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1) Most muscles cross at least one

Abone Bligament Cjoint Dtendon

2) The attachment of a muscle’s tendon to the stationary bone is called the ; the attachment of the muscle’s other tendon to the movable bone is called the .

Ainsertion, action Borigin, action Cinsertion, origin Dorigin, insertion

3) A lever is acted on at two different points by two different forces which are called the

Aleverage and load. Beffort and load. Clever and resistance. Dfulcrum and resistance.

4) Motion will occur in a muscle when the supplied exceeds the _.

Aload, resistance Bresistance, lever Cload, effort Deffort, load

5) The muscle that serves as the “prime mover” during a movement is called the

Aantagonist. Bagonist. Csynergist. Dfixator.

6) This type of muscle works by stabilizing the origin of the agonist so that it can act more efficiently.

Asynergist Bagonist Cantagonist Dfixator

7) Which of the following is NOT a characteristic commonly used to name skeletal muscles?

ANumber of origins BShape CSize DThickness of fibers

8) If one is stabbed on the lateral side of the abdomen, what abdominal muscles, in order from superficial to deep, will the knife go through?

Aexternal oblique, transversus abdominis, rectus abdominis Brectus abdominis, external oblique, internal oblique Ctransversus abdominis, rectus abdominis, external oblique Dexternal oblique, internal oblique, transversus abdominis

9) A muscle that has three origins is called a

Atriceps. Bquadriceps. Ctrapezius. Dbiceps.

10) Based on its name, which of the following best describes characteristics of the biceps femoris muscle?

Ahas two bellies and found in the upper leg Bhas two origins and found in the upper leg Chas two insertions and found in lower leg Dhas two origins and found in the upper arm

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