Download Muscle Movement Description Example

Read pgs 198-202 Muscle Movements, Types and Names.
Using Table 6.2 on pg 198, list The 5 Golden Rules of Skeletal Muscle Activity
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According to the Five Golden Rules of Skeletal muscle activity, every muscle has at least two points of
attachment. Define the following attachment points.
Origin –
Insertion –
Every muscle has not only an origin and an insertion but an action, or specific movement it is responsible for.
Complete the following table of common body movements using both the text descriptions on pg 199 and the
illustrations on pgs 200-201. Describe the type of movement and give an example of a common motion that
uses that movement.
Muscle
Movement
Description
Example
Flexion
Extension
Rotation
Abduction
Adduction
Circumduction
Since muscles can’t push, they can only pull, most body movements are a result of two or more muscle acting together
or against each other. During a particular movement, each muscle is described by its major responsibility. Define the
following roles of muscles during contractions.
Prime Mover –
Antagonist –
Synergist –
Fixator –
Using tables 6.3 and 6.4 on pgs 217 and 219, complete this table on the origin, insertion and action these major muscles.
Muscle
Deltoid
Pectoralis major
Biceps brachii
Vastus lateralis
Rectus femoris
Rectus abdominis
External oblique
Trapezius
Triceps brachii
Biceps femoris
(along w/
semitendinosus & semimembranosus
make up hamstring group)
Gastrocnemius
Latissimus dorsi
Gluteus maximus
Sartorius
Origin
Insertion
Action