The perimysium of muscle tissue performs the following action:
-surrounds the entire muscle
-surrounds and separates muscle fibers into fascicles
-separates individual muscle cells from each other
-lies above the skeletal muscle and joins it to a tendon
surrounds and separates muscle fibers into fascicles
The levator palpebrae superioris ______________ the eyelid and is innervated by CN___:
opens, III
All muscles of facial expression are innervated by this nerve:
CN VII (facial)
The sternocleidomastoid inserts on the ________.
Mastoid process
This bone is the origin of gracilis, pectineus, rectus abdominis and the adductors:
pubic
The insertion of this muscle is the central tendon. Its action is to increase the vertical dimensions of the thoracic cavity:
diaphragm
The masseter muscle inserts at the angle and ramus of the mandible and:
originates at the maxilla and zygomatic arch
In the diagram below: which muscles insert onto the medial border of the scapula:
rhomboids
This muscle originates at the clavicle, acromion process and spine of scapula:
deltoid
When the tendons within the flexor compartment of the forearm are inflamed this is commonly known as:
golfers elbow-medial epicondylitis
The contractile unit of a skeletal muscle is known as the:
-sarcolemma
-myoma
-myositis
-sarcomere
sarcomere
The muscles that protract & move the mandible from side to side and originate on the sphenoid bone are:
the pterygoids
Which group of muscles would be innervated by the radial nerve?
B
The muscle mass at the base of digit V is referred to as:
hypothenar eminence
A suture that completely ossifies is known as a:
-sarcomere
-syndesmosis
-bone
-synostosis
synostosis
Compression of the median nerve that leads to sensory changes over the lateral side of the hand is known as:
carpal tunnel syndrome
Which letter represents the biceps femoris muscle?
F
This posterior thoracic muscle originates at the superior nuchal line and spinous processes of cervical and thoracic vertebrae:
trapezius
Which letter is pointing to the semimembranosus muscle?
G
The muscle most often tight or inflamed when one has sciatica is ________________:
-iliacus (iliopsoas)
-rectus femoris
-pectineus
-piriformis
piriformis
Which muscle can ONLY extend the leg?
D
The muscles that move the lower jaw and aid in chewing are innervated by which CN?
-XII-hypoglossal
-V-trigeminal
-III-occulomotor
-VII-facial
V-trigeminal
The sternocleidomastoid originates at the:
clavicle & sternum
The supraspinatus, infraspinatus & teres minor all insert onto the:
greater tubercle of the humerus
Which picture contains flexors of the wrist, hand & digits?
A