Sports Med 15: Muscle Unit Exam Study Guide

Test consists of 100 marks:

1 mark for T/F,
1 mark for multiple choice,
8 marks for short answers,
47 marks for fill-in-the-blank,
10 marks for matching,
33 marks for labelling

Location and actions of the following muscles:

Facial: Upper body: Lower body:

Frontalis Sternocleidomastoid Gluteals:

Temporalis Deltoid - Gluteus Maximus
Orbicularis Oculi Triceps Brachii - Gluteus Medius
Zygomaticus Major Biceps Brachii - Gluteus Minimus
Orbicularis Oris Flexor Carpi Ulnaris Quadriceps:
Buccinator Flexor Carpi Radialis - Rectus Femoris
Masseter Extensor Carpi Ulnaris - Vastus Lateralis
Platysma Extensor Carpi Radialis - Vastus Intermedius
Rectus Abdominus - Vastus Medialis
Internal/External Obliques Hamstrings:
Transvere Abdominis - Semimembranosus
Rotator Cuff: - Semitendinosus
- Subscapularis - Biceps Femoris
- Supraspinatus Soleus
- Infraspinatus Gastrocnemius
- Teres Minor Tibialis Anterior
Serratus Anterior Achilles Tendon
Pectoralis Major Iliotibial Band
Latissimus Dorsi Sartorius
Trapezius *Iliopsoas = Psoas Major and
Rhomboids Iliacus Muscle
Adductor longus

Terminology:
Connective tissue
- Tendons
- Ligaments
Isometric
Isotonic
Eccentric
Concentric
Extensibility
Elasticity
Excitability
Contractibility

Concepts:
Muscle type
- Striation
- Location
- Voluntary or not?
Way muscles are named
- Size
- Number of origins
- Location
- Action
- Shape
- Origin and insertion
Twitch fibre types
- Fast twitch
- Slow twitch
3 Function of muscles
Joints moved by the muscles
Exercise for different muscles
Muscle action
Muscle movements - flexion/extension/adduction/abduction
Agonist vs Antagonist
- Examples
Nicknames for muscles
Origin vs Insertion