Axial Skeleton Muscle Quiz

What is this muscle?

• Erector Spinae

• Intercostals

• Iliopsoas

• Rectus Abdominis

What is the origin of the erector spinae?

• sacrum, iliac crest, spinous and transverse processes of vertebrae, ribs

• transverse processes of all lumber vertebrae, vertebral bodies of T12-L5, ilium

• iliac crest, costal cartilages of lower 6 ribs

• pubic crest and symphysis

What is this muscle?

• Internal Obliques

• External Obliques

• Internal Intercostals

• External Intercostals

What is the insertion of the external obliques?

• lower 8 ribs

• iliac crest, midline

• costal cartilages

• transverse processes

What is this muscle?

• frontalis

• temporalis

• occipitalis

• masseter

Where is the origin of the frontalis?

• galea aponeurotica

• frontal bone

• temporal bone

• zygomatic bone

What is the insertion of the frontalis?

• fascia and skin above eyes and nose

• mandible

• galea aponeurotica

• around the eye orbit

What is this muscle?

• iliopsoas

• erector spinae

• rectus abdominis

• internal obliques

What is the insertion of the Iliopsoas?

• lesser trochanter of the femur

• midline

• transverse processes of all lumber vertebrae, vertebral bodies of T12-L5, ilium

• iliac crest and midline

What is the origin of the internal intercostals?

• upper border of a rib and costal cartilage

• lower border of a rib

• iliac crest

• lower 8 ribs