Question 1

Which are the attachments of the masseter?

Accepted Answer

A) inferior margins of both the zygomatic bone and the zygomatic arch of the temporal bone to the angle,ramus,and coronoid process of the mandible 
B) sphenoid bone to the mandible and the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) 
C) sphenoid bone to the internal surface of the mandible 
D) temporal fossa to the coronoid process and ramus of the mandible 
A) inferior margins of both the zygomatic bone and the zygomatic arch of the temporal bone to the angle,ramus,and coronoid process of the mandible 
B) sphenoid bone to the mandible and the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) 
C) sphenoid bone to the internal surface of the mandible 
D) temporal fossa to the coronoid process and ramus of the mandible

Question 2

If a muscle attaches from the mandible to a point that is superior to that mandibular attachment,what action of the mandible at the temporomandibular joints (TMJs)will this muscle most likely have?

Accepted Answer

A) elevation 
B) depression 
C) retraction 
D) protraction 
A) elevation 
B) depression 
C) retraction 
D) protraction

Question 3

Which muscles attach onto the sternum?

Accepted Answer

A) sternohyoid and sternothyroid 
B) sternohyoid and thyrohyoid 
C) digastric and omohyoid 
D) omohyoid and sternohyoid 
A) sternohyoid and sternothyroid 
B) sternohyoid and thyrohyoid 
C) digastric and omohyoid 
D) omohyoid and sternohyoid

Question 4

Which is an action of the omohyoid?

Accepted Answer

A) elevation of the hyoid bone 
B) depression of the hyoid bone 
C) elevation of the thyroid cartilage 
D) depression of the thyroid cartilage 
A) elevation of the hyoid bone 
B) depression of the hyoid bone 
C) elevation of the thyroid cartilage 
D) depression of the thyroid cartilage

Question 5

What is another name for the lateral pterygoid?

Accepted Answer

A) pterygoid major 
B) pterygoid minor 
C) external pterygoid 
D) pterygoid longus 
A) pterygoid major 
B) pterygoid minor 
C) external pterygoid 
D) pterygoid longus

Question 6

What provides innervation for the temporalis?

Accepted Answer

A) trigeminal nerve (CN V) 
B) glossopharyngeal nerve (CN IX) 
C) vagus nerve (CN X) 
D) facial nerve (CN VII) 
A) trigeminal nerve (CN V) 
B) glossopharyngeal nerve (CN IX) 
C) vagus nerve (CN X) 
D) facial nerve (CN VII)

Question 7

Which one of the infrahyoid muscles has two bellies?

Accepted Answer

A) sternohyoid 
B) sternothyroid 
C) thyrohyoid 
D) omohyoid 
A) sternohyoid 
B) sternothyroid 
C) thyrohyoid 
D) omohyoid

Question 8

Which is an eccentric function of the digastric?

Accepted Answer

A) restrains/slows elevation of the mandible at the temporomandibular joints (TMJs) 
B) restrains/slows depression of the mandible at the temporomandibular joints (TMJs) 
C) restrains/slows retraction of the mandible at the temporomandibular joints (TMJs) 
D) restrains/slows elevation of the hyoid bone 
A) restrains/slows elevation of the mandible at the temporomandibular joints (TMJs) 
B) restrains/slows depression of the mandible at the temporomandibular joints (TMJs) 
C) restrains/slows retraction of the mandible at the temporomandibular joints (TMJs) 
D) restrains/slows elevation of the hyoid bone

Question 9

Which muscle of mastication is covered by the temporalis fascia?

Accepted Answer

A) temporalis 
B) temporoparietalis 
C) masseter 
D) lateral pterygoid 
A) temporalis 
B) temporoparietalis 
C) masseter 
D) lateral pterygoid

Question 10

Which is an eccentric function of the omohyoid?

Accepted Answer

A) restrains/slows elevation of the hyoid bone 
B) restrains/slows depression of the hyoid bone 
C) restrains/slows elevation of the thyroid cartilage 
D) restrains/slows depression of the thyroid cartilage 
A) restrains/slows elevation of the hyoid bone 
B) restrains/slows depression of the hyoid bone 
C) restrains/slows elevation of the thyroid cartilage 
D) restrains/slows depression of the thyroid cartilage

Question 11

If a muscle attaches from the mandible to a point that is inferior to that mandibular attachment,what action of the mandible at the temporomandibular joints (TMJs)will this muscle most likely have?

Accepted Answer

A) elevation 
B) depression 
C) retraction 
D) protraction 
A) elevation 
B) depression 
C) retraction 
D) protraction

Question 12

What is the only hyoid muscle that does not attach onto the hyoid bone?

Accepted Answer

A) sternohyoid 
B) sternothyroid 
C) digastric 
D) geniohyoid 
A) sternohyoid 
B) sternothyroid 
C) digastric 
D) geniohyoid

Question 13

The direction of fibers of the medial pterygoid is essentially identical to the direction of fibers of which muscle?

Accepted Answer

A) temporalis 
B) masseter 
C) lateral pterygoid 
D) none of the above 
A) temporalis 
B) masseter 
C) lateral pterygoid 
D) none of the above

Which are the attachments of the masseter?

If a muscle attaches from the mandible to a point that is superior to that mandibular attachment,what action of the mandible at the temporomandibular joints (TMJs)will this muscle most likely have?

Which muscles attach onto the sternum?

Which is an action of the omohyoid?

What is another name for the lateral pterygoid?

What provides innervation for the temporalis?

Which one of the infrahyoid muscles has two bellies?

Which is an eccentric function of the digastric?

Which muscle of mastication is covered by the temporalis fascia?

Which is an eccentric function of the omohyoid?

If a muscle attaches from the mandible to a point that is inferior to that mandibular attachment,what action of the mandible at the temporomandibular joints (TMJs)will this muscle most likely have?

What is the only hyoid muscle that does not attach onto the hyoid bone?

The direction of fibers of the medial pterygoid is essentially identical to the direction of fibers of which muscle?

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 Spinal Joints

Muscles of the Rib Cage 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

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Exam 12: Muscles of the Temporomandibular Joints

Which are the attachments of the masseter?

If a muscle attaches from the mandible to a point that is superior to that mandibular attachment,what action of the mandible at the temporomandibular joints (TMJs)will this muscle most likely have?

Which muscles attach onto the sternum?

Which is an action of the omohyoid?

What is another name for the lateral pterygoid?

What provides innervation for the temporalis?

Which one of the infrahyoid muscles has two bellies?

Which is an eccentric function of the digastric?

Which muscle of mastication is covered by the temporalis fascia?

Which is an eccentric function of the omohyoid?

If a muscle attaches from the mandible to a point that is inferior to that mandibular attachment,what action of the mandible at the temporomandibular joints (TMJs)will this muscle most likely have?

What is the only hyoid muscle that does not attach onto the hyoid bone?

The direction of fibers of the medial pterygoid is essentially identical to the direction of fibers of which muscle?

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 Spinal Joints

Muscles of the Rib Cage 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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