ACTIVITY 2

Activity 2

Activity 2

by Dave Mohses Ancheta -
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1.) Throwing a baseball overhead

 

Muscle: Deltoid

Action: Lifts the arm forward and flexes the shoulder

Innervation: Axillary Nerve

 

Muscle: Triceps Brachii

Action: Extends the forearm at the elbow

Innervation: Radial Nerve

 

2.) Kicking a Ball

 

Muscle: Quadriceps Femoris

Action: Flexes the hip and extends the knee

Innervation: Femoral Nerve

 

Muscle: Tibialis Anterior

Action: It Dorsiflex the  foot when preparing to strike the ball with the top of the foot

Innervation: Deep Fibular Nerve

 

3.) Doing sit-ups

 

Muscle: Rectus Abdominis

Action: Brings chest toward the pelvis

Innervation: Thoracic Spinal Nerve

 

Muscle: Iliopsoas

Action: Flexes the hip

Innervation: Femoral Nerve

 

4.) Breathing

 

Muscles: Diaphragm

Action: Contracts and moves downward during inhalation

Innervation: Phrenic nerve

 

Muscle: External Intercostals

Action: Elevating the ribs and expanding the thoracic cavity, Contact during inhalation

Innervation: Intercostal Nerves