Muscular System

Question 1

What is an agonist

Answer 1

The muscle that contracts and shortens and causes movement to happen

Question 2

What is an antagonist

Answer 2

The muscle that relaxes and lengthens and allows movement to happen

Question 3

What is meant by the term agonistic pair

Answer 3

Muscles that work together (antagonistically) to provide movement

Question 4

What is a fixation

Answer 4

Muscle that stabilises the joint

Question 5

What are the shoulder muscles and their movements

Answer 5

Flexion - anterior deltoid
Extension - posterior deltoid
Abduction - deltoid
Adduction - latissimus dorsi
Horizontal flex ion - pectoralis major
Medial rotation - trapezius
Lateral rotation - teres major

Question 6

What are the radioulnar muscles and yh type of movement that occurs

Answer 6

Pronation - promator there’s

Supination - supinatir muscle

Question 7

What are the elbow muscles and what movements occur

Answer 7

Flexion - biceps brachii

Extant soon - triplexes brachii

Question 8

What are the wrist muscles and what movements occur

Answer 8

Flexion - wrist flexors

Extension - wrist extensors

Question 9

What are the vertebral muscles and what movements occur

Answer 9

Rectus abdominus - Flexion
Erector spinae - extension
Internal and external obliques - lateral Flexion

Question 10

What are the hip muscles and what movements occur

Answer 10

Iliopsoas - Flexion
Gluteus maximus, medius, minimus - extension/ abduction
Adductor longus, brevis, magnus - adduction