Chapter 5 Muscles

Question 1

The gap between a nerve ending and a muscle fiber is called a ?

Answer 1

Synapse

Question 2

Which of these is not one of the three muscles of the eye?

Answer 2

Frontalis

Question 3

What is the thorax?

Answer 3

The torso of the body

Question 4

Which of these is not a major muscle of the arm?

Answer 4

The brachii

Question 5

Which muscle is responsible for both plantarflex of the foot and flexation of the knee?

Answer 5

Gastrocnemius

Question 6

The body can move because most of the skeletal joints have one pair of muscles called the:

Answer 6

Extensors

Question 7

The thick connective tissue that is attached to the skull, spreads down toward the forehead and connects to the Frontalis is the

Answer 7

Aponeurosis

Question 8

The muscles that raises the corners of the mouth as smiling is called the

Answer 8

Zygomaticus major

Question 9

Which major branch of the trigeminal nerve goes to the upper jaw?

Answer 9

The maxillary nerve

Question 10

The mentalis is a small bundle of muscle fibers at the side of the?

Answer 10

Frenulum

Question 11

Learning expansion on the side of each nostril is called the

Answer 11

Ala

Question 12

STERANOCLEIDOMASTOIDS are sometimes referred to as the?

Answer 12

Prayer muscles

Question 13

The facial nerve passes through the base of the school and enters the bone of the year

Answer 13

External auditory canal

Question 14

A triangular shaped thick and fleshy muscle that forms the rounded contour of the shoulder

Answer 14

Deltoid

Question 15

Biceps mean

Answer 15

Two heads

Question 16

The main muscle of the upper chest is the

Answer 16

Pectoralis

Question 17

The hip holds the body upright and allows for _____ posture.

Answer 17

Dual

Question 18

The smaller muscles that keep the legs together during most physical activity ate the ____ muscles

Answer 18

Adductor

Question 19

A vital muscle for controlling dorsiflexion and supination of the foot is the ____ muscle.

Answer 19

Soleus

Question 20

_____ gives muscles the ability to change link, size, and shape and then return back to the original form

Answer 20

Elasticity