ACTIVITY 2

GERONA-Activity 2

GERONA-Activity 2

by Therese Michelle Gerona -
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Name at least three muscles that actively contracts during the following activities and name its action and innervation:

 

Turning a door knob

forearm extensor muscles, supinator muscle, forearm flexor muscles, pronator quadratus muscles

 

Throwing a baseball overhead

anterior deltoid, pectoralis major, quadriceps, triceps, latissimus dorsi

 

Kicking a ball

quadriceps, hip flexor muscles, knee extensor muscles

 

Doing sit-ups

rectus abdominis, transverse abdominis, obliques

 

Walking

biceps femoris, semitendinosus, semimembranosus, tibialis anterior 

 

Breathing

diaphragm, external intercostals, quadratus lumborum, rectus abdominis