1. The _______________ of a muscle is the point at which it attaches to a relatively stationary bone.

2. A bundle of muscle fibers surrounded by perimysium is called a/an _______________.

3. The _______________ is the muscle primarily responsible for a given movement at a joint.

4. The three large muscles on the posterior side of the thigh are commonly known as the _______________ muscles.

5. Connective tissue bands called _______________ prevent flexor tendons from rising up like bowstrings.

6. The anterior half of the perineum is a region called the _______________.

7. The abdominal aponeuroses converge on a midsagittal fibrous band on the abdomen called the _______________.

8. A muscle that works with another to produce the same or similar movement is called a/an _______________.

9. A muscle somewhat like a feather, with fibers obliquely approaching its tendon from both sides, is called a/an _______________.

10. A circular muscle that closes an opening in the body is called a/an _______________.

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