Quiz: Skeletal Muscle Actions

1. The origin is the point of muscle attachment that is __________.
a. stationary
b. moveable
c. synergistic
2. The insertion is the point of muscle attachment that is __________.
a. stationary
b. moveable
c. synergistic
3. Which of the following would be antagonistic to the biceps brachii?
a. brachialis
b. palmaris longus
c. triceps brachii
4. If muscle A contracts and causes movement of some sort, and muscle B helps muscle A accomplish this task, and muscle C does the opposite of A, then muscle A is a(n) __________ muscle, muscle B is a __________ muscle, and muscle C is a(n) __________ muscle.
a. antagonist; synergist; prime mover
b. prime mover; synergist; antagonist
c. synergist; prime mover; antagonist

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