A&P Chapter 10: Muscular System
Which of these actions is not performed by the trapezius?
adduction of the humerus
A muscle somewhat like a feather, with fibers obliquely aporoaching its tendon from both side, is called a/an _______ muscle.
bipennate
Which of the following muscles is the prime mover in spitting out a mouthful of liquid?
buccinator
A bundle of muscle fibers surrounded by perimysium is called a/an ________.
fascicle
Connective tissue bands called ____ _______ prevent flexor tendons of the forearm and leg from rising like bowstrings.
flexor retinacula
Which of these is not a suprahyoid muscle?
genioglossus
The three large muscles on the posterior side of the thigh are commonly known as the ________ muscles
hamstring
Which of these muscles of the pelvic floor is the deepest?
levator ani
The abdominal aponeuroses converge on a median fibrous band on the abdomen called the _______ ________.
linea alba
The ______ of a muscle is the point where it attaches toa relatively stationary bone.
origin
The _____ _______ is the muscle that generates the most force in a given joint movement.
prime mover
Which of the following muscles does not extend the hip joint?
quadriceps femoris
Both the gastrocnemius and _______ muscles insert on the heel by way of the calcaneal tendon.
soleus
A circular muscle that closes a body opening is called a/an _________
sphincter
Which of these muscles is an extensor of the neck?
splenius capitis
A muscle that works with another to produce the same or similar movement is called a/an ________.
synergist
Both the hands and feet are acted upon by a muscle or muscles called
the abductor digiti minimi
Each muscle fiber has a sleeve of areolar connective tissue around it called
the endomysium
The anterior half of the perineum is a region called the ________ ________.
urogenital triangle
Which of the following muscles raises the upper lip?
zygomaticus minor