General Muscle Information
Muscles of Lower Extremities
Muscles of Upper Extremities
Other Muscles of The Body
General Endocrine Information
100

The 3 types of muscle

What is Skeletal, Cardiac, and Smooth

100

The origin, insertion, and action of the Iliacus

O: iliac fossa of ilium

I: proximal end of the femur, distal to the lesser trochanter, fused with the psoas major

A: flexion at the hip

100

The origin, insertion, and action of the Palmaris Longus

O: medial epicondyle of humerus

I: palmar aponeurosis

A: flexes wrist

100

The origin, insertion, and action of the Sternocleidomastoid

O: manubrium of sternum, clavicle

I: mastoid process of temporal

A: together these muscles flex the neck, if acting separately they bend the head to one side

100

The Pancreas is regulated by...

What is blood glucose for two main hormones of interest insulin/glucagon?

200

The 2 categories of Muscle Actions and their definitions

What is angular (the angle between two articulating bones changes) and rotational (bones rotates around an axis)?

200

The origin, insertion, and action of the Gluteus Maximus

O: iliac crest gluteal line and lateral surface of ilium, sacrum, coccyx, thoracolumbar fascia

I: iliotibial tract and gluteal tuberosity of femur

A: extension and lateral rotation at the hip

200

The origin, insertion, and action of the Brachioradialis

O: lateral epicondyle of humerus

I: the styloid process of the radius

A: flexes arm at the elbow

200

The origin, insertion, and action of the Internal Oblique

O: lumbodorsal fascia and iliac crest

I: ribs, xiphoid process, linea alba

A: compresses abdomen and flexes the spine

200

The influential hormones for the Pituitary Gland are...

What are any releasing and inhibiting hormones from Hypothalamus?

300

The difference between abduction and adduction

What is...

move away from the midline (abduction) and move toward the midline (adduction)

300

True or False:

The vastus medialis has the same origin, insertion, and action as the vastus intermedius and lateralis

Name the origins, insertions, and actions

What is True?

O: linea aspera of femur

I: tibial tuberosity via patellar ligament

A: extends knee

300

True or False:

The Extensor Carpi Radialis and the Extensor Carpi Ulnaris have the same origin, insertion, and action.

Name the origins, insertions, and actions

What is True?

O: lateral epicondyle of humerus

I: metacarpals

A: extends wrist

300

True or False:

The Orbicularis Oris and the Orbicularis Oculi have the same origin, insertion, and action.

Name the origins, insertions, and actions

What is False?

Orbicularis Oris= (O) maxilla and mandible (I) lips (A) compresses and purses lips

Orbicularis Oculi= (O) medial edge of orbit (I) skin of eyelids (A) closes eye

300

The targets for Calcitonin created by the Thyroid Gland

What are bone and nephron cells?

400

The 3 rotational actions muscles can perform and their definitions

What is...

Rotation: turning of a bone around its axis

Pronation: rotation of the forearm so that palms face posterior or downward

Supination:  rotation of the forearm so that palm faces anteriorly or upward

400

The following origin, insertion, and action are for this muscle in the lower extremities.

O: Head and proximal shaft of fibular, adjacent posteromedial shaft of tibia

I: calcaneus via calcaneal tendon

A: plantarflexion

What is the Soleus?

400

The following origin, insertion, and action are for this muscle in the upper extremities.

O: occipital bone, thoracic vertebrae

I: clavicle and scapula

A: elevates scapula

What is the Trapezius?

400

The following origin, insertion, and action are for this muscle in the other muscles of the body.

O: pubis

I: costal cartilages and xiphoid process

A: flexes vertebral column

What is the Rectus Abdominis?

400

The anatomical landmarks/features of the Adrenal Gland

What is the Capsule, Cortex, Medulla, Zona Reticularis, Zona Fasciculata, and Zona Glomerulosa?

500

Name any 10 angular actions that a muscle can perform

What is...

flexion, extension, hyperextension, abduction, adduction, protraction, retraction, elevation, depression, plantarflexion, dorsiflexion, inversion, eversion, and circumflexion

500

The following origin, insertion, and action are for this muscle in the lower extremities.

O: anterior superior iliac spine

I: medial surface of the tibia

A: flexes knee; flexion and lateral rotation of the hip

What is the Sartorius?

500

The following origin, insertion, and action are for this muscle in the upper extremities.

O: clavicle and scapula

I: deltoid tuberosity of humerus

A: abducts arm

What is the Deltoid?

500

The following origin, insertion, and action are for this muscle in the other muscles of the body.

O: zygomatic arch

I: mandibular ramus

A: elevates mandible

What is the Masseter?

500

What hormones do the ovaries produce versus the hormones the testes produce?

The Ovaries: estrogen and progesterone

The Testes: testosterone/androgens and inhibin

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