Chapter 5-kines

Which of the following is not an action of the pectoralis major muscle?

External rotation

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

The latissimus dorsi muscle

Which of the following is the broadest muscle of the back and is sometimes referred to as the swimmer's muscle?

The latissimus dorsi muscle

Which of the following statements is true about the shoulder joint?

It is a multiaxial ball-and-socket joint classified as enarthrodial and has three degrees of freedom.

The latissimus dorsi muscle inserts on the:

medial lip of the intertubercular groove of the humerus.

A concentric action common to the latissimus dorsi, teres major, and lower pectoralis major is _______

extension

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

external rotation

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

Abduction and horizontal abduction

Which of the following is a concentric action of the latissimus dorsi muscle?

Both internal rotation and extension

Which of the following is a primary action of the latissimus dorsi muscle?

Extension of the glenohumeral joint

In reaching straight across the front of the body at shoulder level to touch the anterior aspect of the contralateral with the fingers, which of the following muscles must work together?

Pectoralis major, anterior deltoid, coracobrachialis, serratus anterior, pectoralis minor

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The supraspinatus muscle

Which of the following is not an anterior muscle of the shoulder joint?

The supraspinatus muscle

Which of the following is the most often injured rotator cuff muscle?

The supraspinatus muscle

Which of the following muscles of the shoulder joint is located on the posterior surface of the scapula?

The supraspinatus muscle

Which of the following is not considered to be a muscle in the rotator cuff group?

The teres major muscle

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

The teres major muscle

Which of the following is not a factor that contributes to the injury rate of the glenohumeral joint?

Tight configuration of ligaments

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

internal rotation

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

subscapularis muscle