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WorksheetsMuscle Movements, Roles, and Names
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
What term refers to a muscle that aids another muscle by producing the same the movement or reducing undesirable movements?
antagonist
fixator
prime mover
synergist
What term describes the rotation of a bone around its longitudinal axis?
dorsiflexion
circumduction
rotation
inversion
The point of muscle attachment to an immovable or less movable bone is known as the ________.
insertion
innervation
action
origin
Muscles that perform opposite actions to one another are termed ________.
fixators
antagonists
prime movers
synergists
Which movement is opposite to abduction?
rotation
adduction
flexion
circumduction
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 ________.
flexion
abduction
adduction
circumduction
A muscle inserts on which of the following?
the antagonist
the bone that does not move when the muscle contracts
the synergist
the bone that moves when the muscle contracts
Which movement is associated with the hand but actually occurs in the forearm?
supination
dorsiflexion
inversion
opposition
(True/False) All muscles have at least two attachments: the origin and the insertion.
True
False
(True/False) Abduction and adduction are antagonistic actions.
True
False
(True/False) Supination and pronation refer to up and down movements of the foot at the ankle.
True
False
Which of these muscles is named for the arrangement of its fascicles?
adductor longus
deltoid
external oblique
temporalis
The arrangement of fascicles in orbicularis oris is ________.
fusiform
convergent
pennate
circular
Which one of the following is NOT a criterion generally used in naming muscles?
relative size of the muscle
shape of the muscle
action of the muscle
method of attachment of the muscle to bone
Which of these terms refers to the shape of a muscle?
deltoid
biceps
mastoid
rectus
The arrangement of fascicles in pectoralis major is ________.
fusiform
convergent
pennate
circular
The arrangement of fascicles in the biceps brachii is ________.
fusiform
convergent
multipennate
circular
The arrangement of fascicles in the deltoid is ________.
fusiform
convergent
multipennate
circular
