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Musculatory System Flashcards

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Bundles are long with multinucleated cells and cross-striations, contraction is quick, forceful and voluntary.
Attached to the bone.

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Skeletal Muscle

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End that remains fixed during contraction, proximal to the insertion in the limb

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Origin

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End that moves during contraction

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insertion

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Benign tumor of skeletal muscle

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Rhabdomyoma

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Malignant tumor of skeletal muscle, most common soft tissue sarcoma found in children, usually affects the head and neck region: orbit, nasal cavity and nasopharynx

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Rhabdomyosarcoma

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External sheath of dense irregular connective tissue that surrounds the entire muscle. Carries nerves, blood vessels and lymphatics of the muscle.

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Epimysium

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Thin connective tissue that surrounds a bundle of muscle fibers. Middle layer; covers fascicle. Makes up functional unit of muscle.

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Perimysium

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Thin delicate layer of reticular fibers and scattered fibroblasts. Surrounds individual muscle fiber myofibril. capillaries form a rich network bringing oxygen into muscle.

Innermost; covers muscle cells or muscle fiber.

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Endomysium

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Functional/contractile unit of muscle; extends from z disc to another z disc

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Sarcomere

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Birefringent in polarized light “Anisotropic”, also known as “Dark Band”

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A Bands

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do not alter polarized light “Isortropic”, also known as “Light band”

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I Band

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Separates cone sarcomere to another; attachment site for thin filaments

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Z Discs

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13
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Contains thick filaments but no thin filaments

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H zone

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Cell membrane or plasma membrane of the muscle, myofibril

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Sarcolemma

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Invaginations or infoldings on the sarcolemma. Perpendicular sarcolemma

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Transverse tubules or T Tubules

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Membranous smooth endoplasmic reticulum of skeletal muscle; Storage for calcium ions.

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Sarcoplasmic Reticulum

Dilated end sacks of SR: Terminal Cisternae

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Space between the Ach and the nicotinic receptorm forms a

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Synaptic Cleft or Neruromuscular Junction

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18
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Smallest skeletal muscle

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Stapedium

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19
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Smallest muscle

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Arrector Pili

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20
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Skeletal muscles in the human body

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650

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21
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autoimmune condition that antibodies block the nicotinic receptor preventing depolarization, affects extraocular muscles and eyelids first.

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Myasthenia Gravis

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Loss of power or movement, inability to contract. Damage to motor neural pathwats or inherent disease

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Paralysis

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23
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Damage to the upper motor neuron, exaggerated tendon jerks

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Spastic Paralysis

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Damage to the lower motor neuron, affects NMJ, loss of tendon jerks.

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Flaccid Paralysis

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Decreased angle between two body segments, movement to the coronal plane

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Flexion

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26
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Increased angle between two body segments, movement away from the coronal plane

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Extension

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Movement away from the midline, sagittal plane

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Abduction

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Movement towards the midline, sagittal plane.

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Adduction

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29
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Turns the bone outward

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Lateral rotation

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30
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Turns the bone inward

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Medial rotation

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31
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Combination of flexion, abduction, extension and adduction. Movement at the end of the bone in a circular motion

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Circumduction

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32
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Raised to more superior level

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Elevation

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33
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Pulling to a more inferior position

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Depression

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34
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Allows a forward movement

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Protraction

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35
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Allows a backward movement

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Retraction

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36
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Acts to draw the eyebrows together, creating vertical wrinkles on the bridge of the nose

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Corrugator Supercili

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37
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Contraction of this muscle pulls the eyebrows downward to produce transverse wrinkles over the nose

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Procerus

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38
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pulls the cheek inwards against the teeth, preventing accumulation of food in that area.

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Buccinator

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39
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Muscle of facial expressions are developed from the __ pharyngeal arch.

40
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Muscle of facial expressions are supplied by the ____ nerve

41
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muscle for whistling

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Buccinator

42
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Muscle that closes the eye

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Orbicularis Oculi

43
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muscle that elevates the upper lip

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levator labi superioris

44
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Origin of masseter

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Zygomatic arch

45
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Origin of temporalis

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Temporal Fossa

46
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Tensor veli palatini is innervated by

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Trigeminal Nerve

47
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Levator veli palatini, Palatoglossus, Palatopharyngeus, uvula is innvervated by

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Vagus and accessory nerve

48
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Raises soft palate

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Levator veli palatini

49
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Shuts off nasopharynx during second stage of swallowing

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Palatopharyngeus

50
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Raises back of tongue during the first stage of swallowing

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Palatoglossus

51
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Stylopharyngeus is innervated by

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Glossopharyngeal Nerve

52
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Platysma is innervated by

53
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Wrinkles the skin of the neck. Superficial fascia, only muscle innervated by the cervical branch of the facial nerve

54
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Turns the head to the opposite side, flexes neck to the same side.

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Sternocleidomastoid

55
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“Shrugs Shoulders”
Elevated scapula, extension of the head and neck.

56
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Elevates the 1st and 2nd rib

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Scalene Muscles

57
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helps in shrugs muscles

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Levator Scapulae

58
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Infrahyoid muscles is innervated by

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Cervical Plexus “Ansa Cervicalis”
C1-C3

59
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Only infrahyoid muscle that innervates by C1 via hypoglossal nerve.

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Thyrohyoid

60
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Contraction is involuntary, vigorous and rhythmic, possess cross-striations and branched cells.

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Cardiac Muscle

61
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Contractions are slow and involuntary, consists of collections of fusiform cells that lack striations

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Smooth Muscle

62
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Benign tumor of smooth muscle, most common tumor found in women, usually affects the uterus.

63
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the platysma is supplied by a branch of which of the following cranial nerves?

A. V
B. VII
C. IX
D. X

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A. V - Muscles of mastication
Answer: B. VII
C. IX - Pharyngeal Muscles
D. X - Muscles of soft palate, except: Tensor veli palatini

64
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In placing a film for a periapical view of mandibular molars, relaxation of which of the following muscles would aid most?

65
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Food may lodge in the oral vestibule if _____ muscle is paralyzed

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Buccinator

66
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Which of the following muscles is supplied by the facial nerve?
A. Anterior belly of the digastric
B. Mylohyoid
C. Mentalis
D. Hyoglossus

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A. Anterior belly of the digastric - V
B. Mylohyoid - V
ANSWER: C. Mentalis
D. Hyoglossus - XII

67
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the infrahyoid muscles receive their motor innervation from

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Branches of the cervical plexus:
C1-C3 “Ansa Cervicalis”

68
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The prime muscle in retracting and elevating the mandible is the

A

TEMPORALIS

Masseter - Only elevation
Digastric - Depressing
Mylohyoid - Depressing
Lateral Pterygoid - Main depressor and protruding.

69
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the mandible pharyngeal constrictor origin to the

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Hyoid bone

70
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the muscle whose tendon loops around the pterygoid hamulus is the

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Tensor veli palatini

71
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the skeletal muscle, a triad consist of

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Terminal Cisternae and a fingerlike invagination of the sarcolemma “T-tubule” (2)

72
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the medial pterygoid muscle (Internal) is attached to the

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Medial surface of the lateral pterygoid plate.

73
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Muscle serves as the prime extensor of the forearm

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Triceps bronchii

74
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muscle of the soft palate that is not supplied by the pharyngeal plexus

A

Tensor veli palatini

75
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Peripherally located nuclei are found in types of adult muscle cells?

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Skeletal Only

76
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the two muscles which use the pterygomandibular raphe for part of their attachment receive their innervation from the (Buccinator and superior pharyngeal constrictor)

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Facial and Vagus nerve

77
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The insertion of the lateral pterygoid muscle is into the

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Articular disc of the temporomandibular and mandibular neck
(Articular disc & Condyle)

78
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a muscle that act to protrude the mandible is the

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Lateral Pterygoid

79
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The tendon of the tensor veli palatini muscle curve around the

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Pterygoid hamulus

80
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The palatine tonsil lies between arched formed by the

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Palatoglossus and palatopharyngeus muscles

81
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The mylohyoid muscle functions to

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Raise the floor of the mouth

82
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Depress the hyoid bone

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Infrahyoid muscle

83
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Prevent food from entering the larynx

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Epiglottis

84
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Approximate faucial pillars

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Pharyngeal muscles

85
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When a patient attempts protrusion, the mandible deviates markedly to the right. The muscle that is unable to contract is the:

a. Right lateral pterygoid
b. left lateral pterygoid

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A. Right lateral pterygoid

Mandibular Movement
1. Protrusion/Depression -> Mandibular deviation -> Weaker side or injured side -> Muscle of the same side.
2. Lateral excursion -> inability to move the mandible to one side. -> muscle of the opposite side.

Left lateral pterygoid - when Lateral excursion, inability to move to the right.

86
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Protrusion of the tip of the tongue beyond the opening of the oral cavity is accomplished primarily by the

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Genioglossus muscle

87
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The posterior belly of the digastric muscle is supplied by

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Facial nerve

Anterior belly: Trigeminal Nerve

88
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Local autoregulation of blood flow in skeletal muscle is determined chiefly by

A

Muscle metabolites

89
Q

should not be administered to a patient with myasthenia gravis

A

Curare

DOC: Prostigmine

90
Q

All of the longitudinal muscles of the pharynx are innervated by the vagus nerve via the pharyngeal plexus except?

A. Stylopharyngeus
B. Palatopharyngeus
C. Salpinopharyngeus

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Stylopharyngeus - Glossopharyngeal nerve

91
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Functional unit of the skeletal muscle

92
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Which muscle separates the anterior cervical triangle from the posterior cervical triangle?

a. Trapezius
b. Omohyoid
c. Mylohyoid
d. Sternocleidomastoid

A

D. Sternocleidomastoid

93
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Which muscle, when penetrated during an IAN injection, may cause jaw pain and inability to open one’s mouth?

A

Medial Pterygoid

94
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All muscles of mastication are innervated by

A

Mandibular division or trigeminal nerve

95
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The connective tissue layer surrounding each individual muscle fiber is called the

A

Endomysium

96
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Involuntary movements of internal organs such as peristalsis are produced by which type of muscle tissue?

A

Smooth muscle tissue

97
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Name the molecule that lies along the surface of F-actin and physically covers actin binding sites during the resting state

A

Tropomyosin

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