Study Questions for Chapter 18

1.  The extrinsic eye muscles develop from 3.  The biceps brachii muscle develops from
which of the following? which of the following?
(A) Cervical somites (A) Hypomere
(B) Epimere (B) Epimere
(C) Hypomere (C) Anterior condensation
(D) Occipital somites (D) Posterior condensation
(E) Preotic somites (E) Preotic somites

2.  The tongue muscles develop from which of 4.  The biceps femoris muscle develops from
the following? which of the following?
(A) Cervical somites (A) Hypomere
(B) Epimere (B) Epimere
(C) Hypomere (C) Anterior condensation
(D) Occipital somites (D) Posterior condensation
(E) Preotic somites (E) Preotic somites

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 Answers and Explanations

1. E.  The extrinsic eye muscles arise from the preotic somites (myotomes) found near the
­ rochordal plate. Recent research indicates that the extrinsic eye muscles are derived from
p
­somitomeres 1–3, and 5.
2. D.  The tongue muscles (intrinsic and extrinsic) arise from the occipital somites (myotomes).
3. C.  Because the biceps brachii muscle is a flexor of the antebrachium (forearm), it develops from
the anterior condensation of myotomic mesoderm.
4. C.  Because the biceps femoris muscle is a flexor of the leg, it develops from the anterior
­condensation of myotomic mesoderm.

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