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100

What is the orgin for the Supraspinatus muscle?

1. Acromion processes

2. Infraspinatus fossa

3. Supraspinatus fossa

Supraspinous fossa

100

The insertion for the trapezius, is the orgin of which other muscle?

1. Infraspinatus 

2. Levator scapula

3. The deltoid

The deltoid

100

The biceps can cause which of the following actions?

1) Shoulder flexion

2) Shoulder abduction

3) medial rotation

Shoulder flexion

100


Deltoid

100

Shoulder abduction 

200

The orgin for the serratus anterior is which of the following?

1. The xiphoid process of the sternum

2. The external surface of the first 8 or 9 ribs

3. The internal surface of the first 8 of 9 ribs


The external surface of the first 8 of 9 ribs

200

Which of the following is the insertion for the latissimus dorsi?

1. The head of the humerus

2. Intertubercular groove of the humerus

3. The Lateral border of the scapula

Intertubercular groove of the humerus

200

Which of the following muscles do not cause shoulder abduction?

1) deltoid

2) Infraspinatus 

3) Supraspinatus 


Infraspinatus 

200

Serratus Anterior 

200

Horizontal abduction 

300

The orgin for the pectoralis minor is which three ribs?

1. 2nd, 3rd, and 4th

2. 4th, 5th, 6th

3. 3rd, 4th, and 5th

2nd, 3rd,  and 4th

300

Which of the following muscles do NOT insert at the scapula?

1) pectoralis major

2) pectoralis minor

3) levator scapula

Pectoralis major

300

Which of the following muscles do not cause shoulder adduction?

1) coracobrachialis 

2) triceps brachii

3) pectoralis minor

Pectoralis minor

300

Infraspinatus 

300

Scapula protraction

400

The orgin of the long head of the biceps brachii is which of the following?

1. Supraglenoid tubercle of the scapula

2. Infraglenoid tubercle of the scapula 

3. Deltoid

Supraglenoid tubercle of the scapula

400

The rhomboid major attaches to the medial border of the scapula,  between the spine and superior angles? 

1) true

2) false 

False

400

Which of the rotator cuff muscles do not cause any form of rotation? 

1) Supraspinatus 

2) teres minor

3) Subscapularis 

Supraspinatus 

400

Levator Scapula 

400

Upward rotation of scapula

500

Which of the following are NOT an orgin of the triceps brachii?

1. Supraglenoid tubercle of the scapula

2. Posterior distal half of the humerus

3. Infraglenoid tubercle of the scapula

Supraglenoid tubercle of the scapula

500

Three of the rotator cuff muscles share an insertion point,  at which of the following areas?

1) the lesser tubercle of the humerus

2) the head of the humerus

3) the greater tubercle of the humerus

The greater tubercle of the humerus

500

Which of following is not an action  of the trapezius? 

1) extend the head and neck

2) rotate the head and neck to the same side

3) downwardly rotate the scapula

Downwardly rotate the scapula

500

Teres major

500

Medial rotation of the scapula

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