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Muscles Flashcards

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Origin and insertion points

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Points where our muscles attach to the bone

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Origin

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Muscle attachment to the stationary bone

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Insertion

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Attachment to the moving bone

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Flexion

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Bending action at a joint

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Extension

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Straightening action at a joint

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Reciprocal Inhibition

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When one muscle contracts, another muscle must lengthen to allow movement
Allows movement and avoids injury

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Antagonistic pairs

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Relationships between agonist and antagonist muscles

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Agonist

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Contracts to preform movement - prime mover

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Antagonist

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Lengthens to allow movement to occur

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Stabilizer muscles

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Keeps our joints stable during movement

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Plantar flexion

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Moving your foot down and away from your lower leg
Agonist = gastrocnemius
Antagonist = tibialis anterior

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Dorisflexion

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Moving your foot towards your lower leg
Agonist = tibialis anterior
Antagonist = gastrocnemius

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Knee : Flexion

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Bending your leg at the knee joint
Agonist = hamstring
Antagonist = quadriceps

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Knee : Extension

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Straightening your leg at the knee joint
Agonist = quadriceps
Antagonist = hamstrings

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Hip : Flexion

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Bring thigh towards your chest
Agonist - hip flexors
Antagonist - gluteal muscles

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Hip : Extension

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Pushing thigh towards your bottom
Agonist - gluteal muscles
Antagonist - hip flexors

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