BMS100 Lower Appendicular Muscles Quiz, Fall 2010
Name & Lab Day __________________________________________
1. Complete each of the following sentences with the name of a bone.
a. Muscles that flex or extend the thigh insert on the…
b. Muscles that flex or extend the leg (“lower leg”) insert on the…
2. Answer the following questions about the quadriceps femoris muscles (“quads”).
a. Which specific quadriceps muscle is located on the “outer side” of the front of
the thigh?
b. Which specific quadriceps muscle is located on the “inner side” of the front of
the thigh?
c. One of the “quads” muscles is capable of another action in addition to
extension of the leg. Name this specific quadriceps muscle and state the
additional action of which it is capable.
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3. Answer the following questions about climbing stairs.
a. When climbing stairs, what action is occurring at the right hip joint when the
right thigh is “up” and the foot is pushing down on the stair step?
Choose one. 1- flexion
2- extension 3- abduction 4- adduction
b. Name the largest single muscle that provides the most power for the action
named in part ‘a.’ of this question.
c. When climbing stairs, what action is occurring at the right knee joint when the
right knee is “up” and the right foot is pushing down on the stair step?
Choose one. 1- flexion
2- extension 3- abduction 4- adduction
d. Name the muscle group that provides the power for the action named in
part ‘c.’ of this question.
* continued on other side *
4. Answer the following questions about movements of the thigh.
a. In which motion do the thighs move closer together (toward each other) –
(choose one) abduction or adduction?
b. In which motion do the thighs move farther apart (away from each other) –
(choose one) abduction or adduction?
c. What is the location of the adductor magnus muscle?
d. Name the largest buttocks muscle that is involved in abduction of the thigh.
5. Which one of the following muscles is attached to the lumbar region of the spine and
is also important in movements of the thigh? Choose one.
a. psoas major
b. rectus femoris
c. biceps femoris
d. gluteus medius
e. adductor magnus
6. Answer the following questions about the “hamstrings.”
a. Write the names of the three (3) specific muscles that are known as the
“hamstrings.”
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b. Which joint is flexed (bent to a smaller angle) by the “hamstrings?”
c. Which joint is extended (increased to a larger angle) by the “hamstrings?”
7. Answer the following questions about movements of the foot.
a. What is the term for the movement in which the ankle is bent such that the
top of the foot is brought “up” (closer to the shin)?
b. What is the term for the movement in which ankle is bent such that the
bottom of the foot is pushed “down” (away from the shin)?
c. Name the two (2) largest muscles that perform the action described in ‘b.’
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