Lab Book

Question 1

The junction of a skeletal muscle to bone.

Answer 1

Attachment

Question 2

What are the three types of attachments?

Answer 2

Tendon, Aponeurosis, Fleshy

Question 3

An extension of the epimysium that consists of dense connective tissue.

Answer 3

Tendon

Question 4

Dense fibrous connective tissue much like the tendon but organized into a thin sheet of tissue.

Answer 4

Aponeurosis

Question 5

An apparent direct attachment of muscle to the bone.

Answer 5

Fleshy

Question 6

The attachment at the more moveable end of the muscle.

Answer 6

Insertion

Question 7

The body movement that a contraction pf the muscle will produce.

Answer 7

Action

Question 8

The muscle that twitches the skin to remove flies.

Answer 8

Cutaneous Trunci

Question 9

Covered cranially by the superficial pectoral.

Answer 9

Deep Pectoral

Question 10

Y shaped muscle with three parts

Answer 10

Brachiocephalicus

Question 11

partially covered by brachiocephalicus

Answer 11

omotransversarius

Question 12

Thin triangle muscles lies over the dorsal part of the scapula

Answer 12

Trapezius

Question 13

Triangle shaped muscle lies caudal to the scapula and covers much of the thoracic wall

Answer 13

Latissimus Dorsi

Question 14

The name comes from the serrated appearance of the muscle on the ventral aspect of the thoracic portion, divided into two parts.

Answer 14

Serratus ventralis

Question 15

What are the two parts of the serratus ventralis?

Answer 15

cervical and thoracic

Question 16

Forms the jugular groove, attaches the sternum to the head, divided into two parts

Answer 16

Sternocephalicus

Question 17

What are the two parts of the sternocephalicus?

Answer 17

mastoid and occipital

Question 18

largest muscle on the head and is found on the lateral and dorsal aspects of the skull, between the ears

Answer 18

temporalis

Question 19

large muscle found ventral to the zygomatic arch, lies on the lateral surface of the ramus of the mandible, cheek region, covered by the aponeurosis

Answer 19

masseter

Question 20

divided into two parts that fuse before they insert

Answer 20

deltoideus

Question 21

What are the two parts of the deltoideus

Answer 21

scapular and acromion

Question 22

Fills the ______ fossa caudal to the spine of the scapula

Answer 22

Infraspinatus

Question 23

Fills the ______ fossa cranial to the spine of the scapula

Answer 23

Supraspinatus

Question 24

occupies the ______ fossa on the medial aspect of the scapula

Answer 24

subscapularis

Question 25

lies caudal to the subscapularis, tendon of insertion joins that of the latissimus dorsi

Answer 25

teres major

Question 26

crainomedial aspect of the humerus, only one head in animals

Answer 26

biceps brachii

Question 27

lateral side of the humerus

Answer 27

brachialis

Question 28

caudal aspect of the humerus, three heads in most animals BUT carnivores have a fourth head called the accessory head

Answer 28

triceps brachii

Question 29

What are the three heads of the triceps brachii

Answer 29

long, medial, lateral

Question 30

most cranially located muscle in the forearm, always present in cats and usually present in dogs, runs beside the cephalic vein

Answer 30

brachioradialis

Question 31

cranial aspect of the radius and deep to the brachioradialis

Answer 31

extensor carpi radialis

Question 32

lies caudal to the extensor carpi radialis on the lateral side of the foreleg

Answer 32

common digital extensor muscle

Question 33

smaller than the common digital extensor and lies just caudolateral to it

Answer 33

lateral digital extensor

Question 34

lies caudomedial to the ulna and covers the deep digital flexor

Answer 34

superficial digital flexor

Question 35

Has three heads of origin, tendons of all three heads fuse at the carpus to form a single tendon and then subdivide to attach to the palmar aspect of each digit

Answer 35

deep digital flexor

Question 36

Four small muscles lie deep to the deep digital flexor on the palmer aspect of the four metacarpal bones, act as flexors of the metacarpophalangeal joint

Answer 36

manus (muscles of the forefoot)

Question 37

small triangular muscle overlies the caudal part of the middle gluteal

Answer 37

superficial gluteal

Question 38

large egg shaped muscle lies cranial to the superficial gluteal and caudal to the tensor fascia latae

Answer 38

middle gluteal

Question 39

fan shaped muscle that is totally covered by the middle gluteal

Answer 39

deep gluteal

Question 40

longest and widest muscle of the thigh and covers the entire caudolateral aspect, spans three joints and can affect all three, tendon of muscle contributes to the formation of the achilles tendon

Answer 40

biceps femoris

Question 41

straplike muscle lies medial to the biceps femoris and lateral to the semimembranosus, tendon of this muscle also contributes to the common achilles tendon

Answer 41

semitendinosus

Question 42

wedged between the biceps femoris laterally and the gracilis and adductor muscles medially

Answer 42

semimembranosus

Question 43

made up of two straplike parts that lie on the cranial and craniomedial surfaces of the thigh

Answer 43

sartorius

Question 44

large, wide, flat muscle covers the caudomedial surface of the medial thigh

Answer 44

gracilis

Question 45

What borders make up the femoral triangle?

Answer 45

sartorius, pectineus and adductor muscles and body wall

Question 46

small spindle shaped muscle that makes up the femoral triangle

Answer 46

pectineus

Question 47

consists of four heads that fuse distally to form a common tendon, most powerful extensor of the stifle

Answer 47

quadriceps femoris

Question 48

What are the four heads of the quadriceps femoris?

Answer 48

rectus femoris, vastus lateralis, vastus medialis, vastus intermedius

Question 49

This muscle is held in position near the tarsal joint by the extensor retinaculum

Answer 49

cranial tibial

Question 50

spindle shaped muscles lies lateral to the cranial tibial muscle and partly covered by it, tendons of this muscle run under the proximal extensor retinaculum

Answer 50

long digital extensor

Question 51

often called the calf muscle, forms the bulk of the achilles tendon

Answer 51

gastrocnemius

Question 52

spindle shaped muscle arises from the lateral supraconylar tuberosity of the femur, tendon of insertion twists medially around that of the gastrocnemius to insert of the sides of the tuber calcanei and phalanges

Answer 52

superficial digital flexor

Question 53

lies deep to the superficial digital flexor, tendons from both heads join near the tarsus and the divide to send a small tendon to insert on each of the four digits

Answer 53

deep digital flexor

Question 54

heavy band of connective tissue that inserts on the tubber calcanei

Answer 54

common calcanean tendon, aka achilles tendon

Question 55

What five muscles make up the common calcanean tendon?

Answer 55

gastrocnemius, superficial digital flexor, semitendinosus, gracilis, biceps femoris