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6. what is the name of the cord or connective tissue that connects muscle to bone?

  • tendon
  • aponeurosis
  • ligament
  • linea alba

7. which muscle covers the shoulder like a shoulder pad?

  • biceps brachii
  • deltoid
  • trapezius
  • sternocleidomastoid

8. which of the following "muscle words" refers to the chest?

  • pectoralis
  • rectus
  • latissimus
  • vastus

9. where is the vastus lateralis located?

  • back
  • thigh
  • chest
  • arm

10. which of the following is not a facial muscle?

  • frontails
  • zygomaticus
  • sternocleidomastoid
  • orbiculari oculi

11. the supinator and pronator muscles

  • change the position of the hand
  • have their origin on the sternum and clavicle
  • act synergistically with the sterneocleidomastoid
  • are located in the lower extremities

12. on which large muscle do you sit?

  • gluteus maximus
  • rectus femoris
  • latissimus dorsi
  • gastrocnemius

13. which of the following describes a muscle that remains in a contracted state?

  • tetany
  • twitch
  • atrophy
  • hypertrophy

14. which type of muscles require stimulation by a somatic motor nueron?

  • skeletal
  • cardiac
  • visceral
  • smooth

15. which of the following muscles is described as striated and involuntary?

  • smooth
  • skeletal
  • cardiac
  • aponeurosis

16. the rotator cuff muscles

  • attach the radius and ulna to the humerus
  • include the quadriceps femoris, vastus lateralis, and vastus medialis
  • stabilize the shoulder joint
  • include the biceps femoris, semitendinosus, and semimembranosus

17. joey has had his leg in a non-weight bearing cast for 8 weeks. when the cast is removed, the diameter of the leg appears smaller than the uninjured leg. which term best describes this observation?

  • contracture
  • muscle dystrophy
  • disuse atrophy
  • hypertrophy

18. which muscles separates the thoracic and abdominal cavities and is also the chief breathing muscle?

  • diaphragm
  • sternocleidomastoid
  • serratus anterior
  • intercostal muscle

19. the Achilles tendon attaches the soleus and which muscle to the calcaneus?

  • quadriceps femoris
  • sartorius
  • gastrocnemius
  • vastus lateralis

20. which muscles are located between the ribs and help move the rib cage during breathing?

  • intercostal muscles
  • diaphragm
  • sternocleidomastoid
  • serratus anterior