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Anatomy and Physiology

Kenneth Saladin

Chapter 10

The Muscular System - all with Video Answers

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Chapter Questions

00:19

Problem 1

Which of the following muscles does not contribute to the rotator cuff?
a. teres minor
b. teres major
c. subscapularis
d. infraspinatus
e. supraspinatus

Chinwe Abaraoha
Chinwe Abaraoha
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01:14

Problem 2

Make a fist, then straighten your fingers. The muscles that performed the latter action have tendons that pass through
a. the flexor retinaculum.
b. the extensor retinaculum.
c. the carpal tunnel.
d. the rotator cuff.
e. the plantar region of the wrist.

LA
Lillian Asherman
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01:13

Problem 3

Which of these is not a suprahyoid muscle?
a. genioglossus
b. geniohyoid
c. stylohyoid
d. mylohyoid
e. digastric

Jannatul Ferdaus
Jannatul Ferdaus
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00:19

Problem 4

Which of these muscles is an extensor of the neck?
a. external oblique
b. sternocleidomastoid
c. splenius capitis
d. iliocostalis
e. latissimus dorsi

Chinwe Abaraoha
Chinwe Abaraoha
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00:32

Problem 5

Which of these muscles of the pelvic floor is the deepest?
a. superficial transverse perineal
b. bulbospongiosus
c. ischiocavernosus
d. deep transverse perineal
e. levator ani

Chinwe Abaraoha
Chinwe Abaraoha
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01:18

Problem 6

Which of these actions is not performed by the trapezius?
a. extension of the neck
b. depression of the scapula
c. elevation of the scapula
d. rotation of the scapula
e. adduction of the humerus

Qudsiya Anis
Qudsiya Anis
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00:45

Problem 7

Both the hands and feet are acted upon by a muscle or muscles called
a. the extensor digitorum.
b. the abductor digiti minimi.
c. the flexor digitorum profundus.
d. the abductor hallucis.
e. the flexor digitorum longus.

Chinwe Abaraoha
Chinwe Abaraoha
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00:37

Problem 8

Which of the following muscles does not extend the hip joint?
a. quadriceps femoris
b. gluteus maximus
c. biceps femoris
d. semitendinosus
e. semimembranosus

Chinwe Abaraoha
Chinwe Abaraoha
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00:33

Problem 9

Both the gastrocnemius and _________ muscles insert on the heel by way of the calcaneal tendon.
a. semimembranosus
b. tibialis posterior
c. tibialis anterior
d. soleus
e. plantaris

Chinwe Abaraoha
Chinwe Abaraoha
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00:25

Problem 10

Which of the following muscles raises the upper lip?
a. levator palpebrae superioris
b. orbicularis oris
c. zygomaticus minor
d. masseter
e. mentalis

Chinwe Abaraoha
Chinwe Abaraoha
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01:38

Problem 11

What muscle is the prime mover in sucking through a soda straw or spitting out a mouthful of liquid?

Leah Lampen
Leah Lampen
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01:05

Problem 12

A bundle of muscle fibers surrounded by perimysium is called a/an _________.

Joanna Quigley
Joanna Quigley
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02:18

Problem 13

The ________ is the muscle that generates the most force in a given joint movement.

Allison Reynolds
Allison Reynolds
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00:33

Problem 14

The three large muscles on the posterior side of the thigh are commonly known as the ________ muscles.

Chinwe Abaraoha
Chinwe Abaraoha
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01:22

Problem 15

Connective tissue bands called _______ prevent flexor tendons of the forearm and leg from rising like bowstrings.

Christina Sorrentino
Christina Sorrentino
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01:00

Problem 16

The anterior half of the perineum is a region called the _______ .

Joanna Quigley
Joanna Quigley
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01:48

Problem 17

The abdominal aponeuroses converge on a median fibrous band on the abdomen called the _______ .

Qudsiya Anis
Qudsiya Anis
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01:15

Problem 18

A muscle that works with another to produce the same or similar movement is called a/an _______ .

Joanna Quigley
Joanna Quigley
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00:29

Problem 19

A muscle somewhat like a feather, with fibers obliquely approaching its tendon from both sides, is called a/an _______ muscle.

Joanna Quigley
Joanna Quigley
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00:35

Problem 20

A circular muscle that closes a body opening is called a/an _______ .

Chinwe Abaraoha
Chinwe Abaraoha
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