WorksheetsMuscular System - Muscle ID & Actions
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 16mins
Match each muscle type to its correct description.
Prime mover
muscle with the major responsibility for a certain movement.
Antagonist
mustcle that opposes or reverses a prime mover.
Synergist
muscle that aids a prime mover in a movement and helps prevent rotation.
Fixator
stabilizes the original of a prime mover.
Which of the following is a muscle named due to the direction of its muscle fibers?
rectus abdominus
masseter
tibialis anterior
gastrocnemius
biceps brachii
Which of the following is a muscle named due to relative size?
gluteus medius
tibialis anterior
buccinator
triceps brachii
soleus
Which of the following is a muscle NOT named due to its location?
platysma
sternocleidomastoid
temporalis
tibialis anterior
rectus femoris
Which of the following is a muscle named due to its number of origins?
biceps brachii
semimembranosus
internal obliques
frontalis
brachioradialis
Which of the following is a muscle NOT named due to its shape?
gastrocnemius
trapezius
serratus anterior
deltoid
brachioradialis
Which of the following is NOT a muscle named due to its action?
extensor digitorum
levator scapulae
flexor carpi radialis
occipitalis
abductor magnus
True/False: With a few exceptions, all skeletal muscles cross at least two joints.
True
False; one joint
False; three joints
False; four joints
True/False: Typically, the bulk of a skeletal muscle lies proximal to the joint crossed.
True
False; distal
False; intermediate
False; superior
False; medial
All skeletal muscles have at least two attachments: __________.
myosin & actin
tendon & bone
origin & insertion
joint & origin
joint & fixator
Skeletal muscles can only ___, never ___.
push; pull
pull; push
move; stop
stretch; pull
pull; stretch
During contraction, a skeletal muscle ____ moves toward the ____.
insertion; origin
origin; insertion
origin; joint
joint; insertion
joint; bone
A muscle's (a) is its attachment to the movable bone in an action.
A muscle's (a) is its attachment to the immovable bone in an action.
Arrange the anatomical movements in pairs.
flexion
extension
abduction
adduction
dorsiflexion
plantar flexion
eversion
inversion
supination
pronation
What is the opposite of opposition?
(a)
Which anatomical movement combines flexion, extension, abduction & adduction?
(a)
Which anatomical movement(s) pertain only to the feet?
dorsiflexion
plantar flexion
eversion
inversion
rotation
Movement of a bone around its axis is called (a) .
Moving a bone past its normal position, or beyond 180 degrees is called (a) .
