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WorksheetsSM 1 Muscular System
Total questions: 37
Worksheet time: 19mins
List the main muscles found in the face and head region. _
frontalis, temporalis, orbicularis oculi, orbicularis oris, zygomaticus, masseter
pronator teres, supinator, brachialis
rectus femoris, vastus lateralis
gluteus maximus, sartorius, adductors
What muscle makes us blink or wink?
orbicularis oculi______________________
_flexion and extension____
quadriceps hamstrings___sartorius piriformis adductors gluteus maximus/medius iliopsoas
rectus abdominus transverse abdominus interneal/external obliques pectoralis mjor intercostal muscles
What 2 muscles close our mouth/jaw?
Temporalis and masseter___________________.
___platysma________________
__gluteus maximus/medius
tibialis anterior_
What is the common name given to the rectus femoris, vastus lateralis, vastus medialis, and vastus intermedialis? __
quadricep
Hamstring
abdominals
hip flexors
What is the common name given to the biceps femoris, semitendinosus, and semimembranosus? ___
hamstring_
calf
___platysma________________
Deltoid biceps brachii brachialis brachioradialis _triceps
What is the common name given to the gastrocnemius and soleus? ___
calf
Latissimus dorsi trapezius erector spinae
pectoralis major_________
_trapezius
Which muscle movement is a combination of flexion, extension, adduction, and abduction?
Circumduction
Forehead
tibialis anterior_
rectus_
Which muscle movement is movement of bone around a longitudinal axis?
Rotation
_iliopsoas_
rectus abdominus transverse abdominus interneal/external obliques pectoralis mjor intercostal muscles
quadricep_
Isla is standing on her tiptoes to reach a book on a high shelf. Which muscles is she primarily using to point her toes (plantarflexion)? _
gastrocnemius./soleus_
anterior tibialis fibularis(peroneus longus and brevis)
quadricep_
hamstrings_
What muscle group extends the knee? _
quadriceps
Temporalis and masseter___________________.
_iliopsoas_
hamstrings_
What muscle dorsiflexes the foot? __
tibialis anterior_
calf
rectus abdominus____
rectus abdominus transverse abdominus interneal/external obliques pectoralis mjor intercostal muscles
What muscle extends the neck? _
_trapezius
rectus abdominus____
size shape location fiber direction origin and insertion number of origins muscle action__
flexion/extension; aBduction/aDduction, plantar flexion/dorsiflexion, pronation/supination, inversion/eversion circumduction, rotation, oppostion_
What muscle group flexes the knee? ___
hamstrings_
Latissimus dorsi trapezius erector spinae
make heart beat, move substances through hollow organ, provide movement maintain posture,stabilize joints create heat, protection_
___zygomaticus__________________
What set of muscles flexes the neck (nodding)? _
sternocleidomastoid___
gastrocnemius./soleus_
Deltoid biceps brachii brachialis brachioradialis _triceps
flexion/extension; aBduction/aDduction, plantar flexion/dorsiflexion, pronation/supination, inversion/eversion circumduction, rotation, oppostion_
What muscle group extends the hip?
__gluteus maximus/medius
_iliopsoas_
make heart beat, move substances through hollow organ, provide movement maintain posture,stabilize joints create heat, protection_
Deltoid biceps brachii brachialis brachioradialis _triceps
Name the muscles on the upper arm. ___
Deltoid biceps brachii brachialis brachioradialis _triceps
Forehead
Rotation
gastrocnemius./soleus_
What term means "fibers running straight up and down"? __
rectus_
_trapezius
pronation/supination________
quadricep_
What muscle adducts the arms when they are up at 90 degrees? ___
pectoralis major_________
___zygomaticus__________________
rectus abdominus____
quadricep_
What terms means "fibers are running slanted or diagonal"?
_oblique
Rotation
make heart beat, move substances through hollow organ, provide movement maintain posture,stabilize joints create heat, protection_
calf
What two movements are the elbow and knee joints capable of?
_flexion and extension____
pectoralis major_________
___zygomaticus__________________
_iliopsoas_
What two movements are done only at the wrists (involve the radius)?
pronation/supination________
Temporalis and masseter___________________.
size shape location fiber direction origin and insertion number of origins muscle action__
_trapezius
What is the common name given to the frontalis?
Forehead
hamstrings_
_flexion and extension____
rectus abdominus transverse abdominus interneal/external obliques pectoralis mjor intercostal muscles
List the muscle movements (put them in pairs if applicable).
flexion/extension; aBduction/aDduction, plantar flexion/dorsiflexion, pronation/supination, inversion/eversion circumduction, rotation, oppostion_
make heart beat, move substances through hollow organ, provide movement maintain posture,stabilize joints create heat, protection_
quadricep_
Temporalis and masseter___________________.
List the functions of muscle.
make heart beat, move substances through hollow organ, provide movement maintain posture,stabilize joints create heat, protection_
Temporalis and masseter___________________.
_flexion and extension____
gastrocnemius soleus anterior tibialis extensor digitorum longus fibularis(peroneus longus and brevis)
Extensors
Muscles that straighten the wrist, hand, and fingers to form a straight line.
Used to suck in your cheeks
adducts thigh
extends, adducts, and medially rotates arm
Flexors
muscles of the wrist involved in flexing the wrist.
Flexes leg at the knee and extends thigh at the hip; belongs to the hamstring group
flexes neck; rotates head
extends knee; part of the quadriceps group
What is the identified muscle?
Adductor
Gluteus Maximus
Quadricep
Gastrocnemius
What is the identified muscle?
Triceps
Pectoral
Serratus Anterior
Bicep
Which muscle is primarily responsible for chewing?
Gastrocnemius
Deltoid
Trapezius
Masseter
What is the main function of the quadriceps muscle group?
Extending the knee
Flexing the elbow
Adducting the thigh
Rotating the wrist
Which movement is performed by the biceps brachii?
Abduction of the arm
Flexion of the elbow
Extension of the knee
Plantarflexion of the foot
Which muscle is responsible for raising the eyebrows?
Frontalis
Masseter
Trapezius
Gastrocnemius
What is the main function of the hamstring muscle group?
Extending the knee
Flexing the knee
Abducting the arm
Plantarflexion of the foot
Which of the following is a superficial muscle located in the chest region?
Pectoralis major
Iliopsoas
Rhomboid major
Transversus abdominis
What is the main superficial muscle found on the back of the upper arm?
Biceps brachii
Triceps brachii
Brachialis
Flexor carpi ulnaris
What is the main function of the deltoid muscle?
Rotating the wrist
Abducting the arm
Flexing the knee
Extending the hip
Which of the following muscles is located in the lower leg and assists with eversion of the foot?
Temporalis
Trapezius
Peroneus (fibularis) longus
Masseter
