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What influences the appearance and function of skeletal muscle?
a) arrangement of the pattern of fascicles
b) presence of endomysium around muscle cells
c) presence of perimysium around fascicles
d) number of muscle cells in a motor unit
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Which type of muscle works together with the agonist?
a) fixator
b) prime mover
c) synergist
d) antagonist
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What influences the appearance and function of skeletal muscle? a) arrangement of the pattern of fascicles b) presence of endomysium around muscle cells c) presence of perimysium around fascicles d) number of muscle cells in a motor unit a) arrangement of the pattern of fascicles
Which type of muscle works together with the agonist? a) fixator b) prime mover c) synergist d) antagonist c) synergist
Most levers in the human body are a) first-class levers b) second-class levers c) third-class levers d) fourth-class levers c) third-class levers
Where does the mentalis muscle insert? a) skin around the eyelids b) angle of the mouth c) skin of the chin d) hyoid bone c) skin of the chin
The masseter and temporalis muscles provide much of the force for a) smiling b) swallowing c) chewing d) frowning c) chewing
Medial rotation of the eyeball is performed by the a) superior rectus muscle b) medial rectus muscle c) inferior oblique muscle d) inferior rectus muscle b) medial rectus muscle
Which muscle is the agonist for sitting up? a) external oblique b) rectus abdominis c) transversus abdominis d) linea alba b) rectus abdominis
Which muscle provides voluntary control of defecation? a) external and sphincter b) deep transverse perineal muscle c) external urinary sphincter d) levator ani a) external anal sphincter
true/false: The external urinary sphincter provides involuntary control of urination. false
Which muscle is a powerful agonist of adduction and medial rotation of the arm? a) latissimus dorsi b) pectoralis minor c) deltoid d) brachialis a) latissimus dorsi
Which of the following is NOT a muscle of the rotator cuff? a) teres minor b) supraspinatus c) subscapularis d) teres major d) teres major
The vastus lateralis, vastus medialis, and vastus intermedius muscles insert on the a) superior margin of the acetabulum b) patella and tibial tuberosity of the tibia c) greater trochanter of the femur d) linea aspera of the femur
true/false: The soleus is a synergist of the gastrocnemius during plantar flexion.
when walking, which muscle flexes your forearm? a) triceps brachii b) teres major c) brachioradialis d) deltoid c) brachioradialis
When climbing stairs, which muscles plantar flex your foot? a) gastrocnemius and soleus b) rectus femoris and sartorius c) gluteus maximus and hamstrings d) tibialis anterior and extensor digitorum longus a) gastrocnemius and soleus
true/false When climbing stairs, the gluteus maximus and hamstring group muscles work as antagonists. false
Muscles with a triangular shape, such as the pectoralis major muscle in the chest, typically have a a) parallel fascicle arrangement b) convergent fascicle arrangement c) spiral fascicle arrangement d) unipennate fascicle arrangment b) convergent fascicle arrangment
What can you tell about a muscle whose name includes the word serratus? a) Its appearance is serrated or jagged. b) It is a large muscle. c) It is located on the medial side of the body. d) It is a supinator. a) its appearance is serrated or jagged
Where is the origin of the frontalis muscle? a) frontal bone b) occipital bone c) epicranial aponeurosis d) mandible c) epicranial aponeurosis
Which muscle works as an antagonist to orbicularis oculi? a) levator palpebrae superioris b) corrugator supercilii c) risorius d) zygomaticus minor a) levator palpebrae superioris
What is NOT a bone to which the sternocleidomastoid muscle is attached? a) mandible b) temporal bone c) clavicle d) sternum a) mandible
Which of the following is NOT a muscle involved in the movement of the tongue to manipulate food while chewing and pushing the bolus of food into the throat? a) genioglossus b) styloglossus c) hyglossus d) stylohyoid d) stylohyoid
Which of the following is NOT a muscle of respiration? a) external oblique b) diaphragm c) internal intercostal d) external intercostal a) external oblique
The levator ani inserts on the a) sacrum b) ischial spine c) iliac crest d) coccyx d) coccyx
The deltoid is responsible for a) abducting the arm b) adducting the arm c) extending the humerus d) medially rotating the humerus a) abducting the arm
Which of the following muscles extends the knee? a) sartorius b) adductor magnus c) rectus femoris d) gracilis c) rectus femoris
Which muscle is an antagonist to the gastrocnemius muscle? a) tibialis anterior b) soleus c) plantaris d) extensor digitorum longus a) tibialis anterior
A muscle that dorsiflexes the foot is the a) tibialis anterior b) gastrocnemius c) tibilais posterior d) soleus a) tibialis anterior
Triceps brachii and biceps brachii perform opposing actions and are classified as a) antagonists b) agonists c) synergists d) primer movers a) antagonists
From medial to lateral, muscles of the hamstring group? a)biceps femoris,semitendinosus,semimembranosus b)semimembranosus,semitendinosus,biceps femoris c)semitendinosus,semimembranosus,biceps femoris d)semitendinosus,biceps femoris,semimembranosus b) semimembranosus, semitendinosus, biceps femoris
John experienced a cut that severs the tendon that attaches the insertion of the gastrocnemius muscle. what action is now difficult for him to perform? a) plantar flexion b) inversion of the foot c) eversion of the foot d) dorsiflexion a) plantar flexion
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