10. Muscles

Which of the following tendons is primarily responsible for bending and straightening the knee?

Which two muscles are primarily responsible for pronating the forearm and turning the palm downward?

In the context of facial muscle actions, what is the primary action of the zygomaticus major muscle?

The muscle that serves as the 'prime mover' during a movement is called the:

Which of the following muscles is NOT part of the rotator cuff?

Which of the following is an example of antagonistic muscle action?

Which muscle group is primarily responsible for extension of the knee joint?

The temporalis muscle ______ the mandible.

Which two muscle groups work as antagonistic pairs in the leg?

Which muscle is primarily responsible for plantar flexion of the foot at the ankle?

Which action is primarily performed by the infraspinatus muscle at the glenohumeral (shoulder) joint?

In the context of muscle actions, what best describes a prime mover (agonist) muscle?

Which muscle is the primary extensor of the forearm at the elbow joint?

Which term refers to the amount of force a muscle can produce with a single maximum effort?

What is the primary function of the masseter muscle?