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Muscle functions

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which muscle elevates your jaw when you chew food?

a)

Platysma

b)

Buccinator

c)

Occipitalis

d)

Masseter

2.

Muscle that closes your eye.

a)

Orbicularis oculi

b)

Orbicularis oris

c)

Epicranius

d)

Temporalis

3.

Muscle that pulls down on the corners of the mouth causing a frown.

a)

Zygomaticus

b)

Buccinator

c)

Platysma

d)

Temporalis

4.

Muscle that compresses cheeks inward when you blow out air.

a)

Buccinator

b)

Epicranius

c)

Masseter

d)

Occipitalis

5.

Large neck muscle that pulls the head toward the chest.

a)

Jugular

b)

Sternocleidomastoid

c)

Platyma

d)

Trapezius

6.

Large upper back muscle that can move the scapula in multiple directions.

a)

Sternocleidomastoid

b)

Pectoralis major

c)

Latissimus dorsi

d)

Trapezius

7.

Large chest muscle that pulls the arm anteriorly across the chest.

a)

Teres major

b)

Deltoid

c)

Pectoralis major

d)

Trapezius

8.

Muscles found in between your ribs that allow for forced inhalation and exhalation.

a)

External and Internal Intercostals

b)

Flexors of the ribs

c)

Serratus muscles

d)

Alveolaris muscles

9.

Medial abdominal muscles that allow you to bend forward at the waist.

a)

Rectus femoris

b)

Rectus abdominis

c)

Transversus abdominis

d)

Sartorius

10.

Muscle found inside the hip that flexes the thigh at the waist.

a)

Gracilis

b)

Rectus femoris

c)

Biceps femoris

d)

Iliacus

11.

Group of 3 muscles that flex your leg at the knee.

a)

Hamstrings

b)

Quadriceps

c)

Adductor group

d)

Vastus muscles

12.

Group of 4 muscles on the anterior thigh that extend the leg at the knee.

a)

Hamstrings

b)

Quadriceps

c)

Gluteal muscles

d)

Tensor muscles

13.

Lateral hip muscle that abducts your leg

a)

Biceps femoris

b)

Gluteus maximus

c)

Vastus lateralis

d)

Gluteus medius

14.

Lower leg muscle that allows you to stand on your tip toes (plantar flexion)

a)

Gastrocnemius

b)

Biceps femoris

c)

Tibialis anterior

d)

Sartorius

15.

Lower leg muscle that allows you to bend your toes toward you shin. (dorsiflexion)

a)

Gastrocnemius

b)

Biceps femoris

c)

Tibialis anterior

d)

Sartorius

16.

muscle that allows you to raise your eyebrows and wrinkle your forehead

a)

frontalis

b)

temporalis

c)

zygomaticus

d)

occipitalis

17.

muscle that flexes the forearm

a)

biceps brachii

b)

triceps brachii

c)

flexor carpi radialis

d)

extensor digitorum

18.

muscle that extends the forearm

a)

biceps brachii

b)

triceps brachii

c)

flexor carpi radialis

d)

extensor digitorum

19.

muscle that extends the fingers

a)

flexor carpi radialis

b)

extensor digitorum

c)

brachialis

d)

brachioradialis

20.

synergyst that helps the biceps brachii flex the forearm

a)

brachialis

b)

triceps brachii

c)

extensor digitorum

d)

flexor carpi radialis

21.

muscle that allows you to hyperextend your neck to look up

a)

trapezius

b)

sternocleidomastoid

c)

platysma

d)

deltoid

22.

muscle that allows you to abduct your arm

a)

deltoid

b)

biceps brachii

c)

triceps brachii

d)

latissimus dorsi

23.

muscle that allows you to cross your legs

a)

sartorius

b)

gracilis

c)

biceps femoris

d)

rectus femoris

24.

muscle that allows birds to fly

a)

pectoralis major

b)

deltoid

c)

biceps brachii

d)

triceps brachii

25.
When a muscle contracts, it _______
a)
gets longer
b)
gets shorter
c)
gets thinner
d)
grows hair
26.
The type of muscle contraction where the muscle tenses but does not shorten.  
a)
Isometric
b)
Isotonic
c)
Contraction
d)
relaxation
27.
During the upward phase (pressing) which muscle is undergoing concentric contraction?
a)
biceps
b)
triceps
c)
abdominals
d)
quads
28.
During the downward phase of the squat, which muscle is undergoing eccentric contraction?
a)
quads
b)
hamstrings
c)
abdominals
d)
shoulders
29.
Raises the corner of the mouth. Smile and say cheese
a)
Zygomaticus
b)
Masseter
c)
Temporalis
d)
Orbicularis oris
30.
Closes and protrudes lips
a)
orbicularis oculi
b)
orbicularis oris
c)
frontalis
d)
masseter
31.
Dorsiflexes and inverts foot
a)
tibialis anterior
b)
rectus femoris
c)
sartorius
d)
external oblique
32.

Flex (leg) knee and extend (thigh) hip

a)

Semimembranosus

b)

Semitendinosus

c)

Biceps femoris

d)

all of these

33.
Largest back muscle that extends, rotates, and lowers arms; pulls shoulders back
a)
latissimus dorsi
b)
gluteus maximus
c)
biceps femoris
d)
soleus
34.

Flexes the elbow

a)

bicep

b)

tricep

c)

detoid

d)

trapezius

35.
Plantar flexes the foot, flexes knee
a)
Gluteus maximus
b)
Gastrocnemius
c)
Semitendinosus
d)
tibialis anterior
36.

Abducts arms; extends humerus

a)

Trapezius

b)

Deltoid

c)

Tricep brachii

d)

Adductor longus

37.

Extends the leg

a)

Sartorius

b)

Bicep femoris

c)

Rectus femoris

d)

Soleus

38.

Abducts and rotates thigh/hip

a)

Gluteus maximus

b)

Adductor magnus

c)

Rectus femoris

d)

Sartorius

39.

Extends and rotates head (allows you to put chin to chest)

a)

Trapezius

b)

Orbicularis oris

c)

Frontalis

d)

Sternocleidomastoid

40.

Adducts, flexes and rotates thigh/hip

a)

Adductor longus

b)

Sartorius

c)

Rectus femoris

d)

Bicep femoris

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