Muscular system: muscles, roles, contractions and fibre types quiz games for PE and Sport (A level core)

1. 1

   Which pair of terms describes cardiac muscle?

   Involuntary and non-fatiguingVoluntary and non-fatiguingInvoluntary and fatiguingVoluntary and fatiguing
2. 2

   What is the neuromuscular junction?

   Where a motor neurone meets a muscle fibreThe gap between two motor neuronesWhere two muscle fibres joinWhere a tendon meets a bone
3. 3

   Which fibre type contains the fewest mitochondria?

   CardiacType IType IIaType IIx

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1. 1

   What is the neuromuscular junction?

   Where a motor neurone meets a muscle fibreThe gap between two motor neuronesWhere a tendon meets a boneWhere two muscle fibres join
2. 2

   What is meant by recruitment of motor units?

   Stimulating one unit at a faster rateReplacing tired fibres with new fibresMaking each fibre contract harderBringing more motor units into action
3. 3

   Which term describes a contraction in which the muscle shortens while producing tension?

   IsometricIsokineticEccentricConcentric

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1. 1

   Slow oxidative fibres are also known as type ____ fibres.

   IIIIIxIIIa
2. 2

   True or false: The antagonist contracts to help the agonist produce the movement.

   The antagonist contracts to help the agonist produce the movement.
3. 3

   True or false: Cardiac muscle is involuntary and does not fatigue under normal conditions.

   Cardiac muscle is involuntary and does not fatigue under normal conditions.

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