Muscle Names

Question 0

Quadriceps

Answer 0

Powerful extensors of the knee joint

Question 1

Soleus

Answer 1

Powerful muscle in the calf, runs from just below the knee to the heal, involved in standing and walking

Question 2

Tibialis anterior

Answer 2

Goes from the tibia to the metatarsal bones is the foot, flexes and inverts the foot

Question 3

Gluteus Maximus

Answer 3

Largest of the 3 gluteal muscles

Question 4

Biceps brachii

Answer 4

2 headed muscle, flexes the elbow

Question 5

Brachioradialis

Answer 5

Muscle of the forearm, acts to flex the forearm at the elbow

Question 6

Rectus abdominis

Answer 6

Abs, responsible for flexing the lumbar spine

Question 7

Abdominal external oblique

Answer 7

Pull the chest down and compressive abdominal cavity

Question 8

Triceps brachii

Answer 8

Large muscle on the back of the upper arm, extends the elbow joint

Question 9

Deltoid

Answer 9

Muscle forming the rounded contour of the shoulder

Question 10

Trapezius

Answer 10

Moves the scapulae and supports the arm

Question 11

Pectoralis major

Answer 11

In the chest, responsible for movement of the front shoulder joint

Question 12

Gastrocnemius

Answer 12

In the calf, it’s function is flexing the foot at the ankle joint

Question 13

Latissimus Dorsi

Answer 13

Responsible for many movements of the shoulder joint, lats

Question 14

Biceps femoris

Answer 14

Muscle at the back of the thigh, part of the hamstring, 2 parts at it flexes the knee