It's a circular muscle of the eye, and is involved in blinking
What is Orbicularis Oculi
100
Of Excitability, Elasticity, Extractibility, and Extensibility, it's the one that is NOT a property of muscle tissue
What is Extractibility? (the fourth is Contractibility)
100
The action of this profound muscle involves flexing wrist, metacarpophalangeal, and interphalangeal joints of II-V
What is Flexor Digitorum Profundis?
100
Inserting at the patella, tibial tuberosity, lateral and medial condyles of tibia, these two flanking muscles are involved in extending the knee.
What are Vastus Lateralus and Vastus medialis?
100
The Gastrocnemius muscle connects with this not so mythical tendon.
What is the Tendon of Achilles?
200
Known as the "smiling muscles," this pair of muscles pull back the lips to give that big grin.
What are Zygomaticus major and minor
200
Muscle fibers are organised into bundles called these.
What are fascicles?
200
with insertions at the patella, tibial tuberosity, lateral and medial condyles of tibia, this muscle's actions include extending the knee or flexing the thigh or trunk.
What is Rectus Femoris?
200
The large superficial chest muscle Pectoralis Major inserts here.
What is Intertubercular Sulcus?
200
This muscle sits deep to the Gastrocnemius and is involved in plantarflexion
What is Soleus?
300
This unique muscle can cause neck flexion when functioning bilaterally, and rotate head to an opposing side when functioning unilaterally.
What is Sternocleidomastoid?
300
The smallest components of muscle tissue are these two compounds.
What are Actin and Myocin?
300
This sing-song muscle runs diagonally across the thigh and is involved in knee and hip flexion.
What is Sar-Sar----Sartoooorius?
300
This Fan-shaped muscle between ribs and scapula
originates on all ribs and has its insertion on the medial border of scapula
What is Serratus Anterior?
300
The tendon of the Gastrocnemius muscle inserts on this bone.
What is Calcaneus?
400
If the spine is fixed, The trio of Scalene muscles will function in this way.
What is elevate ribs?
400
This is the innermost layer of connective tissue that surrounds and electrically insulates each muscle fiber
What is Endomysium?
400
The function of the Brachioradialis is this.
What is Flex elbow (especially in pronated position)
400
since it rotates the humerus medially, the Subscapularis clearly inserts here!
What is the lesser tubercle of the humerus?
400
deep to the Soleus, this muscle flexes phalanges II-V as in gripping the sand with toes
What is Flexor Digitorum Longus?
500
The Internal Intercostals depress the ribs during forceful exhalation because they insert here.
What is the inferior margin of the next higher (superior) rib?
500
Tendons are usually cord-like in appearance but those that are usually flat are called this.
What is Aponeurosis?
500
This pair of muscles act to retract scapula and brace the shoulder and is known as “Square the shoulders”
What Are the Rhomboideus major and minor?
500
This lateral muscle of the leg Extends and laterally rotates knee and aids in abduction and lateral rotation of femur. You want whipped cream on that?
What is Tensor Faschiae Latae
500
Deep intermediate muscle on posterior leg
Origin: proximal half of tibia and fibula
Insertion: navicular, medial cuneiform, metatarsal II-IV
Functions include Inverting foot and
Plantar flexes foot