How muscles are named

The rhomboid muscle gets its name ____________________.

• Because of its shape

• Because of its location

• Because of its size

• Because of its tendons of origin

The bicep muscle gets its name ____________________.

• Because of its shape

• Because of its location

• Because of the direction of muscle fibers

• Because of its number of tendons of origin

The deltoid muscle gets its name ____________________.

• Because of its shape

• Because of its location

• Because of the direction of muscle fibers

• Because of its tendons of origin

The adductor muscles are named for their?

• location

• action

• shape

• size

A circular muscle would have which word as part of the name?

• orbicularis

• trapezius

• sartorius

• deltoid

The buccinator muscle has the meaning

• trumpeter

• smiling

• like a tailor

• kissing

Choose which muscle naming rules are used for

Frontalis

• Direction of muscle fibers

• Shape of the muscle

• Action of the muscle

• Location of the muscle

• Direction of muscle fibers

Medius, minimus, magmus, longus, and brevis would have to do with the _ of the muscle.

• Shape

• location

• attachments

• size

What muscle naming rule would be used in name the abdomen muscles called the obliques?

• shape

• size

• location

• Direction of fibers

Flexor, extensor, adductor would all be named for their

• Shape

• Action

• Location

• number of origin attachments