Identify Cat Muscles Quiz

Which muscle is labeled as the most superficial pectoral muscle in cats, running across the chest to the forelimb?

• Pectoralis major

• Pectoantebrachialis

• Pectoralis minor

• Xiphihumeralis

Identify the muscle labeled as the largest of the pectoral muscles, responsible for adducting the forelimb.

• Pectoralis major

• Pectoantebrachialis

• Pectoralis minor

• Xiphihumeralis

Which muscle is labeled as lying beneath the pectoralis major and assists in the movement of the forelimb?

• Pectoantebrachialis

• Pectoralis minor

• Xiphihumeralis

• External oblique

Identify the muscle labeled as the most caudal of the pectoral muscles, extending from the xiphoid process to the humerus.

• Pectoantebrachialis

• Pectoralis major

• Xiphihumeralis

• External oblique

Which muscle is labeled as the most superficial of the abdominal muscles, responsible for compressing the abdominal cavity?

• Rectus abdominis

• Internal oblique

• Transversus abdominis

• External oblique

Identify the muscle labeled as lying beneath the external oblique and assisting in compressing the abdominal contents.

• Internal oblique

• Rectus abdominis

• Transversus abdominis

• Pectoralis minor

Which muscle is labeled as the deepest of the abdominal muscles, primarily responsible for compressing the abdominal contents?

• Transversus abdominis

• Rectus abdominis

• Pectoralis minor

• Xiphihumeralis

Identify the muscle labeled as running along the midline of the abdomen, responsible for flexing the vertebral column.

• Rectus abdominis

• Internal oblique

• Transversus abdominis

• External oblique

Which structure is labeled as a fibrous band running along the midline of the cat's abdomen?

• Linea alba

• Pectoralis major

• Transversus abdominis

• Internal oblique

Identify the muscle labeled as responsible for compressing the abdominal cavity and located superficially on the abdomen.

• External oblique

• Pectoralis major

• Rectus abdominis

• Xiphihumeralis