The Muscular System Quiz Questions Anatomy and Physiology

1. Synergistic muscles that immobilize a joint are also classified as a. Agonists b. Fixators c. Prime movers d. Antagonists 2. Sphincter muscles have which fascicular pattern a. Circular b. Convergent c. Parallel d. Pennate 3. Which fascicular arrangement tends to be found in the most powerful muscles a. Circular b. Convergent c. Parallel d. Pennate 4. ____serve as levers on your body a. Muscles b. Joints c. Tendons d. Bones 5. ___serve as a fulcrum on your body a. Muscle b. Joints c. Tendons d. Bones 6. Levers that operate at a mechanical advantage are called ___levers a. Speed b. Power c. Third-class d. load 7. Levers that operate with great speed, and are always at a mechanical disadvantage are the___ a. First-class levers b. Second-class levers c. Third-class levers d. All of the above perform this way 8. Most of the skeletal muscles in our bodies are classified as_ a. First class b. Second class c. Third class d. All of the above are equally distributed in our bodies 9. The origin of the triceps brachii is on the a. Scapula b. Humerus c. Scapula and humerus d. Clavicle ,scapula,and humerus 10. A muscle that does not originate from the ribs is the a. Pectoralis minor b. Serratus anterior c. Rectus abdominis d. Pectoralis major 11. Which of these is not an origin of the trapezius a. Occipital bone b. Thoracic vertebrae c. Scapula d. Ligamentum nuchae 12. This abdominal muscle originates from the pubic symphysis a. Rectus abdominis b. External oblique c. Internal oblique d. Transversus abdominis 13. Which muscle group does not have an orgin on the pelvic girdle a. Hamstrings b. Gluteals c. Abdominals d. They all have origins on the pelvic girdle 14. The insertion of the sternocleidomastoid is a. The clavicle b. The sternum c. The temporal bone d. The clavicle and the sternum 15. Which muscle inserts onto the olecranon process a. Biceps brachii b. Triceps brachii c. Latissimus dorsi d. Pectoralis major 16. The tibial tuberosity is the insertion point of which muscle group a. Quadriceps femoris b. Adductor group c. Hamstrings d. Triceps surae 17. This muscle inserts on the calcaneus a. Biceps femoris b. Tibialis anterior c. Tibialis posterior d. Gastrocnemius 18. All of these muscles insert onto the humerus except the a. Triceps brachii b. Deltoid c. Pectoralis major d. Latissimus dorsi 19. Which muscle is not part of the hamstring group a. Biceps femoris b. Gracilis c. Semimembranosus d. Semitendinosus 20. The prime mover in abduction of the arm is the a. Triceps brachii b. Deltoid c. Biceps brachii d. 21. Latissimus dorsi A muscle that allows us to shrug our shoulders is the a. Latissimus dorsi b. Subclavius c. Trapezius d. Pectoralis major 22. A muscle that is antagonistic to the pectoralis major would be the a. Biceps brachii b. Pectoralis minor c. Latissimus dorsi d. Serratus anterior 23. Which muscle is the prime mover for flexion of the arm pectoralis a. Pectoralis major b. Biceps brachii c. Triceps brachii d. Brachialis 24. You have discovered a new muscle named the tibialis deltoideus. This muscle would most likely be: a. A shoulder muscle b. A triangular muscle of the leg c. An abductor muscle of the thigh d. An adductor muscle of the thigh