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Sport - Muscular 2

Sport - Muscular System 2

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How do muscles create movement? they contract and pull on the bones
When a muscle contracts, what is 'origin'? one end of the muscle remains stationary
When a muscle contracts, what is 'insertion'? the other end of the muscle moves
What is an 'antagonistic pair'? when one muscle contracts, the other relaxes
What is an 'agonist'? the muscle that contracts
What is an 'antagonist'? the muscle that relaxes
What are 'synergists'? muscles that work together to enable the agonist to operate more effectively
What are 'fixators'? muscles that stop any unwanted movement by fixing or stabilising the joints involved
What are the 3 types of skeletal muscle contraction? concentric eccentric isometric
What is 'concentric' contraction? the muscle contracts & shortens the positive phase
What is 'eccentric' contraction? the muscle contracts & lengthens the negative phase
What is 'isometric' contraction? the muscle contracts but little or no movement the muscle doesn't shorten or lengthen
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