Practice Final Chapters 6-9 Flashcards
True or False? Rectus Capitis anterior is easy to palpate
False
Which muscle name means “temple”?
Temporalis
Which of the following muscles is one of the largest and most superficial muscles in the neck?
Sternocleidomastoid
True of False? The rectus capitis posterior major is one of the four muscles that make up the suboccipital group
True
Which muscles work together to laterally flex and stabilize the head and neck?
Scalenes
Which of the following muscles is very small and deep in the anterior neck?
Rectus capitis anterior
Which of the following muscle names may be roughly translated as “long neck”?
Longus colli
The suprahyoid muscles perform which of the following functions?
Elevate the hyoid bone and thyroid cartilage during swallowing
Platysma functions primarily in which of the following ways?
Facial expressions of stress or anger
Which of the following muscles is large and broad, making it a more effective prime mover for extension, lateral flexion, and rotation of the head and neck?
Splenius capitis
Which muscle, pound for pound, Is the strongest muscle in the body and generates most of the force from biting and chewing?
Masseter
Which of the following muscles extends the vertebral column and means, roughly, “of the spine”?
Spinalis
Which bone may be palpated in the midline of the posterior trunk?
Spinous process
True or False? The external and internal intercostals may help maintain the shape and integrity of the rib cage
True
Which bone would you be palpating if you were to place your palm on a clients abdomen between the navel and pelvis?
Pubis
The Iliocostalis, longissimus, and spinalis form which group of muscles?
Erector Spinae
The contraction and relaxation of which muscle drives breathing?
Diaphragm
True or False? The iliocostalis extends and laterally flexes the vertebral column
True
Which bone would you be palpating if you were to slide your fingertips laterally away from the sternum?
Anterior rib
Which of the following muscles is dome shaped and the primary muscle of breathing?
Diaphragm
“Six-pack abs” are a result of horizontal lines of connective tissue segmenting which of the following muscles?
Rectus abdominis
Which of the following is the most official of the transversospinalis muscles and means “half of the spine”?
Semispinalis
True or False? Longissimus is a long muscle that spans the entire axial skeleton and connects to the sacrum and cranium
True
Which muscle is deep to the rhomboid and trapezius muscles and elevates the ribs during inhalation?
Serratus posterior superior
Which of the following would you be palpating if you were to slide your fingertips from lumbar spinous process inferiorly between the right and left posterior superior iliac spine?
Sacrum
Rectus Femoris is part of which muscle group?
Quadriceps
Which of the following is a small muscle on the lateral edge of anterior hip that forms the other half of s “v” with sartorius?
Tensor fascia latae
True or False? Tightness in piriformis can compress the sciatic nerve
True
Which of the following would you be palpating if you were to slide your thumb medially from the patella?
Adductor tubercle
The pectineus has attachments on which two bones?
Pubis and femur
Which of the following is NOT. True of gluteus maximus?
It extends the knee in kicking
True or False? Biceps femoris flexes the elbow
False
Which of the following is the prime abductor of the hip?
Gluteus medius
Which of the following muscles is the longest muscle in the human body and is referred to as the “tailor’s muscle”?
Sartorius
True or False? Semitendinosus is part of the quadriceps group
False
Kicking involves which of the following actions?
Knee extension
Which of the following muscles flexes and externally rotates the hip and creates a connection between the trunk and lower extremity?
Psoas
Which of the following muscle names means roughly “huge” and “side”?
Vastus lateralis
True or False? Extensor digitorum longus extends the big toe?
False
Which muscle has as its Main function to extend the four smaller toes?
Extensor Digitorum longus
True or False? Posterior tibialis is the deepest muscle in the posterior leg
True
Which muscle of the three triceps Surae is composed of more slow-twitch that fast - twitch fibers Making it a fatigue - resistant postural muscle?
Soleus
Which motion raises the distal end of the foot up in walking, preventing the toes from catching on the ground?
Dorsiflexion
Which muscle is the largest and most superficial the three triceps Surae muscles?
Gastrocnemius
Which muscle has as its main function to extend the great toe?
Extensor Hallucis Longus
The talocrural joint allows only which two movements?
Plantarflexion and dorsiflexion
True or false? Flexor hallucis longus is a primary muscle for “push-off” during gait and propulsion of the body
True
Which of the following would you be palpating if you used a pincer grip with your thumb and fingers on the posterior heel?
Calcaneus
What are the attachments of flexor digitorum longus?
Tibia and distal phalanges (2–5)
Which of the following would you be palpating if you explored the large protrusion at the distal, medial end of the tibia?
Medial malleolus
