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Muscle Actions

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which muscle performs flexion at the elbow joint?

a)

Deltoid

b)

Triceps

c)

Biceps

d)

Myceps

2.

The Pectoralis Major is responsible for flexion of the arm. This motion is used commonly in

a)

Sit Ups

b)

Push Ups

c)

Pull Ups

d)

Planks

3.

What muscle is responsible for elevation (shrugging) of the shoulders?

a)

Trapezius

b)

Latissimus Dorsi

c)

Erector Spinae

d)

Deltoid

4.

What muscle is responsible for extending the elbow?

a)

Biceps

b)

Extensor Digitorum

c)

Triceps

d)

Gluteus Medius

5.

The action of this muscle flexes (brings forward) the arm at the shoulder.

a)

Biceps brachii

b)

Pectoralis major

c)

Trapezius

d)

Triceps brachii

6.

What muscles are responsible for flexion (bending) at the knee?

a)

Iliopsoas

b)

Quadriceps

c)

Hamstrings

d)

Biceps Brachii

7.

Which of the following muscles ABDUCTS the arm? (Raises arm upwards to the sides)

a)

Pectoralis Major

b)

Latissimus Dorsi

c)

Deltoid

d)

Triceps

8.

The action of this muscle is extension or straightening at the elbow.

a)

Pectoralis major

b)

Deltoid

c)

Biceps

d)

Triceps

9.

Extension of the ankle is performed largely by this muscle

a)

Gastrocnemius

b)

Tibialis Anterior

c)

Quadriceps

d)

Achilles Tendon

10.

The brachioradialis helps with _______ at the elbow joint by working with the bicep

a)

Extension

b)

Flexion

c)

ABduction

d)

ADduction

11.

The rectus abdominis produces ________ of the core

a)

Rotation

b)

Extension

c)

Flexion

d)

ADduction

12.

Your "pull up muscle" ADducts your arm at the shoulder joint (pulls arms in closer to the body)

a)

Tricep

b)

Pectoralis Major

c)

Latissimus Dorsi

d)

Rectus Abdominis

13.

What muscle is responsible for flexing, rotating and ABducting at the hip? (Criss Cross muscle)

a)

Adducter Muscles

b)

Deltoid

c)

Sartorius

d)

Hamstring

14.

This muscle action straightens or increases the angle of a joint

a)

Retraction

b)

Flexion

c)

Elevation

d)

Extension

15.

This muscle action features movement of a limb towards the mid-line or center of the body

a)

Extension

b)

ABduction

c)

ADduction

d)

Reduction

16.

What part of the body does the gastrocnemius move?

a)

hand

b)

wrist

c)

hip

d)

foot

17.

Which muscle flexes your head downward?

a)

masseter

b)

Latissimus Dorsi

c)

Trapezius

d)

sternocleidomastoid

18.

Going up on your tip toes is considered _________ of the ankle

a)

Plantarflexion

b)

Breaking

c)

Flexion

d)

Extension

19.

This muscle action bends or decreases the angle of a joint

a)

Extension

b)

Flexion

c)

Lateral

d)

Rotation

20.

This muscle action features movement of a limb away from the mid-line or center of the body

a)

ADduction

b)

ABduction

c)

Rotation

d)

Flexion