Muscle Anatomy and Function Quiz

Muscle Anatomy and Function

• Skeletal muscle is under voluntary control, attached to bone, skin, cartilage, fascia, or a raphe.
• Cardiac muscle is involuntary, striated, and found only in the heart.
• Smooth muscle is involuntary, non-striated, and found in the walls of hollow organs and large vessels.
• Muscle fascicle is a bundle of muscle cells.

Muscle Contraction

• Sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) stores calcium ions.
• Acetylcholine initiates an impulse in the muscle fiber.
• Triad is the structure formed by a T tubule and two adjacent terminal cisterns.
• A band is where thin and thick myofilaments overlap.
• H band is the zone where only thick filaments are present.
• I band is the zone where only thin filaments are present.

Muscle Movements

• Dorsiflexion is the elevation of the foot.
• Plantar flexion is the lowering of the foot.
• Flexion of the knee is performed by the hamstring group.
• Extension of the elbow is performed by the triceps brachii.
• Antagonists are muscles that perform opposing actions.
• Prime movers are muscles that generate the most force for a particular movement.

Specific Muscles

• Digastric muscle opens the mouth.
• Buccinator muscle is used for sucking and whistling.
• Tibialis anterior dorsiflexes the foot.
• Gastrocnemius and soleus plantar flex the foot.
• Quadriceps femoris group extends the knee, and includes the rectus femoris.
• Hamstring group flexes the knee, and includes the biceps femoris.
• Masseter and temporalis are prime movers for chewing.
• Hyoglossus muscle depresses the tongue.
• Platysma muscle forms the anterior surface of the neck.
• Orbicularis oculi is a muscle surrounding the eye.
• Rotator cuff is a group of muscles stabilizing the shoulder joint; the teres major is not part of this group.
• Medial rectus muscle rotates the eyeball medially.
• External oblique, internal oblique, and transversus abdominis are the muscles of the lateral abdominal wall, arranged from superficial to deep.
• Frontal belly of the occipitofrontalis muscle raises the eyebrow.

Test your knowledge on the anatomy and functions of muscles, including skeletal, cardiac, and smooth muscles. Explore the mechanisms of muscle contraction and the various types of muscle movements. This quiz will help reinforce key concepts about muscle structure and function.