ORIGIN
ECCENTRIC CONTRACTION
ADDUCTOR
CONCENTRIC CONTRACTION
HAMSTRINGS
ANTAGONIST
INSERTION
EXTENSOR
ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION
GLUTEUS MAXIMUS
SYNERGIST
TRICEPS
AGONIST
ABDUCTOR
FLEXOR
A type of isotonic contraction in which a muscle lengthens to resist a load, acting as the prime mover.
A type of muscle that serves to bend or flex a body part (e.g. a limb).
The muscle group that relaxes and lengthens while the prime mover contracts.
The antagonist of the hip flexor during flexion of the hip joint.
A type of muscles that stabilize muscle movmenet and assist agonist muscles during flexion.
The antagonist of the biceps during a biceps curl.
A type of contraction in which there is little shortening of the muscle but great increase in tone of the muscle fibres involved.
A type of muscle that draws a body part (e.g. a limb) away from the midline during contraction.
The attachment site of the muscle that doesn't move during contraction.
The attachment site of the muscle that moves during contraction.
The antagonist of the quadriceps during extension of the knee joint.
The muscle group that contracts and shortens to move a joint, a.k.a. the prime mover.
A type of muscle that serves to straighten or extend a body part (e.g. a limb).
A type of muscle that draws a body part (e.g. a limb) towards the midline during contraction.
A type of isotonic contraction in which a muscle shortens to oppose a load, acting as the prime mover.