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yr 11 pe revision
body development
Question | Answer |
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what is the agonist when doing a bicep curl? | bicep |
what is the antagonist when doing a bicep curl? | tricep |
when the muscle is shortening, what kind of isontonic contraction is it? | concentric |
when a muscle is lengthening, what kind of isotonic contraction is it? | eccentric |
when the anogist and antagonist work together, this is called what? | reciprocal inhibition |
what are the types of muscle contraction? | isotonic, isometric and isokentic |
what kind of sports are best suited for slow twitch fibres? | long distant running |
what kind of sports are best suited for fast twitch fibres? | sprinting |
what is it called when moving a body part away from the midline of the body? | abduction |
what is it called when moving a body part towards the midline of your body? | adduction |
describe flexion | the angle bewteen articulating bones is decreased |
describe extension | the angle of the joint is increased |
what occurs when the forearm is rotated while the palm of the hand faces downwards? | pronation |