Exam 12: Types of Muscle Contractions

The weight of the forearm when the brachialis muscle contracts is what type of force?

Which of the following word origins means equal?

The usual purpose of an eccentric muscle contraction force is to do which of the following?

Which of the following word origins means fastened?

A concentric contraction is characterized by the muscle:

When a person is doing a push-up,during the downward movement the triceps brachii is doing what type of contraction at the elbow joint?

What type of muscle contraction is usually involved with stabilization?

Which of the following word origins means to stretch?

When myosin-actin cross-bridges form,the cross-bridges:

If the force of a muscle's contraction is greater than the resistance force,what type of contraction occurs?

An isometric contraction is characterized by the muscle:

An eccentric contraction is characterized by the muscle:

What is the term for a muscle that contracts and shortens?

If the force of the muscle's contraction is less than the resistance force,what type of contraction occurs?

When a muscle contracts it:

When a person is doing a biceps curl,during the upward movement the biceps brachii is doing what type of contraction at the elbow joint?

If a muscle contracts and lengthens,what type of contraction occurs?

When a person is doing a biceps curl,during the downward movement the biceps brachii is doing what type of contraction at the elbow joint?

If a person is holding his or her arm in a position of 90 degrees of abduction of the arm at the shoulder joint,what type of contraction is occurring?

When a person is doing a push-up,during the upward movement the triceps brachii is doing what type of contraction at the elbow joint?