Muscles and Movement | Antagonist Pairs of Muscles

What is flexion?

• Bending the joint

• Straightening the joint

• Moving the body part away from the midline

• Moving the body part towards the midline

What is adduction?

• Bending the joint

• Straightening the joint

• Moving the body part away from the midline

• Moving the body part towards the midline

Which muscle does elbow extension?

• Biceps brachii

• Triceps brachii

What is the action of the deltoids?

• Elbow flexion

• Shoulder adduction

• Shoulder abduction

• Shoulder rotation

What muscle is the antagonist of the pectoralis major?

• Latissimus dorsi

• Biceps brachii

• Triceps brachii

What is the action of the trapezius?

• Controls scapula movement

• Shoulder shrugs

• Head turning and tilting

• All of the above

What does rectus mean?

• Muscle

• Straight up and down

• Across or horizontal

• At a diagonal angle

What does oblique mean?

• Muscle

• Straight up and down

• Across or horizontal

• At a diagonal angle

What is the action of the quadriceps?

• Knee flexion

• Knee extension

• Hip extension

• Hip rotation

What muscle is the antagonist of the quadriceps?

• The hamstrings

• The gluteus maximus

• The rectus abdominis

• The biceps brachii