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Muscles

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What are the 3 muscles of the ear?
a)
auricularis superior, anterior, posterior
b)
auricularis superior, anterior, interior
c)
auricularis, tiba, femur
d)
auricularis, carpus, metacarpus
2.
What are the 3 parts of the muscle?
a)
origin, belly, impact
b)
origin, carpus, talus
c)
origin, belly, insertion
d)
occipital, frontal,
3.
Myology is the study of the structure, function and diseases of the:
a)
cells
b)
organs
c)
muscles
d)
skeleton
4.
What term means "In front of"?
a)
anterior
b)
inferior
c)
posterior
d)
superior
5.
Which muscle is known as the laughing muscle?
a)
caninus
b)
mentalis
c)
buccinator
d)
zygomaticus
6.
Which muscle bends the wrist and closes the fist?
a)
flexor
b)
deltoid
c)
adductor
d)
supinator
7.
Muscles that separate the fingers are called?
a)
flexors
b)
abductors
c)
adductors
d)
opponens
8.
The coordination of which two muscles enables the body to perform chewing (mastication)?
a)
risorius and corrugator
b)
temporalis and masseter
c)
procerus and latissimus dorsi
d)
auricularis latissimus dorsi
9.
Which muscle extends along of the side of the neck and causes the head to move from side to side and up and down, as in nodding yes or no?
a)
platysma
b)
trapezius
c)
temporalis
d)
sternocleideo mastoidus
10.
What term means "located above" or "is larger"?
a)
depressor
b)
dilator
c)
superioris
d)
inferioris
11.
Where are Usher's deltoid muscles?
a)
muscles that extend across the chest
b)
muscles located between the shoulder and the elbow
c)
muscles that cover the shoulders
d)
muscles responsible for thumb movement
12.
The midsection of a muscle is called its:
a)
belly
b)
contraction point
c)
origin
d)
insertion
13.
Which muscle is being used to wrinkle your chin?
a)
mentalis
b)
caninus
c)
triangularis
d)
risorius
14.
Which muscle circles the eye socket and closes the eyelid?
a)
corrugator
b)
orbicularis oculi
c)
auricularis
d)
buccinator
15.
Which muscle is responsible for compressing the check to release air outwardly, as in blowing?
a)
caninus
b)
buccinator
c)
triagularis
d)
risorius
16.
The epicranium is covered by a large muscle called the:
a)
frontalis
b)
occipitalis
c)
auricularis
d)
epicranius
17.
The non-moving portion of the muscle attached to bone or other fixed muscle is the:
a)
origin
b)
belly
c)
insertion
d)
synapse
18.
What term means "in front of"?
a)
posterior
b)
superior
c)
anterior
d)
inferior
19.
Muscles makes up approximately what percentage of the body's weight?
a)
10
b)
20
c)
40
d)
70
20.
Which of the following is NOT a part of the muscle?
a)
pons
b)
belly
c)
origin
d)
insertion