Anatomical Planes and Muscle Contractions

Which of the following is NOT a plane of the body?

• Coronal
• Frontal
• Transverse
• Vertical

Which plane divides the body into left and right sides

• Frontal
• Coronal
• Sagittal 
• Transverse

What does the coronal plane divide the body into?

• Front to back
• Side to side 
• Left to right
• Top to bottom

Which anatomical plane divides the body into upper and lower parts

• Coronal
• Transverse
• Lateral 
• Sagittal

The type of muscle contraction where the muscle tenses but does not shorten.

• Isometric

• Isotonic

• Contraction

• Relaxation

When a muscle shortens under tension, it is called_______

• Isotonic eccentric contraction

• Isotonic concentric contraction

• Isometric concentric contraction

• Isometric eccentric contraction

When a muscle is under tension, it is not possible for it to be lengthening

• True
• False

Isometric exercises cannot build muscle.

• False
• True

As the athlete lowers the weights, his biceps undergo-

• Isometric concentric contraction

• Isotonic eccentric contraction

• Isometric eccentric contraction

• Isotonic concentric contraction

As this athlete jumps into the air, his quadriceps undergo-

• Concentric contraction

• Eccentric contraction

• Isometric contraction