Muscle revision

​Muscles revision

By Emma Rice

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Match the muscle type to the correct description:

• Smooth

• Cardiac

• Skeletal

Involuntary, found in hollow organs

Involuntary, found only in the heart

Voluntary, striated, attached to bones

• Involuntary, found in hollow organs

• Involuntary, found only in the heart

• Voluntary, striated, attached to bones

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Muscles of the back

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muscles lie dorsally to the vertebral column

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muscles lie ventrally to the vertebral column

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hypaxial

epaxial

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The fixed point of attachment of a muscle is called the​

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The movable point of attachment of a muscle is the​

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The swollen part of the 'body' of the muscle is called the​

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Connective tissue attaching muscle to bone is a​

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Connective tissue attaching bone to bone is a ​

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Multiple Choice

Which one of the following muscles is not part of the hamstring group?

• Biceps femoris

• Semitendinosus

• Semimembranosus

• Quadriceps femoris

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Contraction of the quadriceps femoris produces:

• Flexion of the elbow

• Extension of the stifle

• Flexion of the hip

• Retraction of the hock

Multiple Choice

Which muscle inserts on the greater trochanter of the femur?

• Supraspinatus

• Gluteals

• Biceps femoris

• Triceps brachii

Multiple Choice

The primary action of the triceps brachii is:

• Extend the stifle

• Extend the elbow

• Flex the hock

• Retract the hip

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Biceps brachii

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: Supraglenoid tubercle of the ​

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: ​ Radial tuberosity

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: Extends the shoulder and flexes the ​

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origin

insertion

function

scapula

elbow

humerus

shoulder

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abdominal oblique - the most superficial of the abdominal muscles, originating on the ribs and lumbar fascia. It terminates in an aponeurosis in the midline known as the linea alba.

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abdominal oblique - the intermediate of the abdominal muscles which also terminates in an aponeurosis on the linea alba.

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abdominus - the deepest of the abdominal muscles, which also terminates in an aponeurosis on the linea alba.

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abdominus - a broad band of muscle on each side of the linea alba, forming the floor of the abdomen. It originates on the first rib and sternum and inserts on the pubis.