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Practice Final Chapters 6-9 Flashcards

1
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True or False? Rectus Capitis anterior is easy to palpate

A

False

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2
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Which muscle name means “temple”?

A

Temporalis

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3
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Which of the following muscles is one of the largest and most superficial muscles in the neck?

A

Sternocleidomastoid

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4
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True of False? The rectus capitis posterior major is one of the four muscles that make up the suboccipital group

A

True

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5
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Which muscles work together to laterally flex and stabilize the head and neck?

A

Scalenes

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6
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Which of the following muscles is very small and deep in the anterior neck?

A

Rectus capitis anterior

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7
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Which of the following muscle names may be roughly translated as “long neck”?

A

Longus colli

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8
Q

The suprahyoid muscles perform which of the following functions?

A

Elevate the hyoid bone and thyroid cartilage during swallowing

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9
Q

Platysma functions primarily in which of the following ways?

A

Facial expressions of stress or anger

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10
Q

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?

A

Splenius capitis

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11
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Which muscle, pound for pound, Is the strongest muscle in the body and generates most of the force from biting and chewing?

A

Masseter

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12
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Which of the following muscles extends the vertebral column and means, roughly, “of the spine”?

A

Spinalis

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13
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Which bone may be palpated in the midline of the posterior trunk?

A

Spinous process

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14
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True or False? The external and internal intercostals may help maintain the shape and integrity of the rib cage

A

True

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15
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Which bone would you be palpating if you were to place your palm on a clients abdomen between the navel and pelvis?

A

Pubis

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16
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The Iliocostalis, longissimus, and spinalis form which group of muscles?

A

Erector Spinae

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17
Q

The contraction and relaxation of which muscle drives breathing?

A

Diaphragm

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18
Q

True or False? The iliocostalis extends and laterally flexes the vertebral column

A

True

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19
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Which bone would you be palpating if you were to slide your fingertips laterally away from the sternum?

A

Anterior rib

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20
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Which of the following muscles is dome shaped and the primary muscle of breathing?

A

Diaphragm

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21
Q

“Six-pack abs” are a result of horizontal lines of connective tissue segmenting which of the following muscles?

A

Rectus abdominis

22
Q

Which of the following is the most official of the transversospinalis muscles and means “half of the spine”?

A

Semispinalis

23
Q

True or False? Longissimus is a long muscle that spans the entire axial skeleton and connects to the sacrum and cranium

A

True

24
Q

Which muscle is deep to the rhomboid and trapezius muscles and elevates the ribs during inhalation?

A

Serratus posterior superior

25
Q

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?

A

Sacrum

26
Q

Rectus Femoris is part of which muscle group?

A

Quadriceps

27
Q

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?

A

Tensor fascia latae

28
Q

True or False? Tightness in piriformis can compress the sciatic nerve

A

True

29
Q

Which of the following would you be palpating if you were to slide your thumb medially from the patella?

A

Adductor tubercle

30
Q

The pectineus has attachments on which two bones?

A

Pubis and femur

31
Q

Which of the following is NOT. True of gluteus maximus?

A

It extends the knee in kicking

32
Q

True or False? Biceps femoris flexes the elbow

A

False

33
Q

Which of the following is the prime abductor of the hip?

A

Gluteus medius

34
Q

Which of the following muscles is the longest muscle in the human body and is referred to as the “tailor’s muscle”?

A

Sartorius

35
Q

True or False? Semitendinosus is part of the quadriceps group

A

False

36
Q

Kicking involves which of the following actions?

A

Knee extension

37
Q

Which of the following muscles flexes and externally rotates the hip and creates a connection between the trunk and lower extremity?

A

Psoas

38
Q

Which of the following muscle names means roughly “huge” and “side”?

A

Vastus lateralis

39
Q

True or False? Extensor digitorum longus extends the big toe?

A

False

40
Q

Which muscle has as its Main function to extend the four smaller toes?

A

Extensor Digitorum longus

41
Q

True or False? Posterior tibialis is the deepest muscle in the posterior leg

A

True

42
Q

Which muscle of the three triceps Surae is composed of more slow-twitch that fast - twitch fibers Making it a fatigue - resistant postural muscle?

A

Soleus

43
Q

Which motion raises the distal end of the foot up in walking, preventing the toes from catching on the ground?

A

Dorsiflexion

44
Q

Which muscle is the largest and most superficial the three triceps Surae muscles?

A

Gastrocnemius

45
Q

Which muscle has as its main function to extend the great toe?

A

Extensor Hallucis Longus

46
Q

The talocrural joint allows only which two movements?

A

Plantarflexion and dorsiflexion

47
Q

True or false? Flexor hallucis longus is a primary muscle for “push-off” during gait and propulsion of the body

A

True

48
Q

Which of the following would you be palpating if you used a pincer grip with your thumb and fingers on the posterior heel?

A

Calcaneus

49
Q

What are the attachments of flexor digitorum longus?

A

Tibia and distal phalanges (2–5)

50
Q

Which of the following would you be palpating if you explored the large protrusion at the distal, medial end of the tibia?

A

Medial malleolus

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