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Muscles of the Face, Neck, Trunk, and Arm

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This muscle (A) allows you to raise your eyebrows and to wrinkle your forehead.

a)

Cranial aponeurosis

b)

Temporalis

c)

Frontalis

d)

Occipitalis

2.

This muscle (B) allows you to close your eyes, squint, blink, and wink.

a)

Orbicularis oris

b)

Orbicularis oculi

c)

Zygomaticus

d)

Platysma

3.

This muscle (C) is called the "smiling" muscle because it raises the corners of the mouth upward.

a)

Orbicularis oris

b)

Buccinator

c)

Zygomaticus

d)

Masseter

4.

This muscle (D) flattens the cheek (as in whistling or blowing a trumpet).

a)

Orbicularis oris

b)

Buccinator

c)

Zygomaticus

d)

Masseter

5.

This muscle (E) closes the mouth and protrudes the lips. It is often called the "kissing" muscle.

a)

Orbicularis oris

b)

Buccinator

c)

Zygomaticus

d)

Orbicularis oculi

6.

This muscle (F) pulls the corners of the mouth inferiorly, producing a downward sag of the mouth (the "sad clown" face).

a)

Sternocleidomastoid

b)

Platysma

c)

Masseter

d)

Temporalis

7.

This muscle (H) lies over the temporal bone and helps the masseter close the jaw.

a)

Trapezius

b)

Platysma

c)

Sternocleidomastoid

d)

Temporalis

8.

This muscle (I) covers the posterior aspect of the skull and pulls the scalp posteriorly.

a)

Occipitalis

b)

Frontalis

c)

Cranial aponeurosis

d)

Temporalis

9.

This chewing muscle (J) closes the jaw by elevating the mandible.

a)

Occipitalis

b)

Trapezius

c)

Masseter

d)

Temporalis

10.

This muscle (K) flexes your neck. Some people call this the "prayer" muscle. It can also rotate the head toward the shoulder and tilt the head to the side.

a)

Platysma

b)

Sternocleidomastoid

c)

Occipitalis

d)

Trapezius

11.

This triangle-shaped muscle (A) forms the rounded shape of your shoulders, abducts the arm, and is a favorite injection site.

a)

Trapezius

b)

Deltoid

c)

Pectoralis major

d)

Biceps brachii

12.

This large fan-shaped muscle (B) covers the upper part of the chest. It adducts and flexes the arm.

a)

Trapezius

b)

Deltoid

c)

Pectoralis major

d)

Biceps brachii

13.

This two-headed muscle (C) bulges when the elbow is flexed.

a)

Brachioradialis

b)

Brachialis

c)

Pectoralis major

d)

Biceps brachii

14.

This muscle (D) flexes the elbow and lifts the ulna.

a)

Brachioradialis

b)

Brachialis

c)

Pectoralis major

d)

Biceps brachii

15.

This fairly weak muscle (E) resides mainly in the forearm.

a)

Brachioradialis

b)

Brachialis

c)

Pectoralis major

d)

Biceps brachii

16.

These paired straplike muscles (A) are the most superficial muscles of the abdomen. They flex the vertebral column and compress the abdomen during defecation, childbirth, and forced breathing.

a)

External oblique

b)

Internal oblique

c)

Rectus abdominis

d)

Transversus abdominis

17.

The deepest muscles (B) of the abdomen run horizontally across the abdomen.

a)

External oblique

b)

Internal oblique

c)

Rectus abdominis

d)

Transversus abdominis

18.

These muscles (C) flex the vertebral column, rotate the trunk and bend it laterally.

a)

External oblique

b)

Internal oblique

c)

Rectus abdominis

d)

Transversus abdominis

19.

These muscles (D) flex the vertebral column, rotate the trunk and bend it laterally.

a)

External oblique

b)

Internal oblique

c)

Rectus abdominis

d)

Transversus abdominis

20.

These diamond-shaped muscles (A) extend the head, elevate, depress, adduct, and stabilize the scapula.

a)

Deltoid

b)

Triceps brachii

c)

Trapezius

d)

Latissimus dorsi

21.

These muscles (C) on the posterior humerus extend the elbow. Called the "boxer's" muscle because it can deliver a straight-arm knockout punch.

a)

Deltoid

b)

Triceps brachii

c)

Trapezius

d)

Latissimus dorsi

22.

The two large, flat muscles (D) that cover the lower back, extend and adduct the humerus.

a)

Deltoid

b)

Triceps brachii

c)

Trapezius

d)

Latissimus dorsi