A&P Chapter 10: Muscular System

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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


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