Question 1

Which is an eccentric function of the obliquus capitis inferior?

Accepted Answer

A) restrains/slows flexion of the head at the atlanto-occipital joint 
B) restrains/slows extension of the head at the atlanto-occipital joint 
C) restrains/slows ipsilateral rotation of the atlas (C1)at the atlantoaxial joint 
D) restrains/slows contralateral rotation of the atlas (C1)at the atlantoaxial joint 
A) restrains/slows flexion of the head at the atlanto-occipital joint 
B) restrains/slows extension of the head at the atlanto-occipital joint 
C) restrains/slows ipsilateral rotation of the atlas (C1)at the atlantoaxial joint 
D) restrains/slows contralateral rotation of the atlas (C1)at the atlantoaxial joint

Question 2

Which is (are)an action of the splenius cervicis?

Accepted Answer

A) ipsilateral rotation of the neck and head at the atlanto-occipital joint 
B) flexion of the neck at the spinal joints 
C) flexion of the head at the atlanto-occipital joint 
D) extension of the neck at the atlanto-occipital joint 
A) ipsilateral rotation of the neck and head at the atlanto-occipital joint 
B) flexion of the neck at the spinal joints 
C) flexion of the head at the atlanto-occipital joint 
D) extension of the neck at the atlanto-occipital joint

Question 3

Which action of the anterior scalene qualifies it as a muscle of respiration?

Accepted Answer

A) flexion of the neck at the spinal joints 
B) lateral flexion of the neck at the spinal joints 
C) elevation of the first rib at the sternocostal and costospinal joints 
D) contralateral rotation of the neck at the spinal joints 
A) flexion of the neck at the spinal joints 
B) lateral flexion of the neck at the spinal joints 
C) elevation of the first rib at the sternocostal and costospinal joints 
D) contralateral rotation of the neck at the spinal joints

Question 4

If a muscle crosses the atlanto-occipital joint anteriorly with a vertical orientation to its fibers,what action of the head at the atlanto-occipital joint will it most likely have?

Accepted Answer

A) flexion 
B) extension 
C) right lateral flexion 
D) left lateral flexion 
A) flexion 
B) extension 
C) right lateral flexion 
D) left lateral flexion

Question 5

The sternocleidomastoid is unusual in that it

Accepted Answer

A) flexes the neck and head at the spinal joints. 
B) extends the neck and head at the spinal joints. 
C) flexes the upper neck and head at the spinal joints and extends the lower neck at the spinal joints. 
D) extends the upper neck and head at the spinal joints and flexes the lower neck at the spinal joints. 
A) flexes the neck and head at the spinal joints. 
B) extends the neck and head at the spinal joints. 
C) flexes the upper neck and head at the spinal joints and extends the lower neck at the spinal joints. 
D) extends the upper neck and head at the spinal joints and flexes the lower neck at the spinal joints.

Question 6

What provides innervation for the interspinales?

Accepted Answer

A) trigeminal nerve (CN V) 
B) intercostal nerves 
C) lumbar plexus 
D) spinal nerves 
A) trigeminal nerve (CN V) 
B) intercostal nerves 
C) lumbar plexus 
D) spinal nerves

Question 7

Which are the attachments of the rotatores?

Accepted Answer

A) posterior sacrum,posterior superior iliac spine (PSIS),posterior sacroiliac ligament,and L5-C4 to the spinous processes of vertebrae two to four segmental levels superior to the inferior attachment 
B) transverse process (inferiorly)to the lamina (superiorly) 
C) transverse processes of C7-T10 and the articular processes of C4-C6 to the spinous processes of C2-T4 and the occipital bone 
D) sacrum,iliac crest,and transverse processes of L1-L5 and T1-T5 and the articular processes of C5-C7 to the mastoid process of the temporal bone,ribs four through twelve,and the transverse processes of T1-T12 and C2-C6 
A) posterior sacrum,posterior superior iliac spine (PSIS),posterior sacroiliac ligament,and L5-C4 to the spinous processes of vertebrae two to four segmental levels superior to the inferior attachment 
B) transverse process (inferiorly)to the lamina (superiorly) 
C) transverse processes of C7-T10 and the articular processes of C4-C6 to the spinous processes of C2-T4 and the occipital bone 
D) sacrum,iliac crest,and transverse processes of L1-L5 and T1-T5 and the articular processes of C5-C7 to the mastoid process of the temporal bone,ribs four through twelve,and the transverse processes of T1-T12 and C2-C6

Question 8

What provides innervation for the external abdominal oblique?

Accepted Answer

A) sciatic nerve 
B) femoral nerve 
C) sacral plexus 
D) intercostal nerves 
A) sciatic nerve 
B) femoral nerve 
C) sacral plexus 
D) intercostal nerves

Question 9

What nerve innervates the rectus capitis posterior minor?

Accepted Answer

A) axillary 
B) thoracodorsal 
C) dorsal scapular 
D) suboccipital 
A) axillary 
B) thoracodorsal 
C) dorsal scapular 
D) suboccipital

Question 10

Which is an eccentric function of the sternocleidomastoid?

Accepted Answer

A) restrains/slows flexion of the lower neck at the spinal joints 
B) restrains/slows extension of the lower neck at the spinal joints 
C) restrains/slows contralateral rotation of the neck at the spinal joints 
D) restrains/slows depression of the scapula at the scapulocostal joint 
A) restrains/slows flexion of the lower neck at the spinal joints 
B) restrains/slows extension of the lower neck at the spinal joints 
C) restrains/slows contralateral rotation of the neck at the spinal joints 
D) restrains/slows depression of the scapula at the scapulocostal joint

Question 11

The name interspinales tells us that these muscles run

Accepted Answer

A) between spinous processes. 
B) between transverse processes. 
C) between transverse processes and spinous processes. 
D) between spinous processes and transverse processes. 
A) between spinous processes. 
B) between transverse processes. 
C) between transverse processes and spinous processes. 
D) between spinous processes and transverse processes.

Question 12

What are the three subgroups of the erector spinae group?

Accepted Answer

A) iliocostalis,semispinalis,and rotatores 
B) semispinalis,multifidus,and rotatores 
C) iliocostalis,longissimus,and spinalis 
D) spinalis,semispinalis,and longissimus 
A) iliocostalis,semispinalis,and rotatores 
B) semispinalis,multifidus,and rotatores 
C) iliocostalis,longissimus,and spinalis 
D) spinalis,semispinalis,and longissimus

Question 13

Which are the attachments of the intertransversarii?

Accepted Answer

A) a transverse process to the transverse process two levels superior 
B) a transverse process to the transverse process directly superior 
C) a transverse process to the spinous process three to four levels superior 
D) a transverse process to the spinous process one to two levels superior 
A) a transverse process to the transverse process two levels superior 
B) a transverse process to the transverse process directly superior 
C) a transverse process to the spinous process three to four levels superior 
D) a transverse process to the spinous process one to two levels superior

Question 14

Which are the attachments of the sternocleidomastoid?

Accepted Answer

A) manubrium of the sternum and the medial clavicle to the mastoid process of the temporal bone 
B) manubrium of the sternum and the medial clavicle to the inferior nuchal line of the occipital bone 
C) first rib and the medial clavicle to the mastoid process of the temporal bone 
D) manubrium of the sternum and the medial clavicle to the transverse process of the atlas (C1) 
A) manubrium of the sternum and the medial clavicle to the mastoid process of the temporal bone 
B) manubrium of the sternum and the medial clavicle to the inferior nuchal line of the occipital bone 
C) first rib and the medial clavicle to the mastoid process of the temporal bone 
D) manubrium of the sternum and the medial clavicle to the transverse process of the atlas (C1)

Question 15

If a muscle crosses the spinal joints of the trunk posteriorly with a vertical direction to its fibers,what eccentric function will it most likely have?

Accepted Answer

A) restrains/slows flexion of the trunk at the spinal joints 
B) restrains/slows extension of the trunk at the spinal joints 
C) restrains/slows lateral flexion of the trunk at the spinal joints 
D) restrains/slows contralateral rotation of the trunk at the spinal joints 
A) restrains/slows flexion of the trunk at the spinal joints 
B) restrains/slows extension of the trunk at the spinal joints 
C) restrains/slows lateral flexion of the trunk at the spinal joints 
D) restrains/slows contralateral rotation of the trunk at the spinal joints

Question 16

Which is an action of the internal abdominal oblique?

Accepted Answer

A) contralateral rotation of the trunk at the spinal joints 
B) ipsilateral rotation of the trunk at the spinal joints 
C) anterior tilt of the pelvis at the lumbosacral joint 
D) extension of the trunk at the spinal joints 
A) contralateral rotation of the trunk at the spinal joints 
B) ipsilateral rotation of the trunk at the spinal joints 
C) anterior tilt of the pelvis at the lumbosacral joint 
D) extension of the trunk at the spinal joints

Question 17

Which subgroup of the erector spinae group is the most medial?

Accepted Answer

A) iliocostalis 
B) longissimus 
C) spinalis 
D) semispinalis 
A) iliocostalis 
B) longissimus 
C) spinalis 
D) semispinalis

Question 18

Which is an action of the external abdominal oblique?

Accepted Answer

A) contralateral rotation of the trunk at the spinal joints 
B) ipsilateral rotation of the trunk at the spinal joints 
C) anterior tilt of the pelvis at the lumbosacral joint 
D) extension of the trunk at the spinal joints 
A) contralateral rotation of the trunk at the spinal joints 
B) ipsilateral rotation of the trunk at the spinal joints 
C) anterior tilt of the pelvis at the lumbosacral joint 
D) extension of the trunk at the spinal joints

Question 19

Which is an action of the transversospinalis group?

Accepted Answer

A) extension of the neck and head at the spinal joints 
B) flexion of the neck and head at the spinal joints 
C) extension of the arm at the glenohumeral joint 
D) ipsilateral rotation of the neck and head at the spinal joints 
A) extension of the neck and head at the spinal joints 
B) flexion of the neck and head at the spinal joints 
C) extension of the arm at the glenohumeral joint 
D) ipsilateral rotation of the neck and head at the spinal joints

Question 20

Which are actions of the splenius capitis?

Accepted Answer

A) contralateral rotation of the neck and head at the atlanto-occipital joint 
B) flexion of the arm at the glenohumeral joint 
C) flexion of the neck and head at the atlanto-occipital joint 
D) extension of the neck and head at the atlanto-occipital joint 
A) contralateral rotation of the neck and head at the atlanto-occipital joint 
B) flexion of the arm at the glenohumeral joint 
C) flexion of the neck and head at the atlanto-occipital joint 
D) extension of the neck and head at the atlanto-occipital joint

Which is an eccentric function of the obliquus capitis inferior?

Which is (are)an action of the splenius cervicis?

Which action of the anterior scalene qualifies it as a muscle of respiration?

If a muscle crosses the atlanto-occipital joint anteriorly with a vertical orientation to its fibers,what action of the head at the atlanto-occipital joint will it most likely have?

The sternocleidomastoid is unusual in that it

What provides innervation for the interspinales?

Which are the attachments of the rotatores?

What provides innervation for the external abdominal oblique?

What nerve innervates the rectus capitis posterior minor?

Which is an eccentric function of the sternocleidomastoid?

The name interspinales tells us that these muscles run

What are the three subgroups of the erector spinae group?

Which are the attachments of the intertransversarii?

Which are the attachments of the sternocleidomastoid?

If a muscle crosses the spinal joints of the trunk posteriorly with a vertical direction to its fibers,what eccentric function will it most likely have?

Which is an action of the internal abdominal oblique?

Which subgroup of the erector spinae group is the most medial?

Which is an action of the external abdominal oblique?

Which is an action of the transversospinalis group?

Which are actions of the splenius capitis?

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Exam 10: Muscles of the Spinal Joints

Which is an eccentric function of the obliquus capitis inferior?

Which is (are)an action of the splenius cervicis?

Which action of the anterior scalene qualifies it as a muscle of respiration?

If a muscle crosses the atlanto-occipital joint anteriorly with a vertical orientation to its fibers,what action of the head at the atlanto-occipital joint will it most likely have?

The sternocleidomastoid is unusual in that it

What provides innervation for the interspinales?

Which are the attachments of the rotatores?

What provides innervation for the external abdominal oblique?

What nerve innervates the rectus capitis posterior minor?

Which is an eccentric function of the sternocleidomastoid?

The name interspinales tells us that these muscles run

What are the three subgroups of the erector spinae group?

Which are the attachments of the intertransversarii?

Which are the attachments of the sternocleidomastoid?

If a muscle crosses the spinal joints of the trunk posteriorly with a vertical direction to its fibers,what eccentric function will it most likely have?

Which is an action of the internal abdominal oblique?

Which subgroup of the erector spinae group is the most medial?

Which is an action of the external abdominal oblique?

Which is an action of the transversospinalis group?

Which are actions of the splenius capitis?

Basic Kinesiology Terminology

The Skeletal System

How Muscles Function

Muscles of the Shoulder Girdle Joints

Muscles of the Glenohumeral Joint

Muscles of the Elbow and Radioulnar Joints

Muscles of the Wrist Joint

Extrinsic Muscles of the Finger Joints

Intrinsic Muscles of the Finger Joints

Muscles of the Rib Cage Joints

Muscles of the Temporomandibular Joints

Muscles of Facial Expression

Muscles of the Hip Joint

Muscles of the Knee Joint

Muscles of the Ankle and Subtalar Joints

Extrinsic Muscles of the Toe Joints

Intrinsic Muscles of the Toe Joints

Functional Groups of Muscles

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