Muscle and Bone Terminology Quiz

What retrieves carbon dioxide and waste from the muscles?

• Artery

• Nerve

• Vein

• Insertion

What is the action of straightening or increasing the angle at a joint called?

• Flexion

• Extension

• Rotation

• Abduction

What is medial rotation?

• When a part of the body rotates inward

• When a part of the body rotates outward

• When a part of the body moves upward

• When a part of the body moves downward

What is the insertion point of the supraspinatus muscle?

• Top of the humerus

• Bottom of the scapula

• Middle of the clavicle

• Base of the ulna

What is the primary function of the Teres Minor muscle?

• Flexion of the arm

• Lateral rotation of the arm

• Extension of the arm

• Medial rotation of the arm

Which artery supplies blood to the subscapularis muscle?

• Brachial artery

• Subscapular artery

• Radial artery

• Ulnar artery

Which nerves innervate the subscapularis muscle?

• Axillary nerve

• Upper and lower subscapular nerves

• Musculocutaneous nerve

• Radial nerve

Which arteries supply blood to the deltoid muscle?

• Brachial artery & radial artery

• Posterior circumflex humeral artery & thoracoacromial arteries

• Subclavian artery & axillary artery

• Ulnar artery & interosseous artery

What is the primary function of the Teres Major muscle?

• Flexion of the forearm

• Medial rotation and abduction of the arm

• Extension of the leg

• Lateral rotation of the arm

Which artery supplies blood to the latissimus dorsi muscle?

• Brachial artery

• Thoracodorsal artery

• Carotid artery

• Femoral artery