Which one of the following is NOT a criterion generally used in naming muscles?
A) relative size of the muscle
B) number of origins of the muscle
C) shape of the muscle
D) method of attachment of the muscle to bone
E) action of the muscle
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Question 2) What condition results if muscles are not used, such as when immobilized in a cast for healing a broken bone?
A) hypertrophy
B) lordosis
C) atrophy
D) spina bifida
E) scoliosis
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Question 3) Which of the following muscles are antagonists?
A) biceps brachii and triceps brachii
B) biceps femoris and biceps brachii
C) vastus medialis and vastus lateralis
D) masseter and temporalis
E) gastrocnemius and soleus
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Question 4) While doing jumping jacks during an exercise class, your arms and legs move laterally away from the midline of your body. This motion is called ________.
A) extension
B) flexion
C) abduction
D) adduction
E) circumduction
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Question 5) Like the biceps brachii muscle, which muscle is a prime mover in elbow flexion?
A) triceps brachii
B) deltoid
C) brachioradialis
D) fibularis longus
E) brachialis
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Question 6) Which of the following consists of two large, flat muscles that cover the lower back?
A) deltoid
B) biceps brachii
C) triceps brachii
D) latissimus dorsi
E) pectoralis major
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Question 7) Paralysis of which of the following would make an individual unable to flex the hip?
A) biceps femoris
B) gastrocnemius
C) tibialis anterior
D) soleus
E) iliopsoas
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Question 8) Which muscle group includes the biceps femoris, semimembranosus, and semitendinosus?
A) abdominal muscles
B) quadriceps group
C) adductor group
D) fibularis muscles
E) hamstring group
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Question 9) Which muscle group adducts the thighs?
A) gluteus muscles
B) adductor group
C) hamstring group
D) quadriceps group
E) fibularis muscles
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Question 10) Which muscle forms the curved calf of the posterior leg?
A) fibularis longus
B) gastrocnemius
C) rectus femoris
D) tibialis anterior
E) soleus
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