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Each shaftlike actin fiber has a "head" that sticks out toward the myosin fiber.

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Raising your arm laterally away from your body is an example of adduction.

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Like skeletal muscles,cardiac muscles have intercalated disks.

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What part of the body does the pectoralis major move?


A) Head and neck
B) Upper extremities
C) Trunk of the body
D) Lower extremities

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Match the muscles that move the lower extremity with their function. -Extends knee


A) Tibialis anterior
B) Iliopsoas
C) Gastrocnemius
D) Sartorius
E) Adductor group
F) Hamstring group
G) Gluteus maximus
H) Quadriceps group

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What part of the body does the deltoid move?


A) Head and neck
B) Upper extremities
C) Trunk of the body
D) Lower extremities

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What part of the body does the zygomaticus move?


A) Head and neck
B) Upper extremities
C) Trunk of the body
D) Lower extremities

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Groups of muscle fibers are called


A) microfilaments
B) fascia
C) fascicles
D) none of the above

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Skeletal muscles contain a substance called myoglobin that helps store oxygen.

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During strenuous exercise,the muscles' use of oxygen and nutrients can outstrip the blood's ability to supply them.

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The thin myofilament in a muscle fiber is made of actin.

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When a muscle contraction occurs


A) the actin gets shorter
B) the myosin gets shorter
C) the Z lines are pulled closer together
D) both a and b

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The pull of gravity assists the muscles in maintaining body posture.

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Match the muscles that move the lower extremity with their function. -Flexes thigh and rotates lower leg


A) Tibialis anterior
B) Iliopsoas
C) Gastrocnemius
D) Sartorius
E) Adductor group
F) Hamstring group
G) Gluteus maximus
H) Quadriceps group

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Match the muscles that move the lower extremity with their function. -Flexes knee


A) Tibialis anterior
B) Iliopsoas
C) Gastrocnemius
D) Sartorius
E) Adductor group
F) Hamstring group
G) Gluteus maximus
H) Quadriceps group

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The origin of a muscle is on the more stationary bone.

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Match the muscles that move the upper extremities and the muscles of the trunk with their function. -Extends elbow


A) Latissimus dorsi
B) Deltoid
C) Triceps brachii
D) Pectoralis major
E) Biceps brachii
F) Rectus abdominis
G) External oblique

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Moving a part of the body away from the midline of the body is called


A) adduction
B) abduction
C) rotation
D) pronation

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Endurance training causes muscle hypertrophy.

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Bursae and tendon sheaths have the same function.

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