b250 sp24 midterm exam (ch. 11 - muscular system)

b250 sp24 midterm exam (ch. 11 -
muscular system)
What are the main functions of the tongue? - CORRECT ANSWER-Mastication
(transform solid food into bolus), deglutition (swallowing), speech

List all tongue muscles (Note: Root word glossus = tongue; muscle names are
dervied from where the muscle originates) - CORRECT ANSWER--
Genioglossus
- Styoglossus
- Palatoglossus
- Hypoglossus

Genioglossus - CORRECT ANSWER-Chin; Allows the tongue to move
downward and forward

Styoglossus - CORRECT ANSWER-Styloid bone; allows upward and backward
motion

Palatoglossus - CORRECT ANSWER-Soft plate; elevate the back of the tongue

Hypoglossus - CORRECT ANSWER-Hyoid bone; moves the tongue downward
and flatten it

Extrinsic tongue muscles... - CORRECT ANSWER-insert into the tongue from
outside origins

Intrinsic tongue muscles... - CORRECT ANSWER-insert into the tongue from
origins within it

What is the main function of the back muscles? - CORRECT ANSWER-Stabilize
and move vertebral column

List all deep back muscles - CORRECT ANSWER-- Splenius capitis
- Splenius cervicis,