• Quadricep - Concentric