Chapter 11: Muscular System Flashcards
Most muscles cross at least one.
a) tendon
b) joint
c) bone
d) ligament
e) body plane
b) joint
2) The attachment of a muscle’s tendon to the stationary bone is called the _____; the attachment of the muscle’s other tendon to the movable bone is called the _____.
a) origin, action
b) insertion, action
c) origin, insertion
d) insertion, origin
e) insertion, action
c) origin, insertion
3) A lever is acted on at two different points by two different forces which are called the
a) fulcrum and resistance.
b) leverage and load.
c) lever and resistance.
d) effort and load.
e) lever and effort.
d) effort and load.
4) Motion will occur in a muscle when the _____ supplied exceeds the _____.
a) effort, load
b) resistance, lever
c) load, effort
d) load, resistance
e) lever, effort
a) effort, load
Which of the following is NOT a common arrangement of muscle fascicles?
a) pennate
b) triangular
c) oval
d) parallel
e) fusiform
c) oval
This type of fascicle arrangement has the fascicles spread over a broad area and converges at a thick central tendon.
a) triangular
b) pennate
c) circular
d) fusiform
e) multipennate
a) triangular
9) The muscle that serves as the “prime mover” during a movement is called the
a) antagonist.
b) agonist.
c) synergist.
d) asynergist.
e) fixator.
b) agonist.
This type of muscle works by stabilizing the origin of the agonist so that it can act more efficiently.
a) synergist
b) agonist
c) antagonist
d) fixator
e) secondary mover
d) fixator
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic commonly used to name skeletal muscles?
a) Size
b) Shape
c) Number of origins
d) Sites of origins
e) Thickness of fibers
e) Thickness of fibers
If one is stabbed on the lateral side of the abdomen, what abdominal muscles, in order from superficial to deep, will the knife go through?
a) rectus abdominis, external oblique, internal oblique
b) external oblique, internal oblique, transversus abdominis
c) transversus abdominis, rectus abdominis, external oblique
d) external oblique, transversus abdominis, rectus abdominis
e) internal oblique, transversus abdominis, external oblique
b) external oblique, internal oblique, transversus abdominis
Protrusion of an organ through a structure that normally contains it is referred to as a
a) hernia.
b) goiter.
c) strain.
d) sprain.
e) hydrocele.
a) hernia.
A condition where the two eyeballs are not properly aligned is referred to as
a) inguinal hernia.
b) strabismus.
c) presbyopia.
d) myopia.
e) hypermetropia.
b) strabismus.
A muscle that has three origins is called a
a) biceps.
b) triceps.
c) quadriceps.
d) deltoid.
e) trapezius.
b) triceps.
A muscle that raises or elevates a body part is called a
a) pronator.
b) tensor.
c) flexor.
d) depressor.
e) levator.
b) tensor.
A muscle that decreases the size of an opening is a
a) rotator.
b) tensor.
c) pronator.
d) sphincter.
d) sphincter.
Contraction of this muscle presses the cheeks against the teeth and lips as would be observed in whistling, blowing or sucking.
a) buccinator
b) zygomaticus
c) frontalis
d) epicranius
e) occipitalis
a) buccinator
All of the following are muscles that move the eyeball EXCEPT
a) superior rectus.
b) lateral rectus.
c) inferior oblique.
d) internal oblique.
e) superior oblique.
d) internal oblique
Which of the following is a muscle whose insertion is found on the clavicle and acromion process of the scapula within the pectoral girdle?
a) trapezius
b) pectoralis major
c) latissimus dorsi
d) gracilus e) sartorius
a) trapezius
All of the following are muscles of the lower limb EXCEPT the
a) deltoid.
b) adductor magnus.
c) adductor longus.
d) quadriceps femoris.
e) vastus medialis.
a) deltoid
Based on its name, which of the following best describes characteristics of the biceps femoris muscle?
a) has two insertions and found in lower leg
b) has two bellies and found in the upper leg
c) has two origins and found in the upper leg
d) has two origins and found in the upper arm
e) has two insertions and found in the upper leg
c) has two origins and found in the upper leg
Which of the following muscles is NOT part of the quadriceps femoris muscle group?
a) rectus femoris
b) biceps femoris
c) vastus medialis
d) vastus lateralis
e) vastus intermedius
b) biceps femoris
This muscle, which is found in the neck, functions to elevate the hyoid bone and help press the tongue against the roof of the mouth during swallowing.
a) mylohyoid
b) sternothryroid
c) sternocleidomastoid
d) digastric
e) masseter
a) mylohyoid
In the diagram, where is the fulcrum?
a) A
b) B
c) C
d) All of these choices
e) None of these choices
b) B
In the diagram, where is the effort?
a) A
b) B
c) C
d) All of these choices
e) None of these choices
a) A