Week 8 - Muscles Flashcards
Most muscles cross at least one
a) tendon
b) joint
c) bone
d) ligament
e) body plane
b) joint
The attachment of a muscle’s tendon to the stationary bone is called the ______; the
attachment of the muscle’s other tendon to the movable bone is called the ______.
a) origin, action
b) insertion, action
c) origin, insertion
d) insertion, origin
e) insertion, action
c) origin, insertion
This is the outermost layer of fascia (dense irregular connective tissue) surrounding a whole muscle.
Epimysium
Which of the following is NOT a common arrangement of muscle fascicles?
a) pennate
b) triangular
c) oval
d) parallel
e) fusiform
c) oval
This type of fascicle arrangement has the fascicles spread over a broad area and converges at a thick central tendon.
a) triangular
b) pennate
c) circular
d) fusiform
e) multipennate
a) triangular
The muscle that serves as the “prime mover” during a movement is called the
a) antagonist.
b) agonist.
c) synergist.
d) asynergist.
e) fixator.
b) agonist.
This type of muscle works by stabilizing the origin of the agonist so that it can act more efficiently.
a) synergist
b) agonist
c) antagonist
d) fixator
e) secondary mover
d) fixator
If one is stabbed on the lateral side of the abdomen, what abdominal muscles, in order from superficial to deep, will the knife go through?
a) rectus abdominis, external oblique, internal oblique
b) external oblique, internal oblique, transversus abdominis
c) transversus abdominis, rectus abdominis, external oblique
d) external oblique, transversus abdominis, rectus abdominis
e) internal oblique, transversus abdominis, external oblique
b) external oblique, internal oblique, transversus abdominis
Protrusion of an organ through a structure that normally contains it is referred to as a
a) hernia.
b) goiter.
c) strain.
d) sprain.
e) hydrocele.
a) hernia.
A muscle that raises or elevates a body part is called a
a) pronator.
b) tensor.
c) flexor.
d) depressor.
e) levator.
e) levator.
A muscle that decreases the size of an opening is a
a) rotator.
b) tensor.
c) pronator.
d) sphincter.
e) depressor.
d) sphincter.
Which of the following is a muscle that moves the mandible?
a) orbicularis oculi
b) masseter
c) orbicularis oris
d) epicranius
e) frontalis
b) masseter
Which of the following is a muscle whose insertion is found on the clavicle and acromion process of the scapula within the pectoral girdle?
a) trapezius
b) pectoralis major
c) latissimus dorsi
d) gracilus
e) sartorius
b) pectoralis major
All of the following are muscles of the lower limb EXCEPT the
a) deltoid.
b) adductor magnus.
c) adductor longus.
d) quadriceps femoris.
e) vastus medialis.
a) deltoid.
The infraspinatus muscle is a muscle that moves the
a) upper leg.
b) lower leg.
c) upper arm.
d) lower arm.
e) carpals.
c) upper arm.