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| KINE 3200 |
| Synchronous Assignment 2 |
| For each of the following exercises, write the type of contraction (isometric, concentric, or eccentric), if any, in the cell of the muscle group that is contracting. Place a dash in the cell if there is no contraction occurring. Hint:In some instances you may have more than one type of contraction in the same muscle groups throughout various portions of the exercises. If so, list them in the order of occurrence. |
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| 1. You are walking in a straight line down the street when a stranger bumps into you. You stumble but "catch" your balance. Usingthe information from this chapter explain what happened. Discuss in detail the systems involved and what is occuring in those systems (sensory, nervous, musculoskeletal, etc). |
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Quadriceps |
Hamstrings |
| Enter your response below: |
| a. Lie prone on a table with your knee in full extension. |
| Maintain your knee in full extension. |
| Very slowly flex your knee maximally. |
| Maintain your knee in full flexion. |
| From the fully flexed position, extend your knee fully as fast as possible but stop immediately before reaching maximal extension. |
| From the fully flexed position, very slowly extend your knee fully. |
| b. Begin sitting on the edge of the table with your knee in full extension. |
| Maintain your knee in full extension. |
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| 2. Drinking a glass of water is a normal daily activity in which the mind and body are involved in the controlled task. Explain in detail how the movements happen once you decide to drink, in terms of the nervous system and muscle actions. |
| Very slowly flex your knee maximally. |
| Maintain your knee in full flexion. |
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| Enter your response below: |
| Maintain your knee in approximately 90 degrees of flexion. |
| From the fully flexed position, slowly extend your knee fully. |
| C. Stand on one leg and move the other knee as directed. |
| Maintain your knee in full extension. |
| Very slowly flex your knee maximally. |
| From the fully flexed position, slowly extend your knee fully. |
| From the fully flexed position, extend your knee fully as fast as possible. |