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Which functional group has the major responsibility for producing a specific movement?
Agonists
Which of the following muscles is named for it's origin and insertion?
sternocleidomastoid
Which of the following is CORRECTLY matched?
convergent arrangement of fascicles: fan shaped muscle
Most skeletal muscles of the body act in _______.
Third-class lever systems
The major head flexor muscles are the _______.
sternocleidomastoid muscles
The main forearm extensor is the _____.
triceps brachii
The _____ muscles compress the cheeks to help keep food between the grinding surfaces of the teeth while chewing
buccinators
which are the most important muscles of inspiration (inhalation)?
diaphragm
Which of the following is a hamstring muscle?
Biceps femoris
which of the following muscles is innervated by the phrenic nerves?
Diaphragm
A reduction in the lateral angle of the glenohumeral joint in relation to the anatomical position would be called ______.
adduction
Movement of the shoulder laterally away from the body is called ______.
Abduction
The prime mover of hip extension is the _______.
Gluteus maximus
The tensor fascia late is involved in hip _____.
abduction
Muscles that act on the knee joint form most of the mass of the _____.
Thigh
To allow for flexion, the _____ unlocks the knee joint.
Popliteus
Muscles are only able to pull, never push.
True
Which of the following is NOT used as a criterion for naming muscles?
Whether the muscle is controlled by the involuntary or voluntary nervous system
Which is correctly matched?
Rectus: straight
When the tern biceps, triceps, or quadriceps forms part of a muscle's name, what does it tell you about the muscle?
The muscle has two, three, or four origins, respectively
The names of muscles often indicate the action of the muscle. What does the term levator mean?
The muscle elevates and/or adducts a region
If a lever operates at a mechanical disadvantage, it means that the ________.
Load is far from the fulcrum and the effort is applied near the fulcrum
What is the main factor that determines the power of a musle?
The total number of muscle cells available for contraction
What is the major factor controlling how levers work?
The difference in the positioning of the effort, load, and fulcrum
What are the levers that operate at a mechanical advantage called?
Power levers
Which of the following are motor areas of the cerebral cortex that lie in the posterior part of the frontal lobes and control voluntary movement?
Primary motor cortex; premotor cortex; Broca's area; frontal eye field
Patients who have lesions involving Broca's area _____.
can understand language, but have difficulty speaking
Which protective covering of the brain provides passageways for cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) to drain into superior sagittal sinus?
arachnoid matter
Which of the following is NOT a feature of the major spinal cord tracts (pathways)?
memory
What part of the spinal cord represents the collection of nerve roots at the inferior end of the vertebral canal?
cauda equine
Which of the following hypothalamic control centers would you predict is the LEAST important for survival?
suprachiasmatic nucleus
Which of the following is a characteristic of a coma but is NOT characteristic of sleep?
Continuously reduces mitochondrial activity in brain neurons