Apk Final Flashcards
Which of the following muscle types is in voluntary and is found in the walls of the Hollow organs in vessels and in respiratory passageways? A. Smooth B. Skeletal C. Cardiac D. None of the above
A. smooth
Which of the following special structures is responsible for collecting excess fluid from body tissues and returning it to the circulatory system?
a. Blood vessels
b. Lymphatic vessels
c. Skin
d. Bursae
b.
Lymphatic vessels
The bending of a joint on the sagittal plane so that the joint angle is made smaller is which of the following?
a. Extension
b. rotation
c. Flexion
d. ABDUCTION
c Flexion
True or false? Tendons join bones to bone
False
True or false a tissue is a group of cells that share similar structure and function
True
Which tissue connects bones to each other and prevents movements at joints.
a. Muscles
b. Ligaments
c. Tendons
d. Fascia
b. Ligaments
Anatomical position is best described by which of the following?
a. Body in erect position, feet parallel, arms extended at the sides
b. Body prone, arms overhead, and legs crossed
c. Body in sitting position, knees flexed, and arms hanging at sides
d. Body supine, arms and legs crossed
a. Body in erect position, sweet parallel, arms extended at the sides
Which of the following bones are part of the axial skeleton?
a. Clavicle and scapula
b. Humerus, radius, and Ulna
c. Skull and vertebrae
d. Femur, tibia, and fibula
c. Skull and vertebrae
Which of the following is an example of a ball and socket joint?
a. Humeroulnar joint
b. Glenohumeral joint
c. Atlantoaxial
d. Metocsrpophalangeal 
b. Glenohumeral joint
Which of the following is not a function of bones?
a. Remove waste from the circulation
b. Protect critical organs
c. Aid in movement
d. Produce blood cells
a. Remove waste from the circulation
True or false skeletal muscle is the only muscle type that is under voluntary control
True
Which of the following is an example of a fusiform muscle?
a. Deltoid
b. Biceps Brachii
c. Tibialis posterior
d. Rectus femoris
b. Biceps brachii
Which type of muscle is responsible for creating joint movement and is known as the prime mover
a. Antagonist
b. Synergist
c. Agonist
d. Protagonist
c. Agonist
The point where the epimysium For deep layer of fascia, converges to form a tendon is known as which of the following
a. Musculotendinous junction
b. Fascicle
c. Perimysium
d. Muscle belly
a. Musculotendinous junction
In which type of muscle contraction is muscle length unchanged?
a. Isotonic
b. Isometric
c. Concentric
d. Eccentric
b. Isometric
The theory that explains how an action potential leads to muscle contraction is which of the following?
a. Gliding fiber theory
b. Snapping filament theory
c. Contraction theory
d. Sliding filament theory
d. Sliding filament theory
Which of the following skeletal muscle properties allow shortening and thickening of muscles in response to a specific stimulus?
a. Elasticity
b. Extensibility
c. Contractility
d. Conductivity
c. Contractility
Which of the following muscles is known as “lats little helper“ because it assist latissimus dorsi and extending add ducting and internally rotating the shoulder?
a. Teres minor
b. Teres major
c. Subclavius
d. Biceps brachii
b. Teres major
Which of the following muscles originates on the lateral third of the clavicle, acromion process, and spine of the scapula; abducts the shoulder, and is a prime mover for nearly all movements of the shoulder?
a. Deltoid
b. Biceps brachii
c. Teres major
d. Teres minor
a. Deltoid
The rotator cuff is composed of which four muscles?
a. Serratus anterior, triceps brachii, biceps brachii, and coracobrachialis
b. Pectoralis major, pectoralis minor, Terrace major, and subscapularis
c. Supraspinatus, infraspinatus, teres minor, and subscapularis
d. Deltoid, subclavius, trapezius, and levator scapula
c. Supraspinatus, infraspinatus, teres minor, and subscapularis
Which of the following muscles flexes the elbow attaches to the ulna and cannot rotate a forearm?
a. Brachialis
b. Biceps brachii
c. Triceps brachii
d. Levator scapula
a. Brachialis
Which muscle reverses the action of pronator teres and his used in throwing a curveball in baseball?
a. Anconeus
b. Supinator
c. Flexor pollicis longus
d. Extensor digiti minimi
b. Supinator
Which muscle extends the rest and creates the subtle flicking action used when throwing a frisbee?
a. Supinator
b. Extensor carpi radialis brevis
c. Deltoid
d. Triceps brachii
b. Extensor carpi radialis brevis
Overuse of extensor copy radialis longus can result in irritation of the lateral epicondyle; this condition is known as which of the following?
a. Writers cramp
b. Carpal tunnel syndrome
c. Sciatica
d. Tennis elbow
d. Tennis elbow
Which of the following muscles flexes the thumb?
a. Palmaris longus
b. Pronator teres
c. Flexor carpi radialis
d. Flexor pollicis longus
d. Flexor pollicis longus
Which of the following muscles is one of the largest and most superficial muscles in the neck?
a. Sternocleidomastoid
b. Obliquus capitis inferior
c. Temporalis
d. Masseter
a. Sternocleidomastoid
True or false. The rectus Capodice posterior major is one of the four muscles that make up the suboccipital group?

True
Platysma functions primarily in which of the following ways?
a. Rotation of the neck
b. Lateral flexion of the head
c. Facial expressions of stress or anger
d. Extension of the neck
c. Facial expressions of stress or anger
Which of the following muscles is large in Broad, making it a more effective prime mover for extension, lateral flexion, and rotation of the head and neck?
a. Splenius Capitis
b. Sternocleidomastoid
c. Trapezius
d. Temporalis
a. Splenius Capitis
Which muscle, pound for pound, is the strongest muscle in the body and generates most of the force for biting and chewing?
a. Medial pterygoid
b. Masseter
c. Lateral pterygoid
d. Trapezius
b. Masseter
Which bone may be palpated in the midline of the posterior trunk?
a. Posterior rib
b. Iliac crest
c. Spinious process
d. Sternum
c. Spinous process
True or false? The external and internal intercostals help maintain the shape and integrity of the rib cage
True
Iliocostalis, longissimus, , and spinous process form which group of muscles?
a. Erector Spinae
b. Transverospinialis
c. Scalenes
d. Abdominals
a. Erector Spinae
Which bone would you be palpating if you would just slide your fingers laterally away from the sternum?
a. Posterior rib
b. Anterior rib
c. Pubis
d. Iliac crest
B. Anterior rim
Which of the following muscles is dome shaped in the primary muscle of breathing?
a. longissimus 
b. Iliocostalis
c. Rectus abdominis
d. Diaphragm
d. Diaphragm
Which of the following would you be palpating if you would’ve slide your fingertips from the lumbar spinniest processes inferiorly between the right and left posterior superior iliac spine?
a. Ischial tuberosity
b. Sacrum
c. Greater trochanter of the femur
d. Tibial tuberosity
a. Sacrum
Rectus for Morris is part of which muscle group?
a. Add doctors
b. Glutes
c. Lumbricals
d. Quadriceps
d. Quadriceps
True or false? Tightness in piriformis can compress the sciatic nerve?
True
The pectineus has attachments on which two bones?
a. Femur and patella
b. Femur and tibia
c. Pubis and femur
d. Tibia and fibula
c. Pubis and femur
Which of the following muscles flexes and externally rotates the hip and creates a connection between the trunk and lower extremity?
a. Psoas
b. Vastis lateralis
c. Vastis intermedius
d. Gracilis
A. Psoas
Which of the following muscle names means roughly huge and side?
a. Vastus medialis
b. Vastus intermedius
c. Vastis lateralis
d. Rectus femoris
c. Vastis lateralis
Which muscle has as it’s main function to extend the four smaller toes?
a. Extensor hallucis longus
b. Extensor digitorum longus
c. Peronius longus
d. Peroneus brevis
b Extensor digitorum longus
Which muscle of the three triceps surae is composed of more slow twitch and fast twitch fibers, making it a fatigue resistant postural muscles.
a. Gastrocnemius
b. Plantaris
c. Soleus
d. Tibialis posterior
c. Soleus
Which motion raises the distal end of the foot up and walking preventing the toes from catching on the ground?
a. Plantar flexion
b. Dorsiflexion
c. Inversion
d. Eversion
b. Dorsiflexion
Which muscle is the largest and most superficial of the three triceps SURAE muscles?
a. Tibialis anterior
b. Plantaris
c. Soleus
d. Gastrocnemius
d. Gastrocnemius
The talocrural joint allows only which two movements?
a. Inversion and eversion
b. Internal rotation and external rotation
c. Flexion and extension
d. Plantarflexion dorsiflexion
d. Plantar flexion and dorsiflexion
True or false? Flexor hallucis longus is a primary muscle push off during gait and propulsion of the body
a. True
Which of the following would you be palpating if you explored the large protrusion at the distal medial end of the tibia?
a. Calcaneus
b. Medial malleolus
c. Tubercle of talus
d. Navicular
B. Medial malleolus
Which of the following muscles helps compressive support abdominant organs and assists with exhalation?
a. Transverse abdominous
b. Diaphragm
c. External intercostals
d. Iliocostalis
a. Transverse abdominis
Which muscle is deep to the rhomboid and trapezius muscles and elevates the ribs during inhalation?
a. Rectus abdominis
b.  Semispinalis
c. Quadratus lumborum
d. Serratus posterior superior
d. Serratus posterior superior
