Muscles Review

Front

cover, support, and separate muscles

Back

fascia

Front

Ringlike muscle that tightly constricts the opening of a passageway

Back

sphincter

Front

Makes movement possible

Back

muscles

Front

Attach muscles to bones

Back

tendons

Front

Rotating the arm so the palm of the hand is facing upward

Back

supination

Front

Decreasing the angle of a joint, or taking the body part OUT of anatomical position

Back

flexion

Front

Movement toward the midline of the body, or adding to the body

Back

adduction

Front

To increase the angle of a joint, or taking the body part back INTO anatomical position

Back

extension

Front

Which of the following is NOT a type of muscle? smooth, skeletal, cardiac, rough

Back

rough

Front

Which of the following is NOT a function of the muscular system? hold the body erect, provide protection of internal organs, make body movement possible, move body fluid

Back

provide protection of internal organs