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Which muscle group acts as a fixator at the shoulder to stabilise the joint during movement?
Which muscle group acts as a fixator at the shoulder to stabilise the joint during movement?
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During movement what action is being taken by the antagonist?
Lengthening
2 of 8
Which of these muscles contracts to increase the capacity of the lungs during the breathing in when exercising?
Sternocleidomastoid
3 of 8
Which muscle group contracts to cause horizontal flexion during a punch in boxing?
Pectorals
4 of 8
When a player shoots at the goal in netball, the gastrocnemius contracts to produce which movement at the ankle?
Plantar flexion
5 of 8
Which muscle operates as the antagonistic pair in combination with the hip flexors?
Gluteus maximus
6 of 8
Which type of muscle contraction is completed by the triceps during the upwards phase of a press up?
Concentric
7 of 8
Which structure connects muscle to bone and allows force to be transmitted from the muscle to move the skeleton?
Tendon
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Card 2

Front

During movement what action is being taken by the antagonist?

Back

Lengthening

Card 3

Front

Which of these muscles contracts to increase the capacity of the lungs during the breathing in when exercising?

Back

Preview of the front of card 3

Card 4

Front

Which muscle group contracts to cause horizontal flexion during a punch in boxing?

Back

Preview of the front of card 4

Card 5

Front

When a player shoots at the goal in netball, the gastrocnemius contracts to produce which movement at the ankle?

Back

Preview of the front of card 5
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