Practical Exam Questions

• Agonist


  "Flexor"/Prime Mover, Muscle that contract to produce a particular movement.
• Antagonist


  "Extensor" Muscle that opposes or resists the action of another.
• Synergist 


  "Aid muscle" Helps with the process action of another.
• Fixator


  Assists by preventing movement at a joint and thereby stabilizing the agonist.
• Origin 


  The less moveable of the two points of attachment of a muscle.
• Insertion 


  End of a muscle attached to a moveable part.
• What are the muscles that make up the hamstring?


  Bicep femoris, Semimembranosus, & Semiteninosus.
• What are the muscles that make up the Quadriceps?


  Rectus femoris, Vastus Lateralis, Vastus Medialis & Vastus Intermedius.
• What are the muscles that make up the Rotator Cuff?


  Subscapularis, Supraspinatus, Infraspinatus & Teres Minor.
• What are the muscles that make up the Triceps Surae?


  Gastrocnemius, Solus & Plantaris.
• What is the nerve that innervates the Deltoid?

  Axillary Nerve
• What is the nerve that innervates the Sternocleidomastoid?

  Accessory Nerve
• What is the nerve that innervates the Trapezius?

  Accessory Nerve
• What nerve innervates the Hamstrings?


  Sciatic Nerve
• Identify the bone feature that serves as insertion and origin for the Sternocleidomastoid.

  Origin - Madribum of Sternum

  Insertion - Mastoid Process
• Identify the bone feature that serves as insertion and origin for the Infraspinatus.

  Origin - Infraspinous Fossa of Scapula

  Insertion - Greater Tubercle of Humerus
• Identify the bone feature that serves as insertion and origin for the Biceps Brachii

  Origin - Coracoid Process of Scapula

  Insertion - Radial Tuberosity
• How do skeletal muscles attach to bone? What is this tissue made of?

  Skeletal muscles attach to the bone via tendons. These are made of dens regular connective tissue.
• The bicep brachii is a synergist to the

  Brachialis
• The trapezius is a fixator to the scapula while the ___ contracts

  Bicep
• The pectoralis minor to the sternum demonstrates a point of

  Origin
• The humerus to the pectoralis major demonstrates a point of

  Insertion
• The deltoid is a ___ if the latissmius dorsi is a ___

  Agonist - Antagonist