Midterm Quizzes Flashcards
What muscle of the upper limb is the powerful prime mover of elbow extension and often called the boxer’s muscle?
a. Triceps Brachii
b. Brachialis
c. Biceps Brachii
d. Brachioradialis
Triceps Brachii
What is often referred to as the smiling muscle because it raises the corners of the mouth upward?
a. Orbicularis oris
b. Zygomaticus
c. Frontalis
d. Buccinator
Zygomaticus
Which of the following is the largest muscle?
a. Rectus abdominis
b. Pectoralis major
c. Gluteus maximus
d. Deltoid
Gluteus maximus
What properties of a muscle are capable of receiving stimulation and responding to stimulation from the nerves?
a. Extensible
b. Contractible
c. Excitable
d. Adaptability
Excitable
All are ways in which muscle names have been derived EXCEPT:
a. Shape
b. Attachments
c. Location
d. Function
Shape
Known as the prayer muscle:
a. Masseter
b. Sternocleidomastoid muscle
c. Platysma
d. Trapezius
Sternocleidomastoid muscle
All of the following muscles causes movement at the hip joint, EXCEPT:
a. Gluteus Medius
b. Brachialis
c. Iliopsoas
d. Gluteus Maximus
Brachialis
Which of the following statement is true about external intercostals?
a. This muscle forms the anterior wall of the axilla and acts to adduct and flex the arm.
b. It helps to move air out of the lungs when you exhale forcibly.
c. Compresses the abdominal content during defecation
d. Important in breathing because they help to raise the ribcage for breathing air in
d. Important in breathing because they help to raise the ribcage for breathing air in
Justine sticks out her thumb to hitch a ride. What categories of skeletal muscle actions did he perform?
a. Abducting
b. Flexing
c. Extending
d. Adducting
Abducting
The muscle that works in opposition to another muscle is the
a. Insertion
b. Origin
c. Antagonist
d. Agonist
Antagonist
Which of the following attaches muscle to bone?
a. Tendon
b. Ligament
c. Adipose Tissue
d. Cartilage
Tendon
Muscles that work together to cause movement are called
a. Origins
b. Antagonists
c. Synergists
d. Insertions
Synergists
The longest muscle that runs from the outside of the hip, down and across inside of the knee is known as:
a. Gluteus Maximus
b. Sartorius
c. Zygomaticus
d. Stapedius
Sartorius
Which of the following posterior muscles helps control the action of bending over at the waist and the common source of lower back pain?
a. Deltoid
b. Erector Spinae
c. Latissimus Dorsi
d. Trapezius
Erector Spinae
Muscles are named according to their:
a. Function or action
b. All of the choices are correct
c. Origin or insertion point
d. Size or shape
b. All of the choices are correct
A patient presents to the ER complaining of “pain in his heart.” When the nurse asks him to point to the area that he feels the pain, he places his finger on the bony protuberance just below his rib cage. Seeing this, the nurse has reason to suspect that his pain may be gastrointestinal or musculoskeletal in origin as well as cardiac. What bony protuberance is this patient likely touching?
a. The costal cartilage
b. The xiphoid process
c. The manubrium
d. The body of the sternum
The xiphoid process
Which of the following is the most superior vertebra of the spine?
a. The dens
b. The atlas
c. The axis
d. The coccyx
The Atlas
A condition where a spine develops a hump that can occur as a result of developmental problems or degenerative diseases.
a. Kyphosis
b. Scoliosis
c. Lordosis
d. Osteoporosis
Kyphosis
Clark, a 7-year-old boy diagnosed of Rickets. As a student nurse you know that this condition is associated with what vitamin deficiency?
a. Vitamin D
b. Vitamin C
c. Vitamin B
d. Vitamin A
Vitamin D
What is the largest tendon in the body? It attaches the calf muscle to the heel bone.
a. Hyaline Cartilage
b. Xiphoid process
c. Gomphosis
d. Achilles Tendon
Achilles Tendon
Andrew is suffering from a sinus infection. He is experiencing pain just below his eyes. Which paranasal sinus is most affected by the infection?
a. Parietal
b. Maxillary
c. Sphenoid
d. Frontal
Maxillary
The tip of a long bone is called the
a. metaphysis
b. epiphyseal plate
c. diaphysis
d. epiphysis
epiphysis
Which bone of the arm corresponds to the femur of the leg?
a. Radius
b. Tibia
c. Humerus
d. Ulna
Humerus
What suture joins the frontal bone to the parietal bones?
a. The frontal suture
b. The coronal suture
c. The parietal suture
d. The sagittal suture
The coronal suture
