MMuscular System

Question 1

The muscle used for injections that runs on the crainal aspect for the thigh is the

Answer 1

quadriceps femoris

Question 2

Ligaments connect

Answer 2

Bone to bone

Question 2

The companion animal intramuscular injection site that uses the landmarks of the sacrum medially, the iliac crest crainally and the greater trochanter of the femur laterally is the___ muscle group

Answer 2

gluteal

Question 3

Which muscle group supports the spine and extends the vertebral column of a feline

Answer 3

epaxials

Question 4

The semimembranosus-semitendinosus muscle are the __ group of the femorotibial joint

Answer 4

Flexor

Question 5

A(n) __ muscle group is that would outstretch a joint, increasing the angle of the joint

Answer 5

Extensor

Question 6

Which muscle extend the hip, flexes the stifle, and extends the hock of a canine’s hind limb?

Answer 6

Semitendinosus

Question 7

A(n) __ injection is a form of medication administration by which drugs are placed deep within muscle tissue

Answer 7

Intramuscular

Question 8

Elbow __ is facilitated by contraction of the triceps muscles

Answer 8

Extension

Question 9

The __ junction would be described as the junction formed by the end of the osseous rib and the cartilage of the rib that attaches the rib to the sternum

Answer 9

costochondral

Question 10

A(n) __ muscle group causes a joint to bend, reducing the angle of the joint

Answer 10

flexor

Question 11

Which type of tissue is responsible for generating body heat?

Answer 11

muscle

Question 12

Which muscles are commonly used for intramuscular injections in dogs and cats?

Answer 12

Epaxial, quadriceps, triceps

Question 13

Inflammation of muscle tissue is medically termed

Answer 13

myositis

Question 14

The act of drawing a limb toward the body is called

Answer 14

adduction

Question 15

An injection has been administered to a pet in the muscle that lies dorsal to the transverse processes of the vertebrae. which muscle was injected

Answer 15

epaxial muscle

Question 16

The tough, cordlike connective tissue bands that connect muscle to bones are called__.

Answer 16

tendons

Question 17

Functionally, the medial thigh muscles are the __ of the rear limb

Answer 17

Adductors

Question 18

The muscle that flatten and increases the volume of the lungs is the

Answer 18

diaphragm

Question 19

The __ muscles are found upon the axis

Answer 19

epaxial

Question 20

What muscle adducts the shoulder join to pull the forelimb toward the midline of the body?

Answer 20

pectorals

Question 21

A(n) __ is a tough, flexiable bundle connective tissue that firmly holds two bones together

Answer 21

Ligament

Question 22

__ is the act of drawing a limb away from the body

Answer 22

Abduction

Question 23

The __ muscles are commonly used in large animal medicine for intramusclar injections

Answer 23

Lateral neck