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Posterior Muscle ID and Function

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What Muscle is this??

a)

Trapezius

b)

Deltoid

c)

Latissimus Dorsi

d)

Infraspinatus

2.

What Muscle is this?

a)

Latissimus dorsi

b)

Deltoid

c)

Briceps brachii

d)

Triceps brachii

3.

What muscle is this?

a)

Gluteus maximus

b)

Gluteus medius

c)

Adductor magnus

d)

Gracilis

4.

What muscle is this?

a)

Soleus

b)

gastrocnemius

c)

Semimembranosus

d)

Semitendinosus

5.

Which is a hamstring muscle?

a)

Biceps Brachii

b)

Semimembranosus

c)

Rectus Femoris

d)

Vastus Lateralis

6.

What does the gluteus maximus do?

a)

Abduct the hip

b)

Flex the hip

c)

Adduct the hip

d)

Extend the hip

7.

What do the triceps do?

a)

Arm flexion

b)

Arm adduction

c)

Elbow flexion

d)

Elbow extension

8.

The hamstrings all work together to do what movement?

a)

External rotation

b)

Hip extension

c)

Trunk flexion

d)

Hip abduction

9.

The trapezius allows us to shrug our shoulders.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

The latissimus dorsi adducts the arm.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

What action do the wrist extensors do?

a)

Flex the wrist

b)

Extend the wrist

c)

Pronate the arm

d)

Supinate the arm

12.

What is the action of the soleus?

a)

Dorsiflexion

b)

Eversion

c)

Plantarflexion

d)

Inversion

13.

What muscle is this?

a)

Gluteus maximus

b)

Gluteus medius

c)

Adductor magnus

d)

Gracilis

14.

What muscle is this?

a)

Soleus

b)

gastrocnemius

c)

Semimembranosus

d)

Semitendinosus

15.

What muscle is this?

a)

Soleus

b)

gastrocnemius

c)

Semimembranosus

d)

Semitendinosus

16.

What muscle is this?

a)

Soleus

b)

gastrocnemius

c)

biceps femoris

d)

Semitendinosus

17.
What is at "B"?
a)
extensor digiti minimi
b)
extensor carpi ulnaris
c)
extensor digitorum
d)
brachioradialis
18.
What is at "C"?
a)
extensor digiti minimi
b)
extensor carpi ulnaris
c)
extensor digitorum
d)
brachioradialis
19.

What is at "D"? We categorized this muscle as "anterior" but it can be seen in both views.

a)

extensor digiti minimi

b)

extensor carpi ulnaris

c)

extensor digitorum

d)

brachioradialis

20.
What is at "E"?
a)
biceps brachii
b)
triceps brachii
c)
brachialis
d)
deltoid
21.
What is at "F"?
a)
biceps brachii
b)
triceps brachii
c)
brachialis
d)
deltoid
22.
What is at "H"?
a)
biceps brachii
b)
triceps brachii
c)
brachialis
d)
deltoid
23.
a)

gastrocnemius

b)

soleus

c)

achilles

d)

patella

24.

Red muscle; foot eversion and ankle flexion

a)

Fibularis Longus

b)

Fibularis Brevis

c)

Fibularis Tertius

d)

Extensor Hallucis Longus

25.
Bright Red
a)
Occipitalis
b)
Frontalis
c)
Corrugator
d)
Zygomaticus Minor
26.

What muscle extends and abducts the hand?

a)

Extensor Carpi Radialis Longus

b)

Pronator Teres

c)

Supinator

d)

Flexor Digitorum Superficialis and Profundus

27.
Identify this group of muscles (palm side)
a)
Extensors of the arm
b)
Flexors of the arm
28.
Identify this group of muscles (backside)
a)
Extensors of the arm.
b)
Flexors of the arm.