Muscles Review

The action of the semispinalis muscle is:

• extends neck and vertebral column

• extends neck and back

• extends and rotates vertebral column

• extends and laterally flexes the vertebral column

The antagonist muscle of the quadriceps femoris:

• Gluteus minimus

• Gluteus maximus

• Hamstring

• Sartorius

What is the primary muscle for inhalation?

• Rectus abdominis

• External intercostals

• Internal intercostals

• Diaphragm

The agonist is also called the

• prime mover

• secondary mover

• antagonist

• synergist

The ____ is also called the "trumpeter muscle"

• masseter

• buccinator

• platsyma

• zygomaticus

A broad sheet-like tendon is called an:

• aponeurosis

• ligament

• tendon

• skin

What is the inferior attachment point of the temporalis?

• Mastoid process

• Temporal lines

• Coronoid process

• Coracoid process

What are the muscles of mastication?

• Masseter

• Temporalis

• Buccinator

• Zygomaticus

The ____ elevates the hyoid and depresses the mandible.

• Digastric

• Omohyoid

• Sternohyoid

• Geniohyoid

The ____ lines cervical and thoracic vertebrae.

• Multifidus

• Semispinalis

• Iliocostalis

• Erector spinae