Ch. 9 Test

Which of the following is an action of the adductor brevis?

Adduction of the thigh at the hip joint

Which of the following is an action of the abductor pollicis brevis at the carpometacarpal joint?

Adduction of the thumb

If the gluteus medius is inhibited and long, which of the following muscles would be correspondingly short?

Adductor Magnus

Whiplash can occur while driving if the person is hit from the

All of the above ( front, rear, side)

What type of muscle tissue provides the movements necessary for survival?

All of the above (skeletal, cardiac, & smooth)

Proprioceptors in and around the muscles and joints provide information on which of the following?

All of the above (tension in the tendons, sudden and prolonged stretch to the muscle, pressure acceleration and deceleration of the joint movement)

The slow movement of viscoelastic materials back to their original state and tissue structure after release of a deforming force is

Creep

What is the ability of a muscle to be stretched or extended?

Extensibility

What are the actions of the entire pectoralis major on the arm at the shoulder joint?

Extension and horizontal adduction

Which of the following is an action of the extensor indicis?

Extension of finger 2 at the metacarpophalangeal and proximal and distal interphalangeal joints

Which is an action of the extensor digitorum brevis?

Extension of toes 2 through 4 at the metatarsophalangeal and interphalangeal joints

Which of the following is an action of the extensor digitorum longus?

Extension of toes 2 through 5 at the metatarsophalangeal and interphalangeal joints

Which of the following is a group of disorders characterized by skeletal muscle atrophy with no nervous system malfunction?

Muscular dystrophies

What is the term for muscle pain?

Myalgia

The pigment that stores oxygen with muscles cells is

Myoglobin

In which of the following conditions is direct work over the area of injury contraindicated regionally until all signs of inflammation have dissipated?

Myositis ossificans

A client is complaining of a tension headache at the base of his skull and over his eyebrows. Which of the following muscle pairs is likely responsible?

Occipital and Frontalis

The part of the muscle that attaches closest to the midline of the body, and the least movable part of a muscle, is its

Origin

The term for muscle contraction in which the attachment that normally stays fixed moves and the attachment that usually moves stays fixed is

Reverse Action

If a client has pain and weakness in the calf, which of the following muscles may be able to perform some actions of the gastrocnemius?

Semimembranosus

The term for how skeletal muscle tissue shortens on a microscopic level is

Sliding filament mechanism

What muscle has the opposite action of the prime mover?

Antagonist

What type of muscle is usually located on the opposite side of a joint from the agonist and has an opposing action?

Antagonist

Which of the following is an action of the latissimus dorsi?

Anterior tilt of the pelvis at the lumbosacral joint

What are the attachments of the psoas major?

Anterolateral lumbar spine to the lesser trochanter of the femur

When a muscle transforms chemical energy into mechanical energy, it

Can exert force

A muscle developing tension as it shortens to provide enough force to overcome resistance is known as what type of action?

Concentric

The ability of a muscle to shorten forcibly with adequate stimulation is

Contractility

Chronic shortening of a muscle, especially the connective tissue component, is

Contracture

Symptoms of widespread pain or aching, persistent fatigue, generalized morning stiffness, and multiple tender points describe which of the following?

Fibromyalgia

All of the hypothenar muscles move

Finger 5

What action does the quadratus plantae have on toes 2 through 5?

Flexion

What action do rectus femoris, vastus lateralis, vastus medialis, and vastus intermedius all have in common?

Flexion of the thigh at the hip joint

Which of the following are the prime movers for rotation of the trunk?

Internal and external abdominal obliques

Tension developing within a muscle while its length stays the same because its contractile force equals resistance describes what type of action?

Isometric

Nutritional and vitamin deficiency, especially protein deficiency and lack of vitamins C, D, and E, may lead to

Metabolic Myopathy

What is a motor neuron and all of the muscle fibers it controls?

Motor Unit

What is the term for the extra amount of oxygen that must be taken in to convert lactic acid to glucose or glycogen?

Oxygen Debt

What are the attachments of the fibularis longus?

Proximal lateral fibula to the medial foot

The diaphragm functions in inspiration by ____________________ the volume of the thoracic cavity.

Pulling its central tendon downward to increase

Which of the following is an action of the flexor carpi radialis?

Radial deviation (abduction) of the hand at the wrist joint

Which of the following muscles cause medial rotation of the thigh at the hip joint?

Superior gemellus and inferior gemellus

The term for a muscle that aids or assists the action of the agonist but is not primarily responsible for the action is

Synergist

A muscle that is named for its function is

Tensor fasciae latae

What slightly contracted state of a muscle keeps it ready to respond?

Tone

Which of the following conditions is caused by a parasite?

Trichinosis

What is the term for a hyperirritable area within a taut band of skeletal muscle located in the muscular tissue and/or its associated fascia?

Trigger Point

What type of reflex is not involved in various muscle energy methods used by massage therapists?

Vagal

To palpate the proximal attachment of the rectus abdominis, place the hand

beside the xiphoid process and instruct the client to curl forward as if doing a sit-up.