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Name Muscles of the Lower Body

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This muscle is located in the posterior knee.

a)

popliteus

b)

patellar

c)

gastrocnemius

d)

soleus

2.

The main function of this muscle is to bend the big toe.

a)

Flexor Hallucis Longus

b)

Extensor Hallucis Longus

c)

Flexor Pollicis

d)

Extensor Pollicis

3.

This group of muscles is located on the lateral side of the lower leg.

a)

Fibularis

b)

Hamstring

c)

Quadricep

d)

Adductor

4.

This superficial muscle of the calf has two origins that attach to the femur and it inserts through the achilles tendon on the heel.

a)

Gastrocnemius

b)

Soleus

c)

Biceps Femoris

d)

Semitendonosis

5.

Which is not a member of the quadricep femoris group?

a)

Biceps Femoris

b)

Vastus Lateralis

c)

Rectus Femoris

d)

Vastus Medialis

6.

This short muscle moves the leg closer to the midline of the body.

a)

Adductor Brevis

b)

Adductor Longus

c)

Gracilis

d)

Peroneus

7.

This muscle wraps around the front of the lower leg, pulling the knee upward and outward.

a)

Sartorius

b)

Gracilis

c)

Iliacus

d)

Popliteus

8.

Which group of muscles is the prime mover of leg flexion

a)

Hamstrings

b)

Quadriceps

c)

Adductors

d)

Peroneus

9.

Which group of muscles is found on the anterior portion of the thigh?

a)

Quadriceps

b)

Hamstrings

c)

Adductors

d)

Flexors

10.

To which group of muscles does the semimembranosus belong?

a)

Hamstrings

b)

Quadricep

c)

Adductors

d)

Abductors

11.

This muscle is named according to its location on the back side of the lower leg.

a)

Tibialis Posterior

b)

Tibialis Anterior

c)

Vastus Lateralis

d)

Vastis Medialis

12.

This muscle of the quadricep group is located on the inner aspect of the thigh.

a)

Vastus Medialis

b)

Vastus Lateralis

c)

Adductor Magnus

d)

Adductor Brevis

13.

This muscle's name comes from the fact that it is the thinnest of the group of muscles to which it belongs

a)

Gracilis

b)

Pectineus

c)

Adductor Brevis

d)

Gluteus Minimus

14.

This movement means moving a body part closer to the midline of the body

a)

Adduction

b)

Abduction

c)

Flexion

d)

Extension

15.

This movement means pointing the toes downward, like when you stand on your tippy toes.

a)

Plantar Flexion

b)

Dorsiflexion

c)

Supination

d)

Pronation