Quiz: Major Skeletal Muscles

1. Which of the following muscles is lateral to the palmaris longus?
a. flexor carpi radialis
b. flexor carpi ulnaris
c. extensor carpi radialis
2. Which of the following muscles angles across the anterior leg, beginning at the lateral edges of the hip to the medial side of the leg and inserts on the tibia just inferior to the patella?
a. gracilis
b. sartorius
c. rectus femoris
3. Which of the following muscles is part of the quadriceps group?
a. sartorius
b. semitendinosus
c. rectus femoris
4. Which of the following muscles lie deep to the biceps brachii?
a. brachialis
b. triceps brachii
c. palmaris longus
5. The most medial muscle of the thigh is the __________.
a. gracilis
b. biceps femoris
c. adductor longus
6. Which of the following muscles is a lateral muscle of the posterior thigh?
a. semitendinosus
b. biceps femoris
c. adductor magnus
7. What is the name of the muscle that is in the center of the anterior neck and extends from the sternum to the hyoid bone?
a. mentalis
b. omohyoid
c. sternohyoid
8. What is the name of the muscle that extends from the fascia of the masseter to the corner of the lips?
a. risorius
b. orbicularis oris
c. levator labii superioris
9. There are three major muscles making up the erector spinae group. Which of the following is the most medial?
a. spinalis
b. longissimus
c. iliocostalis
10. Which of the following is a lower back muscle that inserts on the humerus?
a. trapezius
b. rhomboid major
c. latissimus dorsi
11. Which of the following statements is true?
a. The gastrocnemius is deep to the soleus.
b. The semitendinosus is lateral to the biceps femoris.
c. The adductor longus is anterior to the adductor magnus.
12. Which of the following statements is true?
a. The gastrocnemius is deep to the soleus.
b. The gastrocnemius is lateral to the soleus.
c. The gastrocnemius is superficial to the soleus.
13. Which muscle is the most medial?
a. pectineus
b. iliopsoas
c. adductor longus
14. Which of the following muscles will close the jaw upon contraction?
a. masseter
b. platysma
c. orbicularis oris
15. Which of the following muscles abducts the arm?
a. deltoid
b. biceps brachii
c. pectoralis major
16. Which of the following muscles will adduct the thigh?
a. gracilis
b. rectus femoris
c. tensor fasciae latae
17. The intercostals are __________ muscles.
a. rib
b. abdominal
c. lower back
18. Which of the following muscles are antagonistic muscles?
a. platysma and masseter
b. pectoralis minor and serratus anterior
c. flexor carpi radialis and flexor carpi ulnaris
19. Which of the following is NOT a part of the quadriceps group?
a. rectus femoris
b. biceps femoris
c. vastus lateralis
20. Which of the following statements is true?
a. The soleus is deep to the gastrocnemius.
b. The palmaris longus is deep to the flexor digitorum superficialis.
c. The sartorius angles from the hip to the lateral edge of the patella and then inserts on the tibial tuberosity.
21. During inhalation, the ribs are elevated and the diaphragm muscle contracts (depresses). What is the name of the rib muscles involved in the process of inhalation?
a. pectoralis major
b. external intercostals
c. internal intercostals
22. The rhomboid major and minor muscles are deep to the __________.
a. trapezius
b. latissimus dorsi
c. pectoralis major
23. The brachialis muscle is deep to the __________.
a. biceps brachii
b. triceps brachii
c. coracobrachialis
24. The flexor digitorum profundus is deep to the __________.
a. brachioradialis
b. flexor carpi ulnaris
c. extensor carpi ulnaris
25. The adductor brevis is __________ to the adductor magnus.
a. deep
b. lateral
c. superior
26. The adductor brevis is deep to the __________.
a. pectineus
b. biceps femoris
c. rectus femoris
27. Which of the following are the four muscles comprising the quadriceps (quadriceps femoris)?
a. sartorius, iliopsoas, adductor longus, and pectineus
b. rectus femoris, sartorius, vastus lateralis, and vastus medialis
c. rectus femoris, vastus lateralis, vastus medialis, and vastus intermedius

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