most common the biceps acting at the elbow to cause flexion
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mechanical advantage
the benefit to a lever system of having either a short effort arm- giving rapid movements over a large range of movement. or a short resistance arm- giving the advantage of moving a heavy weight
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isotonic
muscle changes length
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isometric
muscle stays the same length
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concentric
isotonic contraction where muslce shortens
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eccentric
isotonic contraction where muscle lengthens
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agonist
muscle that causes movement
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antagonist
muscle that relaxes to allow the agonist to contract
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tendons
attach muscles to bones
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sagittal plane and transverse axis
plane and axis for foward and backward movements- direction for extension and flexion
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frontal plane and sagittal axis
for side to side movements- directions for abduction and adduction
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transverse plane and longitudinal axis
rotating movemements- direction for rotations and spins
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