Muscular Anatomy Test Review

The muscle fibres are lengthening during this type of muscle contraction

• Concentric

• Eccentric

• Isometric

• Isokinetic

A person is holding a 50lb weight and plantar flexes.

Identify the muscle and type of contraction

• Tibialis anterior

  Concentric

• Tibialis anterior

  Eccentric

• Gastrocnemius

  Conncentric

• Gastrocnemius

  Eccentric

A gymnast holds an iron cross and maintains this position.

Identify the muscle and type of contraction

• Deltoid

  Isometric

• Latissimus dorsi

  Concentric

• Latissimus dorsi

  Isometric

• Triceps

  Isometric

A person is holding 25lb weights in each hand and shrugs their shoulders up towards their ear.

Identify the muscle and type of contraction

• Scalenes

  Eccentric

• Trapezius

  Eccentric

• Scalenes

  Concentric

• Trapezius

  Concentric

A soccer player kicks a ball.

Identify the muscle involved in the leg movement and the types of contraction that is occurring.

• Rectus femoris

  Concentric

• Semimembranosus

  Eccentric

• Gluteus maximus

  Eccentric

• Tibialis anterior

  Concentric

Identify the antagonist to the biceps

Identify the antagonist to the gluteus maximus

Identify the antagonist to the sternocleidomastoid during neck flexion

Which of the following would be a synergist to the deltoids during abduction?

• Latissimus dorsi

• Pectoralis major

• Biceps brachii

• Supraspinatus