10. Muscles
Origin and Insertion
10. Muscles
Origin and Insertion
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- 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.
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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?
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The diagram below shows some of the muscles used for chewing. Using your knowledge of the bones, identify the insertion of the masseter.
923views14rank1comments - Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following adducts the fingers and wrist?1157views
- Textbook 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.337views
- Textbook QuestionThe more movable end of a muscle is the (a) insertion, (b) belly, (c) origin, (d) proximal end, (e) distal end.431views
- Textbook QuestionMultiple Choice More than one choice may apply. Which of the following muscles attach to the hip bones? a. Rectus abdominis b. Rectus femoris c. Vastus medialis d. Vastus lateralis379views
- Textbook QuestionThe muscles of facial expression are innervated by cranial nerve (a) VII, (b) V, (c) IV, (d) VI.491views
- ActivityPosterior muscles of the right hip and thigh1310views6rank
- ActivityMuscles of the lateral compartment of the right leg709views3rank
- ActivitySuperficial muscles of the body: Posterior view1057views4rank
- ActivitySuperficial muscles of the body: Anterior view, part 11824views4rank
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