Quiz 2

Question 1

What is the innermost abdominal muscle?

Answer 1

Transversus abdominis

Question 2

What is the second innermost abdominal muscle?

Answer 2

Internal oblique

Question 3

What is the second outermost abdominal muscle?

Answer 3

External oblique

Question 4

What is the outermost abdominal muscle?

Answer 4

Rectus Abdominis

Question 5

Which pose below contracts the transversus abdominis?
A. Boat
B. Side crow
C. Side plank
D. Plank

Answer 5

D. Plank

Question 6

Which pose below contracts the internal oblique?
A. Boat
B. Side crow
C. Side plank
D. Plank

Answer 6

B. Side crow

Question 7

Which pose below contracts the external oblique?
A. Boat
B. Side crow
C. Side plank
D. Plank

Answer 7

C. Side plank

Question 8

Which pose below contracts the rectus abdominis?
A. Boat
B. Side crow
C. Side plank
D. Plank

Answer 8

A. Boat

Question 9

What is the name of the diamond shaped muscle on the upper back?

Answer 9

Trapezius

Question 10

Which pose flexes the upper fibers of the trapezius muscle?
A. Eagle Arms
B. Neck side stretch
C. Upward salute

Answer 10

B. Neck side stretch

Question 11

Which pose flexes the middle fibers of the trapezius muscle?
A. Eagle Arms
B. Neck side stretch
C. Upward salute

Answer 11

A. Eagle arms

Question 12

Which pose flexes the lower fibers of the trapezius muscle?
A. Eagle Arms
B. Neck side stretch
C. Upward salute

Answer 12

C. Upward salute

Question 13

What is the action of the upper fibers of the trapezius muscle?

a. Elevate/upwardly rotate the scapula, extend neck
b. Help upper fibers upwardly rotate. Depress the scapula.
c. Retract/adduct the scapula

Answer 13

a. Elevate/upwardly rotate the scapula, extend neck

Question 14

What is the action of the middle fibers of the trapezius muscle?

a. Elevate/upwardly rotate the scapula, extend neck
b. Help upper fibers upwardly rotate. Depress the scapula.
c. Retract/adduct the scapula

Answer 14

c. Retract/adduct the scapula

Question 15

What is the action of the lower fibers of the trapezius muscle?

a. Elevate/upwardly rotate the scapula, extend neck
b. Help upper fibers upwardly rotate. Depress the scapula.
c. Retract/adduct the scapula

Answer 15

b. Help upper fibers upwardly rotate. Depress the scapula.

Question 16

What is the group of muscles that spans up along the spine?

Answer 16

Erector Spinae

Question 17

What is the main action of the erector spinae?

Answer 17

Extends, laterally flexes, and assists in rotating the torso and neck.

Question 18

Pick one contracting and one stretching pose for the erector spinae muscle from the following:
A. Cat
B. Reclining big toe
C. Reclined bound angle
D. Locust pose

Answer 18

D. Locust pose (contracting)

A. Cat (stretching)

Question 19

What are the two chest muscles?

Answer 19

Pectoralis major and pectoralis minor

Question 20

What are the main actions of the pectoralis major and pectoralis minor?

Answer 20

Adducts and internally rotates humerus.

Flexes shoulder from behind to overhead.

Question 21

Pick one contracting and one stretching pose for the chest muscles from the following:
A. Side angle
B. Four-limbed
C. Bow
D. Big toe

Answer 21

B. Four-limbed (contracts)

C. Bow (stretches)

Question 22

What is the name of larger hip muscle?

Answer 22

Quadratus Lumborum

Question 23

What is the name of smaller hip muscle?

Answer 23

Psoas Major

Question 24

Main action of hip muscles?

Answer 24

Extends, laterally flexes, and assists in rotating the torso

Question 25

``` Pick two poses that contract and two that stretch the hip muscles from the following: A. Triangle B. Wheel C. Forward fold D. Revolved head-to-toe ```

Answer 25

A. Triangle (contracted on folded hip, stretched on open hip) B. Wheel (stretch) C. Forward fold (contract) D. Revolved head-to-toe (contracted on folded hip, stretched on open hip)

Question 26

What is the name of the lower back muscle that resembles bat wings?

Answer 26

Latissimus Dorsi

Question 27

What is the main action of the latissimis dorsi mucle?

Answer 27

Adducts arms from overhead. Internally rotates humerus.

Question 28

``` Pick one contracting and one stretching pose for the latissimis dorsi muscle from the following: A. Easy B. One legged pigeon C. Scale D. Cow face arms ```

Answer 28

C. Scale (contracts) | D. Cow face arms (stretches)