WorksheetsName Muscles of the Lower Body
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
This muscle is located in the posterior knee.
popliteus
patellar
gastrocnemius
soleus
The main function of this muscle is to bend the big toe.
Flexor Hallucis Longus
Extensor Hallucis Longus
Flexor Pollicis
Extensor Pollicis
This group of muscles is located on the lateral side of the lower leg.
Fibularis
Hamstring
Quadricep
Adductor
This superficial muscle of the calf has two origins that attach to the femur and it inserts through the achilles tendon on the heel.
Gastrocnemius
Soleus
Biceps Femoris
Semitendonosis
Which is not a member of the quadricep femoris group?
Biceps Femoris
Vastus Lateralis
Rectus Femoris
Vastus Medialis
This short muscle moves the leg closer to the midline of the body.
Adductor Brevis
Adductor Longus
Gracilis
Peroneus
This muscle wraps around the front of the lower leg, pulling the knee upward and outward.
Sartorius
Gracilis
Iliacus
Popliteus
Which group of muscles is the prime mover of leg flexion
Hamstrings
Quadriceps
Adductors
Peroneus
Which group of muscles is found on the anterior portion of the thigh?
Quadriceps
Hamstrings
Adductors
Flexors
To which group of muscles does the semimembranosus belong?
Hamstrings
Quadricep
Adductors
Abductors
This muscle is named according to its location on the back side of the lower leg.
Tibialis Posterior
Tibialis Anterior
Vastus Lateralis
Vastis Medialis
This muscle of the quadricep group is located on the inner aspect of the thigh.
Vastus Medialis
Vastus Lateralis
Adductor Magnus
Adductor Brevis
This muscle's name comes from the fact that it is the thinnest of the group of muscles to which it belongs
Gracilis
Pectineus
Adductor Brevis
Gluteus Minimus
This movement means moving a body part closer to the midline of the body
Adduction
Abduction
Flexion
Extension
This movement means pointing the toes downward, like when you stand on your tippy toes.
Plantar Flexion
Dorsiflexion
Supination
Pronation
