Reaching Towards Your Toes While Seated (With Your Legs Out

question 19

Multiple Choice

Reaching towards your toes while seated (with your legs out straight) and holding the stretch would be an example of

• A) static stretching.
• B) passive stretching.
• C) dynamic stretching.
• D) Pilates.

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Definitions:

Sir Charles Sherrington

An English neuroscientist known for his pioneering research on reflexes, synaptic transmission, and the integration of the nervous system, awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1932.

Action Potential

A temporary shift in the electrical charge across a cell membrane, leading to the transmission of nerve impulses along neurons.

Chemical Message

Signals transmitted through the release of chemical substances (neurotransmitters, hormones, etc.) from one part of the body to another to convey messages or trigger responses.

Electrical Impulse

A sudden surge of electricity through a conductor, often used in reference to the rapid transmission of signals within nerves.