Name at least two muscles that actively contracts during the following activities and name its action and innervation:
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Throwing a baseball overhead
Deltoid
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Action: Abduction, flexion, and extension
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Innervation: Axillary nerve
Triceps Brachii
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Action: Extension of the forearm
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Innervation: Radial Nerve
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Kicking a ball
Quadriceps Femoris
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Action: Knee Extension
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Innervation: Femoral Nerve
Gluteus Maximus
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Action: Extends, rotates and abducts hip
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Innervation: Inferior gluteal nerve
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Doing sit-ups
Iliopsoas
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Action: Flexion of hips
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Innervation: Femoral Nerve
Rectus Abdominis
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Action: Flexion of vertebrae and compression of abdomen
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Innervation: Thoracoabdominal nerve
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Breathing
External Intercostals
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Action: Elevation of ribs during inhalation to expand chest
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Innervation: Intercostal nerves
Diaphragm
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Action: Inhalation and contraction of thoracic cavity
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Innervation: Phrenic nerve