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Topic 2 - Muscular system
Voluntary muscles
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Label these voluntary muscles of the body
:
A)
pectoralis major
B)
biceps
C)
quadriceps
D)
tibialis anterior
E)
deltoid
F)
abdominals
G)
hip flexors
H)
gastrocnemius
I) N/A
J)
triceps
K)
latissimus dorsi
L)
gluteus maximus
M)
hamstrings
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When the tibialis anterior contracts it causes
dorsi-flexion
at the
ankle
When the latissimus dorsi contracts it causes
adduction
at the
shoulder
When the hip flexors contract it causes
flexion
at the
hip
When the hamstrings contract it causes
flexion
at the
knee
When the gastrocnemius contracts it causes
plantar-flexion
at the
ankle
When the quadriceps contract it causes
extension
at the
knee
When the gluteus maximus contracts it causes
extension
at the
hip
When the external obliques contract it causes
abduction
at the
spine
When the pectoralis major contracts it causes
adduction
/
flexion
at the
shoulder
When the deltoid contracts it causes
abduction
/
flexion
/
extension
at the
shoulder
When the biceps contracts it causes
flexion
at the
elbow
When the triceps contract it causes
extension
at the
elbow