KINS 3115e Review

Which of the following is an action of middle fibers of the deltoid muscles?

Abduction and horizontal abduction

Primary action of pectoralis minor

Abduction or protraction

An action common to the latissimus dorsi, teres major, and lower pectoralis major muscles is

Adduction

Primary action of rhomboid major

Adduction or retraction

Radioulnar supination is performed by all of the following muscles except the

Anconeus muscle

The chief funtion of the ___ is to pull the synovial membrane of the elbow joint out of the way of the advancing olecranon process during extension of the elbow.

Anconeus muscle

The Acromioclavicular (AC) joint is classified as a ___ joint

Arthrodial

Which of the following muscles is involved in both pronation and supination?

Brachioradialis muscle

Primary action of lower trapezius

Depression and upward rotation

Of the 3 different type of muscle contraction, what type of contraction generated the "greatest amount of force"?

Eccentric

Primary action of upper trapezius

Elevation

Which of the following is the primary function of the extensor digiti minimi muscle?

Extension of the little finger at the metacarpophalangeal joint

Which of the following muscles inserts on the four tendons to base of middle and distal phalanges of the four fingers on the dorsal surface?

Extensor digitorum muscle

An action common to the teres minor and the infraspinatus muscles is

External rotation

The anterior interosseous nerve that branches from the median nerve innervates the ___

Flexor pollicis longus muscle

The thumb has two joints, both of which are classified as ___ joints

Gingylmus

The long head of the triceps brachii muscle originates from the

Infraglenoid tubercle below the inferior lip of glenoid fossa of the scapula

What is the name of the structure that holds the two bones of the forearm together?

Interosseus membrane

Which of the following is an important application of the trapezius muscle?

It is always used in preventing the glenoid fossae from being pulled down during the lifting of objects with the arms.

Which of the following is a key application of the serratus anterior muscle?

It is used strongly in doing push-ups, especially in the last 5 to 10 degrees of motion.

Which of the following statements is true about the carrying angle?

It permits the forearms to clear the hips in the swinging movements during walking

The supinator muscle originates from the

Lateral epicondyle of the humerus and neighboring posterior part of the ulna.

Which of the following is considered to be an extrinsic gleonhumeral muscle?

Latissimus dorsi muscle

Which of the following is the origin of the flexor carpi radialis muscle?

Medial epicondyle of the humerus

The latissimus dorsi muscle inserts on the:

Medial lip of the intertubercular groove of the humerus

Which of the following is not an origin of the latissimus dorsi muscle?

Medial lip of the intertubercular groove of the humerus

The pronator teres muscle inserts on the

Middle third of the lateral surface of the radius

Which component acts horizontal to the long axis of the bone regardless if the angle of pull is less than or greater than 90 degrees?

Non-rotary component

A combination of ankle dorsiflexion, subtalar eversion, and forefoot adbuction is

Pronation

The anterior interosseous nerve branching from the median nerve (C6, C7) innervates the ___.

Pronator quadratus muscle

The radial nerve innervates all of the following muscles except

Pronator teres muscle

Which of the following is an anterior upper extremity muscle?

Pronator teres muscle

Which bone articulates with the ulna?

Scaphoid

Which of the following muscles has its origin in the surface of the upper nine ribs at the side of the chest?

Serratus anterior muscle

Which of the following muscles is innervated by the long thoracic upward nerve (C5-C7)?

Serratus anterior muscle

Which of the following muscles is most commonly affected by scapular winging?

Serratus anterior muscle

Which of the following bony landmarks is located on the anterior surface of the scapula?

Subscapular fossa

Stabilization of the humeral head in the glenoid fossa is a primary action of the

Subscapularis muscle

Which of the following contribute to glenohumeral internal rotation?

Subscapularis, anterior deltoid

In the context of radioulnar joint movements, which of the following terms refers to the external rotary movement of the radius on the ulna that results in the hand moving from the palm-down to the palm-up position?

Supination

Which of the following terms refers to a position of the foot and ankle resulting from a combination of ankle plantar flexion, subtalar inversion, and forefoot adduction?

Supination

Which of the following muscles works effectively with the latissimus dorsi and is said to be the latissimus dorsi's "little helper"?

Teres major muscle

Which of the following muscles performs actions in the frontal plane?

The abductor pollicis longus muscle

Which of the following is the insertion of the flexor digitorum profundus muscle?

The base of the distal phalanges of the four fingers.

Which of the following is the insertion of the extensor carpi ulnaris muscle?

The base of the fifth metacarpal on the dorsal surface

Which of these muscles may be palpated just proximal to the dorsal aspect of the wrist and approximately 1 cm medial to the radial styloid?

The extensor carpi radialis longus muscle

Which of the following muscles performs adduction of the wrist?

The flexor carpi ulnaris muscle

Which of the following is the only muscle that flexes the finger distal interphalangeal joint (DIP) joints?

The flexor digitorum profundus muscle

Which of the following is a salient feature of the upper fibers of the trapezius muscle?

They assist in extension of the head due to their origin on the base of the skull.

Which of the following muscles is innervated by the spinal accessory nerve and branches of C3 and C4?

Trapezius muscle

Which of the following muscles performs an action in a sagittal plane of motion?

Trapezius muscle

Which of the following movements involved moving the inferior angle superiorly and laterally away from the spinal column to assist in raising the arm out to the side?

Upward rotation

In the context of shoulder girdle movements, an anterior tilt is a consequential rotational movement of the scapula______________

about the frontal axis occurring during hyperextension of the glenohumeral joint

What nerve innervates the flexor carpi radialis, palmaris longus, and flexor digitorum superficialis

median nerve C6, C7

Flexion of the elbow occurs in the ___ plane of motion, and supination of the forearm occurs in the ___ plane of motion.

sagittal; transverse

The shoulder girdle movements primarily involve all of the following muscles except

the pectoralis major muscle