You are babysitting for your nephew.  While throwing a tempe…

You are babysitting for your nephew.  While throwing a temper tantrum he lies of his back and tries to push the very heavy couch with his feet.  The couch doesn’t move and even though he is trying very hard, your nephew’s legs are not moving either.  He succeeds in getting more upset, but not in moving the couch.  What type of muscle contraction was occurring in his legs?

Your neighbor to the left tells you that he her left gastroc…

Your neighbor to the left tells you that he her left gastrocnemius muscle is very weak.  She asks you what motion she should perform at the ankle to strengthen the gastrocnemius.  Because of the action of the gastrocnemius, which of the following motions would strengthen this muscle?