axial-app muscle

Which of the following is a function of axial muscles?

• Control movements of upper and lower limbs

• Support and move the head and vertebral column

• Control movements of pectoral and pelvic girdles

• Organized into groups based on locations

What do appendicular muscles control?

• Facial expression and breathing

• Movements of upper and lower limbs

• Support and protect abdominal organs

• Function in chewing and swallowing

Axial muscles are involved in which of the following functions?

• Control movements of pectoral girdles

• Organized into groups based on locations

• Function in facial expression, breathing, chewing, and swallowing

• Control movements of lower limbs

What is the function of a tendon?

• Connects bone to bone

• Attaches muscle to bone, skin, or another muscle

• Connects skin to muscle

• Attaches muscle to muscle only

What is an aponeurosis?

• A thick, rounded tendon

• A thin, flattened sheetlike tendon

• A type of muscle fiber

• A joint between two bones

Which attachment is usually more moveable in axial muscles?

• Superior attachment

• Inferior attachment

• Proximal attachment

• Distal attachment

Which attachment is usually more moveable in appendicular muscles?

• Superior attachment

• Inferior attachment

• Proximal attachment

• Distal attachment

What action does the contraction of the biceps brachii perform?

• Extends the elbow

• Flexes the elbow

• Rotates the shoulder

• Stabilizes the wrist

What is the primary function of circular muscles?

• Generate more tension

• Create a sphincter

• Run parallel to the muscle's long axis

• Merge toward a common attachment site

Which type of muscle has fascicles that run parallel to the muscle's long axis?

• Circular muscles

• Convergent muscles

• Parallel muscles

• Pennate muscles