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Muscle contractions

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 2mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of these muscles types have VOLUNTARY contractions?

a)

Cardiac

b)

Skeletal

c)

Smooth

2.

Which is considered the "main mover"

a)

Agonist muscle

b)

Antagonist muscle

c)

Smooth muscle

d)

Cardiac muscle

3.

What type of muscle is considered the opposing muscle during a given movement

a)

Agonist muscle

b)

Antagonist muscle

c)

Smooth muscle

d)

Cardiac muscle

4.

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

a)

Quadriceps

b)

Gluteus maximus

c)

Hamstrings

d)

Femur

5.

Concentric contraction ______ muscles

a)

shorten

b)

lengthen

6.

Muscles contraction which increase in length

a)

Twitch

b)

Isotonic

c)

Concentric

d)

Eccentric

7.

no movement or shortening, but tension with muscle increases

a)

Isotonic

b)

Concentric

c)

Eccentric

d)

Isometric

8.
The type of muscle contraction where the muscle tenses but does not shorten.  
a)
Isometric
b)
Isotonic
c)
Contraction
d)
relaxation
9.
As the athlete lowers the weights, his biceps undergo-
a)

concentric contraction

b)

eccentric contraction

c)
isometric contraction
10.
As this athlete jumps into the air, his quadriceps undergo-
a)
concentric contraction
b)
eccentric contraction
c)
isometric contraction
11.

What type of contraction is happening here??

a)

isostabilize

b)

isokinetic

c)

isotonic

d)

isometric

12.
During the upward phase (pressing) which muscle is undergoing concentric contraction?
a)
biceps
b)
triceps
c)
abdominals
d)
quads
13.
During the downward phase of the squat, which muscle is undergoing eccentric contraction?
a)
quads
b)
hamstrings
c)
abdominals
d)
shoulders