BIO 141: CHAPTER 11: AXIAL AND APPENDICULAR MUSCLES:
TEST QUESTIONS WITH ACCURATE SOLUTIONS
Muscles that move the head and neck insert on: -- Answer ✔✔ bones of the cranium
Which of the following are considered powerful plantar flexors?
a. gastrocnemius
b. plantaris
c. soleus
d. popliteus -- Answer ✔✔ a. gastrocnemius
c. soleus
When the pectineus contracts, the thigh is: -- Answer ✔✔ 1. adducted
2. flexed
The tendons of forearm muscles re individually surrounded by _________ sheaths and
collectively held close to the carpal bones by fibrous bands of fascia called
___________ -- Answer ✔✔ tendon; retinacula
the anterolateral neck muscles function to: -- Answer ✔✔ flex the head and neck
, The common action of the muscles of the anterior compartment collectively called the
quadriceps femoris is ________ at the knee joint -- Answer ✔✔ extension of the leg
From lateral to medial, indicate the order of the following erector spinae muscles of the
vertebral column:
spinalis group
iliocostalis group
longissimus group -- Answer ✔✔ 1. iliocostalis group
2. longissimus group
3. spinalis group
two characteristics of muscles that move the knee joint -- Answer ✔✔ 1. are separated
into anatomical compartments by deep fascia
2. within each compartment have similar actions on the knee joint
What are functions of the intrinsic muscles of the foot? -- Answer ✔✔ 1. flex and
extend the toes
2. abduct and adduct the toes
3. support the arches
The muscles that protract the scapula are: -- Answer ✔✔ the serratus anterior and
pectoralis minor
Describe the location of the pectoralis major -- Answer ✔✔ anterior of body, covers
superior portion of thorax
All muscles that move the pectoral girdle originate: -- Answer ✔✔ on the axial skeleton
TEST QUESTIONS WITH ACCURATE SOLUTIONS
Muscles that move the head and neck insert on: -- Answer ✔✔ bones of the cranium
Which of the following are considered powerful plantar flexors?
a. gastrocnemius
b. plantaris
c. soleus
d. popliteus -- Answer ✔✔ a. gastrocnemius
c. soleus
When the pectineus contracts, the thigh is: -- Answer ✔✔ 1. adducted
2. flexed
The tendons of forearm muscles re individually surrounded by _________ sheaths and
collectively held close to the carpal bones by fibrous bands of fascia called
___________ -- Answer ✔✔ tendon; retinacula
the anterolateral neck muscles function to: -- Answer ✔✔ flex the head and neck
, The common action of the muscles of the anterior compartment collectively called the
quadriceps femoris is ________ at the knee joint -- Answer ✔✔ extension of the leg
From lateral to medial, indicate the order of the following erector spinae muscles of the
vertebral column:
spinalis group
iliocostalis group
longissimus group -- Answer ✔✔ 1. iliocostalis group
2. longissimus group
3. spinalis group
two characteristics of muscles that move the knee joint -- Answer ✔✔ 1. are separated
into anatomical compartments by deep fascia
2. within each compartment have similar actions on the knee joint
What are functions of the intrinsic muscles of the foot? -- Answer ✔✔ 1. flex and
extend the toes
2. abduct and adduct the toes
3. support the arches
The muscles that protract the scapula are: -- Answer ✔✔ the serratus anterior and
pectoralis minor
Describe the location of the pectoralis major -- Answer ✔✔ anterior of body, covers
superior portion of thorax
All muscles that move the pectoral girdle originate: -- Answer ✔✔ on the axial skeleton
