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SM 1 Muscular System

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

List the main muscles found in the face and head region. _

a)

frontalis, temporalis, orbicularis oculi, orbicularis oris, zygomaticus, masseter

b)

pronator teres, supinator, brachialis

c)

rectus femoris, vastus lateralis

d)

gluteus maximus, sartorius, adductors

2.

What muscle makes us blink or wink?

a)

orbicularis oculi______________________

b)

_flexion and extension____

c)

quadriceps hamstrings___sartorius piriformis adductors gluteus maximus/medius iliopsoas

d)

rectus abdominus transverse abdominus interneal/external obliques pectoralis mjor intercostal muscles

3.

What 2 muscles close our mouth/jaw?

a)

Temporalis and masseter___________________.

b)

___platysma________________

c)

__gluteus maximus/medius

d)

tibialis anterior_

4.

What is the common name given to the rectus femoris, vastus lateralis, vastus medialis, and vastus intermedialis? __

a)

quadricep

b)

Hamstring

c)

abdominals

d)

hip flexors

5.

What is the common name given to the biceps femoris, semitendinosus, and semimembranosus? ___

a)

hamstring_

b)

calf

c)

___platysma________________

d)

Deltoid biceps brachii brachialis brachioradialis _triceps

6.

What is the common name given to the gastrocnemius and soleus? ___

a)

calf

b)

Latissimus dorsi trapezius erector spinae

c)

pectoralis major_________

d)

_trapezius

7.

Which muscle movement is a combination of flexion, extension, adduction, and abduction?

a)

Circumduction

b)

Forehead

c)

tibialis anterior_

d)

rectus_

8.

Which muscle movement is movement of bone around a longitudinal axis?

a)

Rotation

b)

_iliopsoas_

c)

rectus abdominus transverse abdominus interneal/external obliques pectoralis mjor intercostal muscles

d)

quadricep_

9.

Isla is standing on her tiptoes to reach a book on a high shelf. Which muscles is she primarily using to point her toes (plantarflexion)? _

a)

gastrocnemius./soleus_

b)

anterior tibialis fibularis(peroneus longus and brevis)

c)

quadricep_

d)

hamstrings_

10.

What muscle group extends the knee? _

a)

quadriceps

b)

Temporalis and masseter___________________.

c)

_iliopsoas_

d)

hamstrings_

11.

What muscle dorsiflexes the foot? __

a)

tibialis anterior_

b)

calf

c)

rectus abdominus____

d)

rectus abdominus transverse abdominus interneal/external obliques pectoralis mjor intercostal muscles

12.

What muscle extends the neck? _

a)

_trapezius

b)

rectus abdominus____

c)

size shape location fiber direction origin and insertion number of origins muscle action__

d)

flexion/extension; aBduction/aDduction, plantar flexion/dorsiflexion, pronation/supination, inversion/eversion circumduction, rotation, oppostion_

13.

What muscle group flexes the knee? ___

a)

hamstrings_

b)

Latissimus dorsi trapezius erector spinae

c)

make heart beat, move substances through hollow organ, provide movement maintain posture,stabilize joints create heat, protection_

d)

___zygomaticus__________________

14.

What set of muscles flexes the neck (nodding)? _

a)

sternocleidomastoid___

b)

gastrocnemius./soleus_

c)

Deltoid biceps brachii brachialis brachioradialis _triceps

d)

flexion/extension; aBduction/aDduction, plantar flexion/dorsiflexion, pronation/supination, inversion/eversion circumduction, rotation, oppostion_

15.

What muscle group extends the hip?

a)

__gluteus maximus/medius

b)

_iliopsoas_

c)

make heart beat, move substances through hollow organ, provide movement maintain posture,stabilize joints create heat, protection_

d)

Deltoid biceps brachii brachialis brachioradialis _triceps

16.

Name the muscles on the upper arm. ___

a)

Deltoid biceps brachii brachialis brachioradialis _triceps

b)

Forehead

c)

Rotation

d)

gastrocnemius./soleus_

17.

What term means "fibers running straight up and down"? __

a)

rectus_

b)

_trapezius

c)

pronation/supination________

d)

quadricep_

18.

What muscle adducts the arms when they are up at 90 degrees? ___

a)

pectoralis major_________

b)

___zygomaticus__________________

c)

rectus abdominus____

d)

quadricep_

19.

What terms means "fibers are running slanted or diagonal"?

a)

_oblique

b)

Rotation

c)

make heart beat, move substances through hollow organ, provide movement maintain posture,stabilize joints create heat, protection_

d)

calf

20.

What two movements are the elbow and knee joints capable of?

a)

_flexion and extension____

b)

pectoralis major_________

c)

___zygomaticus__________________

d)

_iliopsoas_

21.

What two movements are done only at the wrists (involve the radius)?

a)

pronation/supination________

b)

Temporalis and masseter___________________.

c)

size shape location fiber direction origin and insertion number of origins muscle action__

d)

_trapezius

22.

What is the common name given to the frontalis?

a)

Forehead

b)

hamstrings_

c)

_flexion and extension____

d)

rectus abdominus transverse abdominus interneal/external obliques pectoralis mjor intercostal muscles

23.

List the muscle movements (put them in pairs if applicable).

a)

flexion/extension; aBduction/aDduction, plantar flexion/dorsiflexion, pronation/supination, inversion/eversion circumduction, rotation, oppostion_

b)

make heart beat, move substances through hollow organ, provide movement maintain posture,stabilize joints create heat, protection_

c)

quadricep_

d)

Temporalis and masseter___________________.

24.

List the functions of muscle.

a)

make heart beat, move substances through hollow organ, provide movement maintain posture,stabilize joints create heat, protection_

b)

Temporalis and masseter___________________.

c)

_flexion and extension____

d)

gastrocnemius soleus anterior tibialis extensor digitorum longus fibularis(peroneus longus and brevis)

25.

Extensors

a)

Muscles that straighten the wrist, hand, and fingers to form a straight line.

b)

Used to suck in your cheeks

c)

adducts thigh

d)

extends, adducts, and medially rotates arm

26.

Flexors

a)

muscles of the wrist involved in flexing the wrist.

b)

Flexes leg at the knee and extends thigh at the hip; belongs to the hamstring group

c)

flexes neck; rotates head

d)

extends knee; part of the quadriceps group

27.

What is the identified muscle?

a)

Adductor

b)

Gluteus Maximus

c)

Quadricep

d)

Gastrocnemius

28.

What is the identified muscle?

a)

Triceps

b)

Pectoral

c)

Serratus Anterior

d)

Bicep

29.

Which muscle is primarily responsible for chewing?

a)

Gastrocnemius

b)

Deltoid

c)

Trapezius

d)

Masseter

30.

What is the main function of the quadriceps muscle group?

a)

Extending the knee

b)

Flexing the elbow

c)

Adducting the thigh

d)

Rotating the wrist

31.

Which movement is performed by the biceps brachii?

a)

Abduction of the arm

b)

Flexion of the elbow

c)

Extension of the knee

d)

Plantarflexion of the foot

32.

Which muscle is responsible for raising the eyebrows?

a)

Frontalis

b)

Masseter

c)

Trapezius

d)

Gastrocnemius

33.

What is the main function of the hamstring muscle group?

a)

Extending the knee

b)

Flexing the knee

c)

Abducting the arm

d)

Plantarflexion of the foot

34.

Which of the following is a superficial muscle located in the chest region?

a)

Pectoralis major

b)

Iliopsoas

c)

Rhomboid major

d)

Transversus abdominis

35.

What is the main superficial muscle found on the back of the upper arm?

a)

Biceps brachii

b)

Triceps brachii

c)

Brachialis

d)

Flexor carpi ulnaris

36.

What is the main function of the deltoid muscle?

a)

Rotating the wrist

b)

Abducting the arm

c)

Flexing the knee

d)

Extending the hip

37.

Which of the following muscles is located in the lower leg and assists with eversion of the foot?

a)

Temporalis

b)

Trapezius

c)

Peroneus (fibularis) longus

d)

Masseter