Muscular System

Question 1

Function of muscular system

Answer 1

Movement.

Question 2

What are the types of muscle?

Answer 2

Visceral, cardiac, skeletal

Question 3

What are the functions of the skeletal muscles?

Answer 3

Attach to bones to provide movement, produces heat and energy, maintains posture, protect organs,

Question 4

Types of movement

Answer 4

Abduction 2x flexion extension rotation circumduction,

Question 5

Sternocleidomastoid

Answer 5

Side of neck, helps turn and flex head.

Question 6

Trapezius

Answer 6

Upper back and neck. Extends head and moves the shoulders.

Question 7

Deltoid

Answer 7

Shoulder. Abducts arm and an injection site,

Question 8

Biceps brachii

Answer 8

Upper arm, flexes lose arm and supinates the hand

Question 9

Triceps brachii

Answer 9

Upper arm, extends and abducts the lower arm.

Question 10

Pectoralis major

Answer 10

Upper chest, abduction and flexes a upper arm.

Question 11

Intercostals

Answer 11

Between ribs, helps move ribs for breathing

Question 12

Rectus abdominus

Answer 12

Ribs to pelvis. Compresses abdomen and flexes the vertebral column.

Question 13

Latissimus Dorsi

Answer 13

Spine around chest. Extends and abducts the upper arm.

Question 14

Gluteus Maximus

Answer 14

Buttocks. Extends and rotates the thigh and an injection site.

Question 15

Sartorius

Answer 15

Front of thigh that abducts thigh and flexes the leg.

Question 16

Quadriceps femoris

Answer 16

Front of thigh that extends leg and is an injection site,

Question 17

Tibialis anterior

Answer 17

Front of lower. Flexes and also inverts the foot.

Question 18

Gastrocnemius

Answer 18

Back of the lower leg. It flexes and supinates the sole of the foot.