Test 1, Part 2 Flashcards
Which of the following statements describes the deltoid muscle?
lifts the arm or turns it
The muscle that runs across the front of the lower part of the radius and the ulna and turns the palm of the hand downward and inward is the:
pronator
Muscles that separate the fingers are called:
abductors
Muscles that draw the fingers together are called:
adductors
The muscles that cause the thumb to move toward the fingers, giving the ability to grasp or make a fist are called:
opponens
The muscle that extends from the tip of the chin to the shoulders and chest and depresses the lower jaw and lip, as in expressing sadness is the:
platysma
Which muscle extends along the side of the neck from the ear to the collarbone and causes the head to move from side to side and up and down, as in nodding “yes” or “no”?
sternocleido mastoideus
Joints found in the body are either movable or:
immovable
The body system responsible for circulation of the blood, including the heart, arteries, veins and capillaries is called the:
cardiovascular system
The body system responsible for circulation of lymph through lymph glands, nodes and vessels is called the:
lymph-vascular system
The integumentary system consists of the:
skin and its layers
The primary function of the excretory system is to:
eliminate solid, liquid and gaseous waste products from the body
The eight carpals held together with ligaments make up the:
wrist
The muscle that circles the eye socket and functions to close the eyelid is known as:
orbicularis oculi
The epicranius is formed by two muscles called the frontalis and the:
occipitalis