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WorksheetsMuscle Action Review
Total questions: 36
Worksheet time: 18mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Close the jaw
a)
achilles tendon
b)
Masseter
c)
Frontalis
d)
Masseter and Temporalis
2.
Flexes thigh on hip
a)
Adductors
b)
Deltoid
c)
Sartorius
d)
Biceps brachii
3.
Powerful adductor, adducts arm
a)
Pectoralis major
b)
Sartorius
c)
Masseter
d)
Biceps femoris
4.
Everts and plantar flexes foot
a)
Peroneus longus (muscles)
b)
Gracilis
c)
Soleus
d)
Trapezius
5.
Extends elbow
a)
Biceps brachii
b)
Triceps brachii
c)
Trapezius
d)
Deltoid
6.
Raises the corner of the mouth
a)
Zygomasticus
b)
Masseter
c)
Temporalis
d)
Orbicularis oris
7.
Plantar flexes the foot, flexes knee
a)
Gluteus maximus
b)
Gastrocnemius
c)
Semitendinosus
d)
tibialis anterior
8.
Flexes neck and rotates the head
a)
Deltoid
b)
Pectoralis major
c)
sternocleidomastoid
d)
Soleus
9.
Closes and protrudes lips
a)
orbicularis oculi
b)
orbicularis oris
c)
frontalis
d)
masseter
10.
Dorsiflexes and inverts foot
a)
tibialis anterior
b)
rectus femoris
c)
sartorius
d)
external oblique
11.
Flex knee and extend hip
a)
Semimembranosus
b)
Semitendinosus
c)
Biceps femoris
d)
all of these
12.
Raises the eyebrows
a)
temporalis
b)
orbicularis oculi
c)
frontalis
d)
zygomasticus
13.
Tense or flexes vertebral column
a)
External oblique
b)
rectus abdominus
c)
both of these
14.
Blinks and closes eye
a)
orbicularis oris
b)
orbicularis oculi
c)
frontalis
d)
masseter
15.
Flexes elbow and supinates the arm
a)
Biceps femoris
b)
triceps brachii
c)
biceps brachii
d)
deltoid
16.
Which of the following muscles ABDUCTS the arm?
a)
Pectoralis Major
b)
Latissimus Dorsi
c)
Supraspinatus
d)
Triceps
17.
Hamstrings are found on the _____ side of the body
a)
Anterior
b)
Posterior
18.
All of the muscles are part of the quadriceps except
a)
Rectus Femoris
b)
Vastus laeralis
c)
Vastus medialus
d)
Biceps femoris
19.
What is the function of the Gastrocnemius?
a)
Plantar Flexion and Knee Flexion
b)
Dorsi Flexion and Knee Flexion
c)
Plantar Flexion and Knee Extension
d)
Dorsi Flexion and Knee Extension
20.
This muscle type is one that does the main part of the movement.
a)
prime mover
b)
antagonist
c)
synergist
d)
fixator
21.
This muscle type is used to perform the same function as the prime mover.
a)
prime mover
b)
antagonist
c)
synergist
d)
fixator
22.
This muscle group is used to allow you to flex your knee
a)
hamstring
b)
gastrocnemius
c)
quadriceps
d)
sartoris
23.
This muscle group allows you to extend the knee
a)
hamstring
b)
gastrocnemius
c)
quadriceps
d)
sartoris
24.
These deep muscles of the vertebral column are the antagonist of the rectus abdominus and allow you to stand up straight
a)
erector spinae
b)
intercostals
c)
external obliques
d)
pectoralis major
25.
This muscle is the unhappiest because it causes you to frown. :(
a)
platysma
b)
sternocleidomastoid
c)
zygomaticus
d)
orbicularis oris
26.
Flex knee, extend hip, and rotates the leg laterally.
a)
Semimembranosus
b)
Semitendinosus
c)
Biceps femoris
d)
all of these
27.
Which of the following flex and adduct the shoulder?
a)
coracobrachialis
b)
deltoid
c)
supraspinatus
d)
latissimus dorsi
28.
Which muscle compresses our checks when blowing out a candle?
a)
orbicularis oris
b)
buccinator
c)
masseter
d)
lateral pterygoid
29.
Which muscle is NOT important to taking a deep breath?
a)
sternocleidomastoid
b)
pectoralis minor
c)
teres major
d)
all are important
30.
Which muscle allows for depression, pronation and adduction/abduction of the mandible?
a)
medial pterygoid
b)
lateral pterygoid
c)
masseter
d)
temporalis
31.
Which muscle in NOT important in keeping the back erect while standing?
a)
latissimus dorsi
b)
longissimus thoracis
c)
illiocostalis thoracis
d)
spinalis thoracis
32.
Which muscle abducts the shoulder?
a)
coracobrachialis
b)
subscpularis
c)
deltoid
d)
infraspinatus
33.
Which rotates the forearm medially?
a)
supinator
b)
biceps brachii
c)
pronator teres
d)
brachioradialis
34.
Which muscle elevates the scapula?
a)
levator scapulae
b)
trapezius
c)
deltoid
d)
infraspinatus
35.
Which is an incorrect motion of the extensor digitorium longus?
a)
dorsiflexion
b)
inversion
c)
eversion
d)
extension of the toes
36.
Which of the following is an incorrect action for teres major?
a)
extends the shoulder
b)
adducts the shoulder
c)
abducts the shoulder
d)
rotates the arm medially
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