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How muscles are named

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The rhomboid muscle gets its name ____________________.

a)

Because of its shape

b)

Because of its location

c)

Because of its size

d)

Because of its tendons of origin

2.

The bicep muscle gets its name ____________________.

a)

Because of its shape

b)

Because of its location

c)

Because of the direction of muscle fibers

d)

Because of its number of tendons of origin

3.

The deltoid muscle gets its name ____________________.

a)

Because of its shape

b)

Because of its location

c)

Because of the direction of muscle fibers

d)

Because of its tendons of origin

4.

The adductor muscles are named for their?

a)

location

b)

action

c)

shape

d)

size

5.

A circular muscle would have which word as part of the name?

a)

orbicularis

b)

trapezius

c)

sartorius

d)

deltoid

6.

The buccinator muscle has the meaning

a)

trumpeter

b)

smiling

c)

like a tailor

d)

kissing

7.

Choose which muscle naming rules are used for

Frontalis

a)

Direction of muscle fibers

b)

Shape of the muscle

c)

Action of the muscle

d)

Location of the muscle

e)

Direction of muscle fibers

8.

Medius, minimus, magmus, longus, and brevis would have to do with the _ of the muscle.

a)

Shape

b)

location

c)

attachments

d)

size

9.

What muscle naming rule would be used in name the abdomen muscles called the obliques?

a)

shape

b)

size

c)

location

d)

Direction of fibers

10.

Flexor, extensor, adductor would all be named for their

a)

Shape

b)

Action

c)

Location

d)

number of origin attachments