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Unit 3, lesson 1: Muscle naming practice

Authored by KRISTEN SHORT

Science

9th - 12th Grade

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Unit 3, lesson 1: Muscle naming practice
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1.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Match each term used to name muscles by shape with its meaning:

like a saw

trapezoid

shaped like a trapezoid

serratus

triangle

deltoid

flat

plat-

2.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Which terms here indicate a muscle that is large? (choose all that apply)

vastus

major

maximus

brevis

3.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Match the muscle size name with its meaning

long

vastus

large

longus

short

brevis

small

minimus

4.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Match the terms that indicate muscle fiber orientation with their meanings:

fibers are straight

rectus

fibers run diagonally

oblique

fibers run perpendicular to the midline

transverse

5.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Match the muscle name parts with their meanings:

moves an arm or leg away from midline

adductor

moves an arm or leg toward the midline

flexor

rotates a body part in a circle

extensor

flexes a joint

rotator

extends a joint

abductor

6.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Match the muscle name parts with their meanings:

helps in pronation of forearm

levator

muscle that elevates a body part

supinator

circular muscles that close an opening

pronator

depresses a body part like the mouth

depressor

muscle that helps in supination of the forearm

sphincter

7.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Match the muscle term with its meaning:

4-headed, or 4 origins

triceps

2-headed, or 2 origins

quadriceps

3-headed, or 3 origins

biceps

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