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Chapter 6 Flashcards

1
Q
  • True or False? Rectus capitis anterior is easy to palpate
A

False

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2
Q
  • Which muscle name means “temple”?
A

Temporalis

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3
Q
  • Which of the following muscles is one of the largest and most superficial muscles in the neck?
A

Sternocleidomastoid

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4
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  • True or False? The rectus capitis posterior major is one of the four muscles that make up the suboccipital group
A

True

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5
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True or False? Obliquus capitis inferior is one of four muscles that make up the suboccipital group

A

True

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6
Q
  • Which muscles work together to laterally flex and stabilize the head and neck?
A

Scalenes

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7
Q

Medial pterygoid attached to which bone?

A

Mandible

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Q

Which of the following actions is performed by the semispinalis?

A

Holds the head upright against gravity

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9
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True or False? Obliquus capitis superior retracts the mandible

A

False

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10
Q

True or False? Rectus capitis postior minor extends the head

A

True

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11
Q
  • Which of the following muscles is very small and deep in the anterior neck?
A

Rectus capitis anterior

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12
Q

Which of the following muscles is part of the paravertebral group, which helps stabilize the anterior neck and keep the head from falling back?

A

Longus capitis

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13
Q
  • which of the following muscle names may be roughly translated as “long neck”?
A

Longus colli

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14
Q
  • the suprahyoid muscles perform which of the following functions?
A

Elevate the hyoid bone and thyroid cartilage during swallowing

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15
Q

Which of the following muscles depresses the mandible and descends from the mastoid process of the temporal bone to the hyoid bone posteriorly?

A

Digastric

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16
Q
  • Platysma functions primarily in which of the following ways?
A

Facial expressions of stress or anger

17
Q

Which muscle depresses and protracts the mandible and moves it laterally, assisting in chewing?

A

Lateral pterygoid

18
Q
  • Which of the following muscles is large and broad, making it more effective prime mover for extension, lateral flexion, and rotation of the head and neck?
A

Splenius capitis

19
Q

Which four muscles are the infrhyoid muscles?

A

Sternohyoid, thyrohyoid, omohyoid, sternothyroid

20
Q
  • Which muscle , pound for pound, is the strongest muscle in the body and generates most of the force for biting and chewing?
A

Masseter

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