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Apologia Human Body
Module 6
Question | Answer |
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Origin | The point at which a muscle's tendon attaches to the more stationary bone |
Insertion | The point at which a muscle's tendon attaches to the movable bone |
Belly | The largest part of the muscle, which actually contains the muscle cells |
Mastication | The process of chewing |
Extrinsic hand muscles | Muscles in the forearm which create motion in the hand |
Intrinsic hand muscles | Muscle within the hand which create motion in the hand |
Muscles that work together for the same motion are __________________________. | synergists |
The main muscle that gets the job done is the _______________________. | prime mover |
When the flexor digitorum superficialis flexes the wrist, it is a _____________________ lever. | second class |
Which muscles are involved in mastication? | temporalis, masseter, lateral pterygold, medial pterygoid |
The buccinator and the _____________________ are involved in kissing. | orbicularis oris |
The orbicularis oris and the ____________________ are involved in kissing. | buccinator |
These muscles work on the vertebral column | rectus abdominus, external oblique, internal oblique |
The rectus abdominus, external oblique, and internal oblique work on the _________________________________. | vertebral column |
These muscles are forearm flexors | biceps brachii, brachioradialis, pronator teres |
The biceps brachii, bracioradialis, and pronator teres are all _______________________________. | forearm flexors |
The antagoinist to the forearm flexors is the ______________. | triceps brachii |
The triceps brachii is the antagonist to these muscles | biceps brachii, bracioradialis, pronator teres |
The extensor retinaculum is/is not a muscle | is not |
Is the Achilles tendon a muscle? | no |
True or false: The calcaneal tendon is a muscle | false |
These muscles flex the thigh | iliacus, psoas major, rectus femoris, sartorius, adductor longus |
The iliacus, psoas major, rectus femoris, sartorius, and adductor longus do this | flex the thigh |
The antagonists to the thigh flexors are these muscles: | gluteus maximus, semitendinosus, semimembranosus, biceps femoris, adductor magnus |
The linea alba is a line of _______________________________ | connective tissue |
_____________________ hand muscles are those muscles in the forearm that cause the motion of the ahnd. | extrinsic |
_____________________ hand muscles are muscles within the hand that cause the motion of the hand. | intrinsic |