Quiz 2 Flashcards
What is the innermost abdominal muscle?
Transversus abdominis
What is the second innermost abdominal muscle?
Internal oblique
What is the second outermost abdominal muscle?
External oblique
What is the outermost abdominal muscle?
Rectus Abdominis
Which pose below contracts the transversus abdominis? A. Boat B. Side crow C. Side plank D. Plank
D. Plank
Which pose below contracts the internal oblique? A. Boat B. Side crow C. Side plank D. Plank
B. Side crow
Which pose below contracts the external oblique? A. Boat B. Side crow C. Side plank D. Plank
C. Side plank
Which pose below contracts the rectus abdominis? A. Boat B. Side crow C. Side plank D. Plank
A. Boat
What is the name of the diamond shaped muscle on the upper back?
Trapezius
Which pose flexes the upper fibers of the trapezius muscle?
A. Eagle Arms
B. Neck side stretch
C. Upward salute
B. Neck side stretch
Which pose flexes the middle fibers of the trapezius muscle?
A. Eagle Arms
B. Neck side stretch
C. Upward salute
A. Eagle arms
Which pose flexes the lower fibers of the trapezius muscle?
A. Eagle Arms
B. Neck side stretch
C. Upward salute
C. Upward salute
What is the action of the upper fibers of the trapezius muscle?
a. Elevate/upwardly rotate the scapula, extend neck
b. Help upper fibers upwardly rotate. Depress the scapula.
c. Retract/adduct the scapula
a. Elevate/upwardly rotate the scapula, extend neck
What is the action of the middle fibers of the trapezius muscle?
a. Elevate/upwardly rotate the scapula, extend neck
b. Help upper fibers upwardly rotate. Depress the scapula.
c. Retract/adduct the scapula
c. Retract/adduct the scapula
What is the action of the lower fibers of the trapezius muscle?
a. Elevate/upwardly rotate the scapula, extend neck
b. Help upper fibers upwardly rotate. Depress the scapula.
c. Retract/adduct the scapula
b. Help upper fibers upwardly rotate. Depress the scapula.
What is the group of muscles that spans up along the spine?
Erector Spinae
What is the main action of the erector spinae?
Extends, laterally flexes, and assists in rotating the torso and neck.
Pick one contracting and one stretching pose for the erector spinae muscle from the following: A. Cat B. Reclining big toe C. Reclined bound angle D. Locust pose
D. Locust pose (contracting)
A. Cat (stretching)
What are the two chest muscles?
Pectoralis major and pectoralis minor
What are the main actions of the pectoralis major and pectoralis minor?
Adducts and internally rotates humerus.
Flexes shoulder from behind to overhead.
Pick one contracting and one stretching pose for the chest muscles from the following: A. Side angle B. Four-limbed C. Bow D. Big toe
B. Four-limbed (contracts)
C. Bow (stretches)
What is the name of larger hip muscle?
Quadratus Lumborum
What is the name of smaller hip muscle?
Psoas Major
Main action of hip muscles?
Extends, laterally flexes, and assists in rotating the torso
Pick two poses that contract and two that stretch the hip muscles from the following: A. Triangle B. Wheel C. Forward fold D. Revolved head-to-toe
A. Triangle (contracted on folded hip, stretched on open hip)
B. Wheel (stretch)
C. Forward fold (contract)
D. Revolved head-to-toe (contracted on folded hip, stretched on open hip)
What is the name of the lower back muscle that resembles bat wings?
Latissimus Dorsi
What is the main action of the latissimis dorsi mucle?
Adducts arms from overhead. Internally rotates humerus.
Pick one contracting and one stretching pose for the latissimis dorsi muscle from the following: A. Easy B. One legged pigeon C. Scale D. Cow face arms
C. Scale (contracts)
D. Cow face arms (stretches)
