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

1. 1

   Which structure joins a muscle to a bone?

   CartilageTendonLigament
2. 2

   True or false: a ligament joins bone to bone.

   a ligament joins bone to bone.
3. 3

   True or false: Type I fibres are slow twitch.

   Type I fibres are slow twitch.

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1. 1

   What is meant by the term fast twitch?

   Fibres found only in the heartFibres that resist fatigue for hoursFibres that contract slowlyFibres that contract quickly and forcefully
2. 2

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

   EccentricExtensionIsometricConcentric
3. 3

   Match each muscle type to where it is found.

   CardiacSmoothSkeletalAttached to bonesOnly in the heartWalls of gut and vessels

+ 11 more questions in the game.

1. 1

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

   Type IType IaType IIaType IIx
2. 2

   Which muscle is the agonist when the hip extends at a sprint start?

   GastrocnemiusQuadricepsGluteus maximusHip flexors
3. 3

   True or false: The pectoralis major is a muscle of the chest.

   The pectoralis major is a muscle of the chest.

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