major skeletal muscles Flashcards
Raises your arm sideways at the shoulder.
DELTOID
Bends your arm at the elbow.
BICEPS
Pull in your abdomen. Flex your trunk so you can bend forward.
ABDOMINALS
Straigthen your leg at the knee and keep it straight when you stand.
QUADRICEPS
Raises your arm at the shoulder. Draws it across your chest.
PECTORALS
Pulls your arm down at the shoulder. Draws it behind your back.
LATISSIMUS DORSI
Pulls your arm down at the shoulder. Draws it behind your back.
LATISSIMUS DORSI
Holds and rotates your shoulders. Moves your head back and sideways.
TRAPEZIUS
Straigthens your arm at the elbow.
TRICEPS
Pull your leg back at the hip. Raise it sideways at the hip.
GLUTEALS
Biggest skeletal muscle.
GLUTEUS MAXIMUS
Bend your leg at the knee.
HAMSTRINGS
Straightens the ankle joint so you can stand on tiptoes.
GASTROCNEMIUS