ACTIVITY 2

ACTIVITY 2

ACTIVITY 2

by Drew Shaira Santiago -
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1. Throwing a baseball overhead

a) Deltoid Muscle

Action: Abducts and laterally rotates the arms

Innervation: Axillary nerve

 

b) Triceps Brachii

Action: Extension of the elbow joint

Innervation: Radial Nerve

 

2. Kicking a ball

a) Quadriceps Femoris

Action: Extension of the knee and flexion of the hip

Innervation: Femoral nerve

 

b) Hamstrings

Action: Knee flexion and hip extension

Innervation: Sciatic nerve

 

3. Doing sit-ups

a) Rectus Abdominis

Action: Flexes the trunk

Innervation: Intercostal and subcostal nerves

 

b) Internal Oblique

Action: Trunk flexion and rotation

Innervation: Lower intercostal nerves, subcostal nerve, iliohypogastric and ilioiniguinal nerves

 

4. Breathing

a) Diaphragm

Action: Contracts to expand the thoracic cavity

Innervation: Phrenic nerve

 

b) External intercostal muscle

Action: Contracts to elevate ribs

Innervation: Intercostal nerves