Ch 11 Muscular System Test Bank Questions
Most muscles cross at least one
Joint
The attachment of a muscles tendon to the stationary bone is called the ______; the attachment of the muscles other tendon to the movable bone is called ______.
Origin, insertion
This is an inflammation of the synovial membrane surrounding a joint
Tenosynovitis
A lever is acted on at two different points by two different forces which are
effort and load
Motion will occur in a muscle when the ____ supplies exceeds the _____.
Effort, load
Which of the following is not a fascicle arrangement?
Oval
This type of fascicle arrangement has the fascicles spread over a broad area and converges at a thick central tendon.
Triangular
What is another name for a prime mover?
Agonist
This type of muscle works by stabilizing the origin of a prime mover so that it can act more efficiently.
Fixator
Which of the following is not one of the descriptive ways to name a muscle?
Number of cells