The Names of Muscles Often Indicate the Action of the Muscle

question 80

Multiple Choice

The names of muscles often indicate the action of the muscle. What does the term levator mean?

• A) The muscle is a fixator and stabilizes a bone or joint.
• B) The muscle functions as a synergist.
• C) The muscle elevates.
• D) The muscle flexes and rotates a region.

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Definitions:

Obverses

Statements or propositions that are opposite or converse to each other, often involving a change in modality or quality while retaining the same subject and predicate.

Contrapositive

A logical statement obtained by negating and swapping the hypothesis and conclusion of a conditional statement.

Proposition

A statement or assertion that expresses a judgment or opinion; in logic, it is a declarative sentence that is either true or false.

Relationship

How two or more notions, entities, or persons have a bond between them, or the existence of such a bond.