EXS 240 Final Exam Questions & Answers 2024/2025

EXS 240 Final Exam Questions & Answers 2024/2025 Flexibility (def) - ANSWERSAbility to take a joint/series of joints through a full, non-restricted pain-free range of motion Hinge joint - ANSWERS- moves back and forth - more likely to get injured Ball and socket joint - ANSWERS- multidirectional - less likely to get injured Agonist muscle - ANSWERSthe muscle that is contracting in order to produce a movement - ex. in a bicep curl, the bicep is the agonist muscle group Antagonist muscle - ANSWERSthe muscle that is being stretched in response to the contraction of the agonist muscle - shortening of agonist muscle produces tension in the antagonist muscle Reciprocal inhibition - ANSWERSa contraction of the agonist muscle will automatically produce a relaxation in the antagonist muscle Stretch receptors - ANSWERS- muscle spindle - golgi tendon organ Muscle spindle - ANSWERSsense the length of muscle and produce a reflex resistance - doesn't allow further stretch until golgi tendon organ kicks in