Muscles and Body Movements

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Which of the following is true about muscle movement?

Muscle movement is achieved by muscles moving attached bones (correct)

Muscle movement is achieved by ligaments moving attached bones

Muscle movement is achieved by bones moving attached muscles

Muscle movement is achieved by tendons moving attached muscles

What is the origin of a muscle?

Attachment to an immoveable bone (correct)

Attachment to a movable bone

Attachment to a ligament

Attachment to a tendon

What is flexion?

Straightens the elbow or knee

Brings two bones farther apart

Decreases the angle of the joint (correct)

Increases the angle of the joint

Which type of movement involves the bone rotating around its longitudinal axis?

Rotation Signup and view all the answers

Which type of movement involves moving a limb away from the midline?

Abduction Signup and view all the answers

Which type of movement involves moving a limb toward the midline?

Adduction Signup and view all the answers

Which type of movement involves a combination of flexion, extension, abduction, and adduction?

Circumduction Signup and view all the answers

What is the movement called when the foot is lifted towards the shin?

Dorsiflexion (ex tibialis anterior) Signup and view all the answers

What is the movement called when the foot is pointed downwards?

Plantar flexion Signup and view all the answers

Which movement involves turning the sole of the foot medially?

Inversion Signup and view all the answers

Which movement involves turning the sole of the foot laterally?

Eversion Signup and view all the answers

Which movement involves the forearm rotating laterally so the palm faces anteriorly?

Supination Signup and view all the answers

Which movement involves the forearm rotating medially so the palm faces posteriorly?

Pronation Signup and view all the answers

Which one of these is true about supination?

The radius and ulna are parallel Signup and view all the answers

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Which of the following is true about muscle movement?

What is the origin of a muscle?

What is flexion?

Which type of movement involves the bone rotating around its longitudinal axis?

Which type of movement involves moving a limb away from the midline?

Which type of movement involves moving a limb toward the midline?

Which type of movement involves a combination of flexion, extension, abduction, and adduction?

What is the movement called when the foot is lifted towards the shin?

What is the movement called when the foot is pointed downwards?

Which movement involves turning the sole of the foot medially?

Which movement involves turning the sole of the foot laterally?

Which movement involves the forearm rotating laterally so the palm faces anteriorly?

Which movement involves the forearm rotating medially so the palm faces posteriorly?

Which one of these is true about supination?

Which type of muscle aids a prime mover in a movement and helps prevent rotation?

What is the muscle with the major responsibility for a certain movement called?

Which type of muscle opposes or reverses a prime mover?

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