WorksheetsMuscle Naming
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
Choose which muscle naming rules are used for (check all that apply):
Pectoralis major
Location of muscle
Direction of the muscle fibers
Relative size of the muscle
Number of origins
Location of the muscle's origin and insertion
Choose which muscle naming rules are used for (check all that apply):
Extensor digitorum longus
Direction of muscle fibers
Location of muscle
Action of muscle
Relative size of the muscle
Shape of the muscle
Choose which muscle naming rules are used for (check all that apply):
Rectus abdominis
Action of the muscle
Number of origins
Location of the muscle
Number of origins
Direction of the muscle fibers
Choose which muscle naming rules are used for (check all that apply):
Relative size of the muscle
Location of the muscle
Number of origins
Action of the muscle
Shape of the muscle
Choose which muscle naming rules are used for (check all that apply):
Sternocleidomastoid
Direction of muscle fibers
Number of origins
Location of muscle
Location of the muscle's origin and insertion
Direction of the muscle fibers
Choose which muscle naming rules are used for (check all that apply):
Quadratus lumborum
Relative size of the muscle
Direction of muscle fibers
Relative size of the muscle
Location of muscle
Number of origins
Choose which muscle naming rules are used for (check all that apply):
External oblique
Location of muscle
Direction of muscle fibers
Relative size of the muscle
Action of the muscle
Location of muscle's origin and insertion
Which of the following is used to name skeletal muscles?
Direction of the muscle fibers
Relative size of the muscle
Location of the muscle
Number of origins
All of these are true
Which type of muscle fibers run at a slant?
Rectus
Oblique
Transversus
Maximus
Minimums
Which type of muscle fibers run parallel to long axis of bone?
Rectus
Oblique
Transversus
Maximus
Minimums
Which type of muscle is shaped like a triangle?
Deltoid
Frontalis
Gluteus maximums
Rectus
Which muscle fascicles insert from several sides of tendon?
Circular
Multipennate
Bipennate
Unipennate
Which muscle is named based on its shape resembling a saw?
A) Serratus anterior
B) Trapezius
C) Deltoid
D) Rectus abdominis
What is the naming rule for the muscle 'Biceps brachii'?
A) Number of origins
B) Location of the muscle
C) Action of the muscle
D) Shape of the muscle
Which muscle is named for its action of extending the fingers?
A) Flexor carpi ulnaris
B) Extensor digitorum
C) Pronator teres
D) Supinator
