Chapter 11-The Muscular System

Question 1

The subdivision of the female or male perineum that contains the anus

Answer 1

Anal triangle

Question 2

A muscle that has an action opposite of that of the prime mover (agonist) and yields to the movement of the prime mover

Answer 2

Antagonist

Question 3

Nearer to or at the front of the boy. Equivalent to the ventral in bipeds

Answer 3

Anterior

Question 4

The abdomen. The gaster or prominent, fleshy part of a skeletal muscle

Answer 4

Belly

Question 5

The tendon of the soleus, gastrocnemius, and plantaris muscles at the back of the heel. Also called the Achilles tendon

Answer 5

Calcaneal tendon

Question 6

Away from the surface of the body or an organ

Answer 6

Deep

Question 7

Movement in which a part of the body moves inferiorly

Answer 7

Depression

Question 8

Any partition that separates one area from another, especially the dome-shaped skeletal muscle between the thoracic and abdominal cavities. Also a dome-shaped device that is place over the cervix, usually with a spermicide, to prevent conception

Answer 8

Diaphragm

Question 9

Movement in which a part of the body moves superiorly

Answer 9

Elevation

Question 10

An oblique passageway in the anterior abdominal wall just superior and parallel to the medial half of the inguinal ligament that transmits the spermatic cord and ilioinguinal nerve in the male and round ligament of the uterus and ilioinguinal nerve in the female

Answer 10

Inguinal canal

Question 11

The attachment of a muscle tendon to a movable bone or the end opposite the origin

Answer 11

Insertion

Question 12

Between two structures, one of which is a medial and one of which is lateral

Answer 12

Intermediate

Question 13

Farther from the midline of the body or a structure

Answer 13

Lateral

Question 14

The attachment of a muscle tendon to a stationary bone or the end opposite the insertion

Answer 14

Origin

Question 15

The pelvic floor; the space between the anus and the scrotum in the male and between the anus and the vulva in the female

Answer 15

Perineum

Question 16

The muscle directly responsible for producing a desired motion. Also called an agonist

Answer 16

Prime mover

Question 17

A triangular opening in the aponeurosis of the external oblique muscle that represents the termination of the inguinal canal

Answer 17

Superficial inguinal ring

Question 18

Toward the head or upper part of a structure

Answer 18

Superior

Question 19

The region of the pelvic floor inferior to the pubic symphysis bounded by the pubic symphysis and the ischial tuberosities, and containing the external genitalia

Answer 19

Urogential triangle