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In the limbs which tends to be a muscles more distal attachment

The insertion The muscle who's action opposes that of the prime mover is known as

The muscle who is action of opposes that of the prime mover is known as

Antagonist

The rhomboid muscle is named for its

Shape

A nursing baby is using what muscle to suckle

Buccinator

The ending "glossus" on the name of a muscle refers to

The tongue

If the right sternocleidomastoid contracts unilaterally, the resulting movement will be

Lateral flexion of the head to the right and rotation of the head to the left.

The muscles elevate the ribs and have their origin on the inferior border of the superior riband their insertion on the superior border of the inferior rib

External intercostals

Contraction of the diaphragm assists in

Inspiration

The deepest of the abdominal muscles are the _____ muscles

Transversus abdominus

What are the tendinous intersections

Fibrous, perpendicular insertions between successive sheets or blocks of muscle

In the male, which muscle ejects urine or semen, compresses the base of the penis, and helps in formation of an erection.

Bulbospongiosus

The anterior border of the perineum is the

Pubic symphysis

Which muscles help us in the initial breakdown of food.

Muscles of mastication

The characteristic of muscle that allows it to be passively stretched is

Extensibility

Invaginations of the muscle cell membrane that extend deep into the cell are known as the

T-tubules

Which of the following structures has active sites to which the heads of the thick filaments will bind.

Actin

The presence of mitochondria and myoglobin facilitate _______respiration in muscle cells

Aerobic

One feature that helps provide fast energy to a muscle cell is the presence of granules containing the complex carbohydrate

Glycogen

Which structures are reservoirs that store acetylcholine

Synaptic vesicles

During which phase of the crossbridge cycle is ATP split into ADP and Pi

Immediately preceding the resetting of the myosin head

Phosphate transfer is used for

Immediate ATP needs and us not dependent on oxygen

Oxidative fibers are

Red and fatigue-resistant

Which fibers dominate many of the back and calf muscles that contract almost continually to maintain posture

Slow-twitch

Consider the difference between lifting a light pad of paper versus a heavy textbook. The primary way the level of force of muscle contraction is controlled by

Recruiting a different number of motor units

When a muscle is isometrically contracted, it's length _______ change

Does not

Increased phosphate ion concentration is believed to contribute to fatigue by interfering with

Phosphate release by myosin heads during crossbridge cycling

Lifting weights will cause muscles to enlarge. This is primarily due to

An increase in the size of muscle cells.

To initiate a smooth muscle cell contraction l, calcium enters the cell and binds to

Calmodulin, which then binds to and activates myosin light-chain kinase

The iris of the eye contains

Multiunit smooth muscle

Muscles of the vertebral column are simple, having only one origin and one insertion. True or false

False

As the diaphragm contracts, the vertical dimensions of the thoracic cavity are decreased. true or false

False

A condition in which a portion of the viscera protrudes through a weakened point of the muscular wall of the abdominopelvic cavity is known as a hernia.


True or false

True

Muscles that protract the scapula would be ______ thoracic muscles.

Anterior

Muscles of the pectoral girdle originate on the

Axial skeleton and insert on the clavicle and scapula.

All of these muscles, except one, Adduct the arm. Select the exception

SupraSpinatus

Many of the muscles in the anterior compartment of the forearm work to _____ the wrist , and they have their origin on the _______ epicondyle of the humerus

Flex, medial

Which group of muscles form a thick, fleshy mass at the base of the thumb.

Thenar group

The function of the biceps femoris is to

Extend the thigh and flex the leg

Crustal muscles are those that move the

Ankle foot and toes

These 2 muscles are known as the triceps surae and together are the most powerful plantar flexors of all the leg muscles

Gastrocnemius and soleus