Antagonistic pairs and muscle fibre types quiz games for GCSE PE (Edexcel)

1. 1

   Which sentence uses the correct terms?

   The biceps contracts and the elbow flexes.The biceps bends and the elbow relaxes.The biceps flexes and the elbow contracts.The biceps flexes and the triceps extends.
2. 2

   Which structure joins a muscle to a bone?

   LigamentTendonCartilage
3. 3

   True or false: a ligament joins bone to bone.

   a ligament joins bone to bone.

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1. 1

   Which term describes a movement that decreases the angle at a joint?

   FlexionAbductionRotationExtension
2. 2

   What is meant by the term fast twitch?

   Fibres that contract quickly and forcefullyFibres found only in the heartFibres that contract slowlyFibres that resist fatigue for hours
3. 3

   Which term describes a contraction where the muscle shortens and the joint moves?

   ConcentricExtensionIsometricEccentric

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1. 1

   True or false: in knee extension the hamstrings are the antagonist.

   in knee extension the hamstrings are the antagonist.
2. 2

   True or false: The agonist relaxes while its antagonist contracts.

   The agonist relaxes while its antagonist contracts.
3. 3

   The shoulder and the hip are ____ joints.

   hingecondyloidball and socketpivot

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1. 1

   Match each action to the plane it mainly happens in.

   SomersaultCartwheelTwist in the airTransverse planeFrontal planeSagittal plane
2. 2

   Match each joint to its type.

   ElbowHipWristAtlas and axisBall and socketPivotHingeCondyloid
3. 3

   Lifting the leg out to the side is hip ____.

   abductionextensionflexionadduction

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1. 1

   Which fibre type does a marathon runner mainly use?

   Type IType IIxType IIaType Ia
2. 2

   Which statement gives the role of the latissimus dorsi?

   It allows a large range of movementAdduction at the shoulderIt works with the pectoralis major
3. 3

   Which fibre type contracts with the most force but tires the quickest?

   Type IIaType IIxType IType Ia

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