benefield_emilyrose test- muscular system Flashcards
- In a chicken wing, what connects the radius and ulna to the hand?
the wrist
48. Questions - A look beneath the skin
- In the chicken wing, what is the area where humerus and shoulder are located called?
upper arm
48. Questions - A look beneath the skin
- What can skeletal muscles not do?
extend
44. WKST- Muscular System
- Between the shoulder and the elbow, what extensor is found?
Triceps brachii
48. Questions - A look beneath the skin
- Between the shoulder and the elbow, what flexor is found?
Biceps brachii
48. Questions - A look beneath the skin
- What type of muscle tissue tires quickly during exercise?
skeletal muscle
44. WKST- Muscular System
- Is the triceps brachii or the biceps brachii an extensor?
Neither are extensors
39. CLF- Exterior Muscles of the Body
- Why do skeletal muscles work in pairs?
Muscle cells can only contract
44. WKST- Muscular System
- What type of muscles tissue reacts and tires easily?
Skeletal muscle
44. WKST- Muscular System
- What muscle tissues are involuntary and what muscle tissues are voluntary?
cardiac and smooth are involuntary ; skeletal is voluntary
41. BP- Muscular System
- What two muscles help in closing the jaw?
Masseter and Temporalis
46. CLF - Muscles of the Head
- What muscle is used in frowning?
Zygomaticus
46. CLF - Muscles of the Head
- What is your ab muscles called?
Rectus abdominis
39. CLF- Exterior Muscles of the Body
- What is the shoulder muscle?
Deltoid
39. CLF- Exterior Muscles of the Body
- What muscle covers the shin bone
tibialis anterior
39. CLF- Exterior Muscles of the Body
- Which muscle contracts so that you can bend your leg at the knee?
Biceps femoris
39. CLF- Exterior Muscles of the Body
- What muscle is also known as the hamstring?
Quadriceps femoris
39. CLF- Exterior Muscles of the Body
- What muscle is used to extend or straighten the leg?
Biceps femoris
39. CLF- Exterior Muscles of the Body
- What provides support for the abdomen and its many organs?
Rectus abdominis
39. CLF- Exterior Muscles of the Body
- What extends or straightens the forearm?
Triceps brachii
39. CLF- Exterior Muscles of the Body
- What is the triangular muscle that moves the arm away from the center of the body?
Deltoid
39. CLF- Exterior Muscles of the Body
- What muscle is used to extend the leg at the knee?
Biceps femoris
39. CLF- Exterior Muscles of the Body
- What are the strap like muscles that extend from the ribs to pelvis called?
Rectus abdominis
39. CLF- Exterior Muscles of the Body
- The large muscle used in jumping or climbing the stairs or when bent over straightens you up by extending at the hip joint is called what?
Glueteus maximus
39. CLF- Exterior Muscles of the Body
- A muscle is attached to a bone by a connective tissue called a(n)______________.
Tendon
44. WKST- Muscular System
ESSAY: Explain what happens with angles during flexion and extension.
Flexion- decrease in the joint angle from the body in anatomic position.
Extension- increase in the joint angle from the body in anatomic position
- WKST- Muscular System
- what muscle is directly below the knee and on the back?
Gastrocnemius
39. CLF- Exterior Muscles of the Body
- In the lower arm, what are the two bones connecting the elbow to the wrist?
Radius and Ulna
48. Questions - A look beneath the skin
