Question 1

What spinal segmental levels innervate the diaphragm?

Accepted Answer

A) C3,C4,C5 
B) C8,T1,T2 
C) C4,C5,C6 
D) T1,T2,T3 
A) C3,C4,C5 
B) C8,T1,T2 
C) C4,C5,C6 
D) T1,T2,T3

Question 2

Which one of the following muscles is primarily an accessory muscle of respiration?

Accepted Answer

A) latissimus dorsi 
B) serratus posterior superior 
C) serratus anterior 
D) erector spinae group 
A) latissimus dorsi 
B) serratus posterior superior 
C) serratus anterior 
D) erector spinae group

Question 3

Which is an eccentric function of the subcostales at the sternocostal and costospinal joints?

Accepted Answer

A) restrains/slows elevation of ribs eight through ten 
B) restrains/slows depression of ribs eight through ten 
C) restrains/slows elevation of ribs three through five 
D) restrains/slows depression of ribs one through six 
A) restrains/slows elevation of ribs eight through ten 
B) restrains/slows depression of ribs eight through ten 
C) restrains/slows elevation of ribs three through five 
D) restrains/slows depression of ribs one through six

Question 4

Which are the attachments of the transversus thoracis?

Accepted Answer

A) external surfaces of the sternum,xiphoid process,and adjacent costal cartilages to the external surface of costal cartilages two through six 
B) rib to the rib directly superior 
C) ribs three through five to the sternum and xiphoid process 
D) internal surfaces of the sternum,xiphoid process,and adjacent costal cartilages to the internal surface of costal cartilages two through six 
A) external surfaces of the sternum,xiphoid process,and adjacent costal cartilages to the external surface of costal cartilages two through six 
B) rib to the rib directly superior 
C) ribs three through five to the sternum and xiphoid process 
D) internal surfaces of the sternum,xiphoid process,and adjacent costal cartilages to the internal surface of costal cartilages two through six

Question 5

Which is a mnemonic to remember which spinal segments contribute to the nerve that innervates the diaphragm?

Accepted Answer

A) T1,2,3 keeps your breathing free! 
B) C8,T1,and 2 are breathing for you! 
C) C3,4,5 keeps the diaphragm alive! 
D) C2,3,4 innervates the diaphragm evermore! 
A) T1,2,3 keeps your breathing free! 
B) C8,T1,and 2 are breathing for you! 
C) C3,4,5 keeps the diaphragm alive! 
D) C2,3,4 innervates the diaphragm evermore!

Question 6

Which is an action of the external intercostals?

Accepted Answer

A) elevation of ribs two through twelve at the sternocostal and costospinal joints 
B) elevation of the scapula at the scapulocostal joint 
C) depression of the scapula at the scapulocostal joint 
D) none of the above 
A) elevation of ribs two through twelve at the sternocostal and costospinal joints 
B) elevation of the scapula at the scapulocostal joint 
C) depression of the scapula at the scapulocostal joint 
D) none of the above

Question 7

Which is an eccentric function of the external intercostals?

Accepted Answer

A) restrains/slows elevation of ribs two through twelve at the sternocostal and costospinal joints 
B) restrains/slows elevation of the scapula at the scapulocostal joint 
C) restrains/slows depression of ribs two through twelve at the sternocostal and costospinal joints 
D) none of the above 
A) restrains/slows elevation of ribs two through twelve at the sternocostal and costospinal joints 
B) restrains/slows elevation of the scapula at the scapulocostal joint 
C) restrains/slows depression of ribs two through twelve at the sternocostal and costospinal joints 
D) none of the above

Question 8

The sternocostalis and the triangularis sternae are different names for what muscle?

Accepted Answer

A) transversus abdominis 
B) transversus thoracis 
C) pectoralis major 
D) latissimus dorsi 
A) transversus abdominis 
B) transversus thoracis 
C) pectoralis major 
D) latissimus dorsi

Question 9

What provides innervation for the diaphragm?

Accepted Answer

A) intercostal nerves 
B) thoracodorsal nerve 
C) phrenic nerve 
D) none of the above 
A) intercostal nerves 
B) thoracodorsal nerve 
C) phrenic nerve 
D) none of the above

Question 10

Which muscle is unusual in that it is under both conscious control and unconscious control of the nervous system?

Accepted Answer

A) subcostales 
B) trapezius 
C) diaphragm 
D) none of the above 
A) subcostales 
B) trapezius 
C) diaphragm 
D) none of the above

Question 11

Which is an action of the diaphragm?

Accepted Answer

A) increase the volume of the thoracic cavity 
B) decrease the volume of the thoracic cavity 
C) increase the volume of the abdominal cavity 
D) assists in expiration 
A) increase the volume of the thoracic cavity 
B) decrease the volume of the thoracic cavity 
C) increase the volume of the abdominal cavity 
D) assists in expiration

Question 12

What provides innervation for the levatores costarum?

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 13

What muscle is immediately deep to the rhomboids?

Accepted Answer

A) spinalis 
B) serratus posterior inferior 
C) serratus posterior superior 
D) levator scapulae 
A) spinalis 
B) serratus posterior inferior 
C) serratus posterior superior 
D) levator scapulae

Question 14

Which intercostal nerves innervate the serratus posterior inferior?

Accepted Answer

A) two through five 
B) five through nine 
C) nine through eleven 
D) all of the above 
A) two through five 
B) five through nine 
C) nine through eleven 
D) all of the above

Question 15

Which best describes the location of the external intercostals?

Accepted Answer

A) intercostal spaces of ribs one through six 
B) intercostal spaces of ribs six through twelve 
C) intercostal spaces of ribs one through twelve 
D) intercostal spaces of ribs four through eight 
A) intercostal spaces of ribs one through six 
B) intercostal spaces of ribs six through twelve 
C) intercostal spaces of ribs one through twelve 
D) intercostal spaces of ribs four through eight

Question 16

What provides innervation for the external intercostals?

Accepted Answer

A) intercostal nerves 
B) lumbar plexus 
C) long thoracic nerve 
D) brachial plexus 
A) intercostal nerves 
B) lumbar plexus 
C) long thoracic nerve 
D) brachial plexus

Question 17

Which is an action of the external intercostals?

Accepted Answer

A) elevation of ribs two through twelve at the sternocostal and costospinal joints 
B) depression of ribs two through twelve at the sternocostal and costospinal joints 
C) depression of the clavicle at the sternoclavicular joint 
D) elevation of the clavicle at the sternoclavicular joint 
A) elevation of ribs two through twelve at the sternocostal and costospinal joints 
B) depression of ribs two through twelve at the sternocostal and costospinal joints 
C) depression of the clavicle at the sternoclavicular joint 
D) elevation of the clavicle at the sternoclavicular joint

Question 18

Which is an eccentric function of the diaphragm?

Accepted Answer

A) restrains/slows increase the volume of the thoracic cavity 
B) restrains/slows decrease the volume of the thoracic cavity 
C) restrains/slows decrease the volume of the abdominal cavity 
D) restrains/slows depression of the twelfth rib at the costospinal joints 
A) restrains/slows increase the volume of the thoracic cavity 
B) restrains/slows decrease the volume of the thoracic cavity 
C) restrains/slows decrease the volume of the abdominal cavity 
D) restrains/slows depression of the twelfth rib at the costospinal joints

What spinal segmental levels innervate the diaphragm?

Which one of the following muscles is primarily an accessory muscle of respiration?

Which is an eccentric function of the subcostales at the sternocostal and costospinal joints?

Which are the attachments of the transversus thoracis?

Which is a mnemonic to remember which spinal segments contribute to the nerve that innervates the diaphragm?

Which is an action of the external intercostals?

Which is an eccentric function of the external intercostals?

The sternocostalis and the triangularis sternae are different names for what muscle?

What provides innervation for the diaphragm?

Which muscle is unusual in that it is under both conscious control and unconscious control of the nervous system?

Which is an action of the diaphragm?

What provides innervation for the levatores costarum?

What muscle is immediately deep to the rhomboids?

Which intercostal nerves innervate the serratus posterior inferior?

Which best describes the location of the external intercostals?

What provides innervation for the external intercostals?

Which is an action of the external intercostals?

Which is an eccentric function of the diaphragm?

Basic Kinesiology Terminology

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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 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

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Exam 11: Muscles of the Rib Cage Joints

What spinal segmental levels innervate the diaphragm?

Which one of the following muscles is primarily an accessory muscle of respiration?

Which is an eccentric function of the subcostales at the sternocostal and costospinal joints?

Which are the attachments of the transversus thoracis?

Which is a mnemonic to remember which spinal segments contribute to the nerve that innervates the diaphragm?

Which is an action of the external intercostals?

Which is an eccentric function of the external intercostals?

The sternocostalis and the triangularis sternae are different names for what muscle?

What provides innervation for the diaphragm?

Which muscle is unusual in that it is under both conscious control and unconscious control of the nervous system?

Which is an action of the diaphragm?

What provides innervation for the levatores costarum?

What muscle is immediately deep to the rhomboids?

Which intercostal nerves innervate the serratus posterior inferior?

Which best describes the location of the external intercostals?

What provides innervation for the external intercostals?

Which is an action of the external intercostals?

Which is an eccentric function of the diaphragm?

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 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

Filters