Chapter 10 Mastering A&P 1

Which description of a muscle action is NOT correct?

What is a muscle that provides the major force for producing a specific movement called?

A muscle that opposes, or reverses, a particular movement in a

What type of muscle assists an agonist by causing a like movement or by stabilizing a joint over which an agonist acts?

In general, a muscle that crosses on the anterior side of a joint produces

Which functional group has the major responsibility for countering a specific movement?

Which of the following is NOT used as a criterion for naming muscles?

Which of the following are correctly matched?

When the term biceps, triceps, or quadriceps forms part of a muscle's name, what does it tell you about the muscle?

The names of muscles often indicate the action of the muscle. What does the term levator mean?

The sternocleidomastoid muscle inserts on the ____________.

Which of these is not a way of classifying muscles?

Which of the following muscles is named for its size?

Which of the following muscles is named for its action?

Which of the following statements is correct regarding muscle position and its related action?

Which of the following statements is correct regarding muscle position and its related action?

The _______ crosses the anterior side of the should joint and is the prime mover of arm flexion

As the prime mover of arm abduction, the middle fibers of the ______ contract to move the arm laterally away from the body.

The ______ is an antagonist of the _____ for arm abduction.

The latissimus dorsi is an antagonist of the ______ for arm flexion.

The ________ and deltoid posterior fibers are prime movers of arm extension

Which of the following are correctly matched?

Which of the following statements is correct?

What is the main factor that determines the power of a muscle?

Which of the following joint muscle is correctly matched with its lever type?

What type of lever is demonstrated by using scissors?

What is the major factor controlling how levers work?

If a lever operates at a mechanical disadvantage, it means that the _________.

What are the levers that operate at a mechanical advantage called?

First class levers __________.

I L= load, F= fulcrum, E= effort, what type of lever system is described as LEF?

Which of the following movements demonstrates a first-class lever?

Which muscle tenses the skin of the neck and assists in depression of the mandible?

The most powerful muscle in the body is the _________.

Which of the following muscles in not a rotator cuff muscle?

Which of the following is NOT a member of the hamstrings group? A) biceps femoris B) semitendinosus C) seumiembanosus D) vastus intermedius

A nursing infant develops a powerful sucking muscle that adults also use for whistling. What is this muscle called?

Which of the following muscles if a flexor of the thigh?

The _________ is the main chewing muscle.