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1
The axial muscles do all of the following except
A)originate and insert on bones of the axial skeleton
B)move and stabilize the pelvic and pectoral girdles
C)support and move the head and spinal column
D)assist in food processing and swallowing
2
The axial muscles are organized by location into how many major groups?
A)three
B)four
C)five
D)six
3
Specific groups within the muscles of the head and neck include
A)muscles of facial expression and extrinsic eye muscles
B)muscles of mastication and muscles that move the tongue
C)muscles of the pharynx and muscles of the anterior neck
D)all of the above
4
With few exceptions, muscles of the head and neck originate
A)in the dermis of the skin covering the face and scalp
B)on either the skull or the hyoid bone
C)on the cervical vertebrae and first rib
D)all of the above
5
The epicranius is composed of which of the following?
A)the frontal belly of the occipitofrontalis muscle
B)the occipital belly of the occipitofrontalis muscle
C)the epicranial aponeurosis
D)all of the above
6
The word root gaster most nearly means
A)head
B)belly
C)muscle
D)body
7
Which of these muscles insert into the superficial fascia of the skin?
A)posterior neck muscles
B)anterolateral neck muscles
C)muscles of facial expression
D)muscles of mastication
8
The orbicularis oris muscle
A)compresses and purses the lips
B)elevates the corner of the mouth
C)draws the lower lip inferiorly
D)draws the corner of the lip laterally
9
Which muscle pulls the lower lip inferiorly and tenses the skin of the neck?
A)depressor anguli oris
B)depressor labii inferioris
C)mentalis
D)platysma
10
The muscle that closes the eye and produces winking, blinking, and squinting is the
A)orbicularis oculi
B)orbicularis oris
C)superior rectus
D)superior oblique
11
The muscles of facial expression are innervated by
A)the trigeminal nerve
B)the trochlear nerve
C)the facial nerve
D)all of the above
12
Which of the following is not an extrinsic eye muscle?
A)medial rectus
B)lateral oblique
C)inferior oblique
D)superior rectus
13
Which extrinsic eye muscles elevate the eyes?
A)superior rectus only
B)superior oblique only
C)superior rectus and inferior oblique
D)inferior rectus and superior oblique
14
All of the following are muscles of mastication except the
A)temporalis
B)risorius
C)lateral pterygoid
D)masseter
15
The muscles of mastication are all innervated by which cranial nerve?
A)facial
B)glossopharyngeal
C)trigeminal
D)vagus
16
Names of the extrinsic muscles of the ____________ end with the suffix -glossus.
A)tongue
B)eye
C)anterior neck
D)pharynx
17
The word root geni most nearly means
A)tooth
B)chin
C)jaw
D)mouth
18
Which muscles initiate swallowing and force the food inferiorly into the esophagus?
A)the palatopharyngeus and stylopharyngeus
B)the levator veli palatini and tensor veli palatini
C)the pharyngeal constrictors
D)all of the above
19
The dividing point for the two groups of anterior muscles of the neck is the
A)thyroid cartilage
B)hyoid bone
C)sternum
D)superior end of the trachea
20
Which muscle elevates the hyoid bone and depresses the mandible?
A)stylohyoid
B)mylohyoid
C)geniohyoid
D)digastric
21
Unilateral contraction of the ____________ results in lateral flexion and rotation of the head to the opposite side; bilateral contraction flexes the head and neck.
A)sternocleidomastoid
B)splenius capitis and cervicis
C)longissimus capitis
D)superior oblique
22
The word root splenion, used in the names of two posterior neck muscles, translates to mean
A)bandage
B)uneven
C)slanting
D)neck
23
The three large, complex groups of muscles that extend or laterally flex the vertebral column are collectively called the ____________ muscles.
A)iliocostalis
B)spinalis
C)erector spinae
D)longissimus
24
The rotatores are small muscles in the ____________ group that are named for one of their actions.
A)iliocostalis
B)erector spinae
C)semispinalis
D)transversospinalis
25
Which muscles elevate the ribs in respiration?
A)serratus posterior inferior and internal intercostals
B)serratus posterior superior and external intercostals
C)diaphragm and transversus thoracis
D)all of the above
26
Which of the following muscles reinforce the anterolateral wall of the abdomen?
A)rectus abdominis
B)internal and external oblique
C)transversus abdominis
D)all of the above
27
The region between the lower appendages, bounded by the pubic symphysis, coccyx, and ischial tuberosities, is called the
A)urogenital triangle
B)perineum
C)pelvic diaphragm
D)anal triangle
28
Muscles of the pelvic floor perform which of the following functions?
A)support the pelvic viscera
B)assist erection of the penis or clitoris
C)help control defecation and urination
D)all of the above
29
All of the following are superficial muscles of the urogenital triangle except the
A)external urethral sphincter
B)ischiocavernosus
C)bulbospongiosus
D)superficial transverse perineal
30
The deep transverse perineal and external urethral sphincter are collectively called the
A)levator ani
B)pelvic diaphragm
C)urogenital diaphragm
D)anal triangle







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