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Quiz 2 Flashcards

1
Q

What is the innermost abdominal muscle?

A

Transversus abdominis

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2
Q

What is the second innermost abdominal muscle?

A

Internal oblique

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3
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What is the second outermost abdominal muscle?

A

External oblique

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4
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What is the outermost abdominal muscle?

A

Rectus Abdominis

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5
Q 
Which pose below contracts the transversus abdominis?
A. Boat
B. Side crow
C. Side plank
D. Plank
A

D. Plank

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6
Q 
Which pose below contracts the internal oblique?
A. Boat
B. Side crow
C. Side plank
D. Plank
A

B. Side crow

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7
Q 
Which pose below contracts the external oblique?
A. Boat
B. Side crow
C. Side plank
D. Plank
A

C. Side plank

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8
Q 
Which pose below contracts the rectus abdominis?
A. Boat
B. Side crow
C. Side plank
D. Plank
A

A. Boat

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9
Q

What is the name of the diamond shaped muscle on the upper back?

A

Trapezius

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10
Q

Which pose flexes the upper fibers of the trapezius muscle?
A. Eagle Arms
B. Neck side stretch
C. Upward salute

A

B. Neck side stretch

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11
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Which pose flexes the middle fibers of the trapezius muscle?
A. Eagle Arms
B. Neck side stretch
C. Upward salute

A

A. Eagle arms

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12
Q

Which pose flexes the lower fibers of the trapezius muscle?
A. Eagle Arms
B. Neck side stretch
C. Upward salute

A

C. Upward salute

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13
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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

a. Elevate/upwardly rotate the scapula, extend neck

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14
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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

A

c. Retract/adduct the scapula

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15
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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

A

b. Help upper fibers upwardly rotate. Depress the scapula.

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16
Q

What is the group of muscles that spans up along the spine?

A

Erector Spinae

17
Q

What is the main action of the erector spinae?

A

Extends, laterally flexes, and assists in rotating the torso and neck.

18
Q 
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
A

D. Locust pose (contracting)

A. Cat (stretching)

19
Q

What are the two chest muscles?

A

Pectoralis major and pectoralis minor

20
Q

What are the main actions of the pectoralis major and pectoralis minor?

A

Adducts and internally rotates humerus.

Flexes shoulder from behind to overhead.

21
Q 
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
A

B. Four-limbed (contracts)

C. Bow (stretches)

22
Q

What is the name of larger hip muscle?

A

Quadratus Lumborum

23
Q

What is the name of smaller hip muscle?

A

Psoas Major

24
Q

Main action of hip muscles?

A

Extends, laterally flexes, and assists in rotating the torso

25
Q 
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

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)

26
Q

What is the name of the lower back muscle that resembles bat wings?

A

Latissimus Dorsi

27
Q

What is the main action of the latissimis dorsi mucle?

A

Adducts arms from overhead. Internally rotates humerus.

28
Q 
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
A

C. Scale (contracts)

D. Cow face arms (stretches)

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