Exam 16: Appendicular Muscles

A nurse is preparing an injection for Amy. The amount of medication to be injected is 2 mL. What area of Amy's body will the nurse most likely select for this injection, and why?

Which of the following is not a posterior muscle that acts on the shoulder girdle?

The gastrocnemius and soleus muscles act as antagonists.

Which of the following body systems assists the muscles in maintaining posture?

The circulatory system is responsible for muscle tone.

Lumbrical muscles are examples of intrinsic muscles of the hand.

The muscle(s) assisting in rotating the arm outward is(are) the:

The teres major and teres minor muscles move the:

The flexor muscles that move the fingers are mostly located on the:

Poor posture puts abnormal strain on bones and may eventually produce deformities.

The muscle that extends and adducts the arm is the:

Which of the following is not a muscle of the quadriceps femoris group?

The muscle that allows the thumb to be drawn across the palm to touch the tip of any finger is the:

Which of the following is not a muscle that moves the thigh?

The deltoid is an example of a multifunction muscle.

To give stability to the shoulder, both the clavicle and scapula have very limited movement.

The Achilles tendon is common to both the gastrocnemius and the soleus.

The muscle that flexes the semipronated or semisupinated forearm is the:

Explain how, during sleep, the muscles of the throat relax and can allow the muscles to partially close the airway, causing sleep apnea.

Muscles located on the lower leg move the: