How Muscles Are Named

Question 1

Origin

Answer 1

Where the muscle begins, less moveable attachment, midline

Question 2

Insertion

Answer 2

Where muscle ends by attaching to a bone or tendon ,most movable attachment, farthest from ml

Question 3

Pectoralis major

Answer 3

Thick, fan-shaped muscle situated on the anterior chest wall

Question 4

Lateralis

Answer 4

Large muscle towards the outer side of the leg

Question 5

Medialis

Answer 5

Muscle towards the midline of the leg

Question 6

Oblique

Answer 6

Slanted or at an angle

Question 7

Rectus

Answer 7

Straight alignment with the vertical axis of the body

Question 8

Sphincter

Answer 8

Ring-like muscle that tightly constricts the opening of a passageway

Question 9

Transverse

Answer 9

Crosswise direction

Question 10

Biceps branchii

Answer 10

Two division

Question 11

triceps branchii

Answer 11

Three divisions

Question 12

Gluteus maximus

Answer 12

Largest muscle of the buttock

Question 13

Deltoid

Answer 13

Shaped like delta

Question 14

Hamstring

Answer 14

Knee flexions and hip extension

Question 15

Frontalis

Answer 15

Raises and lowers the eyebrows

Question 16

Temporalis

Answer 16

Moves lower jaw and back to close the mouth

Question 17

Masseter

Answer 17

Moves the lower jaw up to close the mouth when chewing

Question 18

Pectoralis major

Answer 18

Bulk of chest muscle in men

Question 19

External oblique

Answer 19

Abdomen, flex and rotate vertebral column, flex torso and compress the abdomen

Question 20

Interal oblique

Answer 20

Abdomen, flex the spine, support the abdominal contents, help breathe, and rotate the spine

Question 21

Rectus abdominis

Answer 21

Flex the trunk, assist in breathing, and support the spine

Question 22

Transverse abdominis

Answer 22

Side of the abdomen, cough or laugh