Anatomy Final Chapter 8B

Front 1

Pulls the head towards the chest or to one side

Back 1

sternocleidomastoid

Front 2

elevates the mandible

Back 2

Massester

Front 3

Causes the lips to protrude or close

Back 3

orbicularis oris

Front 4

Pulls the corners of the mouth upward

Back 4

zygomaticus

Front 5

Raises the eyebrow

Back 5

epicranius

Front 6

Closes the eye, as in blinking

Back 6

orbicularis oculi

Front 7

Pulls the head into an upright position

Back 7

splenius capitus

Front 8

Compresses the wall of the cheek

Back 8

buccinator

Front 9

Pulls the corner of the mouth downward, as in pouting

Back 9

platysma

Front 10

Pulls arm anteriorly and across chest

Back 10

pectoralis major

Front 11

Abducts arm, extends or flexes humerus

Back 11

deltoid

Front 12

Extends forearm at elbow

Back 12

triceps brachii

Front 13

Flexes forearm at elbow

Back 13

biceps brachii

Front 14

Extends the thigh

Back 14

Gluteus maximus

Front 15

Flexes leg, extends thigh

Back 15

biceps femoris

Front 16

Extends leg at the knee

Back 16

quadriceps femoris group

Front 17

Pain from any muscular disease or disorder is known as

Back 17

myalgia

Front 18

The smallest muscle in the human body is located in the middle ear and is called

Back 18

stapedius

Front 19

The largest muscle in the human body is the

Back 19

gluteus maximus

Front 20

The longest muscle in the human body is the

Back 20

sartorius

Front 21

The loss of ability to move a body part is known as

Back 21

paralysis

Front 22

A condition of great resistance to the stretch of a muscle is known as

Back 22

contracture

Front 23

The muscle called the hamstring usually refers to the

Back 23

biceps femoris

Front 24

_____ is caused by straining the articulation between the mandibular condyle of the mandible and the mandibular fossa o the temporal bone.

Back 24

TMJ Syndrome

Front 25

muscles attached to the ____ produce chewing movements

Back 25

mandible

Front 26

the "dancer's muscle" refers to the

Back 26

gastrocnemius

Front 27

The muscle also known as the kissing muscle is the

Back 27

orbicularis oris

Front 28

A series of involuntary contractions of various voluntary muscles is a

Back 28

convulsion

Front 29

a band of tough connective tissue in the midline of the anterior abdominal wall which serves as an attachment for abdominal wall muscles is the

Back 29

linea alba

Front 30

the muscle that extends the fingers is called the

Back 30

extensor digitorum

Front 31

Contraction of abdominal muscles __- the size of the abdominal cavity

Back 31

decreases

Front 32

Soreness on the front of the leg due to straining the anterior leg muscles, possily as a result of walking up an down hills is known as _____

Back 32

shin splints

Front 33

6 ways a muscle's name can describe it

Back 33

1. location
2. function
3. size
4. shape
5. number of attachments
6. direction of fibers