Open QuestionThe chewing muscles that protract the mandible and produce side-to-side grinding movements are thea. buccinators,b. masseters,c. temporalis,d. pterygoids.
Open QuestionMuscles that depress the hyoid bone and larynx include all but thea. sternohyoid,b. omohyoid,c. geniohyoid,d. sternothyroid.
Open QuestionThe strongest masticatory muscle is the (a) pterygoid, (b) masseter, (c) temporalis, (d) mandible.
Open QuestionIntrinsic muscles of the back that promote extension of the spine (or head) include all buta. splenius muscles,b. semispinalis muscles,c. scalene muscles,d. erector spinae.
Open QuestionSeveral muscles act to move and/or stabilize the scapula. Which of the following are small rectangular muscles that square the shoulders as they act together to retract the scapula?a. levator scapulae,b. rhomboids,c. serratus anterior,d. trapezius.
Open QuestionImportant flexors of the vertebral column that act in opposition to the erector spinae are the (a) rectus abdominis, (b) longus capitis, (c) longus colli, (d) scalene.
Open QuestionA prime mover of thigh flexion is thea. rectus femoris,b. iliopsoas,c. vastus muscles,d. gluteus maximus.
Open QuestionThe major extensor of the elbow is the (a) triceps brachii, (b) biceps brachii, (c) deltoid, (d) subscapularis.