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16 Cards in this Set
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The teres major crosses on the lateral side of the shoulder joint to produce... |
Adduction |
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a muscle that crosses on the posterior side of the knee joint produces.. |
Flexion |
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The ........ crosses the anterior side of the shoulder joint and is the prime mover of arm flexion |
Pectoralis major |
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As the prime mover of arm abduction the middle fibers of the ...... Contract to move the arm laterally away from the body |
Deltoid |
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The ...... Is an antagonist of the ...... for arm abduction. |
Teres major; deltoid |
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The latissimus dorsi is an antagonist of the .......... For arm flexion |
Pectoralis major |
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The ...... And deltoid posterior fibers are prime movers of arm extension. |
Latissimus dorsi |
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Which of the following is NOT used as a criteria for naming muscles? |
Whether the muscle is controlled by involuntary or voluntary nervous system |
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Rectus |
Straight |
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Which of the following muscles is named after its origin and insertion? |
Sternocleidomastoid |
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Which of the following muscles is named for its action? |
Levator labii superioris |
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The soleus is a synergist of the gastrocnemius during plantar flexion |
True |
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The muscles of facial expression insert into the skin or other muscle not bones |
True |
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What is the muscle to the right of the Linea alba, the muscle being cut is.. |
Rectus abdominis |
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The muscular wall of the abdomen is composed of.... |
External oblique and rectus muscles |
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Which muscle flexes and rotates the lumbar region of the vertebral column? |
Transverse abdominis |