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Muscle Actions - Vocab Terms

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which action turns the foot medially?

a)

Inversion

b)

Eversion

c)

Dorsiflexion

d)

Plantar flexion

2.

Which action turns the foot laterally?

a)

Inversion

b)

Eversion

c)

Dorsiflexion

d)

Plantar flexion

3.

Which action moves the superior part of the foot towards the shin?

a)

Inversion

b)

Eversion

c)

Dorsiflexion

d)

Plantar flexion

4.

Which action points the toes away from the shin?

a)

Inversion

b)

Eversion

c)

Dorsiflexion

d)

Plantar flexion

5.

Which action bends a joint, or decreases the angle between bones?

a)

Circumduction

b)

Rotation

c)

Extension

d)

Flexion

6.

The triceps brachii straightens the forearm to increase the angle between the humerus and ulna. This is an example of

a)

Circumduction

b)

Rotation

c)

Extension

d)

Flexion

7.

Which action is commonly done by the shoulder or hip joint, in which the proximal end of the limb is stationary and the distal end moves in a circle?

a)

Circumduction

b)

Rotation

c)

Extension

d)

Flexion

8.

Which action moves a bone around its longitudinal axis, such as the radius moving around the ulna during supination or pronation?

a)

Circumduction

b)

Rotation

c)

Extension

d)

Flexion

9.

Which action rotates the forearm laterally so that the palm faces anteriorly?

a)

Supination

b)

Pronation

c)

Adduction

d)

Abduction

10.

Which action rotates the forearm medially so that the palm faces posteriorly?

a)

Supination

b)

Pronation

c)

Adduction

d)

Abduction

11.

The pectoralis major draws the humerus towards the body's midline. This is an example of

a)

Supination

b)

Pronation

c)

Adduction

d)

Abduction

12.

The deltoid moves the humerus away from the body's midline. This is an example of

a)

Supination

b)

Pronation

c)

Adduction

d)

Abduction

13.

Which action moves the thumb to touch the tips of the other fingers on the same hand?

a)

Supination

b)

Pronation

c)

Adduction

d)

Opposition

14.

When the biceps brachii flexes the forearm, the trapezius holds the scapula in place, so that the biceps brachii doesn't move the scapula. The trapezius acts as a(n) in this example

a)

Prime Mover

b)

Antagonist

c)

Synergist

d)

Fixator

15.

The biceps brachii flexes the forearm and the triceps brachii extends the forearm. The biceps brachii acts as a(n) _____ to the triceps brachii.

a)

Prime Mover

b)

Antagonist

c)

Synergist

d)

Fixator

16.

The temporalis, along with the masseter, closes the jaw. The temporalis acts as a(n) _________ to the masseter.

a)

Prime Mover

b)

Antagonist

c)

Synergist

d)

Fixator

17.

The masseter has the major responsibility for closing the jaw. The masseter is a

a)

Prime Mover

b)

Antagonist

c)

Synergist

d)

Fixator