Multiple Choice
True or False: if false, choose the answer that best corrects the statement.
During a muscle contraction, the origin moves towards the insertion.
10. Muscles
Origin and Insertion
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Origin and Insertion
- Multiple Choice
The flexor carpi ulnaris is a muscle that adducts and flexes the hand at the wrist. The muscle attaches to both the humerus and the base of the 5th metacarpal. Based on the movement that this muscle performs, which attachment is the origin?
- Multiple Choice
The diagram below shows some of the muscles used for chewing. Using your knowledge of the bones, identify the insertion of the masseter.
- Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following adducts the fingers and wrist?
- Multiple ChoiceHow many origins are there for the biceps brachii muscle?
- Multiple ChoiceThe external intercostal muscles are used primarily in __________.
- Multiple ChoiceThe attachment site of a muscle's tendon to the more-movable bone is called the __________.
- Multiple ChoiceWhich muscle flexes and rotates the lumbar region of the vertebral column?
- Multiple ChoiceA muscle that is inserted on the mandible is probably involved in __________.
- Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following muscles aids inspiration by lifting the first two ribs?
- Multiple ChoiceWhen the diaphragm contracts, __________.
- Multiple ChoiceStanding on your toes is an example of a __________.
- Multiple ChoiceThe most common lever systems in the body are those that have the applied force between the fulcrum and the resistance. These are called __________ levers.
- Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following statements about second-class levers is correct?
- Open QuestionLevers make action more versatile by all of the following, except (a) changing the location of the muscle's insertion, (b) changing the speed of movement produced by an applied force, (c) changing the distance of movement produced by an applied force, (d) changing the strength of an applied force, (e) changing the direction of an applied force.