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Mink Muscles (action, insertion, origin)

Total questions: 42

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Flex shoulder, adduct (to mid) arm

a)

Pectoralis Major

b)

Latissimus Dorsi

c)

Masseter

d)

Clavotrapezius

2.

Orgin of Pectoralis Major

(a)  

3.

Function of Latissimus Dorsi

a)

adduct (away from mid) arm

b)

to close mouth

c)

extend shoulder, adduct (to mid) arm

d)

extends shoulder

4.

abduct (away from mid) arm

a)

Latissimus Dorsi

b)

Clavodeltoid

c)

Masseter

d)

Rectus abdominis

5.

To close mouth

(a)  

6.

Function of Sternocleidomastoid

a)

Bend neck backwards

b)

Flexes elbow

c)

Bend neck forward

d)

To close mouth

7.

Pulls humerus forwards

a)

Latissimus Dorsi

b)

Clavotrapezius

c)

Sterno-cleidomastoid

d)

Dorso-epitrochlearis

8.

Origin: back of neck

a)

Masseter

b)

Dorso-epitrochlearis

c)

Brachialis

d)

Clavotrapezius

9.

Parts of Triceps

a)

Long head, lateral head, small head

b)

Long head, lateral head, medial head

c)

Small head, lateral head, medial head

d)

Long head, lateral head, medium head

10.

Function of Triceps

(a)  

11.

Function of Dorsoepitrochlearis

a)

Extend elbow

b)

Extend arm

c)

Flex elbow

d)

To close mouth

12.

Flexes elbow

a)

Lateral head

b)

Brachialis

c)

Masseter

d)

Digitoriums

13.

Supinates paw

a)

Brachioradialis

b)

Latissimus Dorsi

c)

Spinae muscles

d)

Digitoriums

14.

Function of Digitoriums

a)

extend elbow

b)

flex digits

c)

extend digits

d)

flexes wrist

15.

Flexes wrist

a)

Flexor carpi ulnaris

b)

Extensor carpi ulnaris

16.

Function of Extensor carpi ulnaris is to "extend wrist"

a)

True

b)

False

17.

Function of Extensor carpi ulnaris

a)

Extend wrist

b)

Flexes wrist

c)

Rotates wrist laterally

d)

exhale

18.

Rotate at waist

a)

Rectus abdominis

b)

External oblique

c)

External intercostals

d)

Internal oblique

19.

Origin of Rectus abdominis

(a)  

20.

Insertion of costal carilage and sternum

a)

Brachioradialis

b)

Sterneoclavoid

c)

Rectus abdominis

d)

Lateral head

21.

Straighten or bend backward (extend)

a)

Masseter

b)

Erector spinae muscles

c)

External intercostals

d)

Extensor carpi ulnaris

22.

Function of External intercostals

(a)  

23.

Function of Internal intercostal

(a)  

24.

Action of Gluteus maximus

a)

Abduct leg

b)

Flex leg

c)

Extend leg

d)

Extend knee

25.

Extend and flex leg

a)

Biceps femoris

b)

Gluteus medius

c)

Gracilis

d)

Gluteus maximus

26.

The Action of Gluteus maximus is to abduct leg

a)

True

b)

False

27.

Abduct leg

a)

Gluteus maximus

b)

Gracilis

c)

Gluteus medius

d)

Soleus

28.

Adduct thigh

a)

Gracilis

b)

Masseter

c)

Gluteus medius

d)

Adductor muscles

29.

Insertion at the medial surface of knee and thigh

a)

Gluteus medius

b)

Gracilis

c)

Semitendinosus

d)

Gastrocnemius

30.

Origin of Gracilis

a)

pubis and thigh

b)

leg and inchium

c)

pubis and inchium

d)

inchium and femur

31.

Action of Adductor muscles

(a)  

32.

Flex leg

a)

Semitendinosus

b)

Inchium

c)

Gracilis

d)

Adductor muscles

33.

Origin of Semitendinosus

(a)  

34.

Insertion at the lateral surface of femur

a)

Gluteus medius

b)

Biceps femorus

c)

Masseter

d)

Semitendinosus

35.

Action of Semimembranosus

a)

Extend leg

b)

Flex leg

c)

Flex knee

d)

Extend illium

36.

Extend leg

a)

Rectus femoris

b)

Sartorius

c)

Semimembranosus

d)

Gluteus medius

37.

Origin of Sartorius

(a)  

38.

Where is Sartorius inserted

a)

knee

b)

thigh

c)

pubis

d)

femur

39.

dorsiflexion (raises foot forward) 

a)

Soleus

b)

Gracilis

c)

Tibialis cranialis

d)

Gastrocnemius

40.

Action of Gastrocnemius

a)

plantar flexion

b)

flex toes

c)

extend toes

d)

raises foot

41.

Action of Soleus

(a)  

42.

Action of Flexor digitorum longus is to flex toes

a)

True

b)

False