THS PE Muscle Quiz

Function: Raises, rotates, or draws back the shoulders, and pulls the head backward or to one side.

• Deltoid

• Trapezius

• Erector Spinae

• Pectoralis

Function: Thick triangular muscle covering the shoulder joint, used to raise the arm from the side.

• Deltoid

• Trapezius

• Erector Spinae

• Bicep

Function: Larger muscles assist in drawing the shoulder forward and rotate the arm inward; the smaller muscles assist in drawing the shoulder downward and forward.

• Latissimus Dorsi

• Bicep

• Pectoralis

• Deltoid

Function: Assists in extending the forearm away from the body.

• Latissimus Dorsi

• Pectoralis

• Tricep

• Deltoid

Function: Draws the arm backward and downward and rotates the front of the arm toward the body.

• Latissimus Dorsi

• Pectoralis

• Oblique

• Deltoid

Function: Assists in flexing and abducting the hands and fingers.

• Bicep

• Tricep

• Deltoid

• Forearm

Function: Straightens and helps stabilize the knee, extends the leg or bends the hip joint.

• Hamstring

• Quadricep

• Gluteus

• Abdominals

Function: Helps bend the knee contracting the leg and helps straighten the hip.

• Hamstring

• Quadricep

• Gluteus

• Abdominal

Function: Assists in bending the forearm toward the body.

• Bicep

• Tricep

• Deltoid

• Trapezius

Function: The group of muscles supporting the spine; assists in sitting and standing up straight.

• Abdominal

• Erector Spinae

• Oblique

• Gluteus