Movements 1
Which movement describes when nearly flat bone surfaces slide or glide over each other?
Gliding
Which movement is described as bending of the foot or the toes upward?
Dorsiflexion
Which muscles elevate and abduct the corners of the mouth when smiling?
Zygomaticus major and minor
This muscle compresses abdomen when belching, barfing, and childbirth..
Transversus abdominus
The external intercostals can assist inspiration by lifting the rib cage upward and outward. The antagonist for this would be...
internal intercostals
Which movement increases the angle of a joint?
Extension
Which movement describes lowering a body part?
Depression
What rotates and protracts the scapula?
Serratus anterior
These two muscles are used when breathing.. Which is used for expiration and inhalation?
Intercostals
External = inhalation
internal = expiration
The two synergists for elevation of the mandible are...
temporalis and masseter
Moving a limb away from the midline or medial plane of the body is called what?
Abduction
Which movement is described as lifting a body part superiorly?
Elevation
Which muscle flexes the torso and compresses the abdomen when barfing?
Rectus abdominis
These two muscles rotate the torso left and right and assist with the flexion of the torso.. they also assist with compression of the abdomen
External and internal obliques
One action of the trapezius is to retract the scapulae. Its primary synergist for this is...
rhomboids
What is the turning of a bone around its own axis?
Rotation
When you touch your thumb to your index fingers, what is that movement called?
Opposition
This muscle retracts and elevates the scapulae and also extends the neck..
Trapezius
What set of muscles adducts and flexes upper arm when doing push-ups or bench press; it also protracts the scapulae and shoulder?
Pectoralis major and minor
One action of the rectus abdominis is to compress the abdomen thus increasing intra-abdominal pressure. What are the 3 synergists for this?
transversus abdominis, external & internal obliques
When the palm is face up, what movement/position is that?
Supination
What is turning the sole of the foot outward called?
Eversion
Which group of muscles prevents the dislocation of the humerus? Name the 4 muscles that make up this group.
Rotator cuff (supraspinatus, infraspinatus, teres minor, subscapularis)
This muscle depresses the lower lip and mandible; tenses the neck skin when making a “lizard face”
Platysma
One action of the rectus abdominis is flexion of the vertebral column in the lumbar region. What are its 2 synergist and primary antagonist?
Synergists: external and internal obliques
Antagonist: erector spinae