WorksheetsCharacteristics Used to Name Muscles
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A term used to name a muscle that is "slender:"
a)
Gracilis
b)
Rectus/Transverse
c)
Maximus/magnus/vastus/major
d)
Deltoid/Rhomboid
e)
Minimus/minor
2.
Terms used for lifting or lowering muscles, respectively:
a)
Levator/depressor
b)
Rectus/Transverse
c)
Maximus/magnus/vastus/major
d)
Deltoid/Rhomboid
e)
Minimus/minor
3.
Terms used for the direction of the muscle fibers – vertical or horizontal, respectively
a)
Rectus/Transverse
b)
Maximus/magnus/vastus/major
c)
Deltoid/Rhomboid
d)
Minimus/minor
e)
Extensor/flexor/rotator
4.
These terms refer to muscles that have a circular arrangement:
a)
Orbicularis/sphincter
b)
Rectus/Transverse
c)
Maximus/magnus/vastus/major
d)
Deltoid/Rhomboid
e)
Minimus/minor
5.
This terms means that a muscle takes on the major movement in a muscle group
a)
Prime mover
b)
Rectus/Transverse
c)
Maximus/magnus/vastus/major
d)
Deltoid/Rhomboid
e)
Minimus/minor
6.
These terms are used to describe “long” muscles vs. a "short" muscle, respectively:
a)
Longissimus/longus/brevis
b)
Rectus/Transverse
c)
Maximus/magnus/vastus/major
d)
Deltoid/Rhomboid
e)
Minimus/minor
7.
These multiple terms all describe “great/large” muscles:
a)
Maximus/magnus/vastus/major
b)
Rectus/Transverse
c)
Deltoid/Rhomboid
d)
Minimus/minor
e)
Extensor/flexor/rotator
8.
These two terms describe muscles based on their shapes--triangular and rhombus, respectively:
a)
Deltoid/Rhomboid
b)
Rectus/Transverse
c)
Maximus/magnus/vastus/major
d)
Minimus/minor
e)
Extensor/flexor/rotator
9.
These two terms describe muscles that are "small" in a group:
a)
Minimus/minor
b)
Rectus/Transverse
c)
Maximus/magnus/vastus/major
d)
Deltoid/Rhomboid
e)
Extensor/flexor/rotator
10.
These terms are used to name muscles based on how they act or function:
a)
Extensor/flexor/rotator
b)
Levator/depressor
c)
Rectus/Transverse
d)
Maximus/magnus/vastus/major
e)
Deltoid/Rhomboid
11.
These terms is used to describe a muscle that has a serrated, or "saw-tooth" appearance:
a)
Serratus
b)
Rectus/Transverse
c)
Maximus/magnus/vastus/major
d)
Deltoid/Rhomboid
e)
Minimus/minor
12.
These term describes a muscle in the neck that has a "flat" and "broad" appearance. It is likely to be the reason why the 'platypus' achieved its name - characterized by its streamlined body with a bill and "broad, flat" tail.
a)
Platys
b)
Rectus/Transverse
c)
Maximus/magnus/vastus/major
d)
Deltoid/Rhomboid
e)
Minimus/minor
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