ACTIVITY 2

ACTIVITY 2

ACTIVITY 2

by Denjuast Valmonte -
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  1. Throwing a Baseball Overhead

  • Muscle: Deltoid

    • Action: Lifts the arm away from the body and involves the flexing and rotating of shoulder

    • Innervation: Axillary nerve

  • Muscle: Triceps Brachii

    • Action: Elbow extension and shoulder extension

    • Innervation: Radial nerve

  1. Kicking a Ball

  • Muscle: Quadriceps Femoris

    • Action: Knee extension (extends the leg)

    • Innervation: Femoral nerve

  • Muscle: Gluteus Maximus

    • Action: Keeps the knee straight (hip extension and lateral rotation)

    • Innervation: Inferior gluteal nerve

  1. Doing Sit-Ups

  • Muscle: Rectus Abdominis

    • Action: Compression of the abdominal cavity

    • Innervation: Lower six thoracoabdominal nerves (T7-T11)

  • Muscle: Iliopsoas

    • Action: Hip flexion

    • Innervation: Femoral nerve

  1. Breathing

  • Muscle: Diaphragm

    • Action: Through contracting and pulling down during inhalation, it allows air into the lungs and enlarge the thoracic cavity

    • Innervation: Phrenic nerve (C3-C5)

  • Muscle: External Intercostals

    • Action: Elevates the ribs during inhalation

    • Innervation: Intercostal nerves