10. Muscles

What is the primary function of the sarcomere in muscle tissue?

Which of the following muscles is the prime mover for flexion of the arm at the shoulder?

To which bony process does the deltoid muscle attach?

What structure attaches a muscle to a bone?

Which muscle is primarily responsible for flexion of the elbow?

What is the primary action of the pronator teres muscle?

Which of the following muscles extends the knee?

Which muscle is primarily responsible for rotating the scapula upward during arm elevation?

Which muscle relaxes to allow the elbow to flex?

Which of the following best explains how muscles and bones work together to bend the arm at the elbow?

Which of the following characteristics describe adduction?

Which of the following is a general rule regarding skeletal muscle actions?

Which of the following is an action of the biceps brachii muscle?

Which of the following muscles is primarily responsible for flexing the forearm at the elbow joint?

Which of the following correctly lists the steps of muscle relaxation in order, starting from the cessation of a nerve impulse?