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Question 1

Which of the following muscle types is involuntary and is found in the walls of hollow organs, in vessels, and in respiratory passageways?

Answer 1

Smooth

Question 2

Which of the following Special structures is responsible for collecting excess fluid from body tissues and returning it to the circulatory system?

Answer 2

Lymphatic vessels

Question 3

The bending of a joint on the sagittal plane so that the joint angle is made smaller in which of the following?

Answer 3

Flexion

Question 4

True or False? Tendons join bone to bone

Answer 4

False

Question 5

True or False? A tissue is a group of cells that share a similar structure and function

Answer 5

True

Question 6

Which tissue connects bone to each other an prevents movements at joints?

Answer 6

Ligaments

Question 7

Anatomical position is best described by which of the following

Answer 7

Body in erect position, feet parallel, arms extended at sides

Question 8

Which of the following bones are part of the axial skeleton?

Answer 8

Skull & Vertebrae

Question 9

Which of the following is an example of a ball and socket joint?

Answer 9

Glenohumeral joint

Question 10

Which of the following is NOT a function of bones?

Answer 10

Remove waste from the circulation

Question 11

True or False? Skeletal muscle is the only muscle type that is under voluntary control

Answer 11

True

Question 12

Which of the following is an example of a fusion muscle?

Answer 12

Biceps Brachii

Question 13

Which type of muscle is responsible for creating joint movement and is known as the “prime mover”?

Answer 13

Agonist

Question 14

The point where the epimysium, or deep layer of fascia, converges to form a tendon is known as which of the following?

Answer 14

Musculotendinous Junction

Question 15

In which of the muscle connection is muscle length unchanged?

Answer 15

Isometric

Question 16

The theory that explains how an action potential leads to muscle contraction is which of the following?

Answer 16

Sliding filament theory

Question 17

Which of the following skeletal muscle properties allows shortening and thickening of the muscle in response to a specific stimulus?

Answer 17

Contractility

Question 18

Which of the following muscles is known as “lats little helper” because it assists latissimus dorsi in extending, adducting, and internally rotating the shoulder?

Answer 18

Teres major

Question 19

Which of the following muscles originates on the lateral third of the clavicle, acromion process, and spine of scapula; abducts the shoulder, and is a prime mover for nearly all movements of the shoulder?

Answer 19

Deltoid

Question 20

The rotator cuff is composed of which four muscles?

Answer 20

Supraspinadis, Infraspinatus, teres minor & Subscapularis

Question 21

Which of the following muscles flexes the elbow, attached to the ulna, and cannot rotate the forearm?

Answer 21

Brachialis

Question 22

Which muscle reverses the action of pronator teres and is used in throwing a curve ball in baseball?

Answer 22

Supinator

Question 23

Which muscle extends the wrist and creates the subtle “flicking” action used in throwing a frisbee?

Answer 23

Extensor carpi radialis brevis

Question 24

Overuse of extensor carpi radialis longus can result in irritation of the lateral epicondyle, this condition is known as which of the following?

Answer 24

Tennis elbow

Question 25

Which of the following muscles flexes the thumb?

Answer 25

Flexor pollicis longus

Question 26

Which of the following muscles is one of the largest and most Superficial muscles in the neck?

Answer 26

Sternocleidomastoid

Question 27

True of False? The rectus capitis posterior major is one of the four muscles that make up the suboccipital group of to

Answer 27

True

Question 28

Platysma functions primarily in which of the following ways?

Answer 28

Facial expressions of stress or anger

Question 29

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

Answer 29

Splenius capitis

Question 30

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

Answer 30

Masseter

Question 31

Which bone may be palpated in the midline of the posterior trunk?

Answer 31

Spinous process

Question 32

Which of the following muscles helps compress and support abdominal organs and assist with exhalation?

Answer 32

Transverse abdominis

Question 33

True or False? The external and internal intercostals help maintain the shape and integrity of the ribcage

Answer 33

True

Question 34

The iliocostalis, longissimus, and spinalis form which group of muscles?

Answer 34

Erector spinae

Question 35

Which bone would you be palpating if you were to slide your finger tips laterally away from the sternum?

Answer 35

Anterior rib

Question 36

Which of the following muscles is dome shaped and the primary muscles of breathing?

Answer 36

Diaphragm

Question 37

Which muscle is deep to the rhomboid and trapezius muscles and elevates the ribs during inhalation?

Answer 37

Serratus posterior superior

Question 38

Which of the following would you be palpating if you were to slide your fingertips from the lumbar spinous processes inferiorly between the right and left posterior superior iliac spine?

Answer 38

Sacrum

Question 39

Rectus femoris is part of which muscle group?

Answer 39

Quadriceps

Question 40

True or False? Tightness in piriformis can compress the sciatic nerve

Answer 40

True

Question 41

The pectineus has attachments on which two bones?

Answer 41

Pubis & femur

Question 42

Which of the following muscles flexes and externally rotates the hip and creates a connection between the trunk and lower extremity?

Answer 42

Psoas

Question 43

Which of the following muscle names means roughly “huge” and “side”?

Answer 43

Vastus lateralis

Question 44

Which muscle has as its main function to extend the four smaller toes?

Answer 44

Extensor digitorum longus

Question 45

Which muscle of the three triceps surae is composed of more slow-twitch than fast-twitch fibers, making it a fatigue- resistant postural muscle?

Answer 45

Soleus

Question 46

Which motion raises the distal end of the foot up in walking, preventing the toes from catching on the ground?

Answer 46

Dorsiflexion

Question 47

Which muscle is the largest and most superficial of the three triceps surae muscles?

Answer 47

Gastrocnemius

Question 48

The talocrural joint allows only which two movements?

Answer 48

Plantarflexion & Dorsiflexion

Question 49

True or false? Flexor hallucis longus is a primary muscle for “push off” during gait and propulsion of the body?

Answer 49

True

Question 50

Which of the following would you be palpating if you explored the large protusion at the distal, medial end of the tibia?

Answer 50

Medial Malleolus