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Muscle Movements, Roles, and Names

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What term refers to a muscle that aids another muscle by producing the same the movement or reducing undesirable movements?

a)

antagonist

b)

fixator

c)

prime mover

d)

synergist

2.

What term describes the rotation of a bone around its longitudinal axis?

a)

dorsiflexion

b)

circumduction

c)

rotation

d)

inversion

3.

The point of muscle attachment to an immovable or less movable bone is known as the ________.

a)

insertion

b)

innervation

c)

action

d)

origin

4.

Muscles that perform opposite actions to one another are termed ________.

a)

fixators

b)

antagonists

c)

prime movers

d)

synergists

5.

Which movement is opposite to abduction?

a)

rotation

b)

adduction

c)

flexion

d)

circumduction

6.

While doing "jumping jacks" during an exercise class, your arms and legs move laterally away from the midline of your body. This motion is called ________.

a)

flexion

b)

abduction

c)

adduction

d)

circumduction

7.

A muscle inserts on which of the following?

a)

the antagonist

b)

the bone that does not move when the muscle contracts

c)

the synergist

d)

the bone that moves when the muscle contracts

8.

Which movement is associated with the hand but actually occurs in the forearm?

a)

supination

b)

dorsiflexion

c)

inversion

d)

opposition

9.

(True/False) All muscles have at least two attachments: the origin and the insertion.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

(True/False) Abduction and adduction are antagonistic actions.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

(True/False) Supination and pronation refer to up and down movements of the foot at the ankle.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Which of these muscles is named for the arrangement of its fascicles?

a)

adductor longus

b)

deltoid

c)

external oblique

d)

temporalis

13.

The arrangement of fascicles in orbicularis oris is ________.

a)

fusiform

b)

convergent

c)

pennate

d)

circular

14.

Which one of the following is NOT a criterion generally used in naming muscles?

a)

relative size of the muscle

b)

shape of the muscle

c)

action of the muscle

d)

method of attachment of the muscle to bone

15.

Which of these terms refers to the shape of a muscle?

a)

deltoid

b)

biceps

c)

mastoid

d)

rectus

16.

The arrangement of fascicles in pectoralis major is ________.

a)

fusiform

b)

convergent

c)

pennate

d)

circular

17.

The arrangement of fascicles in the biceps brachii is ________.

a)

fusiform

b)

convergent

c)

multipennate

d)

circular

18.

The arrangement of fascicles in the deltoid is ________.

a)

fusiform

b)

convergent

c)

multipennate

d)

circular