Biomechanics Pretest

Found attached to bones throughout the body

• smooth

• cardiac

• skeletal

• all

Found in the walls of hollow organs; also called visceral

• smooth

• cardiac

• skeletal

• all

A ______________________ attach bones to each other at joints.

• Ligament
• Bone
• Joint
• Cell

A ______ is a strong connective tissue that attaches muscle to bone.

• Tendon
• Ligament
• Cartilage

The gluteus medius muscle is named based on its ________ and _______.

• Relative size

• Shape

• Action

• Location

• Number of origins

Which muscle is responsible for smiling?

• Epicranius frontalis

• Orbicularis oculi

• Orbicularis oris

• Zygomaticus

Which muscle is the antagonist in arm flexion?

• Pectoralis major

• Deltoid (anterior fibers)

• Latissimus dorsi

• Rhomboids

Gluteal muscles contribute to ________, ________, and _______ movements of the thigh.

• Flexion

• Extension

• Abduction

• Adduction

• Rotation

Muscles in the arm that move the forearm cross the _______ joint.

• Shoulder

• Wrist

• Elbow

• Metacarpal

What muscle bulges when the forearm is flexed?

• Triceps brachii

• Brachioradialis

• Brachialis

• Biceps brachii

• Biceps femoris