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WorksheetsMuscle Roles and Contraction Types
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 12mins
The type of muscle contraction where the muscle contracts but does not shorten.
Isometric
Eccentric
Concentric
Relaxation
What are the three types of muscles?
Cardiac, Elastic, Smooth
Smooth, Eccentric, Skeletal
Smooth, Cardiac, Skeletal
None of the above
Myosin is the ...
Thin filament of a muscle fibre
Protein that forms the z-line
Binding site for calcium Ions
Thick filament of a muscle fibre
Before kicking the football, the hamstring will contract concentrically to bend the knee. What is the antagonist muscle for that movement?
Abdominals
Triceps Brachii
Hamstrings
Quadriceps
Actin is the ...
Thick filament within a muscle fibre
Thin filament within a muscle fibre
Protein that covers myosin-binding sites
Molecule that prevents muscle contraction
What type of contraction causes our muscles to shorten?
Concentric
Eccentric
Isostatic
Isometric
Which of these is NOT an antagonistic pair?
Biceps & Triceps
Pectorals & Abdominals
Hamstrings & Quadriceps
Abdominals & Latissimus Dorsi
A muscle that helps the agonist is called a
antagonist
agonist
synergist
fixator
What is the antagonistic pair for the biceps?
brachialis
triceps
deltoids
rotator cuff
A muscle can be a agonist for one movement and an antagonist for a different movement
True
False
Sally is performing a press up, during the upward phase which muscle causes elbow extension?
Triceps
Biceps
Pectoralis Major
Deltoids
In the downward phase of a bicep curl which muscle is the agonist?
Triceps
Biceps
Rotator Cuff
Brachialis
As this athlete jumps into the air, his quadriceps undergo...
concentric contraction
eccentric contraction
isometric contraction
During the downward phase of the squat, which muscle is undergoing eccentric contraction?
Quadriceps
Hamstrings
Abdominals
Tibialis Anterior
What movement is caused at the elbow by a concentric contraction of the biceps?
(a)
What movement is caused at the ankle by an concentric contraction of the gastrocnemius?
(a)
What movement happens at the knee during an eccentric contraction of the quadriceps?
(a)
