Back to the full dot-point answer
WAPhysical EducationQuick questions
Unit 3: Factors Affecting Performance
Quick questions on Major muscles and joint actions: WACE Physical Education Studies Unit 3
2short Q&A pairs drawn directly from our worked dot-point answer. For full context and worked exam questions, read the parent dot-point page.
What are major joint actions?Show answer
Movements are described by their action at a joint. Flexion decreases the angle at a joint and extension increases it. Abduction moves a limb away from the midline and adduction moves it back toward the midline. Rotation turns a bone about its axis, and at the shoulder and hip you also see circumduction.
What is the roles within a movement?Show answer
For any single movement, each involved muscle takes a role.
Have a question we have not covered?
This dot-point answer is short enough that we have not extracted many short questions yet. Read the full dot-point answer or ask Mo, our study assistant, in the chat for follow ups.