Question 1

Generally,what nerve innervates the anterior thigh?

Accepted Answer

A) femoral nerve 
B) obturator nerve 
C) sciatic nerve 
D) superior gluteal nerve 
A) femoral nerve 
B) obturator nerve 
C) sciatic nerve 
D) superior gluteal nerve

Question 2

Which is an eccentric function of the vastus lateralis?

Accepted Answer

A) restrains/slows flexion of the thigh at the hip joint 
B) restrains/slows extension of the thigh at the hip joint 
C) restrains/slows flexion of the leg at the knee joint 
D) restrains/slows medial rotation of the leg at the knee joint 
A) restrains/slows flexion of the thigh at the hip joint 
B) restrains/slows extension of the thigh at the hip joint 
C) restrains/slows flexion of the leg at the knee joint 
D) restrains/slows medial rotation of the leg at the knee joint

Question 3

What provides innervation for the articularis genus?

Accepted Answer

A) femoral nerve 
B) obturator nerve 
C) sciatic nerve 
D) inferior gluteal nerve 
A) femoral nerve 
B) obturator nerve 
C) sciatic nerve 
D) inferior gluteal nerve

Question 4

If a muscle crosses the knee joint anteriorly with a vertical direction to its fibers,what eccentric function will it most likely have?

Accepted Answer

A) restrains/slows flexion of the thigh at the hip joint 
B) restrains/slows extension of the thigh at the knee joint 
C) restrains/slows flexion of the leg at the knee joint 
D) restrains/slows extension of the leg at the knee joint 
A) restrains/slows flexion of the thigh at the hip joint 
B) restrains/slows extension of the thigh at the knee joint 
C) restrains/slows flexion of the leg at the knee joint 
D) restrains/slows extension of the leg at the knee joint

Question 5

What provides innervation for the quadriceps femoris group?

Accepted Answer

A) obturator nerve 
B) femoral nerve 
C) sciatic nerve 
D) inferior gluteal nerve 
A) obturator nerve 
B) femoral nerve 
C) sciatic nerve 
D) inferior gluteal nerve

Question 6

Which is an eccentric function of the quadriceps femoris group?

Accepted Answer

A) restrains/slows flexion of the leg at the knee joint 
B) restrains/slows flexion of the thigh at the hip joint 
C) restrains/slows extension of the leg at the knee joint 
D) restrains/slows plantarflexion of the foot at the ankle joint 
A) restrains/slows flexion of the leg at the knee joint 
B) restrains/slows flexion of the thigh at the hip joint 
C) restrains/slows extension of the leg at the knee joint 
D) restrains/slows plantarflexion of the foot at the ankle joint

Question 7

Which is an action of the popliteus?

Accepted Answer

A) extension of the thigh at the knee joint 
B) lateral rotation of the thigh at the knee joint 
C) extension of the leg at the knee joint 
D) medial rotation of the thigh at the knee joint 
A) extension of the thigh at the knee joint 
B) lateral rotation of the thigh at the knee joint 
C) extension of the leg at the knee joint 
D) medial rotation of the thigh at the knee joint

Question 8

Which muscles are lateral hamstring muscles?

Accepted Answer

A) biceps femoris and rectus femoris 
B) semitendinosus and semimembranosus 
C) semimembranosus and biceps femoris 
D) biceps femoris 
A) biceps femoris and rectus femoris 
B) semitendinosus and semimembranosus 
C) semimembranosus and biceps femoris 
D) biceps femoris

Question 9

What are the names of the two proximal tendons of the rectus femoris?

Accepted Answer

A) straight and deep 
B) deep and superficial 
C) long and short 
D) reflected and straight 
A) straight and deep 
B) deep and superficial 
C) long and short 
D) reflected and straight

Question 10

Which is an action of the hamstring group?

Accepted Answer

A) extension of the trunk at the spinal joints 
B) dorsiflexion of the foot at the ankle joint 
C) flexion of the thigh at the hip joint 
D) extension of the thigh at the hip joint 
A) extension of the trunk at the spinal joints 
B) dorsiflexion of the foot at the ankle joint 
C) flexion of the thigh at the hip joint 
D) extension of the thigh at the hip joint

Question 11

Which is an eccentric function of the hamstring group?

Accepted Answer

A) restrains/slows extension of the thigh at the hip joint 
B) restrains/slows flexion of the leg at the knee joint 
C) restrains/slows posterior tilt of the pelvis at the hip joint 
D) none of the above 
A) restrains/slows extension of the thigh at the hip joint 
B) restrains/slows flexion of the leg at the knee joint 
C) restrains/slows posterior tilt of the pelvis at the hip joint 
D) none of the above

Question 12

Which are the attachments of the hamstring group?

Accepted Answer

A) ischial spine to the head of the fibula 
B) ischial tuberosity and the linea aspera to the proximal tibia and fibula 
C) pubis and ischial tuberosity to the linea aspera of the femur 
D) anterior shaft and the linea aspera of the femur,and the anterior inferior iliac spine (AIIS)to the tibial tuberosity 
A) ischial spine to the head of the fibula 
B) ischial tuberosity and the linea aspera to the proximal tibia and fibula 
C) pubis and ischial tuberosity to the linea aspera of the femur 
D) anterior shaft and the linea aspera of the femur,and the anterior inferior iliac spine (AIIS)to the tibial tuberosity

Question 13

What provides innervation for the biceps femoris?

Accepted Answer

A) sciatic nerve 
B) femoral nerve 
C) obturator nerve 
D) inferior gluteal nerve 
A) sciatic nerve 
B) femoral nerve 
C) obturator nerve 
D) inferior gluteal nerve

Question 14

Which is an action of the hamstring group?

Accepted Answer

A) extension of the leg at the knee joint 
B) flexion of the leg at the knee joint 
C) plantarflexion of the foot at the ankle joint 
D) inversion of the foot at the subtalar joint 
A) extension of the leg at the knee joint 
B) flexion of the leg at the knee joint 
C) plantarflexion of the foot at the ankle joint 
D) inversion of the foot at the subtalar joint

Question 15

Which is an eccentric function of the quadriceps femoris group?

Accepted Answer

A) restrains/slows lateral flexion of the trunk at the spinal joints 
B) restrains/slows extension of the thigh at the hip joint 
C) restrains/slows flexion of the thigh at the hip joint 
D) restrains/slows extension of the leg at the knee joint 
A) restrains/slows lateral flexion of the trunk at the spinal joints 
B) restrains/slows extension of the thigh at the hip joint 
C) restrains/slows flexion of the thigh at the hip joint 
D) restrains/slows extension of the leg at the knee joint

Question 16

Which is an eccentric function of the quadriceps femoris group?

Accepted Answer

A) restrains/slows anterior tilt of the pelvis at the hip joint 
B) restrains/slows extension of the leg at the knee joint 
C) restrains/slows posterior tilt of the pelvis at the hip joint 
D) restrains/slows anterior tilt of the pelvis at the lumbosacral joint 
A) restrains/slows anterior tilt of the pelvis at the hip joint 
B) restrains/slows extension of the leg at the knee joint 
C) restrains/slows posterior tilt of the pelvis at the hip joint 
D) restrains/slows anterior tilt of the pelvis at the lumbosacral joint

Question 17

Which is an action of the semimembranosus?

Accepted Answer

A) abduction of the thigh at the hip joint 
B) flexion of the leg at the knee joint 
C) extension of the arm at the shoulder joint 
D) flexion of the forearm at the elbow joint 
A) abduction of the thigh at the hip joint 
B) flexion of the leg at the knee joint 
C) extension of the arm at the shoulder joint 
D) flexion of the forearm at the elbow joint

Question 18

What provides innervation for the semitendinosus?

Accepted Answer

A) obturator nerve 
B) femoral nerve 
C) sciatic nerve 
D) inferior gluteal nerve 
A) obturator nerve 
B) femoral nerve 
C) sciatic nerve 
D) inferior gluteal nerve

Question 19

What provides innervation for the hamstring group?

Accepted Answer

A) obturator nerve 
B) sciatic nerve 
C) femoral nerve 
D) inferior gluteal nerve 
A) obturator nerve 
B) sciatic nerve 
C) femoral nerve 
D) inferior gluteal nerve

Question 20

Which is an eccentric function of the popliteus?

Accepted Answer

A) restrains/slows extension of the leg at the knee joint 
B) restrains/slows flexion of the leg at the knee joint 
C) restrains/slows flexion of the thigh at the knee joint 
D) restrains/slows pronation of the forearm at the radioulnar joints 
A) restrains/slows extension of the leg at the knee joint 
B) restrains/slows flexion of the leg at the knee joint 
C) restrains/slows flexion of the thigh at the knee joint 
D) restrains/slows pronation of the forearm at the radioulnar joints

Generally,what nerve innervates the anterior thigh?

Which is an eccentric function of the vastus lateralis?

What provides innervation for the articularis genus?

If a muscle crosses the knee joint anteriorly with a vertical direction to its fibers,what eccentric function will it most likely have?

What provides innervation for the quadriceps femoris group?

Which is an eccentric function of the quadriceps femoris group?

Which is an action of the popliteus?

Which muscles are lateral hamstring muscles?

What are the names of the two proximal tendons of the rectus femoris?

Which is an action of the hamstring group?

Which is an eccentric function of the hamstring group?

Which are the attachments of the hamstring group?

What provides innervation for the biceps femoris?

Which is an action of the hamstring group?

Which is an eccentric function of the quadriceps femoris group?

Which is an eccentric function of the quadriceps femoris group?

Which is an action of the semimembranosus?

What provides innervation for the semitendinosus?

What provides innervation for the hamstring group?

Which is an eccentric function of the popliteus?

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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 the Temporomandibular Joints

Muscles of Facial Expression

Muscles of the Hip 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 15: Muscles of the Knee Joint

Generally,what nerve innervates the anterior thigh?

Which is an eccentric function of the vastus lateralis?

What provides innervation for the articularis genus?

If a muscle crosses the knee joint anteriorly with a vertical direction to its fibers,what eccentric function will it most likely have?

What provides innervation for the quadriceps femoris group?

Which is an eccentric function of the quadriceps femoris group?

Which is an action of the popliteus?

Which muscles are lateral hamstring muscles?

What are the names of the two proximal tendons of the rectus femoris?

Which is an action of the hamstring group?

Which is an eccentric function of the hamstring group?

Which are the attachments of the hamstring group?

What provides innervation for the biceps femoris?

Which is an action of the hamstring group?

Which is an eccentric function of the quadriceps femoris group?

Which is an eccentric function of the quadriceps femoris group?

Which is an action of the semimembranosus?

What provides innervation for the semitendinosus?

What provides innervation for the hamstring group?

Which is an eccentric function of the popliteus?

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 the Temporomandibular Joints

Muscles of Facial Expression

Muscles of the Hip 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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