Major Skeletal Muscles

Question 1

large muscle on the front of the shoulder

Answer 1

deltoid

Question 2

muscle on the front of the chest

Answer 2

pectorals

Question 3

muscle on the front of the upper arm

Answer 3

biceps

Question 4

muscle on the side of the trunk

Answer 4

obliques

Question 5

muscle on the front of the core

Answer 5

abdominals

Question 6

muscle on the front of the top of the thigh

Answer 6

hip flexors

Question 7

muscle on the front of the femur

Answer 7

quadriceps

Question 8

muscle on the front of the shin bone (tibia)

Answer 8

tibialis anterior

Question 9

muscle at the back of the neck/cervical spine

Answer 9

trapezius

Question 10

muscle at the back of the humerus

Answer 10

triceps

Question 11

muscle at the back side of the trunk

Answer 11

latissimus dorsi

Question 12

muscle that runs between the spine

Answer 12

erector spinae

Question 13

muscle at the back of the bum

Answer 13

gluteals

Question 14

muscle at the back of the fumur

Answer 14

hamstrings

Question 15

muscle at the back of the shin bone/fibula

Answer 15

gastrocnemius

Question 16

muscle at the front of the forearm (allowing pronation/flexion of the wrist)

Answer 16

wrist flexor

Question 17

muscle at the back/posterior of the forearm which allows supination allowing extension of the wrist

Answer 17

wrist extensor

Question 18

what is the origin of a muscle

Answer 18

the bone where a muscle begins (it’s usually the proximal/nearest end)

Question 19

what is the insertion of a muscle

Answer 19

the bone on which a muscle ends (its usually the distal/furthest end)