Chapter 25 Assessments

Question 1

adducts thigh and flexes knee

Answer 1

gracilis

Question 2

plantar flexion and eversion of the foot

Answer 2

fibularis longus

Question 3

flexes thigh at hip

Answer 3

psoas major and iliacus

Question 4

abducts and roatates thigh laterally: flexes knee and hip

Answer 4

sartorius

Question 5

plantar flexion and inversion of the foot

Answer 5

Tibialis anterior

Question 6

abducts thigh and rotates it medially

Answer 6

gluteus medius

Question 7

flexes leg at the knee and laterally rotates the leg

Answer 7

biceps femoris

Question 8

extends leg at the knee

Answer 8

quadriceps femoris group

Question 9

dorsflexion and inversion of the foot

Answer 9

tibialis anterior

Question 10

Origin: lateral surface of ilium
Insertion: greater trochanter of femur

Answer 10

Gluteus Medius/Minimus

Question 11

Origin: ischial tuberosity
Insertion: posterior surface of femur

Answer 11

Adductor Magnus

Question 12

Origin: anterior superior iliac spine
Insertion: medial surface of proximal tibia

Answer 12

Sartorius

Question 13

Origin: lateral and medial condyles of femur
Insertion: posterior surface of calcaneous

Answer 13

Gastrocnemius

Question 14

Origin: anterior iliac crest
Insertion: fascia of thigh

Answer 14

ensor Fasciae Latae

Question 15

Origin: greater trochanter and posterior surface of femur
Insertion: patella to tibial tuberosity

Answer 15

Vastus Lateralis

Question 16

Origin: ischial tuberosity
Insertion: medial surface of proximal tibia

Answer 16

Semitendonitis

Question 17

Vastus Medialis
Origin: medial surface of femur
Insertion: patella to tibial tuberosity

Answer 17

Vastus Medialis

Question 18

Origin: posterior surface of tibia
Insertion: distal phalanges of four lateral toes

Answer 18

Flexor Digitorum Longus

Question 19

Origin: lateral condyle and lateral surface of tibia
Insertion: medial cuneiform and first metatarsal

Answer 19

Tibialis Anterior

Question 20

Muscles that move the thigh at the hip joint have origins on the

A. pelvis
B. femur
C. tibia
D. patella

Answer 20

A. pelvis

Question 21

Anterior thigh muscles serve as prime movers of

A. flexion of the leg at the knee joint
B. abduction of the thigh at the hip joint
C. adduction of the thigh at the hip joint
D. extension of the leg at the knee joint

Answer 21

D. extension of the leg at the knee joint

Question 22

The muscles of the lower limb ___ than those of the upper limb.

A. are more numerous
B. are larger
C. conduct actions with more precision
D. are less powerful

Answer 22

B. are larger

Question 23

Which of the following muscles is NOT part of the quadriceps group?

A. rectus femoris
B. vastus lateralis
C. semitendinosus
D. vastus medialis

Answer 23

C. semitendinosus

Question 24

Which of the following muscles is NOT part of the hamstring group?

A. rectus femoris
B. biceps femoris
C. semitendinosus
D. simimembranosus

Answer 24

A. rectus femoris

Question 25

Muscles located in the lateral leg include actions of

A. extension of the knee
B. eversion of the foot
C. flexion of the toes
D. extension of the toes

Answer 25

B. eversion of the foot

Question 26

Contractions of the sartorius muscles involve movements across two different joints

A. true
B. false

Answer 26

A. true

Question 27

The insertions of the four quadriceps femoris muscles are on the femur.

A. true
B. false

Answer 27

B. false