Tuesday, December 22, 2009

ACE NOTES Series 13

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1. What muscles are used in a push-up?

Pect Major, ant delt, coraacobrachilais, subscapularis, and the abs muscles to stabilize the torso.

2. Name the agonist muscles in a leg extension?

Rectus femoris

3. What is an agonist muscle?

A muscle that is directly engaged in contraction and opposes the action of an antagonist muscle.

4. What are stabilizer muscles?

Muscles that stabilize one joint so a desired movement can be performed in another joint.

5. What are motive and resistive forces?

Motive forces causes an increase in speed or a change in direction

Resistive force resist the motion of another external force.

6. What anatomical and physiological factors influence a muscle’s ability to create force?

The number and size of muscle fibers, fiber type and arrangement, and neuronlogical training and recruitment.

7. Where is your center of gravity?

It is generally located at the level of the 2nd sacral vertebra, but it changes from person to person depending on their build.

8. What is kinesiology?

The study of the principles of mechanics and anatomony in realtion to human movement.

9. Where are the six external hip rotators located?

Beneath the glusteus max.

10. Name the 2nd knee flexors?

Gastorcemius, Sartorius, gracilis, and popliteus

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