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Muscles P.E
muscles
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Define agonist. | the muscle primarily responsible for producing movement. |
| Define antogonist. | the muscle that relaxes as the agonist contracts to allow ease of movement and minimise the rick of injury. |
| Define stabilisers. | muscles that act to stabilise the bone where the prime mover is acting to allow efficiency of movement and maximal contractile force to be developed if required. |
| Define reciprocal inhibition. | when muscles on one side of a bone or joint relax to accomodate contraction on the side of the bone or joint. |
| Define all or nothing principle. | the strength by which a nerve or muscle fiber responds to a stimulus is not dependent on the strength of the stimulus. If the stimulus is any strength above threshold, the nerve or muscle fiber will give a complete response or otherwise no response at all |
| Define capillary density | small blood vessels that supply your muscles with blood. |
| Define phosphocreatine stores. | a fundamental substance the body uses to produce muscular energy. |
| Define triglyceride stores | the main storage form of fat in the body. |
| Define fatigue resistance | when the body tires after exhausting exercise. |
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