Bodybuilding Final Exam Questions With
Verified Answers
This type of muscle blends into tendinous insertions that attach to bones, pulling them, which
produces the desired movement.
a. skeletal muscle
b. swoll muscle
c. cardiac muscle
d. smooth muscle - answer✔a. skeletal muscle
Muscle are connected to bones by what?
a. ligaments
b. tendons
c. science is still investigating
d. motor units - answer✔b. tendons
What type of muscle fibers are referred to as coach potato fibers?
a. IIy
b. IIa
c. Fascia
d. IIx - answer✔d. IIx
Bodybuilders practice "muscle confusion" because:
a. Not all motor units are activated in movement
b. to honor Joe Weider
c. to "grease the groove"
d. it reduces energy expenditure - answer✔a. not all motor units are activated in a movement
What factor does not induce muscle hypertrophy?
a. metabolic stress
b. mechanical tension
c. muscle damage
d. caloric restriction - answer✔d. caloric restriction
What muscle fibers are recruited first in any given movement?
a. slow twitch
b. fast twitch
c. it depends on genetics
d. this is a contemporary debate in science - answer✔b. slow twitch
What type of muscle fibers is highly resistant to fatigue?
a. slow twitch
b. fast twitch
c. depends on genetics
d. this is a contemporary debate in science - answer✔a. slow twitch
When a prime mover muscle contracts, the opposing muscle relaxed. This is known as:
a. sliding filament theory
b. henneman principle
c. stretch reflex
d. reciprocal innervation` - answer✔d. reciprocal innervation
______ is a decrease in the angle between two body segments.
a. flexion
b. extension
c. abduction
d. adduction - answer✔a. flexion
Adduction is the movement of a body segment away from the midline.
a. true
b. false - answer✔b. false
Which plane divides the body into right and left portions?
a. frontal plane
b. sagittal plane
c. transverse plane
d. horizontal plane - answer✔b. sagittal plane
Which plane of motion does hip abduction occur in?
a. sagittal plane
b. transverse plane
c. horizontal plane
d. frontal plane - answer✔d. frontal plane
During a biceps curl, the triceps acts as a(n)
a. prime mover
b. assistant mover
c. antagonist
d. stabilizer - answer✔c. antagonist
A prime mover is the muscle that produces the most force to move a bone during a given
movement.
a. true
b. false - answer✔a. true
The mechanical advantage of a muscle is greatest when the angle of pull is:
a. 0 degrees
b. 90 degrees
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