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Muscle Fibres

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the two types of muscle fibres you need to know?

a)

fast

b)

flat

c)

slow

d)

irregular

2.
Type IIa Fibres are called...
a)
Fast Oxidative
b)
Fast Glycolytic
c)
Slow Oxidative
d)
Slow Glycolytic
3.
What are the characteristics of fast twitch muscle fibres?
a)
Explosive activities, fatigue slowly
b)
Endurance activities, fatigue slowly
c)
Explosive activities, fatigue quickly
d)
Endurance activities, fatigue quickly
4.

How many types of muscle fibre are there

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

5.
Another name for Type II Fibres is....
a)
Fast Twitch
b)
Slow Twitch
c)
Medium Twitch
d)
Super Twitch
6.

Type IIa Muscle Fibres are linked to which activity?

a)

400m

b)

100m

c)

50m

d)

10,000m

7.

What would the predominant muscle fibre type be for this athlete?

a)

Slow Twitch

b)

Fast Twitch 2A

c)

Fast Twitch 2B

d)

Combination of Slow and Fast

8.
What would the predominant muscle fibre type be for this athlete?
a)
Slow Twitch
b)
Fast Twitch A
c)
Fast Twitch B
d)
Combination of Fast A and Fast B
9.

Type 1 and 2a are muscle fibres found in the body - select the missing muscle fibre type

a)

Type 1a

b)

Type 2c

c)

Type 2b

d)

Type 2z

10.

A muscle fibre type that has a high aerobic capacity is known as...

a)

...type 1

b)

...type 2a

c)

...type 2b

d)

...type 2x

11.

A muscle fibre type that would be used for an 800 metre run is known as...

a)

...type 1

b)

...type 2a

c)

...type 2b

d)

...type 2c

12.
Long distance runners have large proportion of ___________ fibers.
a)
slow oxidative
b)
fast oxidative
c)
fast glycolytic
13.

Select all that apply to slow twitch fibres

a)

contract slowly

b)

high level of force

c)

high level of resistance to fatigue

d)

low level of force

14.

Select all that apply to fast twitch fibres

a)

contract slowly

b)

contract quickly

c)

medium/ low level of resistance to fatigue

d)

high level of force

15.

List 2 activities/ sports for slow-twitch muscle fibre.

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16.

List 2 activities/ sports for fast-twitch type 2a muscle fibre.

4 lines
17.

List 2 activities/ sports for fast-twitch type 2b muscle fibre.

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