Certified Strength and Conditioning Coach Study Course

This lecture will give and overview of the musculoskeletal system, the neuromuscular system, and the respiratory system.

In this chapter we will be reviewing muscle biomechanics. Make sure you have thoroughly learned the material from the first chapter.

Test A

1) The epimysium is a ________ connective tissue that covers the skeletal muscle

2) Sensory receptors that are found within the muscles, the joints, and tendons are called ______.

3) An action potential causes the release of a neurotransmitter named________.

4) Lateral dumbbell raises takes place in the _________ plane.

5) The muscle shortens during a ______ muscle action.

6) ________ is the force of resistance in weight stack machines.

7) The breakdown of muscle glycogen is called ________.

8) Substrate level phosphorylation produces _______ ATP.

9) The formula for _______ is Stroke Volume times Heart Rate.

10) The pressure against the arterial walls during ventricular contraction is called __________.