BMD 251 FINAL (SWIGER FINAL EXAM
REVIEW TYSON EXAM 2026) QUESTIONS
COMPLETE WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
\.Muscles can only _____ never _____ - ANSWERS✔-pull; push
\.As muscles shorten, the __________ generally moves toward the _________ -
ANSWERS✔-insertions; origin
\.attachment to movable bone - ANSWERS✔-insertion
\.a muscles fixed attachment on a moveable bone - ANSWERS✔-origin
\.what are the three functional groups of muscles? - ANSWERS✔-prime mover,
antagonist, and synergsists
\.muscles that oppose or reverse a particular movement - ANSWERS✔-antagonists
\.muscles that help regulate the action of a prime mover by providing some
resistance - ANSWERS✔-antagonists
,\.a muscle that has the major responsibility for producing a specific movement -
ANSWERS✔-prime mover
\.what is another name for a prime mover muscle? - ANSWERS✔-agonist
\.a prime mover and its antagonist are located on ____ sides - ANSWERS✔-
opposite
\.antagonist muscles help to _____ the movement from going too far or slow or
stops the movement - ANSWERS✔-prevent
\.these muscles help prime movers by adding a little extra force to the same
movement or by reducing undesirable or unnecessary movements - ANSWERS✔-
synergists
\.When synergists immobilize a bone, or a muscle's origin so that the prime mover
has a stable base on which to act, they are called - ANSWERS✔-fixators
\.some muscle names indicate the bone or body region with which the muscle is
associated - ANSWERS✔-muscle location
\.some muscles are named for their distinctive shapes - ANSWERS✔-muscle shape
\.terms such as maximus, minimus, longus, and brevis are often used in muscle
names - ANSWERS✔-muscle size
,\.the names of some muscles reveal the direction in which their fibers run in
reference to some imaginary line - ANSWERS✔-direction of muscle fibers
\.in muscles with the term rectus in their name run _____ to an imaginary line -
ANSWERS✔-straight
\.transversus indicates that the muscle fibers run at ____ ____ to the line -
ANSWERS✔-right angles
\.oblique muscle fibers run _____ to the imaginary line - ANSWERS✔-obliquely
\.a muscle that crosses on the anterior side of a joint produces _____ -
ANSWERS✔-flexion
\.A muscle that crosses on the posterior side of a joint produces - ANSWERS✔-
extension
\.a muscle that crosses on the lateral side of a joint produces - ANSWERS✔-
abduction
\.the same muscle can perform _____ ______ for different movements -
ANSWERS✔-different functions
, \.the terms biceps (2), triceps (3), & quadriceps (4) reflect the number of origins
or heads - ANSWERS✔-number of origins
\.some muscles are named according to their points of origin and insertion. the
origin always comes firsts. - ANSWERS✔-location of attachments
\.muscles that are named for the movement they produce have action words such
as flexor, extensor, or adductor as part of the muscles name - ANSWERS✔-muscle
action
\.all skeletal muscles contain - ANSWERS✔-fascicles
\.bundles of fibers in muscles are called - ANSWERS✔-fascicles
\.different fascicle arrangements: - ANSWERS✔-circular, convergent, parallel, and
pennate
\.the fascicular pattern is ______ when the fascicles are arranged in concentric
rings - ANSWERS✔-circular
\.a ______ muscle has a broad origin and its fascicles converge toward a single
tendon of insertion - ANSWERS✔-convergent
\.in a ______ arrangement, the length of the fascicles runs parallel to the long axis
of the muscle - ANSWERS✔-parallel
REVIEW TYSON EXAM 2026) QUESTIONS
COMPLETE WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
\.Muscles can only _____ never _____ - ANSWERS✔-pull; push
\.As muscles shorten, the __________ generally moves toward the _________ -
ANSWERS✔-insertions; origin
\.attachment to movable bone - ANSWERS✔-insertion
\.a muscles fixed attachment on a moveable bone - ANSWERS✔-origin
\.what are the three functional groups of muscles? - ANSWERS✔-prime mover,
antagonist, and synergsists
\.muscles that oppose or reverse a particular movement - ANSWERS✔-antagonists
\.muscles that help regulate the action of a prime mover by providing some
resistance - ANSWERS✔-antagonists
,\.a muscle that has the major responsibility for producing a specific movement -
ANSWERS✔-prime mover
\.what is another name for a prime mover muscle? - ANSWERS✔-agonist
\.a prime mover and its antagonist are located on ____ sides - ANSWERS✔-
opposite
\.antagonist muscles help to _____ the movement from going too far or slow or
stops the movement - ANSWERS✔-prevent
\.these muscles help prime movers by adding a little extra force to the same
movement or by reducing undesirable or unnecessary movements - ANSWERS✔-
synergists
\.When synergists immobilize a bone, or a muscle's origin so that the prime mover
has a stable base on which to act, they are called - ANSWERS✔-fixators
\.some muscle names indicate the bone or body region with which the muscle is
associated - ANSWERS✔-muscle location
\.some muscles are named for their distinctive shapes - ANSWERS✔-muscle shape
\.terms such as maximus, minimus, longus, and brevis are often used in muscle
names - ANSWERS✔-muscle size
,\.the names of some muscles reveal the direction in which their fibers run in
reference to some imaginary line - ANSWERS✔-direction of muscle fibers
\.in muscles with the term rectus in their name run _____ to an imaginary line -
ANSWERS✔-straight
\.transversus indicates that the muscle fibers run at ____ ____ to the line -
ANSWERS✔-right angles
\.oblique muscle fibers run _____ to the imaginary line - ANSWERS✔-obliquely
\.a muscle that crosses on the anterior side of a joint produces _____ -
ANSWERS✔-flexion
\.A muscle that crosses on the posterior side of a joint produces - ANSWERS✔-
extension
\.a muscle that crosses on the lateral side of a joint produces - ANSWERS✔-
abduction
\.the same muscle can perform _____ ______ for different movements -
ANSWERS✔-different functions
, \.the terms biceps (2), triceps (3), & quadriceps (4) reflect the number of origins
or heads - ANSWERS✔-number of origins
\.some muscles are named according to their points of origin and insertion. the
origin always comes firsts. - ANSWERS✔-location of attachments
\.muscles that are named for the movement they produce have action words such
as flexor, extensor, or adductor as part of the muscles name - ANSWERS✔-muscle
action
\.all skeletal muscles contain - ANSWERS✔-fascicles
\.bundles of fibers in muscles are called - ANSWERS✔-fascicles
\.different fascicle arrangements: - ANSWERS✔-circular, convergent, parallel, and
pennate
\.the fascicular pattern is ______ when the fascicles are arranged in concentric
rings - ANSWERS✔-circular
\.a ______ muscle has a broad origin and its fascicles converge toward a single
tendon of insertion - ANSWERS✔-convergent
\.in a ______ arrangement, the length of the fascicles runs parallel to the long axis
of the muscle - ANSWERS✔-parallel
