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Muscles

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What joins bones to muscles? TENDONS
What joins bones to bones? LIGAMENTS
What is the name of the relationship between agonist and antagonist muscles? RECIPROCAL INHIBITION
What is the name given to the muscle group that is the prime mover allowing movement? AGONIST
What is the name given to the muscle group that relaxes during movement? ANTAGONIST
What is the name of the muscles that stabilise a bone when the prime mover is actins to allow efficent movement and maximal force to be developed? STABILISER
What is the name of the principle when the electrical impulse reaches a certain threshold, all of the fibres will contract at the same time? ALL OR NOTHING PRINCIPLE
Which type of contraction involves the lengthening and shortening of muscles? ISOTONIC CONTRACTIONS
What type of contraction involves no changing in the muscle length? ISOMETRIC CONTRACTIONS
What type of contraction has maximal tension throughout the whole range of motion? ISOKINETIC CONTRACTIONS
What type of muscle is involuntary and is found in the intestines? SMOOTH MUSCLES
What type of muscle is involuntary and is found in the heart? CARDIAC MUSCLES
What type of muscle is voluntary and is attached to bones SKELETAL MUSCLES
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