Quiz on Arm and Hand Muscles
Directions:
Please answer the questions shown in the
following slides. When you have answered
incorrectly, you will be taken back to the
previous slide. If you answer correctly you will
proceed to the next slide. Please feel free to take
this quiz as many times as you wish.
By Robert Pankey
Texas State University
Illustrations by
Primal Interactive Anatomy
1. What side of the arm is
showing in this illustration?
Anterior
Posterior
By Robert Pankey
Texas State University
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Primal Interactive Anatomy
2. What is the muscle located at the
upper portion of the illustration?
a. The triceps
b. The biceps
c. The anconeus
By Robert Pankey
Texas State University
Illustrations by
Primal Interactive Anatomy
3. The bones shown in the illustration below
depicts a frontal view of the elbow joint
a. True
b. False
By Robert Pankey
Texas State University
Illustrations by
Primal Interactive Anatomy
4. The tendon shown in the illustration
below is the distal part of the triceps muscle
a. True
b. False
By Robert Pankey
Texas State University
Illustrations by
Primal Interactive Anatomy
5. What is the muscle just below the elbow
joint to the left side of this illustration?
a. The anconeus
b. The pronator
teres
c. The supinator
d. None of the
above
By Robert Pankey
Texas State University
Illustrations by
Primal Interactive Anatomy
6. What is the muscle shown on the
arm in the illustration below?
a. The triceps
b. The bicepts
c. The brachioradialis
By Robert Pankey
Texas State University
Illustrations by
Primal Interactive Anatomy
7. What is/are the origination point(s) to
the arm muscle shown below?
a.
The supra glenoid
fossa of scapula
b. The coracoid
process of scapula
c. The olecranon
process
d. a & b
e. b & c
By Robert Pankey
Texas State University
Illustrations by
Primal Interactive Anatomy
8. What is the insertion point to the muscle
shown in at the top of the illustration below?
a. The olecranon
process
b. The ulnar
tuberosity
c. The radial
tuberosity
d. None of the
above
By Robert Pankey
Texas State University
Illustrations by
Primal Interactive Anatomy
9. What is the name of the broad ligamentous sheath
surrounding the wrist in this illustration below?
a. The flexor
retinaculum
b. The extensor
retinaculum
c. The pronator
quadratus
d. The extrinsics
By Robert Pankey
Texas State University
Illustrations by
Primal Interactive Anatomy
10. What action is involved when the
muscles in the illustration are contracted?
a. Extension of
the hand and
fingers
b. Flexion of the
hand and
fingers
c. Both a & b
By Robert Pankey
Texas State University
Illustrations by
Primal Interactive Anatomy
11. What are the actions involved with the arm
muscle shown in the illustration below?
a. Extension of
the arm at the
elbow
b. Flexion of the
arm at the
elbow
c. Supination
d. Both b & c
By Robert Pankey
Texas State University
Illustrations by
Primal Interactive Anatomy
12. The four sided muscle shown at the
top on the wrist is the
a. Supinator
b. Pronator
quadratus
c. Brachioradialis
d. Anconeus
By Robert Pankey
Texas State University
Illustrations by
Primal Interactive Anatomy
13. The muscles shown in this illustration
are extrinsic muscles of the hand.
a. True
b. False
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Texas State University
Illustrations by
Primal Interactive Anatomy
14. The triangular muscle at the bottom
of this illustration is responsible for
a. Supination
b. Pronation
c. Flexion of the
elbow
By Robert Pankey
Texas State University
Illustrations by
Primal Interactive Anatomy
15. This illustration depicts an
posterior view of the lower arm.
a. True
b. False
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Texas State University
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Primal Interactive Anatomy
16. These muscles are responsible for
extension of the hand and fingers.
a. True
b. False
By Robert Pankey
Texas State University
Illustrations by
Primal Interactive Anatomy
17. What is the insertion point of the
supinator muscle shown below
a. The ulna
b. The radius
c. The humerus
By Robert Pankey
Texas State University
Illustrations by
Primal Interactive Anatomy
18. What actions are made on contraction
of the muscles in this illustration?
a. Extension of
the hand and
arm at the
elbow
b. Flexion of the
hand and arm at
the elbow
By Robert Pankey
Texas State University
Illustrations by
Primal Interactive Anatomy
19. What actions are made on contraction
of the muscles in this illustration?
a. Extension of the
hand and arm at
the elbow joint
b. Flexion of the
hand and arm at
the elbow joint
By Robert Pankey
Texas State University
Illustrations by
Primal Interactive Anatomy
20. What muscle is shown in this illustration
located below the elbow on the lateral side on the
forearm?
a. The anconeus
b. The
brachiaradialis
c. The pronator
teres
By Robert Pankey
Texas State University
Illustrations by
Primal Interactive Anatomy
21. What is the ligamentous
band shown in this illustration?
a. The flexor
retinaculum
b. The extensor
retinaculum
c. The pronator
quadratus
By Robert Pankey
Texas State University
Illustrations by
Primal Interactive Anatomy
22. What are the two actions involved in the
muscle shown on the arm in this illustration?
a. Flexion and
pronation
b. Extension and
supination
c. Extension and
pronation
d. Flexion and
supination
By Robert Pankey
Texas State University
Illustrations by
Primal Interactive Anatomy
23. What is the distal attachment
(insertion point) of this arm muscle?
a. The radial
tuberosity
b. The olecranon
process of the
ulna
c. The
supracondyle of
the humerus
By Robert Pankey
Texas State University
Illustrations by
Primal Interactive Anatomy
24. What is the action of the muscle below the
elbow on the right side of the illustration below?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Flexion
Extention
Supination
Pronation
By Robert Pankey
Texas State University
Illustrations by
Primal Interactive Anatomy