Study Guide: Axial Muscles

Question 1 of 33

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An entire skeletal muscle is covered by a coarse sheath called

Select one of the following:

endomysium
perimysium
epimysium
aponeurosis

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Question 2 of 33

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Muscles that are arranged like the feathers in a plume are described as

Select one of the following:

parallel
convergent
sphincter
pennate

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Question 3 of 33

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An aponeurosis is

Select one of the following:

broad and flat
tube shaped
featherlike
none of the above

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Question 4 of 33

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Antagonists are muscles that

Select one of the following:

oppose prime movers
facilitate prime movers
stabilize muscles
directly perform movements

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Question 5 of 33

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A fixed point about which a rod moves is called a

Select one of the following:

lever
bone
belly
fulcrum

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Question 6 of 33

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In first-class levers, the

Select one of the following:

fulcrum is between the pull and the load
load is between the fulcrum and the force
force is between the fulcrum and the load
load and force are equal

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Question 7 of 33

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The origin of a muscle is the point of attachment that moves when the muscle contracts.

Select one of the following:

True
False

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Question 8 of 33

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Skeletal muscles usually act in groups rather than individually.

Select one of the following:

True
False

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Question 9 of 33

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Prime mover and agonist are synonymous.

Select one of the following:

True
False

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Question 10 of 33

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The optimum angle of pull of a muscle is generally parallel to the long axis of the bone.

Select one of the following:

True
False

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Question 11 of 33

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Tipping the head back, as in looking up at the sky, is an example of the function of a first-class lever.

Select one of the following:

True
False

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Question 12 of 33

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Shape: ❌
Location: ❌
Points of attachment: ❌
Number of heads: ❌
Size of muscle: ❌
Function: ❌
Direction of fibers: ❌

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deltoid

brachialis

sternocleidomastoid

quadriceps

gluteus maximus

adductor

rectus

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Question 13 of 33

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❌: wrinkling the forehead vertically
❌: grating the teeth during mastication
❌: kissing
❌: raising the eyebrows
❌: flexing the head
❌: closing the eyes

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Corrugator supercilii

Pterygoids

Buccinator

Epicranius

Sternocleidomastoid

Orbicularis oculi

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Question 14 of 33

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Label the following diagram

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Galea aponeurotica

Temporalis

Occipitalis

Masseter

Sternocleidomastoideus

Buccinator

Depressor angulioris

Orbicularis oris

Zygomaticus major

Corrugator

Orbicularis oculi

Frontalis

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Question 15 of 33

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The external oblique compresses the abdomen.

Select one of the following:

True
False

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Question 16 of 33

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The rectus abdominis flexes the trunk.

Select one of the following:

True
False

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Question 17 of 33

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The levator ani closes the anal canal.

Select one of the following:

True
False

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Question 18 of 33

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The external intercostals elevate the ribs.

Select one of the following:

True
False

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Question 19 of 33

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The coccygeus muscles and levator ani form most of the pelvic floor.

Select one of the following:

True
False

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Question 20 of 33

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The muscles of the anterior and lateral abdominal wall are arranged in 3 layers.

Select one of the following:

True
False

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Question 21 of 33

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Label the following diagram: Muscles of the Thorax

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External intercostals

Diaphragm

Internal intercostals

Central tendon of diaphragm

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Question 22 of 33

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Label the following diagram: Muscles of the trunk and abdominal

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Deltoid

Pectoralis major

Latissimus dorsi

Serratus anterior (anatomical right)

Linea alba

Rectus abdominus

External oblique

Inguinal ligament

Internal oblique

Transverse abdominis

Serratus anterior (anatomical left)

Rectus abdominis covered by rectus sheat

Aponeurosis of external oblique

Anterior superior iliac spine

Explanation

Question 23 of 33

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❌: bends head and neck laterally
❌: elevates ribs
❌: enlarges thorax
❌: "prayer" muscle
❌: provides important postural function
❌: flexes trunk
❌: depresses last rib
❌: extends vertebral column
❌: helps from the floor of the pelvic cavity
❌: assists in laughing

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Semispinalis capitis

External intercostals

Diaphragm

Sternocleidomastoid

Internal oblique

Rectus abdominis

Quadratus lumborum

Erector spinal group

Levator ani

Zygomaticus major

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Question 24 of 33

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Fascicles are bound together into bundles by a tough connective tissue envelope called the .

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Question 25 of 33

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muscles have fascicles that radiate out from a small to a wider point of attachment, much like the blades in a fan.

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Question 26 of 33

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The prime mover is also known as the .

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Question 27 of 33

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When a muscle shortens, the central body portion called the contracts.

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Question 28 of 33

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Lever systems have four component parts: a lever, a fulcrum, a load and a / .

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Question 29 of 33

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During the diaphragm flattens.

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Question 30 of 33

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The muscular pelvic floor filling the diamond-shaped outlet is called the .

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Question 31 of 33

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A is any rigid bar free to turn about a fixed point called its fulcrum.

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Question 32 of 33

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The deltoid is so-named because of its descriptive .

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Question 33 of 33

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